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Nursing/Registered Nurse: Children's Nursing

Entry requirements


A level

B,C,C-B,B,C

Access to HE Diploma

D:15,M:30

60 credits overall with 45 at level 3

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

Scottish Higher

B,B,B,C-B,B,B,B

T Level

Pass (C and above)

UCAS Tariff

104-112

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About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Children's nursing

You’re passionate, caring and want to make a difference in the lives of children. Our children's nursing degree is designed to give you the professional and academic qualifications you need to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and become a children's nurse.

This child nursing course will prepare you to work in a wide range of settings including A&E, neonates and specialist children's hospitals.

**Course Overview**

You'll divide your time equally between academic study and practice-based placements. You will be working with highly experienced professionals to support children, families and carers, and develop your skills and confidence. Placements are available across the sector including inpatient, community, private and voluntary sectors. Additionally, there is an opportunity for you to arrange an enrichment placement that could involve national or international work.

Our academic staff have extensive professional expertise and will develop your specialist knowledge and understanding of children's nursing at university. You will develop your independent thinking and problem-solving skills. Your learning will include the use of clinical labs, mock hospital wards, guest speakers, workshops and simulation. All of which will be supported by a wide variety of online learning opportunities, including our innovative virtual learning environment.

**On this course you will...**

- Be prepared for a dynamic career, working with children, young people and their families.

- Make use of first-class simulation facilities, allowing you to experience challenging cases and build your confidence in a safe environment.

- Complete placements in a wide variety of settings of both inner city and rural environments.

- Be taught by an experienced team of supportive practitioners with clinical experience in a wide range of settings.

- Achieve an NMC professional qualification and have a clear career trajectory as a registered nurse when you graduate.

**What you will learn**

The primary goal of the lecturing team is to see you become an excellent care provider, who has a firm and current knowledge of the acute and chronic physical conditions and diseases affecting children - enabling you to manage care and influence change in nursing.

If you want to make a smooth transition into a challenging but rewarding job in children’s nursing with a course that brings out the very best practitioner in you, our team will help you do just that.

You will spend 50% of the programme in clinical practice being supervised and assessed by clinical staff. The theoretical part of your degree is delivered by expert teaching staff and is based on the latest evidence and research, using modern teaching methods and technology.

**Year one**

- Applied Biological Sciences for Health

- Professional Practice and Accountability

- Developing Evidence Based Practice

- Introduction to Communication and Interpersonal Skills

- Concepts of Health and Social Policy

- Introduction to Children's Nursing

**Year two**

- Pharmacology and Medicine Therapeutics

- Living with Long Term Conditions Across the Lifespan

- Learning from the Lived Experience

- Communication and Relationship Management in a Therapeutic Context

- Complex Care Needs of Children and Young People

- Managing Acute Care Needs of the Child and Young Person

**Year three**

- Clinical Decision Making and Complex Care

- Contemporary Issues and Change Management in Professional Practice

- Public Health

- Leading and Managing Health and Social Care

- Consolidation of Children’s Nursing Practice

Tuition fees

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

England
£9,250
per year
EU
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course locations:

Carlisle - Fusehill Street

Lancaster

Department:

Nursing, Health and Professional Practice

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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.

46%
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

85%
Staff make the subject interesting
62%
Staff are good at explaining things
85%
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
85%
IT resources
85%
Course specific equipment and facilities
62%
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?

100%
UK students
0%
International students
4%
Male students
96%
Female students
63%
2:1 or above
25%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
C
B

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.

£22,000
med
Average annual salary
100%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

97%
Nursing and midwifery professionals
3%
Health professionals
1%
Childcare and related personal services

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.

£29k

£29k

£31k

£31k

£30k

£30k

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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