| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
This Children's Nursing program prepares students to provide specialized care to children and families in various settings, including hospitals, homes, and emergency situations. Through inter-professional learning and practical placements, students develop essential skills and knowledge to work effectively within healthcare teams. Upon graduation, they are eligible for registration as Children's Nurses with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Children's Nurses practice in a wide range of settings:
- Intensive care units
- Family homes
- Global emergency situations
Inter-professional learning with students from a range of health care professional courses
will encourage your awareness of the roles and responsibilities of the wider multi-disciplinary team and foster team working skills.
As a student nurse, you will undertake practice placement in a variety of settings, including:
- The new Glasgow Children's Hospital
- Community nursing
- School nursing
Your career:
- A core feature of Children's Nursing is working in partnership with children and young people and their families with other health and social care professionals in order to deliver holistic, safe and effective family-centred care.
- On graduation, you will gain entry onto the Nursing and Midwifery Council Register as a Children's Nurse.
Outline:
Year 1 Modules:
- Values and Rights Based Nursing practice
- Health Improvement
- Contemporary Health Care Delivery
- Introduction to Evidence Based Practice
Year 2 Modules:
- Developing Professional Skills for Child Nursing Practice
- The Context of Care for Children, Young People and their Families
Year 3 Modules:
- Consolidating Professional Skills for Child Nursing Practice
- Continuing Conditions in the Context of Children's Nursing
Assessment:
Assessment methods vary between modules and may include:
- Unseen examinations
- Class tests
- Essays
- Management reports
- Case studies
- Presentations
- Group work We've moved away from the traditional teacher-centric learning to a more independent learning approach, where you are encouraged to develop critical thinking skills.
Careers:
Other:
- £15,200
- 97% of graduates from our BSc Nursing Studies (Adult) are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating.
- You will also be required to cover the cost of PVG checks, occupational health checks, uniforms, and travel expenses during practice education placements.
- GCU's flexible entry policies exist to allow relevant work experience and prior learning to be considered towards standard entry or advanced entry into a course.
- We provide a generous scholarship package for eligible students.
Annual full-time tuition fees 24/25 Home: £1,820
RUK: £9,250
International: £15,200
- Scottish student tuition fees are subject to confirmation by the Scottish Government and may change once confirmed.
Additional costs View additional costs Additional course costs for all other students (rest of UK, EU and International) During this course, you will be required to cover the cost of:- While on practice education placements, you will need to meet any additional costs for accommodation and travel
- Uniforms: approximately £14 each. The number of uniforms you require depends on the duration of your course and can range from two to four.
- Occupational health checks and vaccination set fee of £372
- Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme. New applications cost £59. Updates to the existing scheme record cost £18. Invoices will be issued by the University for payment of all of the above additional costs in Trimester B (March/April) of the first year of your programme.
