University of Dundee undergraduate prizewinner Kara Mackie tells us of her journey into community nursing. The first placement of my nursing career was a community placement and from the moment I arrived, I knew this was where my heart was and the path I would pursue. My mentor gave me the opportunity to work in various settings within the…
District Nurse on the Friday, Lecturer on the Monday
Helena Kelly, Lecturer of Community Health Nursing tells us about leaving District Nursing to become a lecturer. Leaving District Nursing after 20 years is one of the most difficult decisions I have ever made. I was at the pinnacle of my career, embracing every opportunity to provide the highest standard of care to people at…
New QNI/QNIS Voluntary Standards for District Nursing
With health policy shifting to a community based, integrated system, the role of the District Nurse is absolutely central to high quality, person centred care.
Person-Centred Care in Practice – Andrea Taylor, PG Prizewinner, University of Edinburgh
Andrea Taylor, Post Graduate Prizewinner at the University of Edinburgh tells us about putting person centred care into practice. As a Community Midwife within NHS Lothian, I was offered the opportunity to undertake a Person Centred Care in Practice (PCCiP) MSc module at Edinburgh University Summer School in 2014. This allowed me to explore women…
ICCHNR Conference in Seoul – Caroline Dickson
Caroline Dickson, Senior Lecturer in Community Nursing at Queen Margaret University, tells us about her recent trip to the ICCHNR Conference in Seoul to talk about CHOICE, a QNIS funded project looking at integrated working for end of life care. My first impressions of Seoul were East meets west, old meets new, tradition meets contemporary.…
Community Mental Health Nursing: Laura Gallagher – UG Prizewinner, Napier University
Undergraduate prize-winner Laura Gallagher from Napier University talks to us about community mental health nursing. I am a 2nd year mental health nursing student who has been lucky enough to have had some fantastic community placements. Community nursing struck a chord with me straight away. From first setting foot through the door of placement; I…
Why I want to be a Community Nurse: Beth Cropley, UG Prizewinner 2015 – University of Edinburgh
Beth Cropley, Undergraduate QNIS prizewinner for University of Edinburgh tells us why she wants to become a community nurse. My first experience of community nursing was with a health visiting team in an area of socio-economic deprivation in Edinburgh. I’m sad to admit that I initially went into this placement expecting it to be boring…
Three Months in Post
Tuesday 2nd June may seem rather un-extraordinary to you; maybe you were at work? Walked the dog? But to me it was something more. Tuesday 2nd June marked the end of my third month at QNIS, and what a whirlwind three months it was. It has gone by unbelievably quickly, and I already feel like part of…
Student Nurse in the Community: Sarah Wilson, QMU
Student Nurse Sarah Wilson tells us how a day working in the community looks. A quote from a district nurse that I read in an article before starting my management placement in the community inspired me to think about the true meaning of community nursing. Jan Laskey (2014) stated: “I love being a part of…
QNIS Conference 2015: Ruth Connor, QMU, Student Health Visitor
Conference delegate Ruth Connor from QMU offers a review of our 2015 Conference. This has definitely been the highlight of my working year so far. The talks although predominantly adult and elderly care based and not my current field of work/study; were refreshing in their approach to the simplistic and humane aspect of care, that…
