Professional Nursing (Mental Health Nursing)

About this course

Mental health nursing is one of the most demanding and meaningful of the nursing specialisms, concerned with supporting people experiencing the full range of mental health conditions, from anxiety and depression through to psychosis, personality disorders, substance misuse, and acute psychiatric crises. Mental health nurses work in a wide range of settings: inpatient wards and secure units, community mental health teams, crisis services, primary care, and specialist services for children and young people, older adults, and people with complex needs. The role requires scientific knowledge, therapeutic skill, and the ability to build trusting relationships with people at very vulnerable moments in their lives. At Queen's University of Belfast, this three-year full-time programme integrates theory and practice, with students spending half their time in university developing theoretical kno

Where its graduates go

The 2 largest scored destinations, covering 100% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 6 / 100Nursing Professionals · 85% of graduatescards →
• 6 / 100Caring personal services · 15% of graduatescards →

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