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Children's Nursing

Entry requirements


GCSE/National 4/National 5

In addition, you will require five GCSEs including Maths, English and Science at Grade C/4 or above (or a suitable equivalent).

UCAS Tariff

112-136

A typical offer will require a UCAS Tariff score between 112-136 points; or an Access to Nursing qualification (minimum of 30 Level 3 credits at Distinction, 12 at Merit, and 3 at Pass). Those whom English is not their first language must achieve a minimum score of 7.0 overall or equivalent for the International English Language Test Score (IELTS).

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About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Children's nursing

Children's nurses care for children from birth to adulthood and support their families to care for them. Children’s Nurses bring a detailed understanding of children and young people’s health and wellbeing, clinical and technical skills and skilled communication to enable families to feel safe In their care. If you are a compassionate individual with a drive to support and care, a career in children’s nursing could be for you.

On our BSc (Hons) Children’s Nursing degree you'll learn the skills you need to be able to join a dedicated team committed to delivering exceptional child and family-centred care, whilst being a pillar of support. Upon completion of the degree, you’ll be eligible to register as a Children’s Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Council.

Becoming a children’s nurse is an extremely rewarding yet challenging career. You’ll have experiences from neonatal units to general children’s wards, children’s own homes to paediatric intensive care and everything in between, giving you a rounded view of children and young people’s healthcare and learn the theory and evidence that informs that care. As a qualified children’s nurse you’ll have the opportunity to grow and take on a range of roles, providing plenty opportunities for career advancement.

To support your studies, the UK Government are continuing to provide adult nursing students with a payment of at least £5,000 a year which will not need to be paid back. Search NHS Learning Support Fund to find out more and for the eligibility criteria.

Buckinghamshire New University has a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, innovative and contemporary nurse education. Our children nursing degree programme integrates academic study alongside practice-based learning. It is underpinned by a strong collaboration between the University, service users (experts by experience) and our NHS practice partners, helping you to gain the knowledge and skills you need for your future career in children’s nursing.

Led by a dedicated teaching team of professional nurses and educators, you’ll have access to their wealth of clinical expertise and research activity in child health care. This will allow you to benefit from their experiences, insights and perspectives to enhance your learning.

You'll learn how to perform a range of nursing skills with proficiency, predicated on contemporary knowledge and the understanding of best practice. You’ll also understand how to practice in a non- judgemental and anti-discriminatory way, prioritising the needs of children, young people and their families, respecting their choices and individual wishes and promoting health.

During your time on the BSc Children’s Nursing degree, you’ll have the opportunity to go on placement in a range of our linked trusts and hospitals. Here you’ll build up your confidence, put your learnt skills to practice and get a taster in what a day in the life of a nurse is really like.

We have impressive facilities with state-of-the-art equipment. You’ll get to recreate real scenarios so when you’re out on placement you’ll be confident in your nursing skills.

Whilst children’s nursing is a rewarding career, we also understand studying children’s nursing at university can be challenging at times. Throughout your time on the course you’ll gain direct support both in the classroom and on placement, as we provide a link-lecturer for every placement to support students in practice.

On campus you can find further support in the form of our Student Wellbeing Centre and our Student Learning Achievement Centre. Here we will be able to help you with a range of areas such as academic writing and building your CV.

Modules

**Year one**
**Core Modules**
Introduction to Professional Practice
Fundamental Skills for Nursing
Essential Anatomy and Physiology for Healthcare
Pharmacology and Numeracy in Nursing
Understanding Health, Illness, Disability and Diversity Across the Lifespan
Becoming a Children's Nurse
Beginning Practice

**Year two**
**Core Modules**
Approaches to Research Methods, Appraisal and Application in Nursing
The Professional Context of Nursing
Understanding Health Conditions in Children's Nursing
Assessing Needs and Planning Care in Children's Nursing
Developing Competence in Children's Nursing
Progressing in Practice

**Optional Modules**
Choose from one of the following:
Socio-cultural Aspects of Health
Sexual Health
Infant Feeding Practice
Elective Placement

**Year three**
**Core Modules**
Leading and Managing Care
Medicines Management
Coordinating Complex Care in Children's Nursing
Advancing Nursing Practice
Preparing for Registration in Children's Nursing
Attaining Competence in Practice

Assessment methods

We include assessments which reflect real life nursing practices and, across the three years, you will be assessed through a number of means, such as:

reflective assignments
presentations
exams
academic poster development
assignments
literature review
oral exams.

You are also required to complete the knowledge skills and behaviours included in the Practice Assessment Document in each year of practice.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£16,750
per year
International
£16,750
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

Extra funding

Buckinghamshire New University offers a range of bursaries and scholarships. For more information, please visit bnu.ac.uk/bursaries

The Uni


Course locations:

Uxbridge Campus

Aylesbury Campus

Department:

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

69%
Children's nursing

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Children's nursing

Teaching and learning

77%
Staff make the subject interesting
81%
Staff are good at explaining things
65%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
85%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

77%
Library resources
73%
IT resources
81%
Course specific equipment and facilities
33%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

97%
UK students
3%
International students
3%
Male students
97%
Female students
82%
2:1 or above
20%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
C
C

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Children's nursing

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£24,000
high
Average annual salary
98%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

87%
Nursing and midwifery professionals
4%
Caring personal services
3%
Teaching and educational professionals

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Children's nursing

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£32k

£32k

£31k

£31k

£34k

£34k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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