Nursing/Registered Nurse: Adult Nursing

University of Cumbria

The programme is studied full time over three years and you will be expected to attend study and placements during the weeks specified on the programme planner. This will be made available to you on commencement of the course. For students who might wish to undertake placements closer to home, if you study at the Lancaster campus you may have the opportunity to undertake placements with the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust, and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay.Equal value is placed on theory and practice for the duration of the BSc Nursing programme and you will develop confidence and competence in the achievement of the NMC proficiencies through your engagement with practice-related experiences.Throughout the length of the course you will be introduced to essential knowledge that a nurse is required to understand to enable the delivery of effective person-centred care. This will include an introduction to, and development of, knowledge of biological sciences, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicine management, communication, professional, ethical and legal requirements, health promotion, knowledge of evidence-led practice, along with an advancing range of clinical skills that will be developed whilst on placement and in the university setting.