FIRST YEAR STUDENT PLACEMENT // How to prepare for your first day as a student nurse on placement

Worried about starting your first ever clinical placement as a student nurse in a hospital? Well, this is normal! This video aims to outline what you need to know to prepare for your first-year first placement as a student nurse. Attending your first clinical placement can be really daunting, but with these tips, you can start off with a really good impression.

It is important to make contact with your placement area early and to plan a visit to the ward in order to meet your practice assessors and practice supervisors. By doing this you will start to reduce some of your nerves and anxiety around starting placement and you'll be able to enjoy your first clinical placement experience. In this video, I give you insider tips as a real nurse who works with student nurses a lot in the hospital, and I want to point out some areas to focus your attention on so you can succeed in your first student nursing placement. I also discuss some of the things you should buy prior to your first hospital placement as a student, and I have listed them below.

Starting a new placement as a student can be tough but if you prepare yourself correctly, you can have such a great time learning in clinical practice.

🎥 Take a look at some other videos:
Placement expectations:    • How to Start Clinical Placement as a ...  
How to get feedback on placement:    • GET FEEDBACK ON PLACEMENT  
Nursing handover help:    • Student Nurse Handover Help - Part 1 ...  
SMART objectives:    • FIRST YEAR STUDENT NURSE TIPS // SMAR...  

💙 Some essentials for students:
Essential clinical skills for nurses: https://amzn.to/37vBPWH
Drug calculations for student nurses: https://amzn.to/3KJAGsM
Pocket notebook for placement: https://amzn.to/3w1OfQp
Multicolour Pens: https://amzn.to/3MNv1Uy
Nurse's fob watch: https://amzn.to/3JeGwSD
Hand cream is a must too; try something like Aquamax for when you sleep: https://amzn.to/3q4l1wo

💡 Equipment I love to use:
⌨️ Apple Magic Keyboard (so lovely to type on): https://amzn.to/3wm4d82
💻 Very compact Laptop Stand: https://amzn.to/3KW4Qcp
🖱 Powerful Wireless Mouse: https://amzn.to/3KZkZhj
🤓 USB Extender bank with separate switches: https://amzn.to/3qiTebu
📦 External Hard Drive (pricey but so worth it!): https://amzn.to/3KUGobs
🎙 My 'Rode VideoMicro' microphone: https://amzn.to/3q6p0sp
🎥 My iPhone tripod with light: https://amzn.to/3q4NrpT
👓 My blue light glasses to protect the old sight: https://amzn.to/3wiDx83

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Disclaimer: some of the links above might be affiliate links which just means I will receive a kickback (but *you don’t pay any extra*) if you buy any of the suff using these links 😃 It is just a way to support the channel.

Love and gratitude!
Ben