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First Canadian Nursing Students to School
Students Catherine and Natasha, Sister Phyllis Dunn and Staff Nurse Emma Hulson Clinical Mentors, and Wynne Thomas School International Champion.
This international exchange was one of the first offered by our home school (York University, Toronto, Canada) in partnership with the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Keele University. Through this international exchange we feel that we have grown both personally and professionally and have come to understand the nursing profession on an international platform. With the support of Wynne Thomas, School International Champion, Sister Dunn and Staff Nurse Emma Hulson and all the Clinical Mentors we were able to experience various areas of the hospitals and learn about some of the practice differences even though the principles were the same. The nursing staff, physicians and other healthcare professionals along with Wynne Thomas, Sister Dunn and Staff Nurse Emma Hulson were very welcoming and allowed for us to learn in a non-threatening environment. This exchange has left us with nothing but great experiences and memories to last us a lifetime. We are truly grateful to our home and host universities for giving us this amazing opportunity and we definitely recommend it to anyone considering it.”
Catherine Valle & Natasha Dias
York University Students
January 10th – April 1st 2011
This international exchange was one of the first offered by the School of Nursing at York University, Toronto, Canada in partnership with the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Keele.
Student Nurses Catherine Valle and Natasha Dias who were in the fourth year of their Canadian nursing programme were at the School for three months.Through this international exchange they experienced a range of learning opportunities and a variety of clinical placements. The students presented a paper at the recent International Awareness Day held at the School on the differences in health care delivery, health issues and nursing practice between the countries.
Three Keele nursing students are currently on their exchange at York University, Toronto, Canada and will be presenting their experiences on their return.
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“It was one of the best experiences in my life, being a nursing student for 3 months in the UK, at Keele University. I was welcomed by warm and friendly lecturers, nurses and sisters during my placement both in the School, community and hospital. Also, this experience was very instructive for me. I saw real nursing power in UK. Nearly all nurses in Keele University and the Hospital, embrace life-long learning. They have many opportunities for doing this. I want to thank all the staff from Keele again for a great experience.”
Melike Ayca Ay [Third Year Nursing Student Ankara University Turkey 2009]
UPDATE
"I was a third year nursing student when I went to England for my Erasmus Programme in 2008. I did internship at the Keele University for three months. It was an excellent educational and development programme. I learnt nursing services in UK, British patient profiles, differences and similarities in practice, communication skills, and more through this programme. It was an enjoyable experience for me.
I graduated in 2010 after returning to my country and then, started to work as a Staff Nurse in a public hospital Intensive Care Unit. I worked there for ten months. Theoretical and practical knowledge I learnt at the School of Nursing and Midwifery Keele University helped me so much with my professional career.
Now, I’m working at Substance Abuse Unit of the Ministry of Health in Ankara. At the same time I am also studying for a Master’s Degree on Psychiatric Nursing at the Hacettepe University, Ankara.
I recommend this experience to all nurses in order to support their professional self-development and life-long learning."
Melike Ayca Ay [Clinical Nurse Ankara, Turkey June 2012]
