Children and Young People's Nursing

About this course

Children and young people's nursing is a clinical profession that demands both specialist scientific knowledge and an exceptional capacity for compassion, communication and family-centred care. Children are not simply small adults; their physiological, psychological and developmental characteristics differ in fundamental ways from those of adults, and nursing children and young people requires practitioners who understand those differences and can apply them in acute, community and long-term care settings. The range of conditions that a children's nurse encounters, from acute illness and surgical recovery to chronic conditions and complex disability, demands clinical versatility alongside strong interpersonal skills. At the University of Bedfordshire, this three-year full-time degree is designed to give you high levels of hands-on experience alongside theoretical knowledge, with approxi

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