Adult Nursing

The BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing degree prepares students for a fulfilling and rewarding career at the forefront of modern healthcare, caring for adults of all ages who have suffered accidents and been injured, acquired infections and developed diseases or have a range of healthcare needs. Upon successful completion, graduates are eligible to apply for professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

City St George's students benefit from clinical placements at London’s leading healthcare Trusts. Placements will occur in settings including hospital wards, specialist units, community and rapid response teams, acute and emergency departments, GP practices and within patients’ homes. This range of placements helps students develop the skills and confidence to deal with the many different environments Adult Nurses work in. Students receive outstanding support on placement, with weekly visits from a link lecturer and dedicated placement facilitator in the workplace.

This course is taught through a combination of classroom theory, simulated practice and clinical placements. Simulated practice takes place at our state of the art Clinical Skills Centre, a facility designed especially for students to practice their skills in a safe environment.

Career prospects are excellent for City St George's BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing graduates, with many securing employment within leading Healthcare trusts such as; Barts Health NHS Trust, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust.

Course Modules

You can find extensive information about the modules you can expect to study on this course on our website:
https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-students/courses/undergraduate/adult-nursing

Students are assessed using a variety of methods, depending on module choices:

• Practice Assessment Document (PAD): used to demonstrate achievement of practice competencies and also to record the number of hours of practice experience.

• Written assignments, including essays: these may take the form of care studies.

• Written examinations, including short answer questions, multiple choice questions, calculations, scenario based

• Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCEs): practical skills assessments which enable you to demonstrate particular clinical, communication or teaching skills.

• Dissertation: this final project enables students to choose a relevant topic of interest and demonstrate an in depth knowledge of this.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Nursing and Midwifery Council