PANANTAON, NORMINAH Q.

BSN3

I must admit, as a nursing student, the thought of a mental health insight placement for ten weeks initially filled me with dread. Especially as it was going to be my first summative placement, and therefore, a very big deal. Although I have always made the most of every placement, I had heard tales from other students of endless sitting around and daily boredom, as there were not the same opportunities to do things on the ward. I have also seen many posts on student nurse forums deploring the fact that they have been sent to a ward that is not their branch and therefore, not worth their time. Despite this, I found my insight placement to be thoroughly enjoyable. I attacked it with the same enthusiasm I have shown in any other placement. So I thought it might be worth sharing a few ideas on how to get the most out of an insight placement.