BSc (Hons) Child Nursing

The Child Nursing course at Canterbury Christ Church University is a full-time, three-year program that prepares students to provide competent, compassionate, and ethical care to children, young people and their families. The course is designed to help students develop technical nursing skills while also increasing their understanding of the complex needs of children and their families, supporting them through various stages of their health and well-being journey.Course Content: The course content focuses on child nursing practice, including evidence-based practice, care procedures, medicinal therapeutics, management of complex health needs among children, and professional and ethical issues including safeguarding. Work placements throughout the course help students gain valuable practical experience.Key Modules: The course is made up of key modules such as Foundations of Child Nursing Practice, Developing Professional Child Nursing Practice, Child & Young Person Mental Health, Chronic & Complex Child Health Needs, Child Health and Wellbeing, and Management & Leadership for Qualified Practice.Accreditations: The program is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) which enables students to register as a qualified child nurse upon successful completion of the course.Future Careers: The Child Nursing course equips students with the skills and training necessary to work in a variety of settings like hospitals, communities, schools, and specialist units or to further their education in specialist nursing or health-related roles. For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.