Saying Hello...Holistically

Hello, my name is Laura Newman. I am currently in my second year on the Pre-Registration Masters Programme in Adult Nursing. I am really interested in developing my knowledge, understanding and skills to become a reflective student nurse. I admire and always adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Code of Conduct, appreciating the guidance for student nurses. I am really excited by the new implementation of the 6C's into nursing care and practice, fundamentally helping to show compassion and caring within the NHS. I have a passion to care for human beings, ensuring each individual receives patient-centred care that remains holistic throughout the journey of nursing. 

My background is focused within Creative Arts and focusing on the elements of Performing Arts, Dance and Choreography. After graduating from Liverpool John Moores University in 2008 with a First, I opted to work independently as a dance artist to create performance works. As a creative and resourceful individual, I have a passion for creative approaches and work to develop holistic practices in all aspects of working with individuals. After graduating with a PGCE from University of Central Lancashire in 2011, I spent time working within education teaching national curriculum and developing creative projects. Within the educational sector, I worked alongside organisations and council's to co-ordinate and produce creative performances and projects within the community. Many of my creative projects liaised with primary and secondary schools to assist children to develop the creative self and reflect upon their own imagination, health and well-being.  

I have previously spent 13 months travelling around the world, embracing cultures, cities and cuisines from diverse countries across each continent. I assisted in SE Asia with healthcare and educational projects and worked at a local orphanage in Cambodia. Through the valued experiences of meeting and communicating with new people from all over the world, I have developed in my own communication skills and have the confidence to embrace all new opportunities. My travels have given me the deepened valued sense of being, an intrinsic feeling of myself, getting to know who I truly am...as a female, creative practitioner and student nurse. 

Now I hope I have given you a sense of who I am as an individual and most importantly begin to sense you are getting to know the real me...Laura. I am going to be using this blog as a reflective tool for my own ongoing learning journey as a student nurse. I am going to remain professional, reflective and creative in all my experiences and opportunities. I hope you will remain with me on this journey, as I share and reflect upon my own ideas, feelings and experiences as a student nurse in 2014. 

"The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your study, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can."  Neil Gaiman

Cambodia, 2011 - Laura Newman