advice needed about mental health nursing

im at college now and im thinking about doing mental health nursing at uni, however i need advice on what i should do before i even start applying to uni's. can anyone help please???

im at college now and im thinking about doing mental health nursing at uni, however i need advice on what i should do before i even start applying to uni's. can anyone help please???

Well it may be useful to gain some experience working with vulnerable adults, although you don't really need experience to get in, it would give you an advantage and help you see what it's like! Maybe at a hospital or in the community anything where you're working with people is good! Also learning about mental health issues in the NHS is good for your general knowledge and insight into what mental health nurses work with on a daily basis. That's it really! I never knew what I wanted to do in college I only decided quite recently so it's good you're thinking about it early on! Just make sure you know what you're going into and why you want to go into it!

As for personal statements your college tutors can help you with editing but you can also look at UCAS and university guidelines for nursing statements. Also make sure you write how you really feel so its not so overtly constructed and insincere! Maybe what first got you into mental health nursing, experiences and books you've read? Try to make your statement unique to you! Obviously majority of the statement should be academic but the other parts can be personal!! (I am applying to mental health nursing this year I have two offers still waiting for another!)

Thank you!!! Well ive started looking for places i can volunteer at or where i can work shadow to see what it would kind of be like.
I've never been 100% on what i want to actually do so this year i feel like i need to properly decide because i know i definitely do want to go uni next year.
And if im honest, mental health nursing sounds interesting and i feel like i could help a lot of adults with mental health issues.

Where have you applied to??

That's great! Well if it's something you're interested in, that's good! I applied to Greenwich, Southbank, City and Middlesex. I had three offers from Greenwich, Southbank and Middlesex, I withdrew from city( by the time my interview arrived I had a few offers). I accepted Middlesex as my first choice. Are you aware of the bursary cuts for 2017? If you live around London or planning to study in London Greenwich have September and March intake so if you applied for March it wouldn't affect you.

I live in Manchester and I'm not quite sure where I want to study to be honest. I've heard a little about it but not much, think I need to read up more about it.