Adult Nursing Bucks New University

Overview

As an adult nurse, you can make a real difference to people’s lives. You’ll work with adults across all ages with one or more long or short-term physical health conditions, such as injuries from an accident, heart disease, cancer or diabetes. You’ll need to plan and deliver the most appropriate care and be their advocate in order to get the best possible results for your patients.You can choose to work in a variety of settings, including hospital wards in NHS Trusts, patient homes and private clinics. You’ll join a dedicated and hardworking team, and work with other professionals across a variety of teams, from occupational therapists, healthcare assistants to pharmacists and radiographers.

As an Adult Nursing student, you won’t just be caring for the patient, you’ll need to work closely with, and support, family members and carers.

Why study at Buckinghamshire New University?

 Bucks New University MSc in pre-registration Adult Nursing is designed for high achieving graduates, recognising that you’ll bring transferable academic skills, healthcare experience and valuable life experience to your studies.

This fast-track two-year degree programme integrates postgraduate academic study alongside practice-based learning. It is underpinned by a strong collaboration between the University, service users (experts by experience) and our NHS practice partners, helping you to gain the knowledge and skills you need for your future career in adult nursing.

What are my career prospects?

Nursing is a broad area and you'll have the chance to go into many careers, such as:

• staff nurse working in an acute or rehabilitation centre
• practice nurse working in a GP surgery
• community nurse, for example district nurse
• working in nursing homes
• working with private health care providers
• prison nursing
• the armed forces