Children and Young People's Nursing
Entry requirements
A level
112 - 120 UCAS Tariff points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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About this course
**Gain hands-on skills and experience on a course where 50 per cent of your learning is practice based and course completion leads to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a children's nurse.**
A nurse needs to be able to assess care needs then plan implement and evaluate care for children and young people with a range of illnesses and conditions. This calls for excellent communication skills and compassion as well as specialist knowledge and nursing skills all of which you acquire from this degree.
Areas of study include health and primary care in the community; assessment and interventions; complex care; public health; multi-professional care for mental-health problems; and advocacy empowerment and protection.
**Why choose this course?**
- Develop the knowledge skills attitudes and behaviours required of a children’s nurse who can meet the demands of the role with confidence
- Work in close partnership with a multi-professional team to deliver holistic care to children young people and their families in a variety of healthcare settings
- Benefit from University facilities that include new simulation labs with state-of-the-art medical mannequins so you can experience real-life scenarios in a safe and supported environment
- Study with a team of lecturers who are also experienced registered nurses. In practice settings you are supervised by practitioners trained to support your learning
- Learn how to prioritise the wellbeing and safety of children and young people as well as their families carers and educators through critical self-reflection and safe practice in accordance with The Code (NMC 2018)
- On completion of the course you will have met the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Future nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018) and can apply for registration as a children’s nurse
**Additional information**
We would strongly recommend that all successful applicants (unless exempt on medical grounds) receive a full course of Covid-19 vaccinations prior to commencing the course.
Modules
Areas of study may include:
- Introduction to nursing interventions
- Understanding health
- Assessment and interventions in children and young people's nursing
- Partnership working in children and young people's nursing
- Law and decision making in medicines management
- Leading complex care in children and young people's nursing
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