Child Nursing BSc (Hons)
University of DundeeDundee City Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Child nursing involves assessing children, young people, and their families. You will learn how to do this across a range of ages and settings Registered Nurses are skilled healthcare professionals. They work in a wide range of healthcare settings.
As a registered child nurse, you will work with other members of the multi/interprofessional team to help and support patients and carers. Often, this can be through challenging situations. Our BSc (Hons) Child Nursing course will prepare you to work in partnership with patients and carers.
You will learn to communicate effectively with children and young people, many of whom will have varied and complex communication and care needs. Throughout the course, you will be supported by the clinical and academic team to develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care. You will be given the opportunity to work cross different health care settings and health board.
You will work with children and young people experiencing a wide range of conditions affecting physical and mental wellbeing.
Key highlights
- Learn to assess children, young people and families across ages and settings
- Placements across different healthcare settings and health boards
- Develop, implement and evaluate care plans with clinical and academic support
- Build communication skills for children with complex communication and care needs
- Care for young people with physical and mental health conditions
- Work within multidisciplinary and interprofessional healthcare teams
Entry requirements
- A-level: CCC — to include Mathematics
Scholarships
Alumni and Family Scholarship
Value: £1,500 - £3,000
Up to £1,500Alumni Scholarship
Value: £1,500 - £3,000
Up to £1,500Dow Memorial Trust Scholarship - Dentistry
Value - £2,000 - £2,500 per year.
Up to £2,000Dow Memorial Trust Scholarship - Medicine
Value: £2,000 - £2,500 per year.
Up to £2,000GEMS Scholarship
Value - £6,000 per year of study
Up to £6,000Global Excellence Scholarship Undergraduate
Value: £7,500 per year of study.
Up to £7,500Vice Chancellor's East Asia Undergraduate Scholarship
Value - £4,000
Up to £4,000
Careers this course leads to
- Registered Nurse (Child)
- Paediatric Staff Nurse
- Neonatal Nurse
- Children's Community Nurse
- School Nurse
Cost of study
UK/Home: £ 9,790 GBP per year | International: £ 23,150 GBP per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Dundee, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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