- 15 February 2022
- 11 min read
Why I Chose Not To Move To The NHS As A Newly Qualified Nurse
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After qualifying, Kate decided to take a non traditional path to start her time as a Newly Qualified Nurse. In this piece, she explains why.
Topics Covered In This Article
Experiencing Different Placements
Why I Decided To Work With Patients Within A Hospice Setting
An Insight Into What A Hospice Nurse Can Do
Being A Hospice Nurse Broadened My Understanding Of What An Adult Nurse Can Do
Will I Always Be A Hospice Nurse?
Introduction
During my last year of Nursing at University, I knew deep down that I didn’t want to work within the NHS for various reasons, but the main reason is that when it was time for me to start thinking of what I wanted to focus on as a Nurse, I found myself always thinking back to all my experiences I had as a Student working on hospital wards and found that I never felt it was where I was meant to be. This is what fuelled my interest of working in as many different areas as possible to find what area of Nursing I wanted to further my career in.
By doing this I gained a lot of confidence and knowledge about multiple different areas and my skill set grew immensely, however I still didn’t find a specific area that I wanted to start my career in.
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Hospice Nurse
Kate has recently graduated university as an Adult Nurse, she works as a Hospice Nurse for a charity, in which her role is to look after those who are in their last transition of life.
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