曼彻斯特都会大学

An elderly woman needing stitches and care after a car accident. A distressed alcoholic patient refusing treatment after a serious fall. A cancer patient returning to your ward, only 19 and no longer in remission.We’ve designed our course around the core values of the NHS constitution so that you understand what’s required in caring for and supporting vulnerable adults. Our aim is to make sure we prepare you for the challenges you may face and develop the expertise you’ll need to become a leader in nursing.You’ll spend half of this course on clinical placements in a variety of settings, these may include an operating theatre, accident and emergency, a community health centre, an intensive care unit, an outpatients department or a nursing home.When you’re on campus, you’ll practice clinical skills and techniques, such as how to manually take a patient’s blood pressure and how to give emergency care in our Clinical Simulation Suite.As well as practical skills, some of the topics you’ll explore in lectures include anatomy, infectious diseases, how poverty impacts on health, and the ethics of being an adult nurse in today’s society.All students must demonstrate in their personal statements an understanding of adult nursing in the UK incorporating the NHS core values and contemporary issues in nursing. You must evidence an understanding of the qualities required to be a nursing professional in the UK in order to be shortlisted for an interview. Successful applicants will be subject to a video/face-to-face interview.**Features and benefits**- ** Approved course-** This course is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.- ** Employability-** 100% of our Adult Nursing students are in employment six months after the course. (DLHE survey 2017, for all respondents available for employment or further study and whose destinations are known).- ** Student Satisfaction-** We are confident that, like 98%* of our previous students, you will enjoy your experience studying nursing at Manchester Met. (*2019 National Student Survey - placed first in teaching providers in England)- ** Become a registered nurse-** As a graduate, you’re eligible to register as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).- ** Continued Development-** Registered Nursing Associates can apply for a shortened version of this course which leads to Registration as a Nurse. - ** Real-world experience-** On this course you will spend an equal amount of time on clinical placements in community and hospital settings and at university on nursing theory. - ** Extra qualifications-** You will have the opportunity to gain the added benefit of additional awards in Acute Illness Management and Mental Health First Aid by the end of the course.- ** Outstanding Facilities-** We have well equipped clinical skills labs complete with computerised sim-man manikins, used to demonstrate both basic and challenging conditions and nursing interventions.- ** GCSE help-** If you don't currently have your maths or science GCSE, you'll have the opportunity to take our Maths or Science Equivalency Test before enrolling, to help secure your place.