nursing school

Hiya,
I am applying to nursing and want to know the best schools too apply for as i’m really struggling!
thank you

All the universities in UK teach nursing the same way in line with the NMC rules and regulations that they set out. All the difference is between universities are how they teach you about being a nurse.

At the end of the day it doesn't matter what university you go to as long as you qualify as a nurse after 3 years of being a student nurse that counts. NMC are looking for you doing an accredited nursing course. Employers are not worried about where you went for your nursing degree as long as you are a qualified nurse.

Do you want to stay at home and go to a university near your house, or do you want to go to another city or town for your nursing degree as obviously you never mentioned whether you want to or not and where you are.

Take into account where the universities are that you are choosing for to study at and research what the hospitals within that university catchment area and take into account travelling to any placements as well.

I stayed at home and studied two degrees at one of my local city universities and the second one was nursing. I chose to stay at home because it meant I wasn't having to fund accommodation costs 😭 and I have made loads of new friends during my 3 years as a student nurse.

I'm now one year qualify as a registered nurse.

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Reply 2

futur3med

Original post by Littleemma98

All the universities in UK teach nursing the same way in line with the NMC rules and regulations that they set out. All the difference is between universities are how they teach you about being a nurse.
At the end of the day it doesn't matter what university you go to as long as you qualify as a nurse after 3 years of being a student nurse that counts. NMC are looking for you doing an accredited nursing course. Employers are not worried about where you went for your nursing degree as long as you are a qualified nurse.
Do you want to stay at home and go to a university near your house, or do you want to go to another city or town for your nursing degree as obviously you never mentioned whether you want to or not and where you are.
Take into account where the universities are that you are choosing for to study at and research what the hospitals within that university catchment area and take into account travelling to any placements as well.
I stayed at home and studied two degrees at one of my local city universities and the second one was nursing. I chose to stay at home because it meant I wasn't having to fund accommodation costs 😭 and I have made loads of new friends during my 3 years as a student nurse.
I'm now one year qualify as a registered nurse.

Hiya, thank u so much unfortunately i don’t wanna stay at home and wanna move out.
Also if you don’t mind helping me out again what nursing schools accept A levels CCC pls😭😭😭
also wow: 2 degrees that’s so good, and congrats on being a qualified nurse !!!!!

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Reply 3

Littleemma98

Original post by futur3med

Hi
Thanks for your congrats 👏 👏
Yeah I have done a 4 year veterinary nursing degree before I went straight back to university to study adult nursing as I always wanted to do nursing as reason I have two degrees which was very handy because veterinary nursing is almost similar to doing adult nursing except in veterinary you are dealing with x-rays, anesthetic in theatres and the nurse is solely responsible for the wealthcare of the animals while in operating theatre and the aftercare.

Okay you don't want to stay at home and go to your local university.
Unfortunately I don't know what English universities accept your grades but below is the minimum requirements that you need for nursing degrees. ( I'm a Scottish resident and NHS worker).

Entry requirements..... ( This is the minimum entry requirements for nursing at universities in the UK).

Entry requirements for nursing degree courses vary because each university sets its own entry criteria, but you are likely to need at least two (usually three) A-levels or equivalent qualifications at level 3, such as a T level or BTECs, plus supporting GCSEs including English, maths and a science (usually biology or human biology). Contact universities directly to find out whether qualifications equivalent to A-levels or GCSEs are acceptable.

Courses often specify preferred or essential A-level or equivalent subjects, such as one science (for example biology) or social science (for example psychology).

So what you need to do is search the universities that you want to go to and see what they asking for there entry requirements for nursing courses and if you meet those them apply.
You'll find some universities requiring only a science subject, whereas others might be asking for biology, maths and English ( those are the three important ones) .

Reply 4

WrexhamUniReps

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Original post by futur3med

Hiya,
I am applying to nursing and want to know the best schools too apply for as i’m really struggling!
thank you

Hi,

I'm so glad you're looking into applying to nursing! I'm currently a 2nd year childrens nurse at Wrexham University, through my experiences so far I have found the course has been amazing. Whilst the operations may vary between each university some of the basics will remain the same. 🙂

In terms of the university side of things, you will find that you need to complete 2300 hours of both theory and placement hours respectfully. This flies by - especially on placements! Your responsibilities will vary from each university and placement area alongside your year of practice. For example, last year I completed observations, documentation, attended with staff to A&E, and went to watch an operation in theatre. All of these have been amazing experiences and allowed for a professional relationship to be built with the patients and their families. It's amazing to be a part of a patients journey through their time in hospital or in the community.

Whilst there are emotional times I found that the universities and the local healthboards support teams have been amazing. Additionally, by having de-stresses such as arts and crafts as well as playing games I have been able to relax following stressful shifts, which hopefully you'll be able to do to!

No matter where you decide to go you'll do great 🙂

Good luck out there and if you have any questions let me know

🙂Shannon - WrexhamUniReps