Keele University: Children's Nursing

Name: Children's Nursing
Author: Keele University

Institution	Keele University View institution profile
Department	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Web	http://www.keele.ac.uk/
Email	admissions@keele.ac.uk
Telephone	01782 734010
Study type	Taught

Summary

If you're a highly motivated graduate with care experience who wishes to become a registered children’s nurse and gain an MSc in an accelerated two year timeframe, the MSc Nursing graduate entry programme is perfect for you.

The MSc Nursing programme reflects the changing delivery of health care, whereby services are designed around the needs of children, young people, and their families, with services focussing on the whole child not just their illness. Children and young people receive nursing care in a range of settings including home, school and hospital and therefore the programme will provide students with a wide range of practice placements, in order to understand the healthcare experience of children and young people in different settings.

The programme builds your academic skill sets, professional responsibility and technical complexity related to patient care throughout the two years. Successful completion of this innovative programme will ensure you will meet the registration requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

The programme meets the NMC standards for pre-registration nursing education. The NMC (2018a) reviewed their standards with the publication of ‘Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses’ and this programme reflects the comprehensive range of subject knowledge, clinical skills and leadership required of the registered Nurse from September 2020. This programme also meets the requirements of the Higher Education (HE) quality standards. Quality Academic Assurance Standards (QAA) are also met through the Frameworks for HE qualifications of UK degree-awarding bodies (QAA, 2014), and the Higher Education Credit Framework for England (QAA, 2008).

The Keele ‘Future Nurse’ MSc Nursing programme has been designed to meet the seven NMC platforms, which underpin pre-registration nursing education (NMC, 2018a). These require you, regardless of your chosen field, to demonstrate core knowledge, skills, standards, behaviours to meet people’s needs, as well as field-specific knowledge and skills as required in either adult, children’s, learning disability or mental health nursing. Two NMC annexes (A and B) detail extensive communication skills and clinical procedures, which are also included in the programme:

Platform 1: Being an accountable professional.
Platform 2: Promoting health and preventing ill-health.
Platform 3: Assessing needs and planning care.
Platform 4: Providing and evaluating care.
Platform 5: Leading and managing nursing care and working in teams.
Platform 6: Improving safety and quality of care.
Platform 7: Coordinating care.
Annexe A: Communication and relationship management skills.
Annexe B: Nursing Procedures.

MSc

Full-Time, 2 years started Apr 2022

Level

RQF Level 7

Entry requirements

The MSc Children’s Nursing programme recognises that prior learning and experience is integral to the student’s learning.

Academic entry requirements:

A first honours degree (normally 2:2 or above) in any subject.
English Language and Maths GCSE at grade A* - C (discuss with admissions team if you have equivalent qualifications).
Any overseas qualifications should be equivalent to UK qualifications which meet our entry requirements. If you have completed your degree outside the UK, we will require a clear copy of your degree documentation to ensure NARIC comparability. Please note that all applicants who are invited to interview will be required to present their original degree documentation.
If English is not your first language, IELTS (Academic) with an overall score of 7.0, including least 6.5 in the writing section and at least 7.0 in the reading, listening and speaking sections. The University may be able to accept alternative English Language qualifications from applicants from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) on a case by case basis in line with the appropriate Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidelines.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate a minimum of 770 hours paid healthcare experience (approximately six months full-time work).
Please note that you will be required to have obtained the academic entry requirements before applying.

Location

Main Site
Keele University
Keele
ST5 5BG

Fees

EU	23000 GBP for Year 1
England	9250 GBP for Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250 GBP for Year 1
Scotland	9250 GBP for Year 1
Wales	9250 GBP for Year 1
International	23000 GBP for Year 1

Keele University

THIS IS KEELE

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