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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Full Time
Sep 2027
3 Year
This course provides a flexible way to study, using mainly digital technologies and includes practical, hands-on experience. You’ll have the chance to learn flexibly around life commitments; you’ll be required to attend campus for a maximum of 20 days per year of the course. This provides the opportunity for you to apply your skills in a safe and controlled environment on our nursing wards, using patient simulators. You’ll also attend occupational health sessions and mandatory training, and you’ll undertake practice placements across the NHS and healthcare organisations in a setting close to home. Regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), with strong partnerships with NHS Trusts, private and voluntary organisations, you’ll learn and be supported by experienced lecturers, practice supervisors and assessors, and those who know what it’s like to be an adult nurse
This module involves exploring your development as a professional, examining your personal and professional attitudes and beliefs, as well as relating these to your future professional role as an adult nurse. You?ll gain an understanding about how you can develop as a learner and maintain your physical and mental health, so you are able to promote and support people with their health. You?ll also learn how to manage the transition to university and explore ethical and professional codes underpinning adult nursing.
This module provides the opportunity for you to develop the fundamental knowledge and skills required to care for adults, as well as people of all ages from conception to end of life, with a range of physical, mental health and cognitive care needs. You?ll learn about the principles of holistic assessment and management of well and sick people of all ages. You?ll also have the opportunity to gain an understanding of development through the lifespan by exploring the principles of anatomy and physiology, as well as be introduced to pharmacology and medicines administration.
This module provides the opportunity for you to develop the fundamental skills of nursing practice including personal hygiene, infection control, undertaking observations and basic life support. You?ll complete a practice learning experience where you will put the theory you have learnt into practice.
This module provides you with an opportunity to further develop the fundamental skills of nursing practice including personal hygiene, infection control, undertaking observations and basic life support. You?ll complete a practice learning experience, where you?ll put the theory you?ve learnt into practice.
This module introduces you to the nature of knowledge and how it supports evidenced-based nursing practice. You?ll learn about how to search for and read evidence to identify its value and relevance to nursing practice. You?ll explore how to evaluate published research and will be introduced to the concept of ethics within healthcare research. You?ll also develop and use a variety of transferable skills including literature searching, critical appraisal of evidence and application of evidence to your own and the nursing practice of others.
This module builds on the knowledge and skills you developed in Year 1. You?ll expand your range of assessment skills and apply them to more complex adult care encounters, using your knowledge to recognise deterioration and begin to identify appropriate interventions to meet the care needs for people with a range of complex physical, mental health and cognitive care needs. You?ll also plan care needs and begin to formulate care plans to meet the needs of individuals and groups of people in your care.
This module builds on the Understanding Knowledge and Evidence for Nursing module in Year 1 and introduces you to the design of research studies, including literature reviews and empirical studies. You?ll have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills of research methods and design preparing you to undertake a study relevant to adult nursing in Year 3. You?ll also learn about research ethics, data collection, analysis and research approaches including qualitative, qualitative and mixed method studies, literature reviews undertaken systematically, systematic reviews and audits.
This module builds on the Becoming a Professional module in Year 1 and provides the opportunity for you to develop the professional and transferable knowledge and skills required to become a Registered Nurse. You?ll gain an understanding of professional, legal, and ethical knowledge and frameworks, and their role in your clinical decision-making. You?ll also have the opportunity to develop your understanding and skills for effective team working, leadership and management to enable you to positively influence care delivery, decisions and management for people in your care.
This module provides you with the opportunity to develop a wider range of skills in nursing practice including cannulation and phlebotomy. You?ll complete a practice learning experience, where you?ll put the theory you?ve learnt into practice.
This module provides you with the opportunity to further develop your skills in nursing practice including cannulation and phlebotomy. You?ll complete a practice learning experience, where you?ll put the theory you?ve learnt into practice.
This module builds on professionally themed modules in Year 1 and 2 to consolidate your preparation to become a qualified nurse. You?ll have the opportunity to develop future nurse leader skills to prepare you to positively influence care beyond the organisation to a national and global level. You?ll also have the chance to develop skills in promoting quality care and service improvements across and beyond the organisation. The module prepares you to undertake the role of teacher to individuals and groups, as well as the role of practice supervisor for future nurses.
This module builds on the knowledge and skills developed in Year 1 and 2, enabling you to further develop your critical understanding of assessment skills to recognise and respond appropriately to the deteriorating patient. You?ll have the opportunity to expand your skills and apply them to managing and coordinating the care of adults with a range of conditions varying in complexity and in a range of settings under minimal supervision. The module also assists you to develop skills in advanced care management and complex discharge or transfer planning.
This module provides the opportunity for you to gain fundamental skills of nursing practice including intravenous medicine administration. You?ll complete a practice learning experience where you?ll put the theory you?ve learnt into practice.
This module provides you with the opportunity to gain fundamental skills of nursing practice including intravenous medicines administration. You?ll complete a practice learning experience where you?ll put the theory you?ve learnt into practice.
This module builds on the evidence and research modules in Year 1 and 2, enabling you to systematically undertake a literature review or a small scale research project based on the research proposal developed in Year 2. You?ll have the opportunity to develop a detailed literature review report or research study report. You?ll use one of a variety of approaches namely; Qualitative, Quantitative or mixed methods, audit, or a review of literature undertaken in a systematic way, within the adult nursing field. You?ll also be involved in data collection and analysis.
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