Nursing Associate

Nursing associates bridge the gap between registered nurses and healthcare support workers to providing a rewarding career and enabling you to make a real difference to people's lives. You will work with adults of all ages, who may have one or more long or short-term physical/mental health conditions.

As a Nursing Associate your duties may include:

Taking basic observations such as pulse and blood pressure
Undertaking clinical tasks such as ECGs
Working with a wider clinical team to keep them updated with a patient's condition
Dealing with safeguarding issues relating to vulnerable adults or children
With a FdSc Nursing Associate degree, you will be able to register as a Nursing Associate with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Year 1: Professional Values (Mental Wealth) (Core), Bioscience for Nursing (Core), Nursing practice in the workplace (Core), Promoting Health and Preventing ill Health (Core), Communication (Core), Developing as a Nurse Associate (Core)

Year 2: Pharmacology for Nursing Associates (Core), Professional competence in clinical practice (Core), Nursing Associate Practice 2 (Core), Evidence based research (Core), Patient Safety and Quality improvement (Core), Teamwork for inter-professional practice (Core)

For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.

Assessment tasks are mainly spread across the year to make the workload manageable. Assessment methods include group works, exams and individual work including essays, presentations, case studies, professional development and practical activities depending on the nature of the course. All grades count towards your module mark. More details will be included in the student handbook and module guides.

Year 1 - 33 % practical, 33 % coursework, 17% Practice Assessment Documents (PAD), 17% Exams
Year 2 - 33 % practical, 33 % coursework, 17% Practice Assessment Documents (PAD), 17% Exams
You'll always receive detailed feedback outlining your strengths and how you can improve. We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 15 working days, although you will receive immediate feedback following many of our face to face assessments.