Children’s nursing Children’s nursing Prospectus Courses Why choose us? Benefits News Research Awarded by Kingston University Children’s nursing involves using specialist knowledge and skills to care for a child or young person (ranging in age from 0 to 18) in an acute care or primary care setting. Our children’s nurses are uniquely positioned to support and work in partnership with the family for the child’s health and wellbeing. Kingston and St George’s has several unique qualities that will give you the best study experience possible for children’s nursing. Our academics are leaders within their field in the UK, and offer a highly stimulating learning environment. Courses Undergraduate Nursing/Registered Nurse BSc Children’s Nursing Workforce development Healthcare Practice FdSc Children and Young Person’s Care Healthcare Practice DipHE/BSc/BSc (Hons) Healthcare Practice GradCert Children’s Critical Care Child Health Neonatal Critical Care Community and Integrated Care Healthcare Practice PgCert Maternal and Child Health Healthcare Practice PgDip/MSc Maternal and Child Health 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 includes Dr Jim Richardson, an editor of a leading learning resource within the child nursing profession – ‘Textbook of Children’s and Young People’s Nursing’ and Dr Jayne Price, lead editor of ‘Palliative care for children and families – an interdisciplinary approach’; also a key text within this area of child health care Within our state of the art laboratories, our children’s nursing students can further develop the skills required to care for children and families in a safe environment, which closely mimics a health care environment (hospital and home). Child and family role players are central to this learning experience The child teaching team comprises of recognised academic leaders within the field of children’s nursing – regularly contributing to literature and practice development Educationalists who deliver the courses are recognised for excellence in learning and teaching through, for example, the Higher Education Academy and a number of national/international awards and measures of esteem Accreditations Nursing and Midwifery Council, United Kingdom (NMC). Employment prospects 100 per cent of all students obtain employment within six months of receiving qualification. Learning tools and facilities Children’s nursing students have access to facilitated sessions using state-of-the-art high fidelity patient simulations with children and families. Innovative online learning opportunities e.g. online role play. Partnerships Association for Chief Children’s Nurses. Together for Short Lives – Practice Development Forum. Royal College of Nursing Forum. Practice placements We have 26 practice partners from the NHS, independent and private sector encompassing acute and community practice, including: The Royal Brompton Hospital The Children’s Trust 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 St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust Shooting Star Chase South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust Your Healthcare CIC We also work with nurseries and children’s centres. Extra practice learning opportunities Undergraduate BSc students have the opportunity to undertake a national or international elective at the end of their second year. For postgraduate (PgDip) students, the opportunity comes at the end of year one. Countries recently visited by students include: India Bulgaria Tanzania United Arab Emirates New Zealand 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 Adult nursing Learning disability nursing Mental health nursing Workforce development Go to top Children’s 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 Jim Richardson, Senior Lecturer, Nursing to present at prestigious Europaediatrics Congress 2015. Posted: 27th April 2015 The 7th Europaediatrics Congress of the European Paediatric Association (EPA) and the Union of National European Paediatric Societies and Associations (UNEPSA), will be held in Florence, Italy from 11th to 16th May. 0 comments Academic warns decline in funding threatens future of district nurse Posted: 19th December 2012 The days of the district nurse could be numbered unless the lack of investment in community nursing is reversed, according to a leading healthcare academic and expert in the care of older people. 0 comments Go to top Children’s nursing research Supporting children’s nursing education to provide better care Posted: 1st May 2015 The children’s nursing education team at Kingston and St George’s have a programme of research investigating how education can best support and prepare future children’s nurses. 0 comments Go to top
