Nursing society

By Susan Davies

October edition 99

Bucks Nursing Society

Even in dark times there is light

A very warm welcome to our new and returning Nursing students. This is a very exciting time, and we hope everyone has had a chance to rest and prepare for the year ahead. Our focus this month is to provide our new students with a few tips and hints to help their year run smoothly.

There’s no denying that our degree is demanding (whether you’re studying Mental Health Nursing, Paediatric or Adult) and juggling life can be challenging but hopefully these tips will help:

1. Be kind to yourself & others it’s going to be a stressful time, so make sure you take time for yourself when you need it and appreciate that all of us will have things going on in our personal lives. Take a bath, read a book guilt free. This is your time! 2. Make connections

Join societies, start up new ones if you don’t see what you’re looking for, or attend events run by Bucks Student Union. It’s a great way to make friends.

3. Preparation is key, be proactive

I know it may sound boring but from first-hand experience we can guarantee that preparing for your journey to placement/ reading your pre-reading material will DEFINITELY help you feel less stressed.

4. Reflect reflection is such a huge part of nursing and it’ll help you think about where things could have been done differently and more efficiently, whether it be studying, trying to balance a part time job, placement or family commitments.

‘Even in dark times, there is light’

5. Reach Out this is so important, if you need help at all, please reach out. There are various support avenues such as counselling services, personal tutors, student reps, societies (we are a big advocate of welfare and youre wellbeing) and the advice centre.

Any of these will be able to guide you to the right place for whatever your concern is.

No problem is too big.

FRESHERS!

Freshers’ week is a great time to meet and connect with others.

Our BNS chair (Amy) and Lisa Connell (Student Trustee) and our Mascot have welcomed many of you as Fresher helpers.

We hope you all had a fantastic time and are glad events are opening up again.

BNS Events

We have many ideas circulating for this academic year. If you have any ideas or recommendations, then please get in touch.

We are very excited to be seeing you all face to face and will be holding:

Lunch with BNS on Tuesdays (follow us on Tuesdays at Uxbridge) exact times TBC.

A bloody event is also in the pipeline for Halloween. (TBC)

Breaking Barriers – Run by our welfare liaison, this is a safe space to raise any issues you may have which we can raise with the appropriate channels. These are run every 3 weeks.

Get in touch & follow us on social media:

Facebook – Bucks Nursing Society

Twitter – @BucksNurSociety Instagram – @bucksnursociety Email – bucksnursingsociety@gmail.com