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Liverpool John Moores University: Nursing (Child)

Institution Liverpool John Moores University View institution profile
Department School of Nursing and Allied Health
Web https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/
Email courses@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone 0151 231 5090
Study type Taught

Summary

Why study Nursing (Child) at Liverpool John Moores University? - Use your existing health or care experience to fast-track yourself to becoming a Registered Nurse.

  • NHS Training Grant eligible course - £5,000 per year as standard, plus other funding support (student eligibility criteria apply).

  • Learn for highly experienced nurse academic-practitioners, who will support you at each stage of your journey to qualification.

  • Study in professional-standard, technology enhanced clinical simulation suites in our Tithebarn Building.

  • Liverpool city centre location with excellent public transport links.

  • Postgraduate course underpinned by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards for Pre-registration Nursing Education (2023).

About this course Join our two-year masters degree to qualify as a Registered Child Nurse. You must hold an undergraduate degree (Level 6) in any field and have a minimum of six months' health or social care experience to apply.

The MSc Nursing with Registered Status programme will prepare you for the complex, demanding, and rewarding arena of children's nursing. This programme supports you to become a proficient, safe and accountable practitioner, who can deliver person-centred, evidence based and effective care.

The degree is a full time programme delivered across two years.

Year 1 of the programme consists of four modules totalling 90 credits, building upon the healthcare experience that you already have. You will embed the theoretical understanding of contemporary nursing practice alongside development of complex nursing skills within clinical practice. You will further develop knowledge of evidence based practice and begin to explore the role of research within nursing.

Year 2 of the programme also consists of four modules totalling 90 credits, enabling you to develop skills as an emerging autonomous practitioner with a deep theoretical and practical understanding of the complexities of nursing care and how nurses can support, empower and advocate for the best interests of patients.

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