Harnessing Your Superpowers: Thriving in Nursing – A Guide for UK Student Nurses with ADHD
By Louise Hoult

Are you a student nurse in the UK who feels like your brain just works... differently? Do you find yourself constantly overwhelmed, endlessly overthinking, or burning out while trying to keep up with nursing school and clinical placements?

You’re not alone—and you’re not broken.

This empowering guide is written for neurodivergent student nurses by a neurodivergent nurse. In Harnessing Your Superpowers, Louise Hoult draws on her own lived experience and professional insights to explore what it really feels like to navigate nursing education with ADHD in the UK. With warmth, humour, and hard-earned wisdom, she shows you how to work with your brain, not against it.

• Real-talk chapters on time blindness, memory struggles, executive dysfunction and emotional overwhelm

• Honest reflections on diagnosis, masking, rejection sensitivity, and burnout

• Game-changing tips for shift work, sleep, energy management, and feeding your ADHD brain

• Placement survival strategies and communication hacks that actually work

• UK-specific advice on medication, professional standards, and available support

• Encouragement, validation, and a reminder that you’re not just coping—you’re contributing

Whether you’ve just started nursing school, are deep in your placements, or are still waiting for your diagnosis, this book will help you feel seen, supported, and equipped to thrive.

ADHD isn’t a flaw—it’s your secret advantage. Let’s harness it.