If you're looking to make a positive difference in people's lives, this course is for you. You'll gain the specialist knowledge and clinical skills needed to become a registered adult nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
The course is highly practical, giving you hands-on experience. You'll spend 50% of your time on placement in hospitals, in the community, and in our skills and simulation labs developing valuable hands-on skills. You'll work with patients, carers, clinical mentors, and other healthcare professionals. Placement opportunities include medical and surgical wards, oncology, ICU, A&E, coronary care, operating theatres, district nursing, GP practice nursing, and integrated community teams.
You'll learn in our award-winning simulation suite and experience a wide range of realistic environments, including hospital wards and community settings.
The course is taught by experts in A&E, ICU, neurology, cancer and palliative care, community nursing, health visiting, and mental health. They will help guide you to practice your skills in a safe and supportive atmosphere.
The NMC commended the range of student engagement activities available in this course. You can engage in volunteering, fundraising, sports, societies, research, and staff/student events. You'll explore concepts of nursing through arts-based education including plays, literature, museum visits, art exhibitions, and drama workshops.
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- Kingston is No.1 in London and No.6 in the UK overall for nursing and midwifery (Guardian league tables 2022).
- Kingston's award-winning simulation suite offers a wide range of realistic environments to learn in. These include hospital wards and community settings, with actors who play patients (Student Nursing Times Awards 2019).
- 98.9% of students from this course are in employment or further study within six months of graduating (DLHE 2016/17).
