💓Blogging My Way Through Nursing: A Journal💓

May I ask - do you have to study (the things you wrote down) before you start nursing or are you just getting ahead?

no, no. I am just trying to get ahead haha.. If your uni wanted you to read something over the summer they would've emailed you and such hope I didn't panic you or something lol. Are you going to study nursing too?

I'm planning on doing adult nursing next year. I'm just quite panicked about it so I'm binge reading on nursing stuff lol

Scary right? I keep worrying that there's some sort of basic knowledge about like... a muscle or bone that I'm missing, and it will be embarassing when it comes up oh dear... I'm sure we will be fine lol. I am panicked too! Good luck xx

Thanks! I think it's a really good idea that you're giving it your all and being very ORGANised (sorry). Just make sure you don't push yourself too much or burn yourself out - you'll make me worry!!! Anyway, you have my best wishes for your future in nursing.

Subbing, good luck!

Subbing! As someone with a chronic health condition I spend a lot of time around nurses so it'll be very interesting seeing the type of stuff you learn! Good luck!

Hello! And thank you :3 hopefully I'll be able to divulge some juicy details <3
I'm already learning some funny stuff so far... my textbook seems to be suggesting that nurses pretend to take your pulse and actually measure your respiratory rate sneaky heehee (perhaps that one was obvious, but I had no idea!). Thank you for the sub! Have a nice day!

Hello! Where are you studying nursing?

hiiiii,
i am really interested in doing nursing when i go to uni, i am starting sixth from next week(i know i have a lot ahead of me ) and doing Health and Social Extended Diploma Level 3
Because you are doing nursing i would like to ask if this option would help me or should i do sciences
also can i ask hows it being a nursing student?hard ? lot of work?
sorry if i am asking too much, i would like to be prepared

Sorry for the late reply! I will be at UWE, Bristol are you doing Nursing?

Hello, lovely!! Disclaimer: I am not a nursing student yet, I am starting in Sept But, hopefully I can help shed some light lol. So, while some unis ask for an a level in biology, others just ask for a certain amount of UCAS points which can come from any subject really. There seems to be (from what I can gather) a lot of variety in terms of what unis want from applicants for some reason. So, my uni wanted 120 UCAS points, whereas I've seen one uni asking for only 96 UCAS points? Weird eh? Anyway, I googled how many UCAS points your Level 3 Diploma would be worth, and got this result:
"This qualification has the following UCAS Points - D - 72, C - 96, B - 120, A - 144, A* - 168." from this website: "https://www.qualhub.co.uk/qualification-search/qualification-detail/level-3-extended-diploma-in-health-and-social-care-226". So it seems that with a B or even in some cases a C you would have enough UCAS points to do Nursing in unis which only focus on the tally.

Okay, update on this, my uni didn't even specify biology to be honest! They just wanted a science or social science subject, and it looks like you could get into my uni with this course too!

I would recommend 2 things,
1. talking to the tutors and careers advisers that will be available at your sixth form, they will be able to help (probably a lot more accurately than me lol!) Let them know that you are interested in Nursing, and ask them what subjects you need to get in. But, it looks like you could easily find a uni with this course you're going to do (if you want cheeky extra UCAS points, I recommend taking up an EPQ on the side (really not that much work or time, the only hard part is thinking of what topic to write it on), and I'm sure your sixth form will give you the chance to do EPQs.
2. maybe google which unis are closest to you, and what their requirements are, and jot it in a google doc or something

Now, although I havent started Nursing yet, I can tell you that I've her it is hard, it is a lot of studying. There will be difficult patients, and probably difficult coworkers too! It is a labour of love, and it's about the positive experiences you have with "good" patients, outweighing the bad ones. It is very rewarding, but can be very tolling, physically and mentally. The job involves being on your feet all day and you will need to grow a thick skin. The pay isnt the best either, so I wouldn't go into it for that. But if none of that puts you off, it can be wonderfully rewarding! Sorry this reply is a bit chaotic, I was writing it as I was researching and now I cba to go back and edit. Hope I helped maybe? <3 (also, lowkey... nhs discount - not that I'm doing nursing for that but like... yeah). Good luck with your studies!! Wherever they lead you! <3