Nursing (Child) (Hons) University of Hertfordshire

Overview

On the Nursing (Child) (Hons) programme from University of Hertfordshire transform lives as a children's nurse. Gain practical experience and develop a diverse range of skills in clinical settings with a unique blend of theory and hands-on training. Help children and families lead healthy lives with expert patient care.

Key facts

• Children’s Nursing is a professional career caring for children and young people. You’ve probably arrived at this page because you have a passion for helping children and young people. Right from the start, you’ll receive a blend of theory and practical experience. Half the children's nursing degree will be spent at the University. 

• The other half of your time, you’ll gain real work skills in a variety of child nursing clinical settings. You’ll learn about ‘normal’ child development, and how to recognise when a child’s development is not normal. 

• You’ll learn how to intervene and manage atypical development on our paediatric nursing degree. You’ll promote a healthy lifestyle in children, young people and their families and provide real patient care in hospital and community placements.

Your future career

• This course entitles you to apply for registration as a children’s nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. It opens up a wide range of career options, typically within hospitals or community-based services which can take you in many different directions. 

• For example, you may choose to work in a specialist area such as a neonatal unit or children’s accident and emergency department, or you may prefer to consider community-based settings such as hospice care or community children’s nursing