Learning Disabilities Nursing

Course information

Learning Disabilities Nursing BSc (Hons) UCAS code: B761 www.coventry.ac.uk/ug/B761

Study option: 3 years full-time

Overview

This course aims to enable you to make real changes to the lives of people with learning disabilities. Learning disability nurses play a critical role in improving their patients’ physical and mental health, reducing barriers to them living an independent life and supporting them to lead a fulfilling and healthy life where they can relate to others on equal terms. It is a hugely rewarding profession and is a great career choice if you are compassionate and keen to support individuals of all ages with learning disabilities through the many physical, mental and social challenges they face.

You will have opportunities to support people of all ages with learning disabilities in a range of settings, including hospital wards specialising in epilepsy or palliative care, mental health trusts, adult education, residential and community centres, patients’ homes, workplaces and schools. Upon successful completion of this course, you could specialise in areas such as education, sensory disability or service management or move into areas such as management, teaching or clinical research.

You will study in the multi-million pound Alison Gingell Building which features hospital wards, an operating theatre, critical care settings, community housing and other real-life nursing environments relevant to practice. Placements offer opportunities to put your learning into practice in a real healthcare workplace.

Coventry University is ranked 4th in the UK for nursing and midwifery (Guardian University Guide 2020).

Indicative course structure

Year 1: ƒ The Scientific Foundations of Nursing Practice ƒ Fundamental Skills for Person and Family-Centred Care ƒ Study Skills for Evidence Based Practice ƒ Foundations of Evidence Informed Practice ƒ Introduction to the Foundations of Nursing Practice (Practice 1) ƒ The Foundations of Nursing Practice (Practice 2) ƒ Health and Wellbeing in the Community Year 2: ƒ Ethical and Legal Decision Making in the Context of Nursing ƒ Developing the Management of Care across the Lifespan (Practice 3) ƒ Assessing Needs and Planning Care across the Lifespan ƒ Advancing Therapeutic Care Delivery ƒ Managing Care across the Lifespan (Practice 4) ƒ Facilitation of Learning in Practice ƒ Developing Evidence Informed Decision Making in Nursing Final year: ƒ Leadership and Management for Healthcare Professionals ƒ Application of Complex Care in Integrated Care Settings ƒ Coordinating Health and Social Care (Practice 5) ƒ Specialist Issues in Learning Disabilities Nursing ƒ The Autonomous Practitioner (Practice 6) ƒ Evidence Based Project ƒ Transition to the Accountable Practitioner

Accreditation

Fully accredited by the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). For more details on accreditations and renewals, see page 12.