BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing
University of Gibraltar
Key Information
Campus location
Gibraltar, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 9,250 / per year
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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Introduction
BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing
Developed and delivered by expert teaching staff, our BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing programme offers you the opportunity to learn the skills needed to become excellent providers of adult care and meet the demands of contemporary nursing practice.
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Scholarships and Funding
The University of Gibraltar hosts or directly offers a number of scholarship programmes to support your studies. Scholarships are available to support undergraduate, Master’s degree and PhD programmes and are made available to students based on certain criteria.
Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1
- Introduction to life sciences
- Introduction to adult nursing
- Introduction to public health and health promotion
- Introduction to professional practice
Year 2
- Therapeutic interventions in nursing: bio-psycho-social approaches
- Assessment and care process for the acutely ill person
- Collaborative working for health and well-being in adults with long term conditions
- Developing professional practice
Year 3
- Safe and effective quality care in adult nursing
- Co-ordinating the care of adults with complex health care needs
- Leadership in adult nursing
- dvancing professional practice
Program Outcome
The course outcomes are referenced to the Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree-Awarding Bodies (2014), and relate to the typical student. They are also mapped to the proficiencies detailed under the seven platforms of the NMC Future nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018).
The course provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding specific to the subject, key skills and graduate attributes in the following areas: NMC (2018) Nursing Platforms
- Being an accountable professional (BAP)
- Promoting health and preventing ill health (PH)
- Assessing needs and planning care (APC)
- Providing and evaluating care (PEC)
- Leading and managing nursing care and working in teams (L)
- Improving safety and quality of care (SQ)
- Coordinating care (CC)
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
This programme has been designed to fulfil the requirements of the EU and Nursing and Midwifery Council and as such prepares students for employment as registered nurses. The close partnership with stakeholders, including service users and practice partners in developing and evaluating our curriculum helps to ensure our students are appropriately prepared Professional values are embedded and assessed throughout the programme, so that students’ understanding is enhanced, e.g. in respect of accountability, compassion and respect, confidentiality and person-centred care. In addition, aspects of the final year taught content, provides direct preparation for employability. Careers advice is made available to students throughout the programme by University and practice partner staff. Many of our placement partners also offer a fast track application process for our students. There are also opportunities both within placement learning and university-based learning to meet with past students and local employers.