I'm a student nurse at the university of the west of england bristol (aka uwe), in the facutly of health and social care - as it now is - on Glenside campus.
What do I think of the course?
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Well I was totally new to nursing, prior to under-taking this degree ... Read review
Advantages: Lots of hospitals to go on placement in Disadvantages: not well organised
...don't return as they realise nursing really isn't for them!
Workload
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It is easily manageable for a student without other commitments. Many students have children though, they find they can cope, but money is often stretched and spare time is scarce. Still it is not impossible and you should never let that hold you back!
You are given plenty of time for assignments and revision, and there ... ...
As with all university courses it isn't the courses themsleves that are a problem, it's mixing life in and earning money to live off! Lots of students have to get jobs, meaning they're tired and the workload seems endless.
Degree or diploma?
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Obviously this is down to academic qualifications to a certain point.
The degree and diploma run hand in hand for the first two ... more
I'm a student nurse at the university of the west of england bristol (aka uwe), in the facutly of health and social care - as it now is - on Glenside campus.
What do I think of the course? --------------------------------- Well I was totally new to nursing, prior to under-taking this degree I was in my second year of Software Engineering and utterly miserable!
For me as a novitiate it has been great, though I am in the minority - most students had experience as they were HCA's or carers who had decided to become nurses. Everything is well explained to you and lecturers and fellow students are always willing to help.
At uwe though, there is some timetable confusion at times and placements can get a bit muddley, basically this is because they have so many student to place!
The first year, especially the first placement really sorts the men from the boys, so to speak! A good number of students don't return as they realise nursing really isn't for them!
Workload --------- It is easily manageable for a student without other commitments. Many students have children though, they find they can cope, but money is often stretched and spare time is scarce. Still it is not impossible and you should never let that hold you back!
You are given plenty of time for assignments and revision, and there is always help if you need it.
As with all university courses it isn't the courses themsleves that are a problem, it's mixing life in and earning money to live off! Lots of students have to get jobs, meaning they're tired and the workload seems endless.
Degree or diploma? -------------------- Obviously this is down to academic qualifications to a certain point.
The degree and diploma run hand in hand for the first two years, they only differ in the third year, where degree students learn more about management and have to write a dissertation, whilst the diploma students have a big paper to write!
Is there a benefit of picking one over the other. To be honest not really!! I'm on the degree, but that's because I didn't know there was a diploma! Degree students have to get an average of 60% on all coursework throughout the first two years, if that isn't achieved they will be placed onto the diploma in the final year. Conversely, diploma students who maintain an average of 60% over the first two years can choose to go onto the degree!
Diploma student receive a bursary of around £450 whilst degree students have a bursary that is means assessed - which is a nightmare, believe me!
At the end of the three years you both come out as D grade nurses! The degree helps you to get into management and I believe you need one to become a district sister. So all in all there's not a lot in it as I said before!!
To conclude I am glad to have found something I enjoy (see what I think in 40 years time though!). There is a huge range of ages from 17 to 51! Few men! but sort your finances before you do it!!
Nursing Studies- Glasgow Caledonian University. This is a 4 year course and is no way for the faint-hearted. Before I go into the details of the curriculum it is important to note that Nursing is a vocation and you really have to be the right kind of person to be able to see the course through. So without sounding patronising it is important to think long and hard about whether you will be a suitable candidate for this career path. Remember that ... ...various ways to complete a nursing qualification at this institution. Full-time-part time degree or diploma level. This course is primarily aimed at those who wish to undertake an adult nursing qualification, however there are opportunities to participate down the route of Childrens Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and Learning Disability Nursing. The first year of the course follows a common foundation programme where students gain basic nursing skills. ...
ickleannie 18.01.2009
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Advantages: Good handouts! Disadvantages: Slow blackboard system, short notice on exams, long time waiting for results
London South Bank University is one of the oldest universities in London. It has three campuses, one in Southwark, one in Harold Wood and one in Whipps Cross, though as far as I am aware, Harold Wood and Whipps Cross campus are only used for faculty of health and social care.
I chose London South Bank, mainly, because I did not have a choice! I had always wanted to do adult nursing but left school with no GCSE's so i took a cadet nursing course at LSBU and gained an NVQ level 2 with some extra credits, this meant I had to stay on at LSBU to do my adult nursing. I started Adult Nursing on March 2008 but have been at LSBU since September 2007 due to the cadet nursing before I moved onto the nursing course to gain a degree.
So I currently attend the Harold Wood campus and am doing adult branch nursing. I am currently off with a lot ...
grapesoda 09.01.2009
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Nursing a vocation not a career!!!!
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I undertook my nurse training after many years of soul searching and wondering what my actual purpose for being on this earth actually was. A bit of a wild one in my younger days i actually went into this profession as a mature student. By then i felt that i actually had a bit of life experience to take with me and i am glad that i had. Living in Scotland i had to apply via the scottish system of undergraduate nurses. I believe that the english system is slightly different although as i am unsure of what that is i am unable to comment. Hence i filled out my application via a government website called CATCH which was relatively straight forward. You are given information on all the institutions in Scotland that offer nursing either in ...
Advantages: Wonderful job so rewarding Disadvantages: alot of vomit
My experience of Diploma in nursing
I applied to Swansea University in March 2003 to start their upcoming diploma in nursing course the following March. My story kinds begins in the fact that one morning I woke up and thought to myself what have I achieve in my life so far and to be honest I could not come up with one decent thing I had achieved, I was 19 and on a road to nowhere, yes I had a job and I was supporting myself but I wanted a career I wanted to do something with the GCSE's I had worked so hard to get. So one day I looked on the internet and I saw that Swansea University were accepting applications for an upcoming course. I applied, had an interview and in the August I was told that I had been accepted I just had to wait until March before I could start the course.
When March arrived I was really scared, I was ...
kirstymartin1984 12.03.2008
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