BNurs (Hons) Childrens Nursing with Foundation Year

Bachelor's degree

In Wolverhampton

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Wolverhampton

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 they provide can span across a wide range of needs from the sick new-born baby to the young person who has a chronic disease. Wherever children require care, including their home, school, a residential setting or in hospital.

The field of Children & Young Peoples nursing enables you to develop the knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective nursing care to children and young people. This enables you to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a registered Child Nurse in a variety of health care settings. It will educate you to a high clinical, professional and academic standard ready to practice in the 21st century. This is a professional vocational award that carefully integrates theory and practice, with 50% of the programme delivered in practice and 50% within the University.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Wolverhampton (West Midlands)
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Wulfruna Street, WV1 1LY

Start date

On request

About this course

Please note:

The first year of this course will be taught at Wolverhampton City Campus, followed by three years at Walsall Campus. 
In order to secure a place on the Adult Nursing with Foundation Year, there is a selection process. Please click here for further information on Interview Prep.

 

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Subjects

  • Effective Communication
  • Communication Training
  • Nursing Practice
  • Systems
  • Public

Course programme

Module: 3HL007

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will consider the ways in which systems of the body interact in order to maintain homeostasis. You will be introduced to the anatomy and physiology of the human body and the organisation of body structures and systems. The module will also consider communication systems within the body and the protective and survival mechanisms that work together to maintain a 'healthy' state. Aim: To introduce you to the anatomy and physiology of the human body, its body structures and systems.


Module: 3ED004

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

You will work with peers on case studies centred on the concept of the family. You will learn how different professions work together through group tasks.


Module: 3HW003

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

Many factors combine together to affect the health of individuals and communities. Whether people are healthy or not is determined to a large extent by their circumstances and environment. This module discusses some of the reasons for this and looks at how levels of health differ between different groups in society. Aim: To enable you to develop awareness of the determinants of health


Module: 3ED002

Credits: 40

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module is a combination of academic study skills and problem based learning designed to develop your skills and prepare you for undergraduate study. You will learn skills such as critical reading, academic writing and the importance of referencing. You will learn about working with others to solve problems. Learning Outcomes 1) Carry out defined investigative strategies and communicate results effectively in a given format 2) Use a range of digital tools to complete tasks effectively 3) Collect information to inform a choice of solutions to problems 4) Reflect on own and others' behaviours and capabilities against given criteria


Module: 3ED003

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module will introduce you to ethical issues within your field of study. You will explore issues of respect for others, cultural awareness, and equality and diversity in your subject. You will be faced with ethical dilemmas and will need to formulate responses that demonstrate your understanding of what it means to be an ethical practitioner.


Module: 4NH040

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus; Burton Education Centre, Burton Hospital

This module is intended to provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to support you within your first care setting. During the module you will consider the legal, ethical and professional aspects of care interventions across a range of sectors including the public, private and charitable sectors. You will explore commonly encountered health conditions and a range of nursing interventions utilised across all fields of nursing practice and you will examine how effective communication strategies can assist the process of working in partnership with others


Module: 4NH026

Credits: 40

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Burton Education Centre, Burton Hospital; Walsall Campus

This module enables you to explore the human life journey from conception to death. In so doing you will develop an understanding of public health, health protection and health promotion and their significance to your developing nursing practice. During this module you will learn how to undertake a health needs assessment of a local population, which will provide a basis for you to examine the impact and influence of genomics; lifestyle choice; mental ill-health; wider determinants of health; and communicable disease on the human life journey, its diversity and population health. Throughout the module you will develop knowledge and skills pertaining to evidence based practice and learn how research, analysis of research and evaluation of findings can inform healthcare interventions


Module: 4NH027

Credits: 40

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus; Burton Education Centre, Burton Hospital

This module sets out to introduce you to a variety of approaches to communication that you might employ in managing interactions and interventions with others in practice. Through the acquisition of evidence based knowledge you will be enabled to develop and maintain effective communication and relationship management skills in accordance with the requirements of The Code (NMC, 2018). The Code expects all nurses to use a range of communication skills and technologies to support person-centred care. You will have the opportunity to explore ways in which you can ensure people receive the information they need in a language and manner that allows them to make informed choices and share decision making.


Module: 4NH028

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus; Burton Education Centre, Burton Hospital

This module enables you to explore the importance of being self-aware as a health care professional. You will consider reflective practice and its significance to the legal, ethical and professional requirements of your role. You will do this by being encouraged to identify and explore approaches to reflective practice in order to prepare for your lifelong journey of self-reflection as part of your continual professional growth and development.


Module: 4NH040

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Optional

Locations: Walsall Campus; Burton Education Centre, Burton Hospital

This module is intended to provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to support you within your first care setting. During the module you will consider the legal, ethical and professional aspects of care interventions across a range of sectors including the public, private and charitable sectors. You will explore commonly encountered health conditions and a range of nursing interventions utilised across all fields of nursing practice and you will examine how effective communication strategies can assist the process of working in partnership with others


Module: 4NH026

Credits: 40

Period: 2

Type: Optional

Locations: Walsall Campus; Burton Education Centre, Burton Hospital

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Additional information

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.

BNurs (Hons) Childrens Nursing with Foundation Year

£ 9,250 + VAT