Children's Nursing BN (Hons)

You will apply theory to practice in Children's Nursing while developing key skills. You will also learn about anatomy, physiology and pharmacology.

MODULES

• Applied Anatomy, Physiology and Integrated Pharmacology (20 Credits) Core: This module is designed to develop an understanding of basic human anatomy and physiology, show how these are linked to the biological basis of pharmacology, and subsequently applied in practice.
  
  
• Introduction to Person-Centred Care (20 Credits) Core: This module aims to introduce the concept of holistic person-centred care of service users across the lifespan with an understanding of human development. Understanding the importance of effective communication with service user, family, MDT across healthcare settings.
  
  
• Person-Centred Care (20 Credits) Core: This module aims to introduce evidence-based practice, and the impact on the provision of high-quality care. The module will explore the impact of socio-economic and environmental factors on health and well-being across the lifespan.
  
  
• 21st Century Nurse (20 Credits) Core: This module is designed to prepare you to become an effective nurse for the 21st century integrating learning-to-learn and reflection leading to persona and professional development.
  
  
• Practice Learning 1 (40 Credits) Core: This module provides you with practice learning opportunities which provides a range of experiences across fields. The module will introduce cross field and field specific skills for nursing. You will develop an understanding of, and be able to demonstrate, the skills required for practice.

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the course that will take the form of either core or option modules and should be used as a guide. We review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects. If during a review process, course content is significantly changed, we will contact you to notify you of these changes if you receive an offer from us.

Aims to equip you with the skills to demonstrate competence in coordinating and leading care. You will again study anatomy, physiology and pharmacology. 

MODULES

• Interprofessional Research & Innovation (20 Credits) Core: This module develops an understanding of interprofessional practice, evidence-based service improvement and innovation.
  
  
• Practice Learning 2a Children's Nurse (20 Credits) Core: This module provides you with practice learning opportunities which provide a range of experiences across fields. The module will build on cross field and field specific skills for nursing. You will actively participate in and work towards increasing confidence and competence is able to provide care.
  
  
• Practice Learning 2b Children's Nurse (20 Credits) Core: This module provides you with practice learning opportunities which provide a range of experiences across fields. The module will continue to build on cross field and field specific skills for nursing. You will actively participate in and work towards increasing confidence and competence providing care with minimal guidance.
  
  
• Field Nursing 1 Child (20 Credits) Core: This module aims to explore health promotion and prevention of ill health of service users. The aim is to demonstrate understanding of enhanced communication to empower and enable service users, and work effectively across the multi-disciplinary team and a range of settings.
  
  
• Field Nursing 2 Child (20 Credits) Core: This module will focus on field specific nursing conditions with increasing complexity and service users with co-morbidities. The module will explore identification and management of risk and factors which influence this.
  
  
• Applied Sciences in Children's Field (20 Credits) Core: This module will support you to apply knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, principles of pharmacology and how these are applied in field specific nursing practice.
  
  
• Year abroad study exchange (120 Credits) Optional

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the course that will take the form of either core or option modules and should be used as a guide. We review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects. If during a review process, course content is significantly changed, we will contact you to notify you of these changes if you receive an offer from us.

Focuses on advancing your leadership and clinical skills in Children’s Nursing, and consolidating your understanding in other nursing fields.

MODULES

• Prescribing Ready (20 Credits) Core: This module critically explores the complexities of human anatomy and physiology and pharmacology in preparation for registration and prescribing ready.
  
  
• Advancing Leadership and Supervision (20 Credits) Core: This module is designed to support transition to registration, through developing your leadership and teaching potential in preparation for 21st-century nursing.
  
  
• Extended Project (40 Credits) Core: This module is designed to support transition to registration, through developing your appreciation of the steps involved in developing a proposal for service improvement in order to enhance the delivery of care for the 21st century.
  
  
• Practice Learning 3 Children's Nurse (40 Credits) Core: This module will provide you with practice learning opportunities which provide a range of experiences across fields. The module will build on cross field and field specific skills for nursing. You will actively participate in and work towards increasing confidence and competence to be able to provide care with minimal guidance.
  
  
• Numeracy Competency for Registration Core: This module aims to consolidate previous learning in the Nursing programme related to numeracy and enable you to achieve the required level of numeracy competency for entry on to the nursing register as required by Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2018) Standards for pre-registration nursing programmes. Part 3 of Realising professionalism: Standards for education and training section 4.6.

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the course that will take the form of either core or option modules and should be used as a guide. We review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects. If during a review process, course content is significantly changed, we will contact you to notify you of these changes if you receive an offer from us.

This course is not available to international students.

Your course will involve additional costs not covered by your tuition fees. This may include books, printing, photocopying, educational stationery and related materials, specialist clothing, travel to placements, optional field trips and software. Compulsory field trips are covered by your tuition fees. 

If you are living away from home during your time at university, you will need to cover costs such as accommodation, food, travel and bills.

A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) and occupational health clearance are required prior to admission onto the course. For details about the cost of the DBS and for further information please visit the Disclosure and Barring Service - DBS page on the website.