Nursing Associate

Course information

Nursing Associate FdSc UCAS code: B700 www.coventry.ac.uk/ug/B700

Study option: 2 years full-time

Overview

The Nursing Associate foundation degree is designed to meet the educational requirements necessary for the newly created Nursing Associate role. As a successful graduate of this course you will be eligible to register as a Nursing Associate with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and work supporting registered nurses delivering hands-on care in a wide variety of clinical settings. You could also progress to a pre-registration Nursing course.

The course has been designed to enable you to develop the knowledge and skills required to deliver compassionate, high quality evidence-based care to a diverse and ageing population.

You will develop your knowledge of relevant human anatomy and physiology, microbiology, psychology, sociology and pharmacology and learn to appreciate how this applies to care delivery in a variety of settings. You will also undertake 4 placements during the course enabling you to apply the theory you learn on the course to practice in a clinical setting.

The course is designed to ensure that, after successfully completing the course, you fully meet the six platforms of the NMC Standards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates. Throughout the course you can progressively develop the knowledge, skills and attributes needed to achieve these platforms.

Indicative course structure

Year 1 ƒ Introduction to Nursing Science ƒ Foundation Skills for Nursing Care ƒ Foundations in Communication and Professional Practice (Practice 1) ƒ Applied Nursing Science ƒ Promoting Health and Wellbeing and Preventing Ill

Health (Practice 2) Final year: ƒ Therapeutic Approaches in Nursing Care ƒ Evidence-Based Nursing Practice ƒ Providing and Monitoring Safe Care (Practice 3) ƒ Supporting Learning and Assessment ƒ Foundations in Legal and Ethical Aspects of Care ƒ Effective Teamwork and Transition to Nursing Associate (Practice 4)

Accreditation

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