{"id":58973,"date":"2021-12-06T12:56:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T12:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=58973"},"modified":"2021-12-14T14:53:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T14:53:47","slug":"well-clap-you-every-thursday-night-but-i-cant-pay-back-my-student-loan-from-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/12\/06\/well-clap-you-every-thursday-night-but-i-cant-pay-back-my-student-loan-from-that\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We\u2019ll clap you every Thursday night, but I can\u2019t pay back my student loan from that&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Newly qualified nurse Ffion Nugent was a student nurse deployed during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the highest praise she received was a round of applause<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Nurse Ffion Nugent in her local park in Roath\" class=\"wp-image-60668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-1500x750.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-293x146.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2.jpg 1591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Nurse Ffion Nugent in her local park in Roath\" class=\"wp-image-60668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-1500x750.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-293x146.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Ffion2.jpg 1591w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Without the pandemic, Ffion wouldn&#8217;t have had as much confidence in herself as she does now. Credit: Megan Gaen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Life ground to a halt in March 2020, as the UK entered its first national lockdown, but for healthcare workers their lives got busier than ever. Ffion Nugent was one of Cardiff University\u2019s student nurses called up to work in the NHS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the pandemic was a particularly complex time for all NHS staff, let alone the students who were working full-time for the first time ever. The student nurses were paid, but this didn&#8217;t make up for the fact that they lost their university education during this time, yet still must pay for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Listen to this story:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1155472597&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1155472597&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\" title=\"CardiffJomec\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">CardiffJomec<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\/from-student-nurse-to-newly-qualified-via-a-global-pandemic\" title=\"From student nurse to newly qualified via a global pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">From student nurse to newly qualified via a global pandemic<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">The Covid-19 call-up<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 21-year-old explained she became a part of the NHS staff, taking on her own patients and receiving a wage. She worked on the acute medical ward in a Newport hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But despite wearing her student scrubs, she explained there wasn\u2019t any normal teaching going on. \u201cYou weren\u2019t really treated as a student, despite coming in as a student. It was a very complicated situation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The healthcare services faced immense pressure, but Ffion felt there were positives to take from the challenging situation. \u201cI was able to manage my own caseload for the first time, so I was able to delegate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy organisation and timing skills were greatly improved, and my confidence really improved as well because I was forced into that role with that extra responsibility,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Praise from the public<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The heroic efforts of the emergency services have been celebrated across social media, in the press and on our doorsteps. Ffion said she loved the clapping on our doorsteps as it brought the nation together, but she thought the government needed to do more. \u201cThey were giving this on the surface \u2018You&#8217;re lovely, there\u2019s lots of praise for you but we\u2019re not going to give you a pay rise\u2019,\u201d said Ffion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>They were giving this on the surface \u2018You&#8217;re lovely, there\u2019s lots of praise for you but we\u2019re not going to give you a pay rise\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Roath resident explained how the government using clapping as recognition affected her as a student. &#8220;&#8216;We\u2019ll clap you every Thursday night&#8217;, but I can\u2019t pay back my student loan from that,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Praise from the public was enjoyed by nurses, but Ffion felt there is more pressure on nurses to be perfect. She also said many nurses are still struggling. She explained, \u201cAlthough we are trying to support each other, it\u2019s still going to take a while for us to fully recover mentally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Taking nursing online<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To share her experience as a nurse, Ffion has created the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thewelshnurse_\/\">@TheWelshNurse_<\/a>&nbsp;Instagram account. She said she wanted to create a community to support others through a challenging degree and profession. 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I\u2019m definitely going to carry that through my nursing career and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking to the future, Ffion has goals for her personal life and her nursing career. She said she wanted to go out again, make memories with friends and family, and book a holiday. \u201cThat\u2019s all I want,\u201d she exclaimed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said her career aspirations are to climb the ladder becoming a clinical nurse specialist and to start a doctorate in nursing. She said, \u201cI\u2019ve got lots of goals in my head. I\u2019m just trying to figure out neurosurgery first and go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Ffion's five things every nurse needs\n\n1. Pocket notebook - to make a note of anything you want to research later in your spare time. Healthcare is always evolving and nurses come across something new all the time\n2. Reflection notebook - to reflect on past experiences to improve future practice. This is a part of CPD training\n3. Fob watch - to always keep track of the time when your shift gets busy\n4. Different colour pens - to differentiate the changes to your patient\u2019s care plan\n5. 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