r/StudentNurseUK

Guys. This is my fourth day of an 8 week placement, I have done NOTHING all day. I obviously did my own research of the placement, tried to find work to do and kept asking if I can do anything but there’s NOTHING.
I’m in third year and this never gets easier I literally feel useless wtf am I doing here I’m not doing ANYTHING.
I might go cry in the bathroom tbh but advice would be useful too

Hi all

I am starting my nursing MSc in September (eeekk!)
I don’t currently have a laptop for my course. I wondered if any of you have any advice on good quality laptops that would be suitable for my studies? I’m not bothered about brand, I had a MacBook for my undergrad but I feel they may be overpriced due to the brand. I’ve been looking into HP/Lenovo. I’d probably like a mouse as well ideally.

I also have a disability (not physical) and I read somewhere you can get funding for laptops through DSA. Does anybody have experience of this?

Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I’m a student nurse nearing the end of my second year, and to be honest, I am absolutely terrified about qualifying next year.

Right now, I feel like I barely know anything. My biggest fear is that a year from now, I still won’t have the knowledge or skills to be a safe practitioner, and that I’ll make a critical mistake that causes serious harm to a patient.

I know it’s completely normal to have some pre-qualification jitters, but my anxiety feels overwhelming and potentially unhealthy compared to what my peers seem to be experiencing. I would love to hear from those who have been in my shoes on how I can best utilize my final year to prepare for the transition to a newly qualified nurse. Is it common to feel this deeply underprepared, or should I be addressing this level of anxiety differently?

Thank you in advance for any advice or reassurance.

If someone has completed their GCSEs and taken CPD-accredited health and social care training courses online, such as the Care Certificate (15 standards) or other care skills courses, does it improve their chances of getting a job in the health and social care sector in the UK?

I’d like to hear from people who work in care or have used online training providers before applying for jobs.

My partner is starting her nursing degree in September at Sheffield university and was looking for a time table to go for childcare reasons, is there anywhere we can find this or does anyone have one for a previous year if there the same?

Also how do people balance studying with cost of childcare I will be working and she will be studying so don't qualify for 30hrs free as far as we are aware.

Any help would be great

I'm finding it really hard to finance placement. I live at home in another city and for personal reason I'm not able to move closer, so I commute. My last placement was 5 days a week and a weird start time, so I was spending money on train tickets and Ubers just to get there on time, which has quickly mounted my costs to £350 just for that placement. I was told that I can't claim back travel costs on the uber's and for the two weekly tickets of £128 I'm only being given £20 back? This is not sustainable. To make matters worse I've just lost my job, which was helping to finance my travel and bills back home. I've been looking for work but can't find anything. I'm just feeling really lost right now. My dream has always been to be a nurse and I've worked so hard to get the grades to get into university, I'm just not able to afford my placements anymore and I don't know what to do. My family are so supportive and happy for me, I'm just broke and my university aren't really being all that helpful. If anyone has been or is in a similar situation, can you give me some advice on how to fix this?

Is it bad that part of me thinks another major outbreak would finally make it easier for newly qualified nurses to get jobs? I obviously don’t want people getting sick or dying l. I’m just frustrated with how terrible the nursing job market is right now and how healthcare workers only seem to be in demand during crises.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some advice from people who’ve done (or are currently doing) a pre-registration Master’s in Mental Health Nursing.

I have a undergraduate in Psychology which I got last year and I’ve recently started working as a support worker this May on a male mental health ward.
Alongside this, I also volunteer on a mental health helpline.

I’m hoping to start a Mental Health Nursing MSc in January 2027.
A lot of the courses I’m interested in require around 500+ hours of relevant experience, which I should have completed by around October/November this year.

I had a few questions:
Would it be appropriate to ask my current job for a reference/proof of hours that early on, or is that considered too soon? I’d need my manager to sign off my experience hours for the application.

I’m also a bit worried that applying in November for a January start might be too late, although the university reassured me that applications are still open and it should be fine. Has anyone else applied that close to the start date?

For those who got onto a pre-reg Mental Health Nursing Master’s, how much experience did you have beforehand (hours/years/roles)?

I’d really appreciate hearing about other people’s experiences or any advice you might have.

Thanks!

Asking on here as everywhere I have looked only mentions receiving a gift from a patient, not the other way around. In my current placement there is a lady who had been there for a while, today she told me she really liked my hair clips, they are just gold stars and i can get 50 of them for about £2.50. I was thinking of giving her a few but I am not sure if this would cross any boundaries or NMC code or anything like that. Just looking for some advice, thank you!

Hi everyone,

I recently graduated with a BSc in Health and Social Care. I’m interested in becoming a nurse and was wondering if it’s possible to apply for a Master’s in Nursing without previous care work experience.

Most of my experience is academic/placement-based rather than working as a healthcare assistant or in a care home.

Has anyone here gone into nursing through a postgraduate route with a similar background?
Would universities still consider me, or should I gain care experience first before applying?

Thanks in advance for your help!

I am very interested in nursing and plan to study for an MSc in Adult Nursing after I graduate and gain some work experience in care homes or in a hospital. I am doing a lot of research into what it is like to study for a nursing degree. Can anyone please share their experience of studying a nursing degree? What are the difficulties of placements? I have heard that some student nurses travel more than 90 minutes during their placements...

What are placements like? Is it better to commute from home during placements ?

Hi everyone.

I’m looking to become a research nurse, have changed my current career, and I am studying adult nursing via Open University. I tried posting this in the Nursing UK sub but it got removed.

I’m just wondering how I would be able to become a research nurse as that is an area that I am really interested in.

If there are any research nurses here, how did you get into your role? How long did it take you to get there? Any tips or advice would help too.

It’s just I don’t have any friends who want to go into this area and would just like some insight.

Thank you in advance 💙

I’m starting my nursing degree in September and was wondering if anyone has any book recommendations for me to read before I start and also any that may be helpful for during my course!

hi using the computers is it possible to find where a celebrity lives i type their name in, can someone guide me on how to do it?

Hello everyone,
I am a first year student and in my first placement.
So far placement is great and I am enjoying it.
However I don’t have money.
My sfe for the yr is 3k and that is after I had an increase from 1.4k for the yh( if you can imagine)
The training grant, I am unfortunately not eligible as I did a previous yr and used tht.
I dropped out for personal reasons but wanted to give nursing another go.
I have a job so my psycheck is around £700/800, less on a bad month.
And that may seem a lot but I pay £355 for my insurance. Fuel is over £100 since I have diesel and use my car more than 4 times a week( placements/ work)
I can’t give up my car since I use it to go to placement and I can’t get cheaper insurance quotes
Placement is almost an hour away.
I also have a loan which I am paying back each month.
Sooo I don’t really have a lot of money. I help my mum out when I can and don’t really have a lot for myself when everything is paid for.
On top of that, I pay for parking which is £14 each day and I go about 3/4 times a week. I have asked and there is not student parking or permits available 😪
My car also needs fixing. I need to replace my tyre and I think I have a boost leak.
( when driving on the motorway and I’m driving the car will kinda go into limp mode, it won’t accelerate more but I still keep the speed and sometimes it kicks back in so I can accelerate more)
I also need to service the car so as you can imagine so much things to do but no money.
I even had to give up a shift due to being on placement which was over £200😪🫩🫣
I can’t really pick up more shifts since placement is obviously a priority so I’m in a bit of a pickle
I am going to apply for the esf but in the meantime is there any other help I can access like grants, bursaries tht I may not know.

Hi

I’m thinking of studying mental health nursing at Edge Hill to start in January next week. I’m a single parent to one child.

Can anyone tell me what it’s like to study at Edge Hill please? How are the placements organised? What sort of hours is the expectation on placement and how do they work over the summer holidays etc? How often are you on campus when not on placement?

Thank you ☺️

have an offer for both apprenticeship and direct entry to uni, 2 years MSc, which one should I do? anyone with experience advice plss