Course summary

Overview Our exciting and transformational Adult Nursing degree has been developed collaboratively with practice partners, service users and students. At its heart is the recognition that nursing is an evolving profession with individuals working as part of today’s interdisciplinary healthcare teams in a wide range of settings. You will learn how to make a positive impact on the lives of adults with a diverse range of health and dependency needs, including physical and emotional care requirements, particularly addressing the needs of the ageing population. We train our Adult Nursing students to be articulate, flexible, decision makers able to promote health and well-being, prioritise effective care and implement evidence-based nursing practice. They will work collaboratively with inter-professional teams, service users and their families, respecting their rights, choices and wishes. Key features

• On successful completion of the BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing programme, you will be eligible to apply for Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

• Our Adult Nursing students gain the knowledge, abilities and skills to provide holistic care across a variety of settings with 50% of the course embedded in the practice setting

• Our outstanding Skills and Simulation Centre allows you to safely practice nursing interventions in realistic environments, including a replica hospital ward

• Support throughout your course from a Personal Academic Tutor, who is usually a lecturer on your course, and who will remain with you throughout your studies

• Opportunities to complete either a UK or international elective placement, for example, in Finland, Denmark, Ireland and Tanzania

• Shortlisted for Best Student Experience in the annual Student Nursing Times Awards 2022, while several students were shortlisted across a number of categories in the Awards.

• For almost three decades, the University of Worcester has been educating professionals to work in the health and social care sectors, from Nurses and Midwives to Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, Paramedics to Physician Associates. Each year, hundreds of professionals graduate from Worcester and go on to make a significant contribution to society. The University’s new medical school welcomed its first cohort of students in September 2023. The Three Counties Medical School will help to address the pressing need for more doctors in this left-behind part of the Country.

• Worcester rose to become the number one English university (excluding specialist institutions) for sustained employment, further study, or both, three and five years after graduation in the 2022 Government-published Longitudinal Educational Outcomes survey, having been in the top 10 in 2020 and 2021. 96% of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2022).