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Nursing

The role of the nurse is expanding rapidly. Modern nursing is exciting and diverse as many roles are now undertaken that in the recent past were carried out by doctors. This expansion of nursing is generating a continual demand for newly qualified nurses.

On our nursing courses you complete a common foundation programme so that you understand the principles of modern nursing. You then go on to learn about your chosen branch of nursing. These cover the different areas of adult, child, mental health or learning disability nursing.

Depending on the branch you choose you could be helping someone after an accident, encouraging someone to live life independently in the community or providing support for a sick child and their family.

As a qualified nurse you have a great deal of responsibility. No two days are the same. On these courses we expect you to take on responsibility, under supervision, to help you prepare for your nursing role.

During your training you learn to focus on the individual and their needs, not simply their condition or illness. Nurses have to listen to the needs of their patients and respond accordingly. You learn to communicate with family members and other healthcare professionals.

Nurses

 

A focus on developing your professional expertise

Sheffield Hallam University has been providing nurse education since the late 1970s. This significant experience of educating nurses has given us a wealth of experience and expertise, and close working relationships with NHS employers.

As one of the largest providers of nursing education in the UK we have a strong reputation amongst NHS and private sector employers for providing excellent healthcare education and high quality nurses.

Equally Sheffield Hallam University has a reputation amongst student nurses for not only providing them with an important launch pad for their careers but also for supporting them through a demanding vocational course.

Our nursing lecturers are clinical and academic specialists who are still professionally active in the field of expertise that they teach in. Some regularly contribute to academic and research journals. Many are involved in research projects, some of which are in the local NHS trusts where you carry out your clinical placements. Our lecturers also contribute to research aimed at the professionals who use, and work in, health and social care services.

This activity means that we build key developments in nursing and healthcare directly into our teaching, making sure the courses are professionally relevant and up-to-date.

 

Leave us with a portfolio of proven skills

Graduates are eligible to apply to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. During the course we assess both your academic skills and clinical skills to make sure that you successfully achieve all your proficiencies. On completion of the course you will have the following core nursing skills as well as those specific to your chosen branch

  • an understanding of the processes of disease, including prevention and care
  • preparing and co-ordinating individual care plans for each patient that identify needs, outline nursing care and record progress
  • understanding and administering medication
  • supporting individuals and their carers to promote health and prevent ill health
  • excellent interpersonal and management skills
  • flexible and highly developed communication skills

A key principle of our courses is the idea that both skill and knowledge is gained by gradually developing it over a period of time. It is assumed that you will be constantly stretched by the challenge of learning to be both a student and novice nurse.

Throughout this process you are carefully monitored by academic staff, University support staff and clinical placement mentors.

 

Degree or diploma

The two main routes into nursing are the Advanced Diploma in Nursing Studies and the BA (Honours) Nursing Studies. They are identical in depth, content and academic standard up to year three. In the final year degree students take extra work that provides a BA (Hons). As a diploma student you have the facility to top-up your course after qualification by undertaking further credits to receive an honours degree.

 

Choosing the right course

The first year of the training has a common foundation structure. This is based on the idea that the core skills and ideas that underpin nursing are relevant to all four nursing disciplines - adult, child, mental health and learning disability.

The second and third years of the courses focus on allowing you to develop the skill and knowledge necessary to qualify in your chosen branch.

Enrolment for the degree route is in September. The advanced diploma courses have two enrolment dates, September or January. The courses have a timetable of 45 weeks per year. It is extremely important that you are committed and understand the longer than normal terms and that you will be working shift patterns, including some night and weekend working on your placement.

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