Children and Young People’s Nursing

Course information

Children and Young People’s Nursing BSc (Hons) UCAS code: B730 www.coventry.ac.uk/ug/B730

Study option: 3 years full-time

Overview

It takes an exceptional person to nurse a child or young person – respect, sensitivity and empathy are key characteristics. Children have specific health needs and you need to understand how healthy children develop towards adulthood to minimise the impact of illness.

Perhaps more so than any of the other nursing professions, communication is a critical factor when treating children. Adults can express their feelings and can identify the severity and nature of pain, whereas a child may not be able to communicate this in such detail, so you will need to interpret children’s behaviour and reactions.

This course is designed to equip you with hands-on clinical and care skills to prepare you to practice compassionately and autonomously. By providing family-centred care and building therapeutic relationships, you will be encouraged to become a caring practitioner well prepared to meet the needs of children, young people and their families.

You will study in the award winning Alison Gingell Building which features hospital wards, an operating theatre, critical care settings, community housing and other real-life nursing environments. Placements offer the opportunity to put 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 Centered Practice ƒ Study Skills for Evidence Based Practice ƒ Foundations of Evidence Informed Practice ƒ Health and Wellbeing in the Community ƒ Introduction to the Foundations of Nursing Practice (Practice 1) ƒ The Foundations of Nursing Practice (Practice 2) 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 Managing Care Across the Lifespan (Practice 4) ƒ Facilitation of Teaching and Learning in Practice ƒ Advancing Therapeutic Care Delivery ƒ Developing Evidence Informed Decision Making in Nursing Final year: ƒ Leadership and Management for Health Care Professionals ƒ Integrated Care Provision for Children with Complex Needs ƒ Coordinating Health and Social Care (Practice 5) ƒ Contemporary Concepts: Children and Young People’s Nursing ƒ The Autonomous Practitioner (Practice 6) ƒ Evidence Based Research 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.