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We do nursing home placements for people with chronic long-term health conditions we deal with people with dementia um we do palliative and end of Life Care um we do rest bite
placements you get to provide more person- centred care for the individual you get to know them you can spend time sit with them have a you know have a chat you know get to know each individual get to know about behaviors get um triggers so they they will benefit from it they can work with the social workers physios so there more of an involvement now I went to student nurses I think they will they will benefit definitely from it we're trying to prevent people going into hospital if possible because we know people living with dementia going outside their normal environment can disrupt them massively um and doesn't produce good health outcomes so we do prevent Hospital admissions when people think of nursing they think about um elderly some toly care but um well for example our home is registered for younger adults as well so meaning people from 18 and up with different conditions that they will be living there and I think it's exposure I think that's the main word uh nurses need to be exposed more to a a bigger scope of what nursing actually means
[Music] although not acute you get lots of diff good experience and you get involved with like setting up syringe drivers palliative medications and relas of all the different health professionals I think there's more choice now so even if you want to work in a nursing home you don't have to just be a nurse you can be a clinical lead you can be you know to manage a unit you can be a deputy manager there's more I think there's more um choices for them and
options unlike a Hospital Ward where you'll probably go to cardiac cardiac or a specific type of health issue we deal with lots of health issue so we do things like immobility cardiac you'll do um palliative end of life this it's really really broad but there's a lot of excitement in in Care Homes as well um yes there's a lot of responsibility as well but you make a difference uh there's people there that live many years in a care home so you're practically ending up as their extended family there
too we really really enjoy having students it helps to upskill us as well because we get to re-evaluate what we do uh and question things that we do as well and students can tell us the latest practice so we learn from each other it's nice to see a student develop um we get positive feedback families and visitors like to see that we've got student students and that we're a teaching home really so yeah it's very beneficial for us it will help us to to share our knowledge it will help us to be able to to nurture me and Mentor Junior students cuz we're nurses ourselves so we know that feeling of coming into this big world of Nursing and or what do I do so I think for us for me personally it's a passion to be able to to share the knowledge that I have and with my experience and to be able to teach them about professionalism the nmc code of conduct how we carry ourselves as nurses and always remember the focus is to have some empathy not just it's not all academic it's all about having that person centred approach and having that that compassion you know and confidence all the Seas the six CES of nursing always remember Al it might be old school but it's always remember why we're in it and why not if if they shared how their nursing experiences here at the uni why not convince some of the healthcare assistants theist well to go into that but I do believe knowledge is nothing if it's not shared with other people
Nursing as a profession is very varied; it's not just about working in wards in NHS hospitals. Our nursing graduates go on to careers in a huge variety of specialties and settings, including residential homes, hospices, community settings and charities. Student nurses聽get聽value from聽experience in different sectors and can also bring a lot to an organisation as well.聽
What types of placements can Nursing students do outside of the NHS?
You can work in a nursing home, helping those with chronic, long-term health conditions such as dementia. As well as nursing homes, you can work in private institutions that provide palliative and end-of-life care, as well as respite placements.
How do placements support students鈥� development?
Placement providers get to provide more person-centred care, getting to know you and spending time communicating and helping聽you on a more individual basis. On your placement, you can work alongside social workers, physios and more.聽Student nurses get a lot of involvement.
You will聽also get exposure to unique environments. When people think of nursing homes, for example, they think about elderly care or somewhere to die. But聽some homes are registered for younger adults as well, meaning people from 18 and up with different conditions can be living there. Nurses need to be exposed more to a bigger scope of what nursing actually means.
How does a placement with a private, independent or voluntary organisation differ from the NHS?
Unlike a hospital ward where you may only deal with a specialist department such as cardiac,聽these organisations can deal with several health issues. It鈥檚 really broad and聽they can deal with issues from mobility and cardiac to end of life care.
There鈥檚 a lot of excitement in care homes as well. Yes, there's a lot of responsibility, but you really make a difference to peoples鈥� lives. Some people live many years in a care home, so you're practically ending up as their extended family there too.
What do organisations gain from working with BCU students?
Organisations聽really enjoy having students. It helps to up-skill their businesses聽and they can re-evaluate what聽they do and question what they do as well. Students often teach organisations聽the latest practices, so聽you can learn from each other.
It also helps聽organisations to share聽their knowledge and be able to nurture and mentor junior students, because聽the staff are nurses themselves, so聽they will know that feeling of coming into聽the big world of nursing.
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