3. AAiimmss ooff PPrreesseennttaattiioonn
• Provide an overview of the Pre-registration
Nursing Programmes
• Outline the entry requirements and selection
process
• Answer questions
5. AAdduulltt NNuurrssiinngg
• Caring for adults of all ages
• Hospital setting
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Care of older people
• Critical care
• Community Setting
• Primary care
• Community Nursing
• Nursing Homes
• Dementia care/services
• Walk-in / urgent care centres
• Involves multi-agency working
6. CChhiillddrreenn’’ss NNuurrssiinngg
• Is about caring for a
child whether ill or
healthy
• It encompasses the
whole family and
promotes family-centred
care
• Hospital and
community setting
7. MMeennttaall HHeeaalltthh NNuurrssiinngg
• A discipline that enables people to reach and maintain their
mental health and social goals in order to achieve their
optimum quality of life
• Involves collaborative working with service users (and their
families where appropriate) in a partnership approach
• Work with children, working age adults and the older
person
• In residential units, wards, clients’ homes and in the
community
• Involves effective working with other agencies (eg. Social
Services)
8. LLeeaarrnniinngg DDiissaabbiilliittiieess NNuurrssiinngg
• You will make a specialised contribution to the lives of
people with learning disabilities across the age spectrum
& in a range of settings
• You will assist individuals with all aspects of their lives (eg
health, social, employment) to enable them to achieve
optimum health and social wellbeing
• Support children, adults and older people with complex
needs (eg autism, challenging behaviour, multiple
disabilities, mental health problems & dementia)
• Lead improvements in both specialist and mainstream
services for people with learning disabilities & their
families/carers
9. QQuuaalliittiieess ooff aa GGoooodd NNuurrssee........??
• Caring & compassion
• Interpersonal &
Communication skills
• Enjoy working with
people
• Able to empathise
• Non-judgemental
• Well organised
• Academic ability
• Willing to learn
10. AAccaaddeemmiicc EEnnttrryy RReeqquuiirreemmeennttss
• Applicants must apply through UCAS
• Minimum of 240 UCAS tariff points....OR
• Equivalent qualifications (e.g. QAA-recognised Access Course)
• Plus GCSE passes at grade C or above in English Language and
Mathematics / equivalent qualifications (eg Level 2 Functional
Skills in Communication and Numeracy)
11. OOtthheerr RReeqquuiirreemmeennttss
• Success at interview
• Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Clearance
• Satisfactory workplace risk assessment
• Good references
12. BBuurrssaarriieess
• Non means tested Grant - £1000 per year
• Means tested bursary
• Non means tested Maintenance Loan
• Final amount dependent on individual
circumstances
13. WWhhaatt wwiillll yyoouu ssttuuddyy??
• Range of modules undertaken each year
• Year 1 – Focuses on development of fundamental knowledge & skills
required to deliver quality patient care in all fields of nursing (care,
compassion & communication, human development/functioning across
the age continuum, decision-making, improving health & well being,
professional nursing practice – mostly core modules)
• Year 2 – Focuses on field of nursing practice. Modules further develop
decision-making skills, explore use of evidence to promote best
practice/nursing care, service provision & user/carer experience
• Year 3 – Modules facilitate development of leadership skills, ability to
effectively manage patient care & improve health/social care practice
within field of nursing
• Each year – 50% of time spent in practice
• You will gain some practice experience of other fields of nursing
14. PPrraaccttiiccee PPllaacceemmeennttss
• 5000+ Placements across the region – audited
to ensure suitability
• Placement could be anywhere within
university’s placement circuit
• Shifts – must experience 24 hour / 7 days per
week care
15. SSttuuddeenntt SSuuppppoorrtt
• Excellent Academic and placement support
• Personal Tutors
• Module Lecturers
• Practice Mentors
• Learning Hub
• Student Services Department
• Disability Co-ordinator
• All information (timetables, module guides & learning
materials) available electronically
16. TThhee AApppplliiccaattiioonn PPrroocceessss
• Via UCAS
• Closes January 15th
• Late applications only considered if places
available
• Applications stamped and processed in date
order
17. TThhee SSeelleeccttiioonn PPrroocceessss
• All applicants undergo a
standardised selection
process prior to being
made a conditional offer:
• Short listing
• Interview
18. SShhoorrtt LLiissttiinngg
Criteria used by admissions tutors:
• Application form is fully completed
• Eligibility for DH bursary
• Academic entry requirements
• Maths/English
• Studied within last 5 years
• Personal statement
• References
19. PPeerrssoonnaall SSttaatteemmeenntt
• Must be supportive of chosen
nursing programme
• What generated your interest in
the field of nursing
• Insight into the programme
applied for and some of the
demands to be faced
• How past study has prepared you
• Relevant work or life experience
and how it has prepared you for
the professional programme
• Interests / hobbies
• What have you got to offer in
terms of personal qualities and
skills
20. IInntteerrvviieeww PPeerrffoorrmmaannccee
• Verbal communication
• Non verbal communication
• Knowledge of chosen field of nursing
• Demands of nursing
• Enthusiasm for nursing and becoming a nurse
• A future career plan
• Potential to become a “professional”
22. OOffffeerrss
All offers are made via the UCAS site and are subject
to the following:
• Police vetting through the Criminal Records Bureau
(CRB)
• Satisfactory workplace Risk Assessment
• Good academic and character references
23. AAnnyy QQuueessttiioonnss??
Thank you
For further information on specific
programmes/fields of nursing
Please visit our web site:
http://other-mother.in
24. This platform has been started by
Parveen Kumar Chadha with the
vision that nobody should suffer the
way he has suffered because of lack
and improper healthcare facilities in
India. We need lots of funds
manpower etc. to make this vision a
reality please contact us. Join us as a
member for a noble cause.
