BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing

Adult Nursing at Keele develops adult nurses who deliver excellent evidence-based practice in a range of care settings and who place the patient at the center of decision making by promoting dignity, care, and compassion. Over your three years, you will develop the ability to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and monitor care safely and effectively. By taking a person-centered approach to care delivery, you will initially focus on meeting people’s essential care needs and, as you progress through your second and third years, you will develop the skills and capabilities to assess, provide and manage the complex care needs of individuals and groups of people. Students’ clinical and academic skills are developed within a strong and established system of support through personal tutors in the school and clinical mentors in placements. To develop your skills in academic writing, reflection, critical thinking, and decision making, a small group approach to learning is adopted whereby you are supported by your personal tutor. This is complemented by lectures, online activities, individual tutorials, directed study, and skills-based learning in the school’s Clinical Skills Laboratories.

Year 1

COMPULSORY MODULES

• Person-centered Nursing Care
• Clinical Nursing Practice 1
• Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
• Clinical Nursing Practice 2

Year 2

COMPULSORY MODULES

• The Role of the Nurse in Promoting Health and Wellness
• Clinical Nursing Practice 3
• Evidence-based Nursing Practice
• Pharmacology and Concepts of Safety and Quality of Care in Nursing
• Clinical Nursing Practice 4

Year 3

COMPULSORY MODULES

• Leading, Managing, and Shaping Future Nursing Care
• Clinical Nursing Practice 5
• Nursing Dissertation
• Clinical Judgement and Decision-making in Nursing
• Clinical Nursing Practice 6

Employability

96% of Keele graduates were in a job or further study within six months of graduating (DLHE, 2017). You will experience a range of hospital and community placements in which you’ll develop the required skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed for contemporary adult nursing practice. Many nurses progress to work in leadership, academia, and strategic roles within various healthcare environments.

With further modules or courses, you could also go on to work in various areas:

• Alternative or specialist nursing fields
• Further Education or Higher Education lecturer
• Health Visitor
• Senior positions and Management roles within healthcare
• Social Work