BN (Hons) Nursing (Child) Apprenticeship

Program Overview

The BN (Hons) Nursing (Child) Apprenticeship at the University of Winchester is a three to four-year part-time program that combines theoretical learning with practical experience. It prepares individuals to become skilled graduate nurses in child nursing, caring for patients with various child health needs. The program is offered as a degree apprenticeship, with apprentices employed full-time and receiving wages with paid study leave. Graduates are prepared for careers as registered children's nurses in various settings, including hospitals, community clinics, schools, and homes.

Program Outline

Outline:

Course content and structure:

• This is a three to four year part-time program designed for individuals seeking to become skilled graduate nurses in child nursing, caring for patients with various child health needs.
• The course combines theoretical learning on campus with practical experience through placements alongside professionals.
• It covers core nursing modules across all areas, with specific focus on mental health nursing in later stages.
• Content addresses contemporary healthcare challenges, such as the aging population, chronic diseases, and public health.

Module Descriptions:

Year 1:

• Understanding Self in Professional Practice: Focuses on professional issues, values-based practice, ethics, information governance, and the healthcare framework.
• Clinical Sciences 1: Psychosocial and Biological: Explores human anatomy, physiology, disease processes, and pharmacology basics.
• Foundations of Nursing Practice: Introduces basic assessment skills, clinical reasoning, and the nursing process.
• Practice Experience 3: PAD Part 1: Students complete Part 1 of the required Practice Assessment Document, performing guided care activities.

Year 2:

• Practice Experience 4: Consolidating Nursing Practice: This module helps students complete Part 2 of their PAD, engaging in more active care delivery with supervision.
• Clinical Sciences 2: Application: Further explores physiological changes, co-morbidities, disease progression, and expands on pharmacology knowledge.
• Developing Nursing Practice in Child Health: Focuses on meeting children and young adults' acute and long-term healthcare needs, considering physical, psychological, and cultural factors.
• Team Working and Co-coordinating Pathways of Care: Develops knowledge and skills in leadership, management, and decision making within teams.
• Practice Experience 5: PAD Part 2: This allows students to finish Part 2 of their PAD with increased confidence and competence.
• Preparation for Practice Inquiry: Introduces practice inquiry, service improvement process, and critical appraisal of research for future project work.
• Practice Experience 6: Self-Managed Rotation: Students identify a personal development area and complete a self-managed placement experience.
• TRNDA Programme Preparation: Develops a portfolio of learning activities to prepare for the Transition to Registered Nurse Apprenticeship Programme.

Year 3/4 (depending on program length):

• Enhanced Nursing Practice in Child Health: Builds upon previous modules, focusing on multifactorial needs of children, families, and the role of child nurses in their well-being.
• Professional Practice: The Future Nurse: Equips students for their transition to newly qualified nurses, enhancing resilience, leadership, and management skills, while preparing them to supervise future student nurses.
• Practice Inquiry Project: Students conduct and present a project applying knowledge learned from previous inquiry modules.
• Practice Experience 7: Consolidating Nursing Practice: This allows further practice with minimal supervision, leading and coordinating care confidently.
• Practice Experience 8: PAD Part 3: Students finish their PAD, practicing independently with supervision and demonstrating leadership qualities.

Assessment:

• Assessment methods may vary and include essays, portfolios, independent work presentations, written exams, or practical performances.
• Assessment caters to students with recognized disabilities through alternative assignments.
• Feedback is regularly provided to help students track progress and plan their development effectively.

Careers:

• This program prepares graduates for careers as registered children's nurses, working with children, young people, and their families in various settings like hospitals, community clinics, schools, and homes.
• Graduates may also pursue further specialization or research in related fields.

Other:

• This program is offered as a degree apprenticeship, meaning apprentices are employed full-time and receive wages with paid study leave.
• There are no tuition fees for apprentices, as their employers are funded through government programs.
• The program offers opportunities for personal and professional development through various modules and placement experiences.

Apprentices are full-time employees and will be entitled to a wage and paid time off to study