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Qualification
Bachelor of Nursing (with Honours) - BNurs (H)
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Location
Sister Dora Building, Walsall
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
APR
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
The BNurs (Hons) Children's Nursing degree at the University of Wolverhampton equips you with the knowledge, skills, and experience to become a competent and compassionate children's nurse. With a strong emphasis on evidence-based practice, you will gain a deep understanding of child development, healthcare needs, and the delivery of specialised nursing care. Upon completion, youll be prepared for a career in caring for children, infants, and family members.
Why choose this course?
The BNurs (Hons) Children's Nursing degree offers a comprehensive and specialised programme, designed to prepare you for a fulfilling career in paediatric healthcare. This course provides a solid foundation of theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and clinical experience necessary to excel in the field of children's nursing.
During the course, you will delve into various aspects of children's healthcare, focusing on the unique physical, emotional, and developmental needs of young patients. Through a combination of classroom learning, hands-on training, and clinical placements, you will develop the expertise required to deliver high-quality, family-centred care.
Children's nursing is a rewarding career involving caring for new-born babies in intensive care to looking after young people, whilst offering support to family members. The care children's nurses provide can span a wide range of needs: from the sick newborn baby to the young person who has a chronic disease, and in settings wherever children require care, including their home, school, a residential setting or in hospital.
What happens on the course?
To meet the requirements to register as a nurse, youll need to fulfil a set number of compulsory study hours. These have been agreed as 4,600 hours in three years. Our childrens nursing degree is especially designed to ensure you fulfil these hours, developing key skills and knowledge throughout. 50% of your course will be situated in the University and 50% in a variety of practice areas.
Students will study all core modules together. Field-specific modules relate entirely to children and young peoples nursing.
In practice, students attend a wide range of placements, enabling them to care for children and young people with different conditions. At the end of the third year, you may opt to undertake a placement overseas. Some academic modules will be core modules which will mean all students will study together, and some are field specific which relate entirely to children and young people's nursing. The modules will help you develop a range of key skills which are essential for successful lifelong learning in healthcare.
Application deadline
31 January
Tuition fees
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拢 14,950per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
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University information
University of Wolverhampton
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University League Table
111th
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Campus address
University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV1 1LY, England
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