***Advice on studying adult nursing first then child nursing???***

That's exactly what i'm thinking of doing!
Originally I was set on being a children's nurse but I think its best to do adults nursing first... as you said I think you will be more employable and it gives you more options!
I would like to move abroad after my training- I've heard a lot of countries don't just accept children's nursing.. they like you to have 'general nursing'
so I'm glad i'm doing adults.. but I know I definitely want to got into paediatric nursing

Hiya

Thanks for your comment Where are you applying to?

this is all totally new to me...Ive been told many trusts make it very difficult for general nurses to change their branch!

You can apply to the university to do an 18 month - 2 year course and duel qualify. Many Trusts I've found will support this (as seen on placements) and if not, you can always apply and fund yourself .

My sister is doing that.

She starts an adult nursing course later this month, and she will take the conversion course after.

yeah, ive heard many horror stories at my trust about them not funding or not supporting those wanting to change branches!!

Horror stories lol do tell?

well its not really changing branches... I see it as getting your 'general nursing' first then moving into a specialised area such as children..
just like people who do nursing first then do the 18 month midwifery course afterwards.

Id rather do this than just launch straight into being a childrens nurse.

well shes not doing it then is she, ive heard about members of staff wanting to convert, and the trust have told them to wait 3 years on their branch as a NQN first, or they've had interviews where they've basically been told, you don't want this job so why should we keep you and payfor you to do something else etc

Why doesn't your sister just change branch during her cfp year?!

What do you mean, she's not doing it?

You don't have to sound so annoyed (that's just how it comes across online, apologies if that isn't your intent). Stephie doesn't mind doing adult nursing for a while, otherwise she would have chosen the smaller speciality. She's more employable as an adult nurse, naturally; it's a bigger demographic vs. childrens, mental health, and learning disability nursing. Adult nursing gives a much more rounded skillset as opposed to the other three main branches.

you said shes doing the conversion course when shes not even started her pre-reg training yet, I dont get why people go into a branch wanting to graduate as a RGN but want to do something else, it makes so mcuh sense to use those 2 years in a branch you WANT to end up working in, doing a masters or speciality etc

you said shes doing the conversion course when shes not even started her pre-reg training yet, I dont get why people go into a branch wanting to graduate as a RGN but want to do something else, it makes so mcuh sense to use those 2 years in a branch you WANT to end up working in, doing a masters or speciality etc

Those 2 years will be worth it because adult nursing is known as 'general nursing' and it will give a really good foundation for someone doing the childrens nursing afterwards.

What about midwives? A lot of people do nursing for 3 years then do the conversion course for 18 months afterwards...Its the same as this! - it's just the next stepping stone to the career you want.

Say a person who has done Adult nursing for 3 years & then does the child conversion course - they will be waay more experienced compared to someone who just went for the 3 years childrens nursing course as they have experience of adult nursing too!
Its also a kind of back up aswel... you have the choice to work as an adult nurse or childrens nurse.
Thats how I see it.

Im all for extra learning, but for me its time- it takes about 3-7 years to get to band 6, and I want to be at the top of my game, and 2 years is some fair amount of time to take out of a career really

2 years is nothing really? when you think A levels- that went so fast for me don't know about you!
And It will actually help you get there faster - the more qualifications & experience you have the more chance you have of being at the top of your game!

its alrite

well ive got a place at chester university for march !

what are you gonna do then... apply for adult or children first? and where u thinking of applying?