Author Archives: thewildoneslivehere

I can’t believe how quickly it has flown by since I have qualified as a children’s nurse. I should probably start with an update on what happened after the last blog post as at that current moment in time I … Continue reading →

I haven’t blogged in quite a while. It has been pretty busy academically with essays and dissertation to complete as well as placement hours. Alongside this, I’ve been involved with the #bursaryorbust campaign which has been incredible. So, I’ve nearly … Continue reading →

In the last month, student nurses, midwives, junior doctors and other healthcare disciplines have been organising and liaising with each other in response to the cuts to the NHS bursary in the Autumn spending review by George Osborne. At the … Continue reading →

  “The budget review has come out and as you may have seen bursaries for students hoping to train to be nurses or midwives has been abolished and are to be replaced with standard tuition fees and loans. Yesterday, while … Continue reading →

I thought it wouldn’t be me writing a post like this. Sorry, but this is probably going to be negative. The nursing degree is hard. Being a student nurse is hard. There is no other way to sugar coat that. … Continue reading →

I haven’t been very active on social media the past few months, mainly becuase second year has attempted to trample all over me. Second year blues – that is definitely a thing. It all started so well with a great … Continue reading →

Everything has been pretty quiet on my social media channels. I have struggled through this academic year since November after my placement finished. Just about passed my exam and essay that were assessed in January and have two essays and … Continue reading →