FAQs

Question 1

Why do you want to be a children’s nurse? - 3 KEY points

Answer 1

• help children from a medical perspective by committing to care for them
• to be an advocate for children and their families during a vulnerable time / period of ill health
• helping out at the children’s department has helped me confirm this

Question 2

Qualities of a children’s nurse

Answer 2

• caring
• patient
• good communication
• kind
• respectful
• honest

Question 3

Activities that are not educational

Answer 3

• choir
• walks
• cycling
• drawing/doodling
• painting with sister
• usher

Question 4

Skills of nurse

Answer 4

• organisation
• time management
• observant
• work well under pressure
• problem solving
• committing and perseverance
• teamwork
• communication

Question 5

Biggest struggles -

Answer 5

• managing placement and uni work
• adapting learnt work to various real life situations
• understanding difficult topics

Question 6

How would you overcome your biggest struggles?

Answer 6

• organising and making a schedule to help adjust
• practice and reviewing learnt content
• breaking down larger topics and going over independently