Adrianna

A squiggly path to a rewarding career 

“I always wanted to study nursing but I didn’t feel confident enough. Then, after graduating in computer science and realising it wasn’t for me, I wanted to help others. 

I moved back to Leeds and got a part-time job in a GP practice during COVID. Working there really confirmed to me that I wanted to be a nurse. Watching first-hand how the team worked as I watched behind the scenes really inspired me.  

Seeing nurses care for my own family changed my perspectives too. I wanted to help others in the same way nurses had helped mine.”

 

First-class facilities

“The facilities are great. It’s the closest thing to a real hospital. The simulation suite is just like a real ward — it’s a great resource for students to learn clinical skills before going out on placement. You can book out time to learn and with your peers, and there are different e-learning scenarios to work through. We’ve carried out nursing procedures on realistic robots which helps to build your confidence.

There are community flats to replicate this type of nursing, a skills lab and an Intensive Care Unit room with two beds. This combination of theoretical learning and the simulation suite prepare you for placement, giving you that boost of confidence to provide care in the right way for your patients.”

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No two days are ever the same on a nursing placement 

“Hospital placements gave me the foundations - it taught me a lot. From building a hospital bed and reading clinical observations, to communicating with patients.

I’ve had a variety of placements and it’s taught me so much. I started in urology at St James’s Hospital in first year where I experienced pre-assessment and surgery. Then in my second year, I worked in the community of Beeston, an area of south Leeds. It was my longest placement and probably my best. I’d never considered a career working in the community but I would now. You really get to know your patients because of how long the placement is. I did a shorter placement in vascular outpatients which was something different, then a summer research placement which I applied to as I’ve got an interest in nursing research. 

Placements bring everything together; the theory learnt in the classroom, the time spent using the simulation suite on campus. It’s our time to shine.”

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