FdSc Nursing Associate course preparation
To help you feel prepared for your university studies, we’ve gathered together a range of course related activities including suggested reading, useful websites and some great things to do right now. Open the links below to find out more:
Important: Occupational Health
You’ll be allocated an Occupational Health appointment at the clinic being held at our Ormskirk campus. The clinics will be held within the first weeks of you starting the course (dates are yet to be finalised).
Please remember that it is a condition of entry to the programme that you’re cleared and immunised by OH. If you don’t meet this requirement your place on the programme could be jeopardised. It’s also important to remember that if you’re not fully cleared by OH, you won’t be able to fully enrol on your course. This could then mean you can’t access your maintenance loan via Student Finance England.
So, to make sure this goes as smoothly as possible, you’ll need to provide details of your immunisation record to the OH Team when you complete the questionnaire.
If you’re unable to attend your allocated time slot, you must contact us, preferably giving at least 24 hours notice. If you’re unable to give 24 hours notice or have an issue on the day of your appointment, please email [email protected] or call the team on 01695 650946. The OH and School team will try to provide another appointment, but this is likely to be at the OH department based in Wigan and you will need to make sure that you attend.
Most of our placement settings will also require you to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition of placement. If you’re not vaccinated or are part way through vaccination, please let us know as soon as possible. It’s likely that this will be included on your immunisation record which will be sufficient to confirm your clearance.
We routinely collect data on short notice cancellations and non-attendance. Unfortunately, if this happens more than once, the University will charge you the full cost of the appointment.
Suggested reading
This section relates to reading specifically for your programme. For suggested reading and other materials to read or watch now, please view the other sections on this page.
Before you begin, you can prepare for your ‘years of study’ by reviewing some of the core texts recommended below. You are not expected to buy all of the books as Edge Hill University has an extensive library service and access to electronic resources, but having one good text-book at the start will be of great benefit to you. At Ormskirk, the library and learning services can be found in the Catalyst.
Suggested materials
Before you begin you will need:
- A fob watch with second hand
- Mini Dictionary for Nurses
- Access to the British National Formulary (BNF)
Useful websites
- Department of Health and Social Care
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
- World Health Organization
Things to do now
The Nursing and Midwifery Council will give you detailed information about the professional codes and standards.
This is a two-year foundation degree that will offer you perspectives on health, ill health, health promotion and protection, life sceinces and nursing practice in a range of settings. The programme will prepare you to be a Registered Nursing Associate who will be able to deliver compassionate and effective evidence-based care to a wide range of clients in both hospital and community settings across the lifespan.
You will be given the opportunity to achieve national proficiencies that relate to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Standards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates.
Shortly after you start with us in September, you will have a week-long induction to introduce and familiarise you with University life.
Affiliation to a union body is also recommended, for example:
Additional ways to prepare
Preparing to start
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