A final year nursing student has spoken of the personalised learning environment she is experiencing while studying at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo.Bachelor of Nursing student Ms Jill Carnell said, "Our class sizes at Charles Sturt University in Dubbo are small. There's between eight and 12 students in lectures and tutorials, and we all get along well together."It gives us the advantage of having a personalised learning environment, and we have a lot more time to go through the subject matter and study it closely.Her comments come as a nursing information session for prospective students will be held at CSU in Dubbo from 6pm on Tuesday 13 September.Ms Carnell said, "We form good relationships with our lecturers, making the study environment much more enjoyable and relaxed."The lecturers have time to spend on us, they help us brush up on some of the things we might be hazy on and make sure we understand."Basically, we're really able to put a foot forward on our learning because there's more time for us to go through the content."Ms Carnell from Dubbo says she is motivated to pursue a career in nursing by a desire to care for people at some of the most vulnerable points in their lives."Whatever the reason someone is in hospital, I want to make the process easier for them and their family, and I want to be there for them the best way I can."I also love the science in nursing, including learning about medication and different medical procedures and treatments and how they work on the body."It's fascinating to be a part of something that is constantly evolving and changing with the sole purpose of making life better for people."The CSU student says a highlight of the nursing degree has been the range of hospitals offered to students for their workplace learning."I've had the privilege of doing some clinical placements in major tertiary hospitals, and it's made me really appreciate both sides of nursing: the nursing that comes with hospitals with 1 000 beds and specialist services, and the nursing that comes with a 30 bed hospital and the on-call doctor."It's helped me see the different demands that the different environments place on nurses.Her advice to prospective nursing students includes a need to understand what they're undertaking."Nursing is learning for life because the field is forever changing. ""You need to be passionate and determined, and you need to know how to de-stress."Ms Carnell has applied for a new graduate position at Dubbo Base Hospital, and she'd eventually like to work in trauma and critical care for the Rural Flying Doctor Service or the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. The CSU nursing information session will hear from current nursing students and graduates, health administrators, and lecturer from the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health at CSU in Dubbo Ms Cathy Maginnis.