Adult Nursing BN (Hons)

The Adult Nursing BN (Hons) program offered by Bangor University is a three-year course that prepares students for a career in caring for adults for various healthcare settings. It is designed to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to provide high-quality nursing care, considering the diverse and complex needs of adults at different stages of their lives. The course is delivered across a mix of learning systems, from lectures and directed student-centred learning to practical sessions and clinical placements.Course Content: The curriculum includes broad-ranging content, focusing on health promotion, nursing practice and decision making, understanding the pathophysiology of disease and its treatment, care and management of patients with long term conditions, psychosocial perspectives of nursing, and research awareness. Regular practical skills sessions, lectures, seminars, group work, online activities, simulation, and clinical placements form the teaching methods.Key Modules: While the course page does not provide specific key modules, it provides a clear outline of areas of focus, including safeguarding, assessment strategies, managing risk, legal and ethical issues, therapeutic interventions, end of life care, and relationships and communication within healthcare.Accreditations: The Adult Nursing BN (Hons) course is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). This allows the graduates to apply for registration as a Nurse in Adult Health upon successful completion.Future Careers: Graduates may pursue a variety of employment options, across primary and secondary care settings. Potential roles include being an adult nurse in general or in specialist roles such as practice nurse, research nurse, nurse advisor, and nurse consultant.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.