Adult Nursing

About this course

Adult nursing is a vocation and a profession, concerned with the assessment, care, and support of adults across the full range of health conditions and care settings. Nurses work in hospitals, community settings, care homes, GP practices, and specialist services, combining clinical knowledge with the interpersonal skills to build therapeutic relationships with patients and their families. Adult nursing requires both scientific understanding of physiology, pharmacology, and pathophysiology, and the human qualities of empathy, clear communication, and sound professional judgement. This three-year, full-time programme at the University of the West of Scotland includes a year abroad, which gives you the opportunity to experience nursing in a different healthcare system and cultural context, broadening your clinical perspective and personal development. You will spend substantial time on cli

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 25% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 0% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 0% of graduatescards →

The tabs above carry the rest: modules and satisfaction (The Course), where you'd live and what it costs (Student Life), the full pay story (Pay & Outcomes), and easier ways into the same subject (Alternatives).