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NURSING Undergraduate Studies 2021
ONE OF THE 29,000 IN THE TOP RANKED 1ST RANKED 2ND RANKED 3RD
TOP 100 STUDENTS 5 OF THE IN THE UK FOR IN THE UK FOR IN THE UK FOR
UNIVERSITIES FROM MORE RUSSELL NURSING NURSING NURSING &
IN THE WORLD THAN 140 GROUP FOR (COMPLETE UNIVERSITY (THE TIMES & MIDWIFERY
GUIDE 2021) SUNDAY TIMES
COUNTRIES STUDENT GOOD UNIVERSITY
(GUARDIAN UNIVERSITY
GUIDE 2020)
A MEMBER OF SATISFACTION GUIDE 2020)
THE RUSSELL WE ARE (NSS 2019)
GROUP OF RANKED
RESEARCH- 2ND IN THE 250+
INTENSIVE UK RUSSELL CLUBS AND
UNIVERSITIES GROUP FOR SOCIETIES
TEACHING
(NSS 2019)
How to apply
For full-time study you must apply through the
Universities & Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).
See ucas.com.
NURSING
As the largest group within the healthcare workforce,
nurses have a pivotal role in providing, leading
Year 4 Important information
and coordinating care. Nurses work within the In the senior Honours year you will learn more
about health and social care policy, leadership, Fitness to Practise
multidisciplinary team, across a range of health and
social care environments, supporting service-users professionalism and global health challenges, to Where a programme of study requires the student to act
to make informed decisions about their holistic further develop your understanding of the factors that in the course of practical training in a quasi-professional
healthcare requirements. affect health and the ways in which you can influence role in relation to patients, children, clients or service-
care. You will also complete an independent study in users or where the qualification provides a direct
STUDENTS PROFESSIONALLY
an area of nursing that interests you, for the Honours licence to practise, the University has a duty to ensure
90% SATISFIED * ACCREDITED dissertation. The final clinical placement is also that the student is fit to practise. Fitness to Practise is
incorporated into this year. assessed not only in terms of academic attainment but
also in accordance with relevant professional concerns
Accreditation and expectations. Students registered to study nursing
BN (Hons) (B700): Four years
The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) recognises this are subject to separate Fitness to Practise procedures.
Interviews programme for the purpose of registration as an Adult A copy of the Code of Professional Conduct and
Entry requirements Nurse. Fitness to Practise will be made available to BN (Hons)
Applicants are normally invited for an interview. students.
Interviews take place from January until March with Our programme webpages advertise the most
Career prospects
offers normally being made by late March/early up-to-date detail on our entry requirements for Practice placements
April. Applicants are recommended to enhance their 2021-22 entry at glasgow.ac.uk/undergraduate. The Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) programme, with
its strong scientific basis, prepares our graduates for all During this programme, you will be required to attend
application by working in a relevant health or social Due to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic placements anywhere within the Greater Glasgow area.
care context before studying on this programme. areas of care. Successful completion of the BN (Hons)
has had on grades certified in 2020, we are
Work may be paid or voluntary and should last a programme leads to registration with the Nursing & Hepatitis B
currently assessing the flexibility that we can
minimum of three days (over a period of time). Midwifery Council, allowing graduates to practice as
offer in the consideration of academic entry Hepatitis B is a serious blood-borne virus (BBV).
a registered nurse within the UK. On qualifying, our
requirements. We will publish any changes on This can be passed between a nurse and patient.
graduates have been employed throughout the UK and
our webpages. Healthcare workers must ensure that they do everything
the rest of the world.
The BN (Hons) programme is a four-year professional possible to protect themselves and their patients from
degree. Learning takes place within the University this infection.
and also in practice learning environments, such as Why choose Glasgow? Students must complete a full course of immunisation
hospitals, health and social care services and care The Bachelor of Nursing programme at Glasgow against the Hepatitis B virus. The immunisation process
homes. Time on the programme is equally divided is consistently ranked at the top of the university can take up to nine months and applicants are therefore
(50:50) between University and clinical placements. To study of human disease and research methods in year
league tables: Nursing was ranked top in the UK in advised to commence this process at the earliest
meet the requirements for registration as a nurse, 100% 3. You will undertake further clinical placements and
the Complete University Guide 2021, 2nd in the UK possible opportunity. However, it is not a requirement for
attendance is normally required. further develop your communication and relationship
in The Times and Sunday Times Good University students to have completed the immunisation process
skills and nursing procedures.
Year 1 Guide 2020 and 3rd in the UK for Nursing & prior to registration. Please also note that your GP is
Year 3 Midwifery in the Guardian University Guide 2020. NOT under obligation to immunise you.
You will study a range of subjects including nursing,
health studies, social sciences, biomedical sciences, Year 3 (Junior Honours) adopts a holistic approach to Nursing students can complete the full course of
evidence-based practice and ethics. The focus of your the in-depth study of a range of human diseases and Hepatitis B immunisation by attending the University’s
study in first year is the healthy individual and caring for health conditions. Occupational Health Unit. This can only be done
people in communities. You will continue your study of adult nursing, human once they are registered as a student. Confirmation
disease and pathology and pharmacology. You will also of a student’s Hepatitis B Surface Antigen status is
You will begin to learn communication and relationship
further develop your understanding of research and the identified by the University’s Occupational Health
skills and nursing procedures and undertake clinical
relevance of research for evidence informed nursing Unit’s screening programme, prior to registration in
placements in hospital and community settings.
practice. September. No student will be registered without having
Year 2 this blood test. Identification of Hepatitis B in a potential
Looking forward to your career as a registered nurse, student will not preclude registration to undergraduate
You will study adult nursing and deepen your you will learn the skills required to supervise nursing
knowledge and understanding of biomedical sciences, Nursing.
students on clinical placement and consolidate your
ethics and research. Biomedical science subjects learning in relation to communication and relationship If you are concerned you may be at risk of being a
include anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, skills and nursing procedures, which will prepare you for carrier of the Hepatitis B virus or any other BBV you
microbiology and pharmacology. an array of opportunities on your clinical placements. should have this checked immediately, and if positive,
Your core nursing courses will include the study of you must contact the relevant School (Medical/Nursing
nursing theory and procedures, ethics in nursing, & Health Care/Dental) as soon as possible so that
health and social care policy and research for evidence discussion can take place on whether reasonable
informed practice. These courses assist students in modifications would be required to be made within the
making the link between health, ill health and disease undergraduate course.
processes. They will provide a foundation for further Disclosure Scotland – Protection of Vulnerable
Groups Scheme
If you are admitted to the BN (Hons) programme you
will be required to undertake a Criminal Convictions
check prior to registration.
w glasgow.ac.uk/ug/nursing e nursing-sch-admissions@glasgow.ac.uk
* Discover Uni (discoveruni.gov.uk), January 2020
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