SMNET Nurse Buddy Scheme!!

Hello everyone!! Hope you're all enjoying the sunshine! :icecream:

We're hoping to implement a buddy scheme for all the SMNET Nurses on here. The main aim of the scheme would be for new students and wannabes to 'buddy up' with current students or registered nurses to get an idea of what to expect during their training, information about research sources of evidence, discuss clinical matters and generally have someone to chat to about the ups and downs of nursing studies.

Mrsrobbiewilliams will be helping me out with the scheme, and we're just trying to get a list together at the moment of interested people so that we can hopefully get some buddying sorted.

If you're interested, could you PM me or MrsRW, or post in here, and let us know:-

Where you are in your nursing journey
What university you're at / hoping to go to / have attended
What branch you're studying / working in / hoping to study
What sort of areas you hope to specialise in (if you've got any ideas about that)
If you're a current student / qualified nurse; whether you'd be happy to act as a Mentor

Look forward to getting lots of you on board, and making the SMNET Nurse Buddy Scheme a huge success!! Please give me a shout if you have any questions about it, or if you have any suggestions.

We'll give it a week or so to get a list together, and will then start buddying some people up. Mentors will get a special SMNET Nurse certificate to put in their portfolio!

Thanks all!! xx

Right here goes.....

Where you are in your nursing journey

Due to start in January 2011

What university you're at / hoping to go to / have attended

Accepted at UWE

What branch you're studying / working in / hoping to study

Adult Nursing

What sort of areas you hope to specialise in (if you've got any ideas about that)

Diabetes and/or Health Visiting

If you need any more info - PM me

Hi Scallywag, i would be happy to buddy up with wannabe or student nurses.

I attended: Queens uni Belfast
- Adult nursing
- Work in Fracture theatres- have applied for midwifery 2010 18mth programme, on reserve list.
- Band 5 registered nurse

look forward to buddying someone x

I would love a buddy..

Where you are in your nursing journey

Due to start in January 2011

What university you're at / hoping to go to / have attended

Accepted at Coventry

What branch you're studying / working in / hoping to study

Adult Nursing

What sort of areas you hope to specialise in (if you've got any ideas about that)

still not sure but thinking at the moment..community nursing or health visitor

I would love a mentor, and wouldn't mind being a mentor for someone once I have started

Where you are in your nursing journey

Due to start in September 2010

What university you're at / hoping to go to / have attended

Teesside University

What branch you're studying / working in / hoping to study

Children's Nursing

What sort of areas you hope to specialise in (if you've got any ideas about that)

Palliative care for children, health visiting or school nursing

hi all,
this is fab to be getting this started.

Im a wanna be student nurse

applied to queens for sept 11 intake

had interview, waiting to hear

childrens- possibly palliative care in the future.

Hello ladies.
I'm starting Sept 2010
At Cardiff university
Branch is Adult
I have no idea what area i'd like to specialise in, yet.
Would love a mentor and would also like to be a mentor when I have a bit more uni experience.

Bumpity bump XX

I'd love a buddy too!

Where you are in your nursing journey

Doing access course and looking to apply for Sept 2011

What university you're at / hoping to go to / have attended

UWE

What branch you're studying / working in / hoping to study

Adult Nursing

What sort of areas you hope to specialise in (if you've got any ideas about that)

Possibly ITU or A&E , not really sure yet.

Where you are in your nursing journey

Starting Adult Nursing in September 2010

What university you're at / hoping to go to / have attended

UWE

What branch you're studying / working in / hoping to study

Adult Nursing

What sort of areas you hope to specialise in (if you've got any ideas about that)
Not sure yet! Don't think I want be working on a ward when I qualify.