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  1. Just be yourself really, All I did was tell them about the stigma I thought still surrounded mental illness, not just for the clients/patients but also for their families and that for that reason I...
  2. Sorry I've taken so long to reply, my computer crashed and I've only just got it up and running again. My first year was a little boring as much of the theory work was more general nurse based and...
  3. I am currently in my second year of a mental health degree course at Cardiff Uni, and the deploma students are required to do exactly the same work load as the degree students for the first two years....
  4. I need an honest opinion on Nursing

    Hi, I just wanted to put my two penneth worth in, hope you don't mind. As a second year nursing student having now completed four placements in four very different envirouments, I can honestly say...
  5. Realised my mistake and have amended it. :uhoh21: Not the best way to make a good first impression
  6. Hi I've only just joined this site, I am currently a second year mental health student nurse, I am glad to see that this Forum picks up in pace because I will be asking for lots of advice over the...
  7. I would like some advice

    Cheers for this, some of the more commonly seen abbreviations are these LPN, NP, PRN, not sure what they are as in the UK we have RMHN (Registered Mental Health Nurse) RGN (Registered General Nurse)...
  8. I would like some advice

    HI sorry for my ignorance but I am currently a second year mental health/psych student nurse in the UK and when reading these post do not understand the abbreviations used to describe job titles in...
  9. I would like some advice

    HI sorry for my ignorance but I am currently a second year mental health/psych student nurse in the UK and when reading these post do not understand the abbreviations used to describe job titles in...
  10. I am currently studying Alzheimers for my present assignment and find there is loads of research on the subject at the moment, so if I get the all clear off the Uni to carry it on for my dissertation...
  11. I am attending University of Wales Colege of Nursing in Cardiff. The course I am on is 3years full time, we do 8 weeks theory at the uni and six weeks placement on the wards practical per module and...
  12. Not quite sure what it will count as, all I know is that for my final year I need to write a dissertation which will include previous research, both qualative and quantative, into evidence based...
  13. Taking into account my experience to date I am thinking of looking at dual diagnosis in the elderly, concentrating on the possible connection between dementia and depression in the
  14. Thanks for your help as I am glad of any suggestions. Although I am halfway through my second year I have drawn the short straw a few times and had EMI placements which have mainly dealt with late...
  15. I am currently half way through my second year as a mental health/psychiatric student nurse, and am beginning to panic about the 10,000 word dissertation I have to complete next year in order to...