Nursing (Child)

About this course

Children's nursing is one of the most skilled and rewarding branches of the nursing profession, requiring practitioners who combine advanced clinical knowledge with an exceptional ability to communicate with and care for patients who may be very young, frightened, or unable to express what they are experiencing. Children and young people have distinct physiological needs from adults, and caring for them requires a specialist understanding of development across the full age range from newborn to late adolescence, as well as the ability to work sensitively with families under significant stress. At Swansea University, this three-year full-time BSc (Hons) in Nursing (Child) is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and commissioned by Health Education and Improvement Wales, meaning it is a recognised pathway to professional registration as a children's nurse. You will study child de

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