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Originally Posted by Mr K
They do need training as Staff Nurses are now doing jobs that Drs used to do. However getting rid of bursaries and making them take out loans, along with pay which is poor compared to other graduates is ludicrous. No wonder courses are empty. In the meantime we need immigration because we haven't trained, incentivised and given enough respect to a taken for granted profession.
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For once I agree with you in that getting rid of bursaries was ludicrous.
TBH I don't know the structure of the nursing profession now but when I was in the NHS I was a Cadet Nuse ( non-existant now) at 16. The next step was Student Nurse which was "In House" training with the option to go SEN (2yr course) or RCN (3yr course).
Only an RCN could be a Staff Nurse and courses and employment were run along the same lines as apprentiships at the time meaning students spent a lot of time on the ward learming "hands on" from the Staff Nurses on the wards.
Times have changed though, you can shout "we need to train more nurses" sounds good but it's more than a job or a profession. It's a vocation.
Had I realised that at the time I may have become a full fledged nurse.
I will just add I was not in a General Hospital.