Adult Nursing Degree september 2019 help

Hi,
I am starting my adult nursing at Bolton university (Bolton nhs trust) in September this year, I am so excited but also extremely nervous about placements due to possible lack of learning opportunities?
I read this 1 review online saying there was no support from the clinical side and you work as a hca most shifts with a lack of opportunities. Has anyone else got any experience in this university doing nursing that they could share with me? As I don't know anyone who has been its really hard to get any perspective or advice. Thanks :smile:

Reply 1

Deb53290

Hi I start with UoB, also Bolton NHS Trust in June for my adult nursing degree and have heard nothing but good things. I work at the hospital already and have heard really good things from former/present students about the university course and placements. I think placements are what you make of them so I plan to make sure what I need to get/learn from each placement, good luck! X x

University of Bolton

Bolton

Reply 2

Live-Life

Hi,I am a 3rd year student nurse at Bolton at Bolton trust. You are not alone in feeling nervous and excited as it is exactly how I and everyone else in my class did on first starting. In regards to your concerns of lack of opportunities you needn’t worry there is plenty. Each year you will have 3 placements.In first year, you will be given; 1x medical placement, 1x surgical, 1x communityIn second year; 1x critical care, 1week maternity exposure, 1week children’s exposure, 2 x randomised In third year; 1x randomised, 2x elective, you get to chose your last 2 placements. You put down 3 options for each these are taken into consideration regarding whether the area is high demand, if you have previously had a placement on that area or if you have a job on the ward you have chosen. Whilst on your placements you are able to spoke to other wards and with specialist nurses that are related to the placement area you are on. For example, if you’re on a respiratory ward, you can go along with the respiratory specialist nurses, critical care outreach, physiotherapists. So basically, if you ask for opportunities you will get them. At times you can be treated as an HCA and regarded as anything but a student. You have to make them understand you are more than what they think and prove yourself. You will have good and bad placements. If you are getting grief you can always raise the concern with the university. And remember that you are only on that placement for a short amount of time, you don’t have to work with them again, and you can learn from them how not to be. Plus, after every placement you have to give back feedback on your time, you can rip into them knowing that you never have to see them again. And finally, you do receive clinical support. Practice educators come and check on you on the ward multiple times during placements, and your personal tutor at university will also see you at least twice per placement, half way through your time and at the end. If you have any other questions, queries or concerns send me a message and I’ll answer them honestly and as best as I can.