So you've nearly made it... after 3 years of hard work, only your management (or sign off placement, whatever you want to call it), stands between you and qualifying.

It may not seem like it when you first start out, but those 3 years studying will fly and before you know it you're applying for jobs and reality hits!

So your 3 years are almost over and it's time to enter the real world!

I might have only just qualified, but that doesn't mean I can't start thinking about my plans for the future (plus I am a ridiculously organised person who likes to plan!).

What goes in a portfolio? What even is a portfolio?! I know for many students during my training that it was a source of stress, but it doesn't need to be!

Resilience is often defined as the ability to 'bounce back' and recover from a tough situation. You'll often hear people saying it's important for nurses to be resilient, particularly emotionally resilient. We need to be, because we see and deal with things that most people don't encounter in their day to day life. It's important to maintain our...

As busy as the nursing degree can be, don't be afraid to challenge yourself and get involved outside of your placements and lectures. Of course, if you are going to take anything extra on, you have to make sure that you do have the time to fit in it and that it won't compromise your studies. But these experiences can...

Ok, so I know I wasn't exactly a granny when I started training to be a nurse at age 22, but technically anyone 21 years old or over is classed as a mature student. I was worried I'd be one of the oldest, which sounds silly I know, but there were many other students of the same age and older....

Now I don't know about you, but I love a good self-help/motivational/self-improvement book (whatever you want to call it!). I find reading books like this helps to inspire me, put things into perspective and motivate me to be the best version of myself. I think feeling good emotionally is an important part of nursing and reading books like this...

As much as nursing has its amazing and heart-warming moments, we also know that parts of the job involve a lot of sadness and can be very emotionally gruelling.