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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Nursing (with Honours) - BN (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    23-SEP-24

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary


Overview

Achieve your potential – become a qualified nurse with our BN (Hons) Nursing (Adult) degree. Our degree in Adult Nursing is developed and delivered with NHS partners allowing you to get the most extensive, practical experience possible.By training on medical manikins before spending much of your time on placement in real healthcare settings, you’ll develop the skills and self-assurance for a successful career as a nurse.- Practise your skills on medical manikins and simulated patients in our Centre for Simulation in Health and Care, one of the country’s leading healthcare teaching environments- Spend time on clinical placements in real hospitals and NHS Trusts, learning to confidently examine, assess and treat patients- Study at the first institution in the country to be accredited by the Association of Simulated Practice in Healthcare, and on a nursing course approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and endorsed by Skills for Care- Be eligible to register with the NMC as an adult nurse on graduation


Accredited by:

This course has been approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), meaning the course meets the standards of education, training, conduct and performance required for nurses in the UK.For pre-registration nursing, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018, Part 1: Standards Framework for nursing and midwifery education, 5.12, page 12) state that there is no compensation between theory and practice learning.This course will prepare graduates to be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). It's your responsibility to seek registration with the NMC, on completion of your course. This registration must be sought within 5 years of successful completion of your course.This course is also accredited by the Association of Simulated Practice in Healthcare. The University of Portsmouth is the first institution in the country to receive this accreditation.


Careers and opportunities

Nursing is a vital role with healthcare services – nurses and midwives make up nearly half of the global health workforce.


Part 1 registration

When you finish your Adult Nursing degree, you'll be eligible to apply for registration on part 1 (Adult) of the professional Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register, which allows you to work as a Registered Nurse in the UK.You'll also be ready to work as a nurse overseas, within a wide range of nursing roles in primary and secondary care (once you've registered with any applicable overseas nursing bodies).


What can you do with a Nursing (Adult) degree?

Graduates could go on to work as:- nursing roles in primary or secondary care in the UK and overseas- charity and aid work- advanced practice nurse specialism- nurse education and mentoring- healthcare management in ward sister or lead nurse roles


Clinical placements

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

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University information

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

  • University League Table

    47th

  • Campus address

    University of Portsmouth, University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 2UP, England

Over 5,700 of the university's 24,000 students come from 150 countries around the world.
The University of Portsmouth Global team is dedicated to supporting international students from enquiry, through application and arrival, to graduation.
Brand new sports facilities at the Ravelin sports centre, including an 8-lane swimming pool, 175-station gym, climbing wall and ski simulator.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    28th out of 81 14

  • Entry standards

    / Max 209
    132 63%

    40th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    100.0 100%

    1st

    59
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.72 74%

    37th

    37

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