Trainee Nursing Associate Review

My role bridges the gap between a healthcare assistant and a RGN. My day to day role, i have my own clinic with 20 minutes appointment. I carry out blood tests, ECG's, asthma, diabetic, mental health and learning disability reviews.

Yes I have learnt how to take blood pressure manually. How to assess a patient using the A-E assessment. Learnt about chronic long term conditions aswell as acute conditions.

I very much enjoy the practical side of it. Especially clinical experience.

We have a module planner from university before each new module and we get at least a weeks notice as to what we are covering that particular week.

Just enough.

The university are good at supporting you to be your best. There is lots of course online or on campus helping you with study skills, maths skills and IT skills.

Giving us the relevant information whilst in University to help us pass. Arranging spoke placements in a variety of settings and also the clinical days we have at University.

There is courses that are arranged through Greater Manchester PCN. That I have carried out for e.g cardiovascular health, asthma, COPD, Diabetes, motivational interviewing, shared decision making and mental health study day.

Yes

The training company that I have done a numerous amount of the courses through make it a fun day and teach it so that it's easy to understand.

Your never too old to study. Grab every opportunity that is given to you.