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Nursing Student Profiles at Southampton Uni

We've put together a few Student Profiles, along with the University of Southampton School of Nursing and Midwifery, to give you a student's eye view of studying towards these rewarding careers.

Zac Warnes - Adult Nursing

Within the first month of starting the course, we were visiting wards once a week and were able to really get involved. One of the reasons I chose this University was that they are very much into integrating the different health care professions and getting them working together from the outset. When you start your course you will be fully part of that and will be studying with many other health and social care students.

You will be entering into the health profession at a very exciting time, sharing much of your learning with other health care students, enabling you to learn with and about others, in the long run improving the care of the patient.

As a male nurse I hope that I will make a difference within the field of men�s health and be party to the ever-positive changes within the health profession. With the increase in male nurses and the changing role of nurses today, maybe, in future, men will feel more comfortable about discussing their concerns in relation to their health.

The University has an array of clubs and societies that fit in with the full nursing programme, and any requirements you may have as an individual. Throughout your training you not only learn about your course subject but also about yourself.

Kate Hill - Adult Nursing

I started my nursing course at 38 years of age and feel it�s never too late to have a career change. Since leaving school at 16 I�ve always worked in admin and sales, so I had to undertake an Access course before I could study nursing at the University. This was initially very daunting, but the knowledge and confidence I gained is invaluable. I am enjoying the University course immensely, and am completing assignments and achieving levels I would never have imagined. It�s great to put what I�ve learnt into practice on the wards. Life is very busy these days but extremely rewarding.

Jenny Ohene-Poku - Adult Nursing

Your personal and academic tutor can help in so many ways throughout your studies. Tutors send emails to contact each student regularly, and students are not just left to struggle on their own in their studies. In situations where a student has a personal problem they can speak to their personal tutor.

Kate Andrews - Children�s Nursing

I moved to Southampton last year with my two-year-old son to start my nursing course. I wasn�t sure if I could manage financially, or without a close network of friends, or the support of my boyfriend who is away at university too, but I took the chance and am very glad I did! I have received lots of support and advice from the team at the University and have met so many people. I feel a huge sense of achievement for being here, half way to being a Children�s nurse! My son really enjoys the University day nursery, and I feel that this has given us both excellent opportunities for life.

Nicky Arnold - Learning Disability Nursing

I would recommend learning disability nursing at the University of Southampton, especially because of the extensive facilities the University has. I�m based in Portsmouth, which has an education centre with a well-equipped library and computer workstations. I�ve enjoyed my nurse training, my favourite aspect has to be the placements because you actually get stuck into �real� practice procedures and get to experience �real� issues. I definitely have time for a social life too � it�s not all work and no play!

Tammy-Jo Haydon - Mental Health Nursing

I wanted to come to Southampton because I heard it was a nice city. It has the coast, good nightlife and lots of interesting things to see and do. I heard the University was good through some friends who had studied there. At first it was a really big shock and I had lots to learn about being a long way from home as well as about nursing, but my tutors were really supportive and made every effort to help me. The course is really interesting and I particularly like the practice placements. I get to go to lots of different places doing an amazing variety of things. I went to a forensic unit for six weeks and loved it. The staff were really helpful, and let me watch and have a go at all kinds of things. I find I really learn a lot on placement because I can learn much better from doing things than from reading it in a book. The university side of the course is good, but hard work! It took me a long time to organise my time effectively to study, but now I have it�s great. Southampton is easy travelling distance from so many places, so far I�ve been to London, Brighton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth and even France. The student�s union is really well organised and provides something for everyone, so it�s easy to get to know people who have similar interests. I like to play music and the union clubs organised everything for me. There are some really nice pubs around, in the summer the New Forest is lovely and after studying all week, you can�t beat a drink with friends in the beautiful scenery.