The trip is coming to a close. Today we went to the Florence Nightingale museum to learn a little bit about nursing and Florence herself. Before the museum, we passed by Big Ben and took a bunch of pictures. It’s not as big and grand as I expected, but neither was anything in London. The…
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Hello London!
We then were able to go into different classrooms and observe the way the professors taught their students and how the students responded. I learned that the teachers are very coherent and they strengthen their voices to make sure certain words come out properly to have the students fully understand. Similar to the other college…
Nursing Home!!
I was so thrilled about today because we went to a nursing home and I have experience doing my clinical rotations in a nursing home back in Arizona, so I was excited to compare the two. We took a taxi to the nursing home and met with Anthea Reid, the general manager of Robert Harvey…
Presentation Day
Today is the day we present our projects to BCU students and faculty, as well as a few other speakers from the past couple of days. We’ve been working on this presentation and adding information we’ve gained from all the speakers who have presented to us. It’s nice to present our findings back to them…
The Mysterious Ticking Noise
If you don’t understand my title reference, look it up. Today was a wonderful day. We began it by going to Blenheim Palace. We explored the palace in all of its glory. The architecture could not be more beautiful. They were having some exhibits inside that had to do with fashion, so we saw different…
Long Live Liv
Today started with going to the Black Country Living Museum. I was already hooked when it mentioned the “living” part. I love real-life experiences and reenactments. We all headed to a mining experience when we arrived at the museum. This was fun and through the experience, we were put in the shoes of past minors…
Joseph Chamberlain College
I thought college meant university, but apparently, college means high school in the United Kingdom. While observing the classes at the college, I’ve noticed many differences in how they run their school system. For one, this specific college seems to separate the female and male students and only have one gender in each class. The…
BCU again :)
It’s our second day at Birmingham City University. We had our first presentation with the lovely Samantha. She introduced us to the idea of school nurses in the United Kingdom. The title of a “School Nurse” is not protected, meaning anyone can call themselves a school nurse. Individuals who are CPR providers may call themselves…
Children’s Hospital and WAITS
Today was so informative. We had such an eventful day as we explored Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital and sat down for a lecture at WAITS(Women Acting in Today’s Society). This morning we took a taxi to the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital to meet with a few nurses for a lecture and tour of…
BCU Day!!!
I was so excited for today because not only were we touring Birmingham City University, but we were also going to be able to speak with students and faculty about the school. My first impression of BCU was that it was absolutely lovely inside. The building seems very modern and well put together. The students…
Valorous m’rning Stratford-upon-Avon
I’m practicing my Shakespeare. It’s obviously not very good from the title. Anyways, day 2 of Birmingham, our first full day. We ventured to Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. There was much to do and see, but I will start from the top. To begin our eventful day, we all woke up quite early…
Exploring Brum
We are only day 1, hour 4 into our study abroad in the UK and we’ve already gotten to see so much of the beautiful city. From talking to some Birmingham residents previously, I’ve been told that this city isn’t much of a sight. I didn’t know what to expect from it before arriving, but…
Hey, I’m Lauryn!
Who am I Hello! My name is Lauryn West and I’m a first-year nursing student at the University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg. I reside near Phoenix, Arizona but originate in Santa Clarita, California. I found myself highly passionate about nursing in my sophomore year of high school and enrolled in EVIT, a college preparation school, for…