Nursing Courses - Undergraduate

Nursing student Michael Dobson stands by hospital beds in a simulated ward setting in the Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre.

Start your journey into nursing with training from one of the leading providers in the North West. Here you can take advantage of top facilities, including our new Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre, home to human patient simulators which can imitate a range of symptoms.

Pick from four specialist pathways – adult, child, learning disabilities, and mental health. Whichever one you choose, your degree will be accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and half of your time will be spent in practice in hospitals and community settings. Thanks to our connections, we offer a range of placement locations in the NHS and the independent sector.

Nursing is hands-on – and so are our courses. Half of your time will be spent at hospitals and community settings to develop your nursing proficiencies. Not only will you care for patients, you’ll learn to support carers and their families too. Because of our well-established links to the NHS and independent sector, we’re able to offer a range of placement locations across Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire.

But there’s no room for mistakes in clinical practice. That’s why we’ve developed a new Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre. Here you’ll learn what it is like in the real world of nursing as well as practise on patient simulators. They’re capable of displaying a range of conditions, including sepsis, and represent ages from infant to adult.

Pick from four specialist nursing pathways accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council – adult, child, learning disabilities, and mental health. By the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to plan and deliver care in a safe, compassionate and effective way.

Kickstart your career as soon as you graduate. You’ll be eligible to register as a qualified nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in your chosen field of nursing.
Benefit from our links to NHS hospitals and community trusts and with healthcare providers in the independent and voluntary sector. Our network gives you the chance to learn in a variety of health care settings across the region.
Improve your technical knowledge, ability to give a quick diagnosis and teamwork skills with our patient simulators. They’re capable of showing conditions such as sepsis and represent a range of ages from infant to adult.

Courses

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Adult Nursing & Social Work

MNSW (Hons)

Gain eligibility to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a qualified adult nurse and apply for registration with Social Work England as a qualified social worker.

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UCAS Code:	BL75
Course Length:	4 Years Full-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Children’s Nursing & Social Work

MNSW (Hons)

Gain eligibility to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a qualified children’s nurse and apply for registration with Social Work England as a qualified social worker.

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UCAS Code:	BL73
Course Length:	4 Years Full-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Learning Disabilities Nursing & Social Work

MNSW (Hons)

Gain eligibility to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a qualified learning disabilities nurse and apply for registration with Social Work England as a qualified social worker.

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UCAS Code:	BL57
Course Length:	4 Years Full-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Mental Health Nursing & Social Work

MNSW (Hons)

Gain eligibility to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a qualified mental health nurse and apply for registration with Social Work England as a qualified social worker.

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UCAS Code:	BL65
Course Length:	4 Years Full-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Nurse Paramedic (Adult)

MSci (Hons)

Combine training in nursing and paramedic practice and gain eligibility to register as an adult nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and as a paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council.

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UCAS Code:	B795
Course Length:	4 Years Full-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University St James', Manchester

Nursing

MSci (Hons)

Gain eligibility to register as a qualified nurse in two fields of nursing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as you develop leadership skills and benefit from extensive practice opportunities.

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UCAS Code:	B700
Course Length:	4 Years Full-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Nursing (Adult)

BSc (Hons)

Gain eligibility to register as a qualified adult nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as you develop leadership skills and benefit from extensive practice opportunities in hospitals and community settings.

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UCAS Code:	B740
Course Length:	3 Years Full-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Nursing (Child)

BSc (Hons)

Gain eligibility to register as a qualified children’s nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as you develop leadership skills and benefit from extensive practice opportunities in hospitals and community settings.

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UCAS Code:	B730
Course Length:	3 Years Full-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Nursing (Learning Disabilities)

BSc (Hons)

Gain eligibility to register as a qualified learning disability nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as you develop leadership skills and benefit from extensive practice opportunities in a variety of community settings.

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UCAS Code:	B761
Course Length:	3 Years Full-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Nursing (Mental Health)

BSc (Hons)

Gain eligibility to register as a qualified mental health nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as you develop leadership skills and benefit from extensive practice opportunities in a variety of community settings.

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UCAS Code:	B760
Course Length:	3 Years Full-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Nursing Associate

FdSc

Gain eligibility to register as a qualified nursing associate with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, benefitting from a wide range of practice experiences and the opportunity to provide care for a diverse client group.

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UCAS Code:	B745
Course Length:	2 Years Full-Time
Location:	University Hospital Aintree

Course Name	Qualification	UCAS Code
Adult Nursing & Social Work	MNSW (Hons)	BL75
Children’s Nursing & Social Work	MNSW (Hons)	BL73
Learning Disabilities Nursing & Social Work	MNSW (Hons)	BL57
Mental Health Nursing & Social Work	MNSW (Hons)	BL65
Nurse Paramedic (Adult)	MSci (Hons)	B795
Nursing	MSci (Hons)	B700
Nursing (Adult)	BSc (Hons)	B740
Nursing (Child)	BSc (Hons)	B730
Nursing (Learning Disabilities)	BSc (Hons)	B761
Nursing (Mental Health)	BSc (Hons)	B760
Nursing Associate	FdSc	B745

Student Views

Nursing is a unique role – you get to be part of the best and worst times of people’s lives.

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BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult)

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Facilities

Two student nurses hone their skills in the Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre. Our innovative Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine building provides some of the best teaching and learning resources in the country for Nursing and Midwifery students.

The clinical skills facilities include ward simulations and operating theatres with industry standard equipment, as well as robot-style mannequins that can simulate a wide range of symptoms, from pregnancy to a temperature, to ensure your learning experience is as realistic as possible.

Edge Hill University has excellent relationships with NHS hospital and community trusts, enabling us to offer practice-based learning opportunities in a variety of care contexts, with placements at more than 600 locations across Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire.

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Gallery

A student nurse reassures a patient as he takes her blood pressure.

Student nurses practice recording patient information in the clinical skills suite.

Student nurses practice medicine administration in the clinical skills suite.

A student nurse practices how to communicate a child’s observations to the child’s mother.

Two student nurses prepare an arm for an injection while honing their skills in the Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre.

A student nurse practices performing an injection in a simulated clinical skills setting.

Two student nurses practice looking after a patient in an emergency department. One student is with the patient, the other is looking at the medical equipment attached to the patient.

A student nurse readjusts ECG leads on a patient’s chest. An ECG machine records a patient’s heart rhythm.

Two student nurses talk to a patient in a simulated clinical skills setting.

A student nurse demonstrates through simulation using high fidelity dummies how she would care for a poorly patient who is being sick.

A student nurse is guided by a member of staff as she prepares to dispense medication.

Student nurses prepare a syringe in order to administer an injection to a patient in the clinical skills suite.

A student nurse demonstrates in a simulated environment how to care for someone who is having difficulty breathing and in pain.

A student nurse attends to a patient who is lying on a hospital trolley, having suffered a gash to her shoulder.

A student nurse demonstrates her care for a patient, who has a wound to her right leg, in a simulated Accident and Emergency environment.

Student children's nurses monitor a baby.

A student children's nurse monitors a baby.

A student nurse assesses a baby, looking at their chest and abdomen.

A student nurse monitors a small child with the help of a supervisor.

A student nurse practices administering medication to a baby using a syringe.

Two student nurses assess a poorly baby.

Two student nurses monitor a small baby in a simulated clinical skills setting.

A student nurse repositions an oxygen mask on a simulation manikin.

A student nurse prepares to bath a baby.

A student nurse syringes the ear of a patient.

Student nurses practice performing chest compressions.

A student nurse sits at a table with a patient, who is drinking a cup of tea, and talks with them in a simulated home environment.

A student nurse sits on a settee and talks to a patient in a simulated home environment.

Two student nurses talk to a member of the Nursing programme team in a simulated home environment.

A student nurse administers medication to a patient.l skills suite.

A student nurse takes the blood pressure of a patient in a simulated clinical skills setting.

A student nurse sits at a table playing a game of bingo with an elderly patient who has dementia.

A student nurse weighs a patient in an outpatients clinic.

Two students push a trolley in the Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre.

A student nurse administers medication in a community setting, under the supervision of her practice supervisor and practice assessor.

Open Days and Virtual Events

Two prospective students view the ward simulation facilities during an open day. If you are considering studying at Edge Hill University, the best way to gain an insight into the student experience is to discover our stunning campus for yourself by attending an open day.

You can tour the campus, including the halls of residence, with a student guide. There will also be opportunities to attend presentations and view subject facilities.

Alternatively, our virtual open day pages offer the chance to discover everything that Edge Hill University has to offer and find out more about any subjects of interest, including nursing, through a series of online activities.

Book your place at an open day

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