Adult Nursing

Be part of the next generation of nurses delivering high-quality, evidence-based care in community settings and hospitals, and help people to live healthy lives. You can choose to study this course at our main Roehampton campus or Croydon University Centre.

Skills

Build the solid foundations for your future career in nursing. 

Ranked top 10 in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2024), our BSc Adult Nursing degree will help you develop a holistic approach to assessing and supporting both physical and mental wellbeing.

Working with a dedicated team of experienced clinicians and academics, you’ll gain an in-depth understanding of:

• How the human body works
• How to help people stay healthy
• How to treat and support people with long-term and acute illnesses.

Our priority is ensuring that you graduate with a professional skillset - this nursing degree programme has been designed to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council standards of proficiency, ensuring graduates are well-prepared for excellence in contemporary healthcare practice. This incorporates:

• Health assessment
• Planning holistic care
• Evidence-based practice
• Clinical skills
• Medication management
• Communication skills
• Teamwork
• Leadership

During your three years at Roehampton, you’ll demonstrate achievement of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards of proficiency for registered nurses.

You’ll develop the values and behaviours that underpin the NHS Constitution, such as putting service users at the centre of their care and treating people with compassion, dignity and respect.

You will learn about nursing as a profession and its central role within 21st century health and care services. You will also learn about the shift towards integrated care in the community as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.

You’ll also gain the confidence to communicate with a diverse range of people, which is a pre-requisite in the health and care professions.

Professional accreditation

On successful completion of this course, you will be eligible to apply for registration as an Adult Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Learning

Enjoy hands-on learning in clinical settings.

This course blends theory with hands-on practice in our classrooms and state-of-the-art Clinical Simulation Centres (CSC).

Under the guidance of sector experts and academics, you’ll participate in:

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Group work
• Online learning
• Reflective practical exercises.

Throughout your training, we give equal value to physical and mental health to ensure that parity of esteem is a key consideration in care delivery.