Glasgow Caledonian University
speciality: Nursing

Overall I enjoyed my experience at uni very much. Staff were always so understanding and supportive which helped, especially during difficult times. I would have liked the course to be slightly more challenging, yet I still think I learned enough to carry out my current job.

I graduated from Adult Nursing, class of 2017. I had a great experience at Glasgow Caledonian. I found all course material relevant and useful to my practice. Modules covered: in depth physiology, essential for nursing practice, most common health conditions faced by healthcare workers, ethics and legislation which underpins nursing. In particular, I found Caledonian had great facilities for learning practical skills. They have a number of simulated labs which allows for learning basics such as using hospital beds, how to use nursing equipment, how to undertake observation of vital signs – blood pressure, pulse, temp etc., and more advanced simulations showed how to respond to the deteriorating patient, advanced life support including CPR and airway management.
Glasgow Caledonian also undertake a multidisciplinary approach to learning. At least one module per year I with students from different health professions such as physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapist, radiographers, social workers, which helped me understand the importance/relevance of these other professions in relation to nursing and their role in delivering hight quality care.
The uni also have a great online resource for nurses which allows you to research “how to” guides e.g. “how to insert indwelling catheter” “how to insert nasogastric tube” step by step guides, easy to follow and so very useful!!
Would definitely recommend to a friend.
I think Cale is a great uni to train 🙂