Nursing (Child)

About this course

Child nursing is the branch of the nursing profession dedicated to the health and wellbeing of babies, children, and young people up to the age of eighteen. It requires a distinctive combination of clinical expertise, developmental knowledge, and communication skill, because the patients you care for range from premature neonates to articulate teenagers, each with fundamentally different needs and each embedded in a family context that must be actively included in their care. The ability to build trust with children, to explain procedures in age-appropriate ways, and to support parents and carers through often frightening situations is as essential as the clinical knowledge that underlies good practice. At the University of Brighton, this three-year programme leads to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a children's nurse. The degree combines academic study of child h

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 96% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 1% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 1% of graduatescards →
• 6 / 100Nursing Professionals · 89% of graduatescards →
• 6 / 100Caring personal services · 4% of graduatescards →
• 5 / 100Elementary occupations · 1% of graduatescards →

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