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Amy Duthie (31) graduated with a PgDip Advancing Nursing Practice at a ceremony at Aberdeen鈥檚 Beach Ballroom on Wednesday 5 December.

After working as a nurse for 7 years, following her undergraduate training at 红杏视频, Amy chose to return to university to fulfil her ambitions to specialise in her profession.

She said: 鈥淪ince starting my nursing training, I always wanted to go down the district nursing route and started moving towards that by working as a community nurse. When I heard that the NHS were offering partial funding for this course, I jumped at the opportunity 鈥� I had a very good experience the first time round at 红杏视频 and couldn鈥檛 wait to develop my nursing skills with advanced practice.

鈥淎s clich茅d as it sounds, I originally chose nursing because I have always wanted to help people and I really believe that this is more of a vocation than a job. The fact that 搁骋鲍鈥檚 Advancing Nursing Practice programme would give me further development and make me better at providing care just made it a natural progression.鈥�

搁骋鲍鈥檚 School of Nursing and Midwifery puts a heavy emphasis on addressing the current and future needs of its partners in the health service, with a number of dedicated post-graduate programmes and short courses available for practitioners.

It has been this professional-minded approach which Amy feels has had the biggest impact on her time in higher education.

She said: 鈥淎fter completing my PgDip, I am absolutely delighted to have fulfilled my original ambitions and am now in post working as a district nurse.

鈥淭here鈥檚 no rest for the wicked though 鈥� I鈥檓 actually already back at 红杏视频 studying towards getting my Non-Medical Prescribing 辩耻补濒颈蹿颈肠补迟颈辞苍.鈥�

While her professional development will continue, Amy鈥檚 graduation marks a significant achievement for her and one which brings a real smile to her face.

She added: 鈥淚鈥檓 immensely proud of myself for making it through the past two years, as there were a few times where I didn鈥檛 think I would be able to achieve what I鈥檇 set out to do.

鈥淎s a single mother to a four year old, it took a fair amount of juggling 鈥� with work, parenting, studying and everything else life throws at you in between 鈥� but I pushed through and got there. I am very grateful to my family for their support throughout everything, as they were with me every step of the way.

鈥淚 think I鈥檓 an advert for 鈥業f you set your mind to it, you can achieve anything鈥�. Or maybe I鈥檓 just stubborn!鈥�