BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult) with Registration - BS-NUR-AD11
An exciting, challenging undergraduate programme, newly revalidated for 2011
Your Step to a Career in Nursing
This exciting three year undergraduate programme is designed to develop practitioners with the skills and knowledge to work in the dynamic, changing health care environment: to problem solve, manage change and develop critical and analytical skills as well as the clinical skills to practice as a nurse.
You will work within a variety of settings e.g. home environment, hospitals and the community. This will include the opportunity to work within one of the largest NHS providers of health care in the UK.
This programme meets the NMC (2010) guiding principles which underpin pre-registration education for nurses, namely, ‘fitness for purpose’ and ‘fitness for practice’. This is a three year programme consisting of not less than 4,600 hours of study resulting in 360 credits across three levels.
Part 1: 120 credits at level 1 leading to progression point one of the programme
Part 2: 120 credits at level 2 leading to progression point two of the programme
Part 3: 120 credits at level 3 enabling Registration with the NMC
The BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing is field specific from day one, the all three years comprise of modules that are generic and field specific as well as taking into account the inter-professional nature of healthcare delivery. The balance between theory and practice hours is set at an approximate ratio of 50:50 in all 3 years, which means that you undertake not less than 2,300 hours in the practice setting and not less than 2,300 hours theoretical study which is inclusive of private study and assignment preparation time. Additionally your final practice placement will be a long placement (12 weeks minimum) to enable the student to consolidate knowledge, clinical skills competence and prepare them for transition to a qualified practitioner and ‘signed-off’ by an appropriately prepared mentor as required by the NMC.
You will be supernumerary throughout the three-year programme. On successfully completing the programme you will be awarded BSc (Hons) in Nursing (Adult) leading to Registration on Part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Register.
On completion of the programme you should have provided evidence of being able to:
- Understand and demonstrate coherent and detailed subject knowledge and professional competencies, underpinned by relevant research in order to provide safe nursing care
- Reflect on and apply ethical and legal principles to adult nursing practice
- Critically analyse the impact of lifestyles, environments and location of care delivery on the lives of service users and their families and carers
- Utilise effective communication skills, ensuring dignity is maintained and care is compassionate and respectful
- Work in partnership with service users, families and carers and other health and social care professionals, in promoting health, preventing illness and delivering high quality care
- Work inter-professionally to interpret the needs of adult service users, families and carers and facilitate positive outcomes
- Critically evaluate the evidence base for practice
- Practice within professional boundaries and guidance of professional bodies
- Develop leadership skills and contribute to service design and delivery in order to maintain and improve standards
- Demonstrate successful completion of NMC generic and field competencies and essential skills clusters for entry to the Register (NMC 2010)
Entry Requirements
Applicants must have:
- 5 GCSE’s at grade C or above to include maths, English and science: normally maths and English at grade B
PLUS
- 3 A levels grades BBB (preference being given to science subjects)
OR
- QCF BTEC Extended Diploma Distinction/Distinction/Distinction in: Health and Social Care (Health Sciences); Health and Social Care (Health studies);
OR
- Access to Higher Education course in Nursing Pathway or Health Sciences with a minimum of 45 level 3 credits at passed at Distinction. Plus normally GCSE maths and English at grade B or above, preferably 5 GCSEs at grade C or above.
Fees and Grants
Students receive a means tested bursary which is paid monthly. All tuition fees are paid by the NHS. All applicants must be eligible for NHS funding.
