Learning Disability Nursing

About this course

Learning disability nursing is a specialist branch of the nursing profession dedicated to supporting people with learning disabilities to live healthy, fulfilling, and self-determined lives. People with learning disabilities may experience a range of conditions that affect their intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour, and they face significant health inequalities compared to the general population. Learning disability nurses work across health and social care settings, advocating for the rights and needs of the people they support, helping them to navigate complex health systems, and working with families, carers, and other professionals to provide holistic, person-centred care. The University of Northampton's three-year full-time BSc (Hons) Learning Disability Nursing carries a typical entry tariff of 136 points. As the course itself describes, it equips you with nursing skill

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 6% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 1% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 1% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 2% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 1% of graduatescards →
• 8 / 100Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals · 1% of graduatescards →

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