Nursing students mentored by our experienced RGNs

We have had two nursing students working with us as part of their second year nursing studies at the University of Northumbria.

Cassandra and Shukria were mentored by our registered nurses Angela Chisholm and Jackie Kellett and were given practical experience in caring for the elderly. Shukria alsochatted with residents as part of a reminiscent project to learn how about how their previous lives before our care home helps inform their current care.

Paul Storey, Practice Education Facilitator at Northumbria University commented, “I’m delighted that our second year nursing students are able to gain placements at Charlotte Straker Project. The students are able to learn from their very experienced nurses, and gain a true picture of what community care involves.”

Pam Crawley, our Registered Manager, added “we’re always keen to have nursing students join our team, as it’s a great way for our very knowledgeable nurses to pass on their knowledge to the next generation. It was great to see them interacting with our residents and leading the reminiscence sessions.”

Muriel told us that “I enjoyed chatting with Shukri and Cassandra. They’re so young! It’s nice to see different people”.