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UNDERGRADUATE COURSE GUIDE 2018 - RGU
MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE                                              3   MAKING THE
CONTENTS   NURSING AND MIDWIFERY AT RGU
           WHY NURSING?
                                                                                4
                                                                                6   RIGHT CHOICE
           WHICH FIELD OF NURSING IS FOR YOU?                                   8
                                                                                    Welcome to the School of Nursing       contemporary, evidence-based
           CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR NURSES                                     10   and Midwifery at Robert Gordon         and meets the needs of providers
           WHY BECOME A MIDWIFE?                                               12   University. As the main provider       and users of health and social care
                                                                                    of nursing and midwifery               services in a modern context.
           CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIDWIVES                                   12   education in the north east of
           HOW YOU WILL BE TAUGHT                                              14   Scotland, we have a strong
                                                                                    reputation for producing               Our vision is to provide dynamic
           OUR COURSES                                                         16   person-centred, capable and            and transformational learning,
                                                                                    professional graduates.                teaching and research that makes
           BACHELOR OF NURSING                                                 18                                          a leading contribution to
           Specialising in Adult, Children and Young People’s, Mental Health
                                                                                                                           improving the health and well
           BACHELOR OF NURSING (Hons) ADULT                                    20   This is an exciting time for the       being of local, national and global
                                                                                    development of nursing and             communities.
           BACHELOR OF MIDWIFERY                                               22   midwifery. We are currently
           ONCE YOU’VE APPLIED                                                 25   seeing some radical changes in
                                                                                    the delivery of healthcare and, as     Our goal is to educate our
           TALK TO US                                                          26   a result, the level of knowledge       students to become nurses and
                                                                                    and skills required by both nurses     midwives who are
                                                                                    and midwives has never been            knowledgeable, influential,
                                                                                    greater.                               skilled, compassionate and ready
                                                                                                                           to work within a rapidly changing
                                                                                                                           health and social care
                                                                                    The School has proactively             environment.
                                                                                    responded to these challenges
                                                                                    with creative, flexible and
                                                                                    innovative approaches to               The academic team are all
                                                                                    education. We have purpose             qualified practitioners, enabling
                                                                                    built, state of the art teaching and   you to benefit from their vast and
                                                                                    training facilities that provide our   varied clinical expertise and
                                                                                    students with a realistic and safe     research knowledge. We have
                                                                                    environment to practice their          excellent student support and
                                                                                    clinical skills.                       administrative staff whose aim is
                                                                                                                           to fully support you throughout
                                                                                                                           your studies, so you develop to
                                                                                    We have strong links with our          your full potential as a graduate
                                                                                    health and social care clinical        and enter the profession as a
                                                                                    partners, including the private        caring, confident, competent and
                                                                                    sector, across the North and North     skilled Registered Nurse or
                                                                                    East of Scotland covering both         Midwife.
                                                                                    hospital and community settings.
                                                                                    Our developing collaboration with      Ian Murray
                                                                                    service users and carers ensures       Head of School of Nursing and
                                                                                    that our education provision at        Midwifery
                                                                                    Robert Gordon University is

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NURSING AND MIDWIFERY AT ROBERT
    GORDON UNIVERSITY
    CLINICAL SKILLS                                     recording vital signs such as blood pressure
                                                        and pulse, in a safe environment. If you are a
    CENTRE                                              midwifery student, you will practise delivering
    The Clinical Skills Centre is comprised of          a model baby and checking a placenta.
    two ward areas with six beds in each, a high
    dependency unit, a children’s room and a
    home setting, providing a realistic and safe
    learning environment. At times, you will            PLACEMENTS
    be working with members of our School               Whatever field of nursing practice you select to
    Volunteer Programme who are members of              study, you will spend 50% of your programme in
    the public who act as patients, to enhance
                                                        practice learning. Practice learning is usually
    your learning experiences.
                                                        undertaken in clinical placements that reflect the
                                                        field of practice you are aiming to become a
                                                        registered nurse in. It is because of our strong
    INTERDISCIPLINARY                                   partnerships with healthcare providers such as
    LEARNING                                            NHS Grampian, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland,
    An important focus of all our courses is the        independent and 3rd sector providers that we
    opportunity to learn alongside students             are able to offer students a diverse range of high
    from other health professions including             quality practice learning experiences.
    physiotherapy, social work, radiography and
    occupational therapy. This inter-professional
    learning is designed to facilitate learning about
    other professions and the exploration of team-      STUDY ABROAD
    working within health and social care.              Third year student nurses have an opportunity to
                                                        apply for a three month European Exchange with
                                                        one of the School’s European Partners in
                                                        Belgium, Finland, Norway or Spain. We also run
    FACILITIES                                          a Grampian - Houston Student Nurse Exchange             Our Courses
    The School of Nursing and Midwifery is              Programme which involves a reciprocal
    based in the multi-million pound purpose-           two-week exchange between RGU and the                   Bachelor of Nursing Adult                         B741
    built Health and Social Care building at            Houston Baptist Uinversity (HBU), Texas. During
    our riverside Garthdee campus. Amongst                                                                      Bachelor of Nursing Children and Young People’s   B731
                                                        the visits, students experience a variety of clinical
    other facilities, the campus includes a state-      placements, as well as spending time in the host        Bachelor of Nursing Mental Health                 B760
    of-the-art Clinical Skills Centre, where you        university attending classes and getting to know
    will be introduced to and get to practise           the local students.                                     Bachelor of Nursing (Hons) Adult                  B740
    clinical nursing skills such as therapeutic
                                                                                                                Bachelor of Midwifery                             B720
    communication, moving and handling,
    administration of medicines, taking and

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WHY
    NURSING?
    Modern health and social care is constantly
    changing and becoming more integrated. As a
    registered nurse of the future you will play a key
    role in ensuring nursing within integrated health
    and social care services is effective, efficient
    and person-centred. Not only will you treat,
    support and care for individuals, families and
    communities but you will also have an active role
    in promoting health and preventing ill health.

    As a registered nurse you will be part of
    stimulating and collegial uni- and multi-
    professional teams. You will work in partnership
    with the people who need your care, reaching
    joint decisions about care in an informed and
    supportive manner. In addition, you will work
    with the families, friends and significant others
    of service users to enable their recovery or the
    achievement of independent, purposeful and
    positive lives.

    To deliver exceptional nursing care as a
    registered nurse, you need to be open-minded,
    accept constructive feedback and be willing to
    embrace the values and attitudes expected of
    a higher education student and a professional.
    You will also acquire, maintain and develop in-
    depth knowledge and technical practice skills.
    The commitment, challenges and responsibilities
    are considerable, but with this comes the
    opportunity to make a real difference to people’s
    lives on a daily basis.

    If you are a compassionate individual,
    academically able and motivated to study, with
    a real interest in understanding and caring
    for people, you will find nursing will open the
    door to a career that is diverse, interesting,
    challenging and rewarding 24/7.

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WHICH FIELD OF NURSING IS                                                                                     CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
                                                                                                                  There are some particular challenges facing
                                                                                                                                                                        MENTAL HEALTH
                                                                                                                                                                        As a mental health nurse you will work in

    FOR YOU?                                                                                                      you as a children and young people’s nurse, for
                                                                                                                  example, their vulnerability linked to the range
                                                                                                                                                                        partnership with people when they experience
                                                                                                                                                                        mental health problems or illnesses or when they
                                                                                                                  of developmental stages children and young            are at risk of them developing or recurring. You
                                                                                                                  people go through. As a children and young            will work with people across the life span from
    Contemporary undergraduate pre-registration              Adult nurses manage numerous responsibilities
                                                                                                                  people’s nurse you will need to work effectively      young children to older adults as individuals, as
    nursing programmes must prepare all students             in circumstances that can be challenging and
                                                                                                                  with children and young people across the             family units or in therapeutic groups.
    to provide essential care to all people across           are expected to deliver and ensure others
                                                                                                                  age range as well as their families and/or other
    the life span who require it, whether they have          deliver high quality, professional person-
                                                                                                                  relevant people involved with them. Good              Most people who have mental health problems
    a learning disability, physical disability, mental       centred care. You will need to be a good leader
                                                                                                                  verbal and non-verbal communication skills,           live in their own homes and only spend brief
    health or physical health problem, injury or issue       who knows how to plan and evaluate nursing
                                                                                                                  the ability to engage with them sensitively and       periods of time in hospital, if at all. As a mental
    associated with normal human development                 care, demonstrates astute observational and
                                                                                                                  minimise distress for all concerned, are vital        health nurse you will treat, care for, support,
    and aging. Therefore, you must realise that              assessment skills and be able to make sound,
                                                                                                                  interpersonal skills.                                 advocate for, protect and motivate individuals and
    your learning will not be exclusively in one field       evidence-based decisions that will result in a
                                                                                                                                                                        groups during their recovery journey. Increasingly
    of practice. Around 50% of your learning will            positive patient experience.
                                                                                                                  Children and young people’s nurses deal with          you will work to promote mental health and
    be the same regardless of the field you wish to
                                                                                                                  individuals who have a diverse range of actual        wellbeing and prevent or reduce the incidence of
    eventually practice in. That said, you will have         You will be at the centre of a multi-professional
                                                                                                                  or potential health and social problems, for          mental health problems and illnesses.
    field-specific learning within the University and        team that will include specialist nurses, doctors,
                                                                                                                  example, long term conditions or complex
    most of the practice learning placements, which          physiotherapists, occupational therapists,
                                                                                                                  needs which might involve physical, congenital        Demographic trends indicate people with
    comprise 50% of the programme, will be field-            pharmacists, radiographers and social workers.
                                                                                                                  or genetic problems and public health issues          dementia and substance misuse problems, are
    specific. This preparation means that once you           As an adult nurse you will demonstrate
                                                                                                                  relating to children and young people such            on the rise and suicide rates, particularly amongst
    are a qualified nurse, you will be able to work          compassion, excellent interpersonal skills
                                                                                                                  as immunisation, trauma, and mental health            young men, are unacceptably high. People with
    more flexibly in a wider variety of settings.            and be able to put people at ease in difficult
                                                                                                                  problems. An important part of your role will         enduring and anxiety-based mental illnesses,
                                                             circumstances.
                                                                                                                  be to care for and support the child or young         e.g. bipolar mood disorders, schizophrenia,
    ADULT                                                                                                         person, their family and/or other relevant            eating disorders, post traumatic stress disorder
    As an adult nurse you will work with people              Adult nursing is an exciting and varied career
                                                                                                                  people, with their disability and through             and panic disorder, still experience stigma and
    over 16 who experience acute or long term                which can lead to career opportunities all over
                                                                                                                  illness or injury.                                    many more are dealing with a complex mix of
    illnesses or injury, as well as individuals, families,   the world.
                                                                                                                                                                        mental health and social problems, e.g. clinical
    groups or communities to improve their health                                                                 As a children and young people’s nurse you will       depression and substance misuse, alongside
    and wellbeing. Demographic trends indicate                                                                    work in a variety of settings such as schools,        relationship problems, criminal activity,
    that the population is growing older so as an                                                                 day centres, GP surgeries, their own homes,           homelessness and the like. As a mental health
    adult nurse you must expect to work with older                                                                out-patient clinics and hospitals. You will have a    nurse you will be expected to possess the
    people, who may be vulnerable, on a regular                                                                   key role in co-ordinating care along with other       knowledge, skills and ethical values and beliefs
    basis.                                                                                                        members of a team that may include teachers,          necessary to minimise stigma and promote
                                                                                                                  play therapists, psychologists, doctors, specialist   acceptance. You will develop person-centred,
    As an adult nurse you can work in emergency                                                                   nurses, social workers and health visitors.           therapeutic relationships that promote health,
    and unplanned care services, general or                                                                       Children and young people’s nurses are in             recovery and self-management.
    specialist services and outpatient, community                                                                 demand throughout the UK and abroad.
    and occupational health settings. In addition,                                                                                                                      As a mental health nurse you will develop
    you might work in peoples’ own homes, health                                                                                                                        specialist knowledge and skills that are in
    centres, residential care homes, workplaces                                                                                                                         demand all over the world. Mental health nursing
    or hospitals.                                                                                                                                                       is a fascinating, challenging and rewarding
                                                                                                                                                                        profession.

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CAREER
     OPPORTUNITIES
     FOR NURSES

     Generally health care is shifting toward being
     health-focused and community-based rather
     than illness-focused and hospital-based. You
     will be part of nursing, the largest healthcare
     provider workforce and are therefore ideally
     placed to promote this agenda because you
     will be a key member of health and social
     care teams working in a range of diverse
     environments; hospitals, GP surgeries,
     clinics, nursing and care homes, occupational
     health services, hospices, oil rigs and cruise
     ships, the prison service, schools, with
     charities in developed and in developing
     countries and for the armed forces. Many
     nurses are able to find employment that
     allows them to balance work and home life
     even taking into account the 24/7 nature of
     nursing.

     After qualifying, and as your knowledge
     and expertise increases, you may move into
     more senior practitioner roles, for example,
     you can become a team or unit leader, a
     specialist or advanced practitioner or a clinical
     academic with the possibility of becoming a
     nurse consultant who holds a Masters or PhD
     degree. Other career opportunities include
     research, education, practice development or
     management.

     For further information about the career
     opportunities available for nurses, please visit
     www.nhscareers.nhs.uk

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WHY BECOME                                          CAREER
     A MIDWIFE?                                          OPPORTUNITIES
                                                         FOR MIDWIVES
     The midwife’s role goes much further than
     supporting women during the birth of their          An increasing number of midwives now work in
     baby – in fact for many midwives, this is only      the community, providing services in the home,
     one small aspect of their work. The midwife is      local clinics and GP surgeries. There is, of
     involved in antenatal and postnatal care, in        course, the option to be hospital-based, where
     counselling, in offering support and education      there are plenty of opportunities for midwives
     and in helping mothers and their partners           to work on antenatal, labour and postnatal
     prepare for parenthood.                             wards. After qualifying, and as your knowledge
                                                         and expertise increases, you could move into
                                                         more senior practitioner roles, becoming a team
     After the birth, the midwife supports the           or unit manager. This will enable you to
     mother in a wide variety of ways, promoting         combine responsibility for managing other staff
     breastfeeding, establishing feeding routines,       with ongoing hands-on involvement with
     bonding with their babies, checking the             clients. Some midwives also choose to work as
     woman’s body is returning to its                    independent practitioners outside the NHS.
     pre-pregnancy state and discussing
     contraceptive choices.                              You may choose to specialise in a particular area
                                                         of perinatal care and study for further
     To be an effective midwife you will need            qualifications. If you stay in practice, you could   “I have felt so supported by the mentors
     excellent interpersonal skills as you will be       consider the role of consultant midwife,
     supporting a diverse range of people, some          providing clinical leadership for midwives and       in my clinical placements which has been
                                                         others across maternity services. Other career
     from vulnerable families, during some                                                                    great. The mentors I have worked with
     emotionally intense situations.You will be the      opportunities include research, teaching,
     most frequent point of contact for                  practice development and management within           are keen to teach and are supportive as
     parents-to-be and will be expected to share         the NHS, where you could influence the shape
                                                         of healthcare across a whole community. You          you learn new skills.
     advice, answer their questions and give
                                                         may also choose to move into neonatal nursing
     confident reassurance. You will need to be                                                               The course is very challenging but I
     capable of working on your own as well as part      or health visiting.
     of a team, liaising with GPs, health visitors and                                                        wouldn’t change my experience for
     social workers and, importantly, have a                                                                  anything. I can’t wait to be qualified and
     genuine passion for the job.
                                                                                                              put everything I have learned
                                                                                                              into practice.”

                                                                                                              Laura Goss
                                                                                                              Bachelor of Midwifery student

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HOW YOU WILL
     BE TAUGHT
     PLACEMENTS                                            During university time, face to face learning         PROGRAMME HOURS                                     FINANCIAL SUPPORT
     Whatever field of nursing practice you select to      experiences will be delivered in a variety of         The Nursing and Midwifery Council have              Nursing and Midwifery students are entitled
     study, you will spend 50% of your programme           ways, e.g. lectures, workshops, tutorials and         specific attendance requirements which nursing      to a non income-assessed bursary which is
     in practice learning. Practice learning is usually    skills practise. In addition you are required to      and midwifery students must meet. Therefore         administered through the Student Award
     undertaken in clinical placements that reflect        engage in directed and online learning, which         programme attendance is very closely                Agency for Scotland (SAAS). For more
     the field of practice you are aiming to become        may be reading articles, reports and other types      monitored. As a nursing or midwifery student        information about funding, please visit
     a registered nurse in. It is because of our strong    of literature, or working in small groups on a        we aim to provide a timetable for your academic     www.saas.gov.uk
     partnerships with healthcare providers such as        project or participating in online discussion         learning in the University between 9am and
     NHS Grampian, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland,               forums via Campus Moodle.                             5pm Monday to Friday. However this is not
     independent and 3rd sector providers that we                                                                guaranteed. You may find there are classes
     are able to offer students a diverse range of high    You will be supported by a named personal tutor       commencing at 8am or extending into the
     quality practice learning experiences.                for the duration of the programme. Your personal      evening. We work with all other programmes
                                                           tutor will provide general academic guidance          and courses within the University to achieve a
     As well as placement opportunities located            and pastoral support. When you are undertaking        fair approach to timetables in terms of student
     throughout in Aberdeen, they are throughout           each module, you will have a named academic           friendly guidelines and the need to share
     Grampian, Shetland and Orkney (nursing and            tutor who will provide specific support in relation   equally access to all the University’s resources.
     midwifery) and Highlands, Western Isles and           to the learning and assessment process for the
     Tayside (midwifery). Therefore you can expect         specific module.
     to experience urban, rural and remote hospital,
     residential and community nursing or midwifery.       The content of your programme is organised
                                                           into modules. Each module is assessed and the
     The Nursing and Midwifery Council requires            method of assessment will depend upon the
     all students to have experience of the 24 hour        module content, learning outcomes expected
     7 day a week nature of nursing and midwifery.         and the way the module is delivered. You must
     Throughout the whole programme, if you are            pass all assessments in a nursing or midwifery
     at least 18 years old, you will be required to        programme.
     undertake practice learning according to the
     shift patterns of your placement areas. This
     will include 12 hour shifts, early and late shifts,
     weekend shifts and night shifts.

     During each practice placement, your learning
     will be supported and assessed by a named
     mentor, who will be a registered nurse. In
     addition, all other members of the clinical team
     will contribute to your learning, support and
     assessment.

     For more information about placements visit
     www.rgu.ac.uk/future-students/placements

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OUR COURSES
     BACHELOR OF NURSING (BN), SPECIALISING                         The BN is developed to inspire all students to reach
     IN ADULT, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE                            their maximum potential through a supportive
     OR MENTAL HEALTH NURSING                                       environment and one in which innovation in teaching
     The BN is underpinned by the Nursing and Midwifery             and learning are embedded in all stages. The BN
     Council (NMC) Standards for pre-registration nursing           aims to enable all students to become confident
     education. Students spend 50% of the BN in university          and capable nurses and with strong underpinning
     studying a range of subjects and 50% of their learning         partnerships with practice providers highly sought
     in practice placements in all stages in a breadth of           after graduates.
     healthcare settings across a range of geographical
     locations. Successful completion of the BN enables you         BACHELOR OF NURSING (HONOURS) (BN
     to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery       HONS) ADULT
     Council. As a registered nurse on completing the BN            The BN Hons shares the same first three years as the
     you will be able to:                                           BN however with a longer summer vacation in certain
       •       respond to the predicted and known 		                stages. The BN Hons is four years in length and stage
     		        changes in health and healthcare                     4 focuses on further development of your leadership,
       •       improve the health and wellbeing of 		               management and research capabilities. In addition
     		        individuals, families, communities and 		            to this, you will undertake a practice placement and
     		        populations                                          extend your clinical skills. You will also study alongside
       •       drive up the standard and quality of 		              students from the School of Applied Social studies at
     		        nursing and healthcare                               RGU in relation to health and integrated social care.
       •       work in a range of roles to deliver essential
     		        care for all, as well as provide complex care        The BN Hons develops your research, critical writing
     		        in your chosen field of practice                     and critical thinking skills which provide an excellent
                                                                    platform on which to base post-graduate studies. The
     The Nursing and Midwifery Council identify generic             BN Hons will prepare you for leadership, management,
     and field specific competencies in their Standards             research and clinical research roles in the future.
     for pre-registration nursing education. Generic
     competencies are those which all students will learn           BACHELOR OF MIDWIFERY
     regardless of their chosen field of practice. Field specific   This very popular three year course aims to equip
     competencies are those which are specific only to the          you to become a motivated, professional practitioner
                                                                                                                                 “Placements taught me so much, not just on
     students chosen field of practice. As required by the          and leads to a dual award. Completion of the three
     Nursing and Midwifery Council, the BN has significant          year course enables you to be registered as a midwife        how to achieve the learning outcomes outlined
     generic, shared learning at every stage and all students       with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and you are
     will be expected to meet generic competencies as well          awarded a Bachelor of Midwifery degree. The wide             in the course but also skills to deal with
     as field specific competencies.                                ranging practice settings you will experience prepare
                                                                    you to work as a safe, confident and competent               everyday life situations.
     Reflecting the contemporary nature of nursing as well          midwife and be able to demonstrate leadership and
     as health and social care policy, the BN curriculum is         management skills. The course aims to develop your           Being on placement is a chance to really put into
     organised into five key subject strands that are revisited     awareness of the need for continuing professional            practice the skills you learn in the classroom
     at each stage in the programme:                                development and further study throughout your
          • Health                                                  career. There are many future career opportunities           and to learn many more new ones.”
          • Science                                                 open to you such as ward manager, lactation
          • Person and Family Centred Care                          consultant, consultant midwife, researcher or lecturer.      Adult Nursing student
          • Skills for Safe Practice
          • Practice Learning

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
                                                                                                                                                                               ADULT NURSING B741
                                                                                                                                                                               CHILDREN’S & YOUNG PEOPLE’S NURSING
                                                                                                                                                                               B731

     WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
                                                                                                                                                                               MENTAL HEALTH NURSING B760

                                                                                                                                                                               SQA HIGHER
                                                                                                                                                                               CCC. Higher English and a science subject are
     BACHELOR OF NURSING, SPECIALISING IN ADULT, UCAS                                                                                                                          recommended. English, Maths and a science
                                                                                                                                                                               subject are required at National 5 grade C or
     B741, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S UCAS B731,                                                                                                                              above if not held at Higher.
                                                                                                                                                                               GCE A LEVEL
     MENTAL HEALTH UCAS B760                                                                                                                                                   CC. A Level English and a science subject are
                                                                                                                                                                               recommended. English, Maths and a science
                                                                                                                                                                               subject are required at GCSE grade 5 or above
                                                                                                                                                                               if not held at A Level.

                                                                                                                                                                               IRISH LEAVING CERTIFICATE HIGHER
                                                                                                                                                                               H3H4H4. Higher English and a science subject
                                                                                                                                                                               are recommended. English, Maths and a
     YEAR 1 		                                                YEAR 2 		                                                 YEAR 3                                                 science subject are required at O3 or above if
     In year 1 you will commence your studies in nursing      You will continue to explore the five subject             In year 3 learning becomes more integrated and         not held at Higher.
     by undertaking modules that reflect the five key         strands studied in year 1. Within year 2 you will         focused on developing the knowledge, skills and
     subject strands. You will study and be assessed in       build upon the knowledge acquired in year 1 and           attitudes necessary to be accountable for your own     ALTERNATIVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR
     the key concepts relating to health and well-being       will develop the ability to apply your on-going           decisions and practice and achieve the Nursing         BACHELOR OF NURSING
     as experienced by a diverse range of individuals,        learning related to theories, principles, research        and Midwifery competencies in practice. You            An appropriate Access to Nursing course that is
     communities and cultures in society and their            and other types of evidence to practice. In year          will learn about multi-agency working, teaching        equivalent to 3 SQA Highers at Grade C or above.
     relationship to nursing; life and psychosocial           2 you will explore current public health priorities       and learning theories and risk assessment in           APPLICANTS FROM PARTNER COLLEGES
     sciences that underpin nursing, including genetics,      while learning a range of models and approaches           relation to health and primary care for individuals,   For Mental Health and Adult Nursing entry to
      anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, micro-            to health and well-being improvement within               families, carers and communities as well as the        year 2 may be possible following completion of
     biology, growth and development; essential               nursing practice. You will also consider the role         use of technology in healthcare. You will develop      HNC Care and Administrative Practice from
     concepts in nursing relevant to your chosen              of the nurse in addressing health inequalities.           knowledge of sciences to advance nursing while         one of our partner FE colleges.
     field of practice including, therapeutic practice,       You will continue to study life and psychosocial          critically applying relevant theoretical concepts
     contemporary policies, planning and delivering           sciences related to your chosen field of practice         and frameworks to meet essential and complex           ENGLISH LANGUAGE QUALIFICATION
     care; values-based professional and compassionate        while exploring common health problems and                physical and mental health needs of individuals.       All applicants whose first language is not
     person and family-centred care and what that             related therapeutic nursing interventions using           You will develop your knowledge and skills in          English are required to have an Academic
     means for you as an individual and essential nursing     best evidence. In addition to this you will continue      order to work more autonomously and to enhance         IELTS (International English Language
     skills that are required to deliver safe nursing care    to learn a range of essential nursing skills related      a culture of excellence in practice through person     Testing System) minimum score of 7.0
                                                                                                                                                                               including 7.0 in all elements. Appropriate
     including risk assessment, infection prevention and      to therapeutic communication, patient assessment          and family-centred approaches to care utilising        equivalents will be considered.
     control, nutrition and fluid balance, administration     and observations, nutrition and fluid balance,            effective leadership and management skills.
     of medicines and drug calculations and therapeutic       administration of medicines and drug calculations.
                                                                                                                                                                               SELECTION VISIT
     communication.                                           You will also learn a range of clinical skills specific   You will also have the opportunity to apply for an
                                                                                                                                                                               Applicants will be invited to attend a selection
                                                              to your field of practice. In year 2, learning also       Erasmus Exchange placement through a partner           event. This will take the form of a tour of the
     Emphasis is placed on you understanding and              focuses upon safe, effective person and                   European institution or a place on our Grampian        facilities, an opportunity to meet academics and
     meeting the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s              family-centred approaches to care and the impact          Houston Exchange.                                      practitioners, and an interview.
     Good Health and Good Character standards                 upon healthcare experiences and outcomes.
     which will include you being responsible for                                                                                                                              SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
     managing your own behaviour within and outwith           As you progress through year 2 you will be                                                                       Acceptance to all nursing and midwifery
     your course, your learning and engagement with           expected to demonstrate you are taking more                                                                      courses is subject to a health and immunisation
                                                                                                                                                                               screening and satisfactory PVG clearance
     the theory and practice elements of the course,          responsibility for your own learning. Modules                                                                    (previously an enhanced disclosure). For more
     maintaining confidentiality when expected, and you       will provide directed study and online learning                                                                  details about the PVG scheme please visit
     demonstrating a respectful, professional and ethical     activities. There will also be periods within the                                                                www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
     attitude towards others, be they other students,         year where you are expected to reflect upon your
     lecturers, mentors or service users and their families   practice learning experiences and identify personal                                                              ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
     and friends.                                             learning needs.                                                                                                  Applicants who do not have the required level
                                                                                                                                                                               of Maths may be eligible for the Applied
                                                                                                                                                                               Number Skills course subject to availability.

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                                                                                                                                                                               Full-time: 3 years
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY                                                                                                                                                     ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
     BACHELOR OF NURSING (HONS) ADULT UCAS B740
                                                                                                                                                                             BACHELOR OF NURSING (HONS) ADULT
                                                                                                                                                                             UCAS B740

                                                                                                                                                                             SQA HIGHER
                                                                                                                                                                             BBBC to include English (or a written subject
                                                                                                                                                                             requiring the use of English). English, Maths
                                                                                                                                                                             and a science subject are required at National
                                                                                                                                                                             5 grade C or above if not held at Higher.
     YEAR 1 		                                               the knowledge acquired in year 1 and will develop       decisions and practice and achieve the Nursing          GCE A LEVEL
     In year 1 you will commence your studies in nursing     the ability to apply your on-going learning related     and Midwifery competencies in practice. You             BCC to include English (or a written subject
     by undertaking modules that reflect the five key        to theories, principles, research and other types       will learn about multi-agency working, teaching         requiring the use of English). English, Maths
     subject strands. You will study and be assessed in      of evidence to practice. In year 2 you will explore     and learning theories and risk assessment in            and a science subject are required at GCSE
     the key concepts relating to health and well-being      current public health priorities while learning a       relation to health and primary care for individuals,    grade C or above if not held at A Level.
     as experienced by a diverse range of individuals,       range of models and approaches to health and            families, carers and communities as well as the
                                                                                                                                                                             IRISH LEAVING CERTIFICATE HIGHER
     communities and cultures in society and their           well-being improvement within nursing practice.         use of technology in healthcare. You will develop
                                                                                                                                                                             H2H3H3H3 to include English (or a written
     relationship to nursing; life and psychosocial          You will also consider the role of the nurse in         knowledge of sciences to advance nursing while          subject requiring the use of English). English,
     sciences that underpin nursing, including               addressing health inequalities. You will continue to    critically applying relevant theoretical concepts and   Maths and a science subject are required at
     genetics, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology,         study life and psychosocial sciences related to your    frameworks to meet essential and complex physical       O3 or above if not held at Higher.
     microbiology, growth and development; essential         chosen field of practice while exploring common         and mental health needs of individuals. You will
     concepts in nursing relevant to your chosen             health problems and related therapeutic nursing         develop your knowledge and skills in order to work      ENGLISH LANGUAGE QUALIFICATION
     field of practice including, therapeutic practice,      interventions using best evidence. In addition to       more autonomously and to enhance a culture of           All applicants whose first language is not
     contemporary policies, planning and delivering          this you will continue to learn a range of essential    excellence in practice through person and family        English are required to have an Academic
     care; values-based professional and compassionate       nursing skills related to therapeutic communication,    -centred approaches to care utilising effective         IELTS (International English Language Testing
     person and family-centred care and what that            patient assessment and observations, nutrition and      leadership and management skills.                       System) minimum score of 7.0 including 7.0
     means for you as an individual and essential nursing    fluid balance, administration of medicines and drug                                                             in all elements. Appropriate equivalents will
     skills that are required to deliver safe nursing care   calculations. You will also learn a range of clinical   In addition, you will have the opportunity to select    be considered.
     including risk assessment, infection prevention and     skills specific to your field of practice. In year 2,   an option module to study an area of interest to        ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
     control, nutrition and fluid balance, administration    learning also focuses upon safe, effective person       enhance your personal, professional development.        Applicants who do not have the required
     of medicines and drug calculations and therapeutic      and family-centred approaches to care and the           You will also have the opportunity to apply for an      level of Maths may be eligible for the Applied
     communication.                                          impact upon healthcare experiences and outcomes.        Erasmus Exchange placement through a partner            Number Skills course subject to availability.
                                                                                                                     European institution or a place on our Grampian
     Emphasis is placed on you understanding and             As you progress you will be expected to                 Houston Exchange.                                       SELECTION VISIT
     meeting the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Good        demonstrate that you are taking more responsibility                                                             Applicants will be invited to attend a selection
     Health and Good Character standards which will          for your own learning and development with              YEAR 4                                                  event. This will take the form of a tour of the
     include you being responsible for managing your         increased engagement in directed and online             In year 4 as a BN (Hons) student a major                facilities, an opportunity to meet academics
     own behaviour within and out with your course,          learning. You will be expected to reflect upon and      component the dissertation which you will               and practitioners and an interview.
     your learning and engagement with the theory            analyse your practice experiences in order to inform    undertake with support from a named supervisor.
                                                                                                                     In year 4, health and social care integration is also   SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
     and practice elements of the course, maintaining        your self-development and study plans. In practice
                                                                                                                                                                             Acceptance to all nursing and midwifery
     confidentiality when expected and demonstrating a       you will be expected to show you are progressing        studied through examining inter-agency and inter-
                                                                                                                                                                             courses is subject to a health and
     respectful, professional and ethical attitude towards   towards more independent practice whilst under          professional systems and processes and how they
                                                                                                                                                                             immunisation screening and satisfactory
     others, be they other students, lecturers, mentors or   the supervision of your mentor.                         help or hinder the care service users’ experience.      PVG clearance (previously an enhanced
     service users and their families and friends.                                                                                                                           disclosure). For more details about the PVG
                                                             YEAR 3                                                  On successful completion of year 4 BN (Hons)            scheme please visit
     YEAR 2 		                                               In year 3 learning becomes more integrated and          students will be eligible to apply for registration     www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
     You will continue to explore the five subject strands   focused on developing the knowledge, skills and         with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
     studied in year 1. Within year 2 you will build upon    attitudes necessary to be accountable for your own                                                              STUDY OPTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                             Full-time: 4 years

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WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
     BACHELOR OF MIDWIFERY
     UCAS B720                                               ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
                                                             BACHELOR OF MIDWIFERY UCAS B720

                                                             SQA HIGHER
                                                             BBBC to include English and a science subject.
                                                             Biology, Human Biology or Psychology is
                                                             recommended. Maths is required at National 5
     YEAR 1                                                  grade C or above if not held at Higher.
     You will be introduced to three dynamic academic
                                                             GCE A LEVEL
     themes: effective midwifery care, midwifery for         BCC to include English and a science subject.
     health and the midwife within society. You will         Biology, Human Biology or Psychology is
     also learn introductory clinical midwifery skills in    recommended. Maths is required at GCSE
     a simulated environment prior to experience in a        grade 5 or above if not held at A Level.
     range of practice placements.
                                                             IRISH LEAVING CERTIFICATE HIGHER
     YEAR 2                                                  H2H3H3H3 to include English and a science
     You will build upon your professional knowledge         subject. Biology, Human Biology or Psychology is
                                                             recommended. Maths is required at O3 or above
     and experience from year 1 to develop your skills
                                                             if not held at Higher.
     and confidence. The three academic themes of
     effective midwifery care, midwifery for health          ENGLISH LANGUAGE QUALIFICATION
     and the midwife within society will be explored         All applicants whose first language is not
     in greater breadth and depth. This knowledge            English are required to have an Academic
     will be enhanced through your learning in clinical      IELTS (International English Language Testing
     practice. You will grow in independence as an           System) minimum score of 7.0 including 7.0 in
     effective professional learner. You will gain further   all elements. Appropriate equivalents will be
                                                             considered.
     insight into the role of the midwife by working in
     partnership with women and families from our            SELECTION VISIT
     diverse society. This will be strengthened by your      Applicants will be invited to attend a selection
     understanding of the importance of effective            event. This will take the form of a tour of the
     midwifery practice within maternity care teams.         facilities, an opportunity to meet academics
                                                             and practitioners and an interview.
     YEAR 3                                                  SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
     In your final year you will consolidate your            Acceptance to all nursing and midwifery
     knowledge, skills and attitudes to engage in            courses is subject to a health and immunisation    “It’s a real privilege to be involved in
     midwifery care with confidence. You will be             screening and satisfactory PVG clearance
     proficient in midwifery skills for low risk pregnant    (previously an enhanced disclosure). For more      people’s lives at such an important time.”
     women and their families and you will be an             details about the PVG scheme please visit
     effective member of maternity care teams. You will      www.disclosurescotland.co.uk                       Bachelor of Midwifery student
     meet the professional outcomes set by the Nursing       STUDY OPTIONS
     and Midwifery Council and the academic outcomes         Full-time: 3 years
     established for the BMidwifery course. This will
     enable you to embark on a career as a midwife.          Provision is available for students with
                                                             dependants to undertake the course over a
                                                             period of three years and 15 weeks. Such
                                                             students take five additional weeks of annual
                                                             leave per year from clinical practice time to
                                                             allow caring for dependants.

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ONCE YOU’VE APPLIED

                                                           To be a nurse or midwife, it is vital that you       SUMMER SCHOOL
                                                           meet the academic requirements and also have         If you are a secondary school pupil and
                                                           the right personal qualities too – such as a         would like to gain a better understanding
                                                           caring nature and a genuine interest in people.      of what a career in nursing or midwifery is
                                                           Without these personal attributes you will find      about, then why not register for our week
                                                           the course challenging and it is essential that      long summer school event? You will have
                                                           qualified practitioners display these qualities.     the opportunity to participate in a taster
                                                                                                                programme for each of the fields of nursing
                                                           As part of our selection process, you will           we offer to see which branch interests you
                                                           be invited to attend a morning or afternoon          the most. For details of the summer school
                                                           selection visit. This typically involves an          and how to apply, go to
                                                           opportunity to tour the facilities, meet with        www.rgu.ac.uk/nursing
                                                           staff and a short interview. We want you to
                                                           see this as a two way process – giving you the
                                                           opportunity to ask us any questions you might
                                                           still have about the course. It also enables us to
                                                           assess whether you are ideally suited to nursing
     “Placements differ throughout the nursing             or midwifery as a career. For more information,
                                                           visit www.rgu.ac.uk/nursing
     curriculum so you get a varied experience such
                                                           Once you have been offered a place with us,
     as on wards within the acute setting and out within
                                                           you will be invited to one of our Relationship
     the community.                                        Building events in August or September. The
                                                           event will enable you to familiarise yourself
     You get the option to choose which wards you may      more fully with the School and our staff, prior to
     like to have a placement within. So if you have a     commencing your studies with us.

     certain area you think you may want to work in,       It is only after you are offered and firmly accept
     you can try to get a placement within that ward.      a place on one of our courses that the health
                                                           screening and Disclosure checks, required by
     I plan to get a job within the acute sector, maybe    the Nursing and Midwifery Council, are carried
                                                           out.
     within accident and emergency or intensive care.”
                                                           For further information on Health Screening
     Amy Johnston                                          and Disclosure, contact Susan Cumming on
     BN (Hons) Nursing                                     01224 262982 or email
                                                           s.cumming@rgu.ac.uk

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