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by Georgia_xxxxxxHello guys I’m first year and started placement in November (we started the course in September). We started only after 2 clinical skills sessions😂😂. Anyways we have uni for the first half of the week then placement. They said in the first year they will limit the number of nights and weekends they give us. However, when I started I was given all weekends (Saturday/sunday) except from one shift. I thought nothing of it until I received my rota for January. Of the 8 shifts I’ve been given 5 are nights and 3 are days. (We only have 8 due to uni on top of placement)
The nights are also consecutive. So Wed/Thursday night and Sat/Sun night the week after.
I wanted to know if this is normal or should I speak to someone.
The nights are also consecutive. So Wed/Thursday night and Sat/Sun night the week after.
I wanted to know if this is normal or should I speak to someone.
Unfortunately, what the university says happens isn't necissary what happens on placement.
If you have X number of hours for uni and Y hours for placement, and Monday/Tuesday are taken up by uni, then that's 2 days a week that placement can't put you in for. If there's also a lot of students out on placement, you really can't all be there at the same time (OK I'm a nurse not a midwife, but I've seen the effects of more students on shift than there's jobs/learning opportunities for!). It also depends on what shifts your assessor (mentor) is working - and that you need experience of 24/7 care.
I can also assure you that, as well as being completely normal, consecutive nights are easier to do than 1 off nights (3-4 nights is normal in my job!!)
Reply 2
It entirely depends on your goals and motivations and what you are trying to achieve.
If you are training to be a midwife/nurse or similar, trying your hand at night/evenings or weekends when you know there will be fewer staff around demonstrates a few things:
Some considerations firstly though: you must speak with the matron or nurse in charge first to get the AOK with this- you can't just rock up and expect them to be ok with it. Secondly, don't let your enthusiasm get ahead of you and erode your sleeping or study or life patterns to the point that something else suffers in the process.
Nursing and midwifery are an art every much as a science. You cannot learn this stuff merely by osmosis. Observe the people you work with, see how they handle patients and procedures and adopt the habits and methods you like. As with many other University courses, there is no upper limit to how much you study or practice or 'work'. Be mindful of the risk of burnout. It happens to highly experienced professionals and it could happen to you also.
If you are training to be a midwife/nurse or similar, trying your hand at night/evenings or weekends when you know there will be fewer staff around demonstrates a few things:
1.
Other professionals will notice that you are willing to lend a hand when most other students are at home
2.
People will assume you are pretty committed to your craft and to that particular department and team.
Some considerations firstly though: you must speak with the matron or nurse in charge first to get the AOK with this- you can't just rock up and expect them to be ok with it. Secondly, don't let your enthusiasm get ahead of you and erode your sleeping or study or life patterns to the point that something else suffers in the process.
Nursing and midwifery are an art every much as a science. You cannot learn this stuff merely by osmosis. Observe the people you work with, see how they handle patients and procedures and adopt the habits and methods you like. As with many other University courses, there is no upper limit to how much you study or practice or 'work'. Be mindful of the risk of burnout. It happens to highly experienced professionals and it could happen to you also.
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