Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: MSc 2 years
Qualify in two years as an Adult Health Nurse registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and enjoy a flexible study approach.
This full time two-year pre-registration MSc Nursing (Pre-registration) programme is for graduates from any discipline who meet the necessary entry criteria to study and work in the UK.
During this programme, you will learn in a variety of practice settings and study contemporary evidence-based nursing modules. To facilitate a breadth of authentic educational experiences, you will learn with inter-professional health and social care teams, and from people accessing health and social care support. You will become a life-long learner; a critical thinker who supports and influences the highest quality evidence base and provides exceptional person-centred care.
You will enter the nursing profession as a confident, proficient and autonomous practitioner, with a strong understanding of current health and social care environments. You will have the skills to lead, innovate and influence future provision to effectively meet the needs of people.
The School of Health and Social Care is based at our Sighthill Campus in the city of Edinburgh.
Typical entry point to this course is in January. Please enquire for more information.
Please note that international students are unable to enrol onto this programme.
We are currently accepting applications in rounds. Due to the limited number of places, we recommend applying as soon as possible. If you would like to be considered for this round, please apply by 2nd August 2024.
Bachelor (Honours) degree at 2:2 or above in any degree subject. Alternatively we can accept a Bachelor (Ordinary) degree in nursing with distinction where registration is in an alternative field to the one you are wishing to study (e.g. child health or learning disability). There are two phases to the application process. In the first we assess your eligibility for the programme. If you are found to be eligible, you will then be asked to complete a pre-entry portfolio of approximately 2800 words to provide evidence of your relevant prior learning and experience related to the role of a nurse (a template and guidance will be provided). This enables you to study a shortened pre-registration nursing programme which is two years rather than three years. The portfolio provides evidence of you undertaking a minimum of 500 hours (equivalent to 12-14 weeks full-time) of occupational or voluntary work supporting the health and/or wellbeing needs of people, in addition to demonstrating a minimum of 500 hours of appropriate theoretical learning and understanding evidenced from a previous degree and practice.
National 5 Maths and Science (Biology, Chemistry or Physics) at grade C or above taken within the past 5 years is also required - if applicants do not have these we can suggest alternative online equivalent courses to undertake.
Please note that students who have already studied a Nursing degree are unlikely to receive funding for a second Nursing degree.
To ensure safe and effective practice, all offers to the programme and continuation on the programme will be conditional on a satisfactory Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check by Disclosure Scotland (which will include a criminal record check), an acceptable Good Health and Good Character assessment as required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and that you are passed as fit to practice following an Occupational Health review.
This programme requires a high level of digital literacy to enable engagement with learning materials, using a variety of digital platforms and databases to search for information and evidence, and collaboration as a member of a community of learning during tutorials in a digital space.
Please note that international students are unable to enrol onto this programme.
If you want to get more information on the admission process, please get in touch with the postgraduate admissions team by submitting an enquiry form.
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With a nursing degree from Edinburgh Napier University, you will be able to apply the knowledge and clinical skills you have gained on the course such as decision making, problem solving and teamworking to become a leader in healthcare practice. On completion of this course that you will be able to work in a range of health care settings, but it is likely you will work in the NHS, Private Sector or in the community. This course will enable you to apply what you have learned within a fast-paced, clinical environment. You will become an expert communicator, with high professional standards with the capabilities to provide medical care in areas such as phlebotomy, medicine management and diagnosis of certain medical conditions. If you are someone who is caring and interested in helping people improve their health and quality of life, then this may be the course for you.
What does a Nurse do?
As a nurse in adult health, you will be a primary care provider for patients in supporting them in improving their quality of life or overcoming illness or injury. You will be expected to work both autonomously and as part of a team. As a registered nurse, you may work within the NHS, private sector or social care settings.
Roles and responsibilities may include:
Modules that you will study* as part of this course
* These are indicative only and reflect the course structure in the current academic year. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study.
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