BSc (Hons) Nursing

Nursing is a dynamic profession, adapting and responding to requirements of policy and the needs of the population. Nurses promote the health and well being of individuals, families and communities with care and compassion. They use clinical judgment to protect, promote and optimise health, aiming to provide the best possible quality of life for the people they work with.

This course integrates theory and practice, with clinical placements in each year. It will enable you to deliver high standards of nursing care with confidence. You will experience interactive learning and assessment, including practice in the Clinical Simulation Suite.

In Year One the focus is on the lifespan and clinical placements reflect this. You will study the essential elements of nursing (professional issues, nursing knowledge, health promotion and social sciences), skills for nursing practice (essential care and communication) and applied science (chemistry, physiology and pharmacology).

In Year Two, you will learn how to assess and care for ill adults. Real client and patient experiences are used as the focus for group learning. You will further develop your knowledge of applied science. Clinical placements will be in the hospital setting.

Year Three modules will help you to learn about caring for patients with acute and critical care needs, as well as rehabilitation and long term conditions. You will learn more about the importance of using evidence to support your management of care.

In Year Four, the focus is on clinical leadership and management. Development of professional and academic interests are encouraged. For example, opportunities exist for students to select an area of clinical practise for the final placement. This may enhance your future career. You will also complete a dissertation in the form of a research proposal.

On this four year course you may be entitled to a bursary from SAAS

We have implemented an Interprofessional Education (IPE) focus within all of our UG healthcare courses to help produce graduates who are confident in their own professional identity but with additional skills that will allow them to work as effective team members. The IPE component will develop your mutual understanding of roles, expertise and values of other team members; skills and strategies in working in teams; problem solving, team decision making skills; role flexibility; and ability to learn from others.
Structure:You will study a range of modules to complete an honours degree over four years.

• Integration of theory and practice through the use of case-based learning resources.
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• Emphasis on developing confident and competent nurses.
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• Small class sizes and strong support from an experienced course team.
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  Placement: Placements take place each year.
  Professional Registration: Successful completion of this programme leads to registration (Registered Nurse {Adult}) with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC).