Adult nursing Adult nursing Prospectus Courses Why choose us? Benefits News Research Awarded by Kingston University Adult nurses use a wide range of skills and expertise to deliver care to people who are 18 years and over and have a range of healthcare needs. Whether practicing in the community or in a critical care setting, our adult nurses provide a high standard of essential care to patients, with dignity and compassion. Kingston and St George’s adult nursing education is informed by the latest research, and aims to give our students a well-rounded learning experience that enables them to pursue the career they want. Courses Undergraduate Nursing/Registered Nurse BSc Adult Nursing Postgraduate Nursing/Registered Nurse MSc Adult Nursing Workforce development Healthcare Practice FdSc Adult Care (community and acute-based) Perioperative Care Healthcare Practice DipHE/BSc/BSc(Hons) Healthcare Practice GradCert Acute Medicine Cardiac Care Community and Integrated Care Intensive Care Perioperative Care Renal Care Emergency Care Healthcare Practice PgCert Advanced Practice Cardiac Care Intensive Care Cancer Care Healthcare Practice PgDip/MSc Acute Medicine Advanced Practice Cardiac Care Intensive Care Cancer Care Acute Medicine Community and Integrated Care Nursing study days and modules Pre-qualifying status qualification Post-registration course for continuing personal and professional development Eligible to be completed on a stand-alone or continuous module-by-module basis within a five year period Why choose us? Our academic team members have diverse backgrounds in adult nursing, including cancer, dementia care, intensive care unit (ICU), accident and emergency (A&E), renal, acute medicine, community, respiratory and orthopaedics. You will develop your skills in caring for adults by working with role players and through simulated ward exercises in skills labs. You will learn with, and from, midwifery students and lecturers in simulations and share learning with the child, learning disability and mental health student nurses to enhance your skills in caring for clients from these fields. Many members of our adult nursing teaching team have contributed to the latest Essentials of Nursing Practice manual. You will gain practice experience in an area of London which includes an acute hospital and opportunities to work in the community. Accreditations Nursing and Midwifery Council, United Kingdom (NMC) Employment prospects 97 per cent of adult nursing students obtain employment in their field within six months of qualifying Learning tools and facilities Adult nursing students have access to facilitated sessions using state-of-the-art high fidelity patient simulators Student benefits and support You will gain experience in an excellent range of high-quality clinical placements in acute and community settings Adult students are supported by diverse and experienced clinical and academic staff throughout the course Practice placements We have over 40 practice partners for adult nursing from the NHS, independent and private sector, including: Major Trusts Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust Your Healthcare Independent and private hospitals Ashtead Hospital New Victoria Hospital Parkside Hospital Shirley Oaks Hospital St Anthony’s Hospital Specialist health care providers Princess Alice Hospice The Royal Hospital for Neurodisability The Royal Star and Garter Home St Raphael’s Hospice Trinity Hospice Extra practice learning opportunities You will have the opportunity to take a national or international elective at the end of your second year if you are an undergraduate student, or at the end of your first year if you are a postgraduate student. Our adult students have recently visited a variety of countries including: Ghana Tanzania Uganda Zimbabwe South Africa Canada Australia Vietnam Hong Kong Philippines Nepal Sri-Lanka Gibraltar Portugal Ireland Go to top You may also be interested in: Healthcare practice Personalised (choose your own modules) Learning disability nursing Adult nursing Mental health nursing Midwifery Paramedic science Leadership and management Research degrees Children’s nursing Learning disability nursing Mental health nursing Workforce development Go to top Adult nursing news Kingston University and St George’s achieve 14 shortlisted entries for Student Nursing Times Awards 2016 Posted: 15th April 2016 School of Nursing shortlisted for a record number of awards celebrating excellence in studies and commitment to the healthcare profession. 0 comments Classroom debates provide opportunities for leadership development to nursing students Posted: 23rd September 2015 Jane Dundas, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing carried out a study with students from the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education to learn about the effectiveness of using debate as a classroom strategy for learning. 0 comments Nursing staff and students win big at the Student Nursing Times Awards 2015 Posted: 14th May 2015 Kingston and St George’s won awards in three categories out of the 18 awarded at the Student Nursing Times Awards held on 7 May 2015. 0 comments Go to top Adult nursing research Do hourly hospital ward rounds improve quality of patient care? Posted: 13th May 2015 Researchers from Kingston University and St George’s, University of London are examining whether hourly ward rounds really do help deliver safe, compassionate, patient-centred care. 0 comments How good teamwork affects patient care Posted: 1st May 2015 Examining the effectiveness of interprofessional teams, Ruth Harris, Professor of Nursing, recently completed a National Institute of Health Research funded study into the care of people who had a stroke. 0 comments Incontinence and people with dementia living at home Posted: 1st May 2015 Incontinence in people with dementia is distressing, adds to the carer’s burden, and influences decisions to relocate people to care homes. 0 comments Go to top
