Nursing

Adult health nursing is one of the most important and versatile professions in the health service, providing skilled assessment and care for adults across the full range of acute and long-term conditions. Nurses working in adult health settings need both the clinical knowledge to respond to complex and rapidly changing patient presentations and the communication skills to support patients, families, and carers through the experience of illness and recovery. The profession is demanding, but it is also one of the most direct ways of making a difference in people's lives.

At the University of Plymouth, the BSc in Nursing in Adult Health is a three-year full-time programme that prepares you for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a registered adult nurse. You will develop your understanding of the nursing profession, professional standards, and the evidence base that underpins nursing practice from the beginning of the programme, and you will build practical competence through substantial clinical placements across a range of NHS and community settings. The programme covers anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, nursing assessment, and care planning, and it develops your ability to use evidence critically and to practise safely and professionally across a broad spectrum of adult health conditions.

Plymouth's nursing faculty has strong connections with NHS trusts across the South West.

Qualified Adult Nurses work in hospital wards, surgical and medical units, emergency departments, community nursing services, and specialist clinics. With experience, many progress to band 7 and specialist roles, advanced practice, or nursing management and education. The degree is also a foundation for postgraduate study in nursing, advanced clinical practice, or public health.