Embark on an innovative Nursing (Child) BSc course to build a confident career in paediatric care. If you possess the passion and ambition to positively impact children, young people, and their families, this programme empowers you to excel as a children's nurse. From infancy through adulthood, you'll gain essential knowledge and skills for specialised healthcare settings, supported by a dedicated community that fosters high-standard care and meaningful professional growth.Why select this course? It ranks 5th in the UK for nursing per QS World Rankings 2022 and features innovative teaching, such as safe interactions with children before placements, alongside world-leading research from the Centre for Children and Young People's Health Research. Collaborate on projects like SHYNE with mental health students, benefit from award nominations, and prepare for Nursing and Midwifery Council registration. The curriculum progresses from foundational skills in year one to advanced leadership and personalised learning in year three, including diverse placements and clinical supervision.
In your first year, you'll develop your practical skills in a simulated clinical environment within our Medical School. Module topics will introduce you to professional nursing, biosciences and clinical learning. In year two your knowledge and skills in biological sciences, sociology, psychology and pharmacology will grow. You'll apply your learning to assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating how people are cared for. There are a variety of placements in year two, with resilience-based clinical supervision to support your development. By your final year you'll be working under more distant supervision and you'll be responsible for a small group of patients, making confident and proactive decisions for their health. You'll take part in advanced clinical learning and developing your leadership skills for practice. You'll also have the opportunity to personalise your learning in year three through a choice of optional modules.
A local representative of University of Nottingham in Singapore is available online to assist you with enquiries about this course.