CAREERS STUDENT LIFE
On a mission to save a thousand lives Student Pete Straw on a Welsh programme to support delivery of high quality health care, and why nursing has become his most exciting change of career improvement scheme to support organisations and healthcare professionals to deliver high quality and safe health care for the people of Wales. It is being embraced particularly by the student and educator community (see Resources).
It still pleases me to see people’s reactions when I tell them I am a nursing student, which I believe indicates the level of respect and admiration that the public has for the profession. Having worked in the past for a major high street bank and a huge telecommunications company, I find the change in reaction very welcome. Many people ask me what prompted my choice of nursing when there have been opportunities in other industries for me to earn a lot more money for a lot less stress. I tell them I have always wanted to make a difference on a large scale. In the face of the recent criticism levelled at the NHS, I could not just sit back knowing that I have the attitude and ability to help.
Common belief
So two years later, here I am enrolled on a BN (Hons) programme at Bangor University, embarking on what is the most exciting time of my professional career by far and surrounded by some of the most genuine, caring students and lecturers
Sharing ideas
Pete Straw finds his desire to make a difference is reflected in the #hellomynameis... campaign
Facts about the 1000 Lives Improvement community It is a network of individuals from more than 30 different degree schemes at six universities in Wales. Builds professional relationships and skills that help students throughout their career. Works in partnership with universities, health boards and trusts to introduce quality improvement into curricula. Supports student-led health care improvement work throughout Wales.
that I could ever hope to meet. Finding that we are all like-minded in our approach to life and patient care reinforces my initially daunting decision. A significant reason for my choosing nursing as a career was to help to make a change. This is a difficult ethos to embrace on an individual level, but I was delighted to discover that it is mirrored in the 1000 Lives national improvement programme in Wales. This movement was built on the premise that if a change can save one life, it could save 100, even 1,000, and more. The 1000 Lives Plus programme is a national
Earlier this year, the student and educator community (see box) organised a national learning event. Everyone gained so much from being able to talk on a level playing field with medical practitioners and others about where they saw areas for improvement. Likewise, we could share our ideas from an enthusiastic student perspective. We heard Kate Granger, a doctor, talk about her experience of being treated for cancer in the NHS, and the setting up of her #hellomynameis campaign, which aims to encourage all practitioners to introduce themselves to patients. Small actions make big differences for patients. By starting with these little things, we can make the bigger change happen NS Pete Straw is a first-year nursing student at Bangor University, north Wales RESOURCES 1000 Lives Improvement Student and Educator Community tinyurl.com/1000LSandE Hello my name is... http://hellomynameis.org.uk Student Life on the internet tinyurl.com/qbccs6b
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On a mission to save a thousand lives Student Pete Straw on a Welsh programme to support delivery of high quality health care, and why nursing has become his most exciting change of career improvement scheme to support organisations and healthcare professionals to deliver high quality and safe health care for the people of Wales. It is being embraced particularly by the student and educator community (see Resources).
It still pleases me to see people’s reactions when I tell them I am a nursing student, which I believe indicates the level of respect and admiration that the public has for the profession. Having worked in the past for a major high street bank and a huge telecommunications company, I find the change in reaction very welcome. Many people ask me what prompted my choice of nursing when there have been opportunities in other industries for me to earn a lot more money for a lot less stress. I tell them I have always wanted to make a difference on a large scale. In the face of the recent criticism levelled at the NHS, I could not just sit back knowing that I have the attitude and ability to help.
Common belief
So two years later, here I am enrolled on a BN (Hons) programme at Bangor University, embarking on what is the most exciting time of my professional career by far and surrounded by some of the most genuine, caring students and lecturers
Sharing ideas
Pete Straw finds his desire to make a difference is reflected in the #hellomynameis... campaign
Facts about the 1000 Lives Improvement community It is a network of individuals from more than 30 different degree schemes at six universities in Wales. Builds professional relationships and skills that help students throughout their career. Works in partnership with universities, health boards and trusts to introduce quality improvement into curricula. Supports student-led health care improvement work throughout Wales.
that I could ever hope to meet. Finding that we are all like-minded in our approach to life and patient care reinforces my initially daunting decision. A significant reason for my choosing nursing as a career was to help to make a change. This is a difficult ethos to embrace on an individual level, but I was delighted to discover that it is mirrored in the 1000 Lives national improvement programme in Wales. This movement was built on the premise that if a change can save one life, it could save 100, even 1,000, and more. The 1000 Lives Plus programme is a national
Earlier this year, the student and educator community (see box) organised a national learning event. Everyone gained so much from being able to talk on a level playing field with medical practitioners and others about where they saw areas for improvement. Likewise, we could share our ideas from an enthusiastic student perspective. We heard Kate Granger, a doctor, talk about her experience of being treated for cancer in the NHS, and the setting up of her #hellomynameis campaign, which aims to encourage all practitioners to introduce themselves to patients. Small actions make big differences for patients. By starting with these little things, we can make the bigger change happen NS Pete Straw is a first-year nursing student at Bangor University, north Wales RESOURCES 1000 Lives Improvement Student and Educator Community tinyurl.com/1000LSandE Hello my name is... http://hellomynameis.org.uk Student Life on the internet tinyurl.com/qbccs6b
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