Weekly update as student nurse atMiddlesex University. This week has been an interesting andcelebrating one, because I finished my placement with excellent note, also, Iwas invited an interview as a band 5 staff nurse. Firstly, end of placement. Worked forfour days at placement and Thursday was my last day. I was given presents fromthe team, and I did the same. This placement has been an excellent placementand very flexible one. As, a family man with a part-time job, I needed thatflexibility. My mentor was excellent as she had allowed me to work with othernurses, also, I was given opportunity to work three to four days a week. I learnt psychotropic medicationmanagement for those patients who live in their own homes. I was able to givedepot injections. To do this, I needed to have time management skills and to beable to prioritise tasks. In addition, I learnt team work skills, as in orderto manage medications efficiently, I needed to be able to work with medical teamand also the nursing staff. Furthermore, through this placement, I was able todevelop leadership and decision making skills.For example, I was able to leadplanning meetings. These meetings are essential for daily work planning. I havebeen attending these daily meetings for the last 8 weeks every day. By the lastweek, I was an established member of the team and I was able to make decisionwith consultations with mentor and the team manager. In the community, it iscrucial that the nurses are able to make quick decisions and manage risks forthose patients with mental health illness. This placement has given me anopportunity to manage risks for those patients living in their own homes. Asnurses, we work with patients who are hearing voices that might be telling themto hurt them self or others. Therefore, risk management is a skill that isrequired and at the same time nurses are expected to respect patient’sindependent and that they must approach patients by encouraging them to maketheir own decisions. Secondly, happy news is that I wasinvited for an interview for a registered nurse position I applied. The NHSTrust that I applied this position is doing well compared to others in thecountry. Although, I am not qualified as nurse till September 2016, but Trustsprefer to do all the interviews in advance and if you are successful, they willoffer you a job and you can start work as a bank 3 assistant nurses, and onceyou get your NMC pin, they will pay you back as band 5. Nuradin
Nursing Course Ambassador
Middlesex University