Nursing (Children) [with Foundation Year]

Please note that advanced entry is not available to our Nursing (Children) Pre-Registration Nursing Programmes at this time.

Prepare for a fulfilling career as a nurse for babies, children and young people with our accredited degree course.

Nursing really is a job for life. As a child nurse, you’ll make a difference to many people’s lives, including your own.

Study at ARU and gain the clinical knowledge, skills and confidence you need to succeed as a registered children’s nurse.

As well as developing your clinical skills, you’ll learn to communicate with young patients and their families, advocate for them, and place wellbeing at the centre of the care you deliver.

Why ARU?

• Gain practical experience with 50% clinical placements in healthcare settings.

• Get relevant, up-to-date training thanks to our partnerships with NHS Trusts.

• Build your clinical skills in state-of-the-art simulation suites.

• Benefit from wellbeing support, academic guidance, and career services.

• Get a minimum of £5,000 per year non-repayable training grant.

• Graduate ready to work as a registered children's nurse.

Course modules

Year 1

• Core Maths

• Biology: Physiology

• Preparing for a Career in Caring

• Learning to Learn

• Psychology

• Embracing Diversity

• Health and Wellbeing

Year 2

• Into ARU

• Foundations of Communication and Professionalismfor Nursing

• Fundamental Skills and Procedures for Nursing

• Applied Health Science for Nursing Across the Lifespan

• Epidemiology, Inequality, and Health Promotion for Nursing Across the Lifespan

• Contemporary Nursing Practice 1

Year 3

• Supporting a Patient Safety Culture in Nursing

• Supporting Learning and Professional Development in Nursing

• Contemporary Nursing Practice 2

• Assessing and Planning Care Across the Lifespan

• Coordinating and Leading Integrated Care in Interprofessional Settings

Year 4

• Clinical Decision Making in the Acutely Unwell Child and Young Person

• Applying public health to children and young people’s nursing

• Contemporary Children and Young People’s Nursing Practice 3

• Leading and managing quality in the care of children and young people

• Managing the Care of Children and Young People with Complex Care Needs