Monthly Archives: February 2013

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NurChat Summary 19/02/13 – Making the transition from student nurse to registered nurse

February 27, 2013 – 5:44 pm

Making the leap from student nurse to registered nurse is undoubtedly challenging. Self-confidence is essential to becoming an effective practitioner, and the experience of the first few months in a nursing career is pivotal. Good support and guidance in those initial stages can be facilitated by a well-structured preceptorship, which can lay the foundations for read more »

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NurChat 05/03/2013 – What’s your pledge for NHS Change Day?

February 26, 2013 – 6:19 pm

NHS Change Day: What’s your pledge? This is our second out of three discussions with #NHSChangeDay. We wanted to do a follow-up NurChat closer to the time of #NHSChangeDay so we can help support and promote the fantastic idea of NHS workers making a pledge to change one thing, something, anything for the better. NHS read more »

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NurChat Transcript 19/02/13 – Making the transition from student nurse to registered nurse

February 19, 2013 – 9:06 pm

Another great discussion, thanks to everyone who joined in. As ever, please read from the bottom for chronological order. DonnaNewcross Wow, what a busy chat. Thank you everyone. See you in a fortnight #NurChat -9:03 PM Feb 19th, 2013 sydeveau @RebeccaLouiseUK I was prepared well from placements but not university for NQN. People who had read more »

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Upcoming NurChat 19/02/2013 – Making the transition from student nurse to registered nurse

February 13, 2013 – 5:31 pm

The transition from student nurse to registered nurse seems to happen in a flash. One day you’re a student nurse with the backup of a nurse in charge, and the next you’re managing provision of care with responsibility for your own patients. Starting your post-qualification career in nursing can be as daunting as it is read more »

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NurChat Summary 05/02/2013 – Apps, tablets and mobile devices in healthcare

February 12, 2013 – 4:22 pm

92% of adults in the UK now personally own and use a mobile phone1, with two fifths of all adults owning a smartphone2. Tablet ownership is growing fast, and the recent announcement from Apple that they have surpassed 40 billion unique app downloads from the App Store3 shows it’s clear that mobile devices and app read more »

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NurChat Transcript 05/02/13 – Apps, tablets and mobile devices in healthcare

February 5, 2013 – 9:53 pm

Unfortunately we experienced some technical issues with Twitter during our NurChat this evening. Here is the transcript from tonight’s chat – we apologise for the messy format! The programmes we normally use are still experiencing some difficulties. Sorry for any inconvenience caused; be sure to read our post chat article in the coming weeks and read more »

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