Learning Disability Nursing
UCAS Code: B703
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Accepted at DM with an BTEC Subsidiary Diploma or Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma at Merit, or with an A-level at C.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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About this course
Our BSc (Hons) Learning Disability Nursing course gives you a registration through the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a nurse for people with learning disabilities.
This degree will equip you with nursing skills to work within health and social care environments with people with learning disabilities. Studying this course will also enable you to work with a wide range of other professions that care for people with learning disabilities and their families. The practical placements that you will take throughout this course will be in a variety of health, education and social care settings with people of all ages that have a range of learning disabilities.
From September 2018 we will be offering a new curriculum based on the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) proposed standards for education 2017. This curriculum will offer placement learning opportunities throughout Northamptonshire and beyond. Taught elements will include: public and population health; assessing planning and providing care; leading nursing care; working in teams and coordinating and improving quality of care.
On completion of this course you could pursue a wide range of professional careers in health and social care in NHS, private or education sector, including Registered Nurse; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Community Nurse; Strategic Healthcare Facilitator; School Nurse; Prison Nurse; Nurse Consultant; Nurse Educator; Nurse Researcher and manager.
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Modules
STAGE 1:
• Practice Development 1 (compulsory)
• The Development of Personal and Professional Self (compulsory)
• Foundations of Support for People with a Learning Disability (compulsory)
• Nursing Practice 1 (compulsory)
• Essential Human Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing (compulsory)
STAGE 2:
• Practice Development 2 (compulsory)
• Applied research in Public Health (compulsory)
• The Journey through the Lifecycle (compulsory)
• Nursing Practice 2 (compulsory)
STAGE 3:
• Practice Development 3 (compulsory)
• Dissertation Practice Focused Project (compulsory)
• Managing the Complexities of Care in Learning Disabilities (compulsory)
• Nursing Practice 3 (compulsory)
Module information is quoted for 17/18 entry. Please note that modules run subject to student numbers and staff availability, any changes will be communicated to applicants accordingly.
Assessment methods
The course is assessed in a number of ways:
• Electronic nursing practice portfolio for each year
• Essays
• Presentation
• Nursing Care Plan
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