Program Overview

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MSc Nursing (Pre-registration) Adult Health

Overview

This full-time two-year pre-registration MSc Nursing (Pre-registration) programme is for graduates from any discipline who meet the necessary entry criteria to study and work in the UK.

Mode of Study:

Full-time

Duration:

2 years

Start date:

Jan

Course details

Nurses today need to be able to demonstrate competence and leadership in nursing care. To deliver this, they need to be able to work flexibly, inter-professionally and collaboratively in a dynamic and ever-evolving health and social care arena.

Our nursing programme takes account of the key initiatives in health and social care at local, national and international levels and is developed in partnership with our clinical partners, students, service users and carers.

You will learn alongside your colleagues on your programme as well as colleagues studying their master's in Mental Health Nursing, colleagues from all fields of nursing on our Bachelor of Nursing (BN) programme and colleagues from our Allied Health and Social Work programmes. Each of your six practice placements will be specific to the Adult Health field of nursing. The course is designed so that you will acquire in-depth knowledge and understanding which gives you specific skills and competences to work within a variety of health and social care teams and settings. The programme will enable you to specialise in your chosen field of nursing to deliver high quality, evidence-informed person-centred care.

On completion, this course will have supported you to become a creative, autonomous, innovative and dynamic nurse with an excellent grounding in nursing theory and practice incorporating current developments within your chosen field of nursing.

Additional mandatory costs

Students are expected to pay for their registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, at successful conclusion of their programme, £120

How you’ll be taught

Your tutorials, theoretical learning and some skills teaching for the MSc Nursing (Pre-registration) will be online. Self-directed learning within communities of learning enable support. Our clearly structured concept-based curriculum explores the most up to date evidence in health and social sciences, encouraging critical engagement and innovation.

There will be regular clinical skills classes at the superb Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre at the Sighthill Campus in Edinburgh.

There will be regular 'Touchpoint' weeks when you will attend the Sighthill Campus to hear from a range of fascinating speakers about their nursing specialty, career and research, as well as develop your understanding of interprofessional learning. Touchpoint weeks will also include engaging workshops and the opportunity to meet with each other socially and with your personal development tutor group.

A minimum of five of the six practice placements will be based in and around Edinburgh, the Lothians and Borders.

Assessments

Assessments are varied and include presentations, written editorials, case reports, verbal patient handovers with peers online, group discussions, critical reflection, and dissertation writing along with ongoing assessment within six practice learning environments.

Work placement

Integrated into this programme are six practice placements. A minimum of five of these will be based in and around Edinburgh, the Lothians and Borders. There is an opportunity for students to arrange their sixth placement experience and we can offer support to help identify an experience further afield within the UK (in Scotland, England, Wales or Northern Ireland) - this is called a mobility placement. Within the university there are also opportunities for expanding your practice by volunteering in a range of activities, such as the food bank, charities and working with researchers in the School. Where possible we encourage you to attend conferences, workshops and participate in relevant research studies.

Facilities

You will have the opportunity to practice in both NHS Lothian and Borders, as well as exposure to social care and voluntary services. Your theoretical and some skills teaching will be online, and for face to face sessions you will be based at the Sighthill Campus in Edinburgh. Mandatory skills training will take place in a world-class skills unit with simulated clinical and social living space.

The University is committed to delivering high quality programmes of learning and offers excellent support in terms of study facilities, library services, pastoral and academic skills support. Within the programme you will also have a personal development tutor who will support you and work co-productively to enable you to progress throughout the programme.

Modules

• Assessment and Care Planning (NUR11121)
  • This module focuses on Platform 3 of the NMC Future Nurse Standards (2018), which covers Assessment and Care Planning.
  • The module will enable you to develop critical and applied skills in assessment and care planning while working in partnership with individuals to tailor care to suit a range of health conditions.
• Co-ordinating Care (NUR11125)
  • This module focuses on Co-ordinating Care, Platform 7 of the NMC Future Nurse Standards (2018).
  • The module will give you the opportunity to further review, critique and consolidate your knowledge in relation to the overarching concepts of evidence informed practice and care.
• Health in a Social and Geographical Context (NUR11120)
  • This module predominately addresses outcomes within Platform 2 of the NMC Future Nurse Standards (2018); Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health.
  • The module focuses on the interaction of individual and society to inform understanding of people’s experience of physical and mental health and illness and of utilising health and social care provision.
• Improving Safety and Quality of Care (NUR11124)
  • This module focuses on Platform 6 of the NMC Future Nurse Standards (2018), which covers Improving safety and quality of care.
  • The module will provide you with the opportunity to develop a critical understanding of the relationship between risk management and patient safety.
• Providing and Evaluating Care (NUR11122)
  • This module focuses on Platform 4 of the NMC Future Nurse Standards (2018), which covers Providing and Evaluating Care.
  • The module will enable you to conceptualise the links between physical and mental wellbeing.
• Theory and Practice 1 (TAP 1) - Accountable Professional (NUR11119)
  • The aim of this module is to help you to develop as an accountable professional nurse.
  • The module will include theoretical study, practice learning and simulation of nursing procedures aligned to NMC Future Nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018).
• Theory and Practice 2 (TAP 2) Learning and Managing Nursing Care and Working in Teams (NUR11123)
  • This is the second of your integrated theory and practice modules.
  • The aim of this module is to help you further develop leadership and management skills as a professional nurse.

Entry requirements

• Bachelor (Honours) degree at 2:2 or above in any degree subject.
• Alternatively we can accept a Bachelor (Ordinary) degree in nursing with distinction where registration is in an alternative field to the one you are wishing to study (e.g. child health or learning disability).
• There are two phases to the application process. In the first we assess your eligibility for the programme. If you are found to be eligible, you will then be asked to complete a pre-entry portfolio of approximately 2800 words to provide evidence of your relevant prior learning and experience related to the role of a nurse (a template and guidance will be provided).
• National 5 Maths and Science (Biology, Chemistry or Physics) at grade C or above taken within the past 5 years is also required.
• If applicants do not have these we can suggest alternative online equivalent courses to undertake.

Fees & funding

• Tuition fees for 2024/25:
  • Scotland: £1,820
  • England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland: £9,250
  • Overseas and EU: £16,680
• Tuition fees are subject to an annual review and may increase from one year to the next.

Careers

• With a nursing degree from Edinburgh Napier University, you will be able to apply the knowledge and clinical skills you have gained on the course such as decision making, problem solving and teamworking to become a leader in healthcare practice.
• On completion of this course that you will be able to work in a range of health care settings, but it is likely you will work in the NHS, Private Sector or in the community.
• This course will enable you to apply what you have learned within a fast-paced, clinical environment.
• You will become an expert communicator, with high professional standards with the capabilities to provide medical care in areas such as phlebotomy, medicine management and diagnosis of certain medical conditions.

What does a Nurse do?

• As a nurse in adult health, you will be a primary care provider for patients in supporting them in improving their quality of life or overcoming illness or injury.
• You will be expected to work both autonomously and as part of a team.
• As a registered nurse, you may work within the NHS, private sector or social care settings.

Roles and responsibilities may include:

• Assessing a patients' health or medical condition.
• Administer medicines, provide wound care, and help those with mobility issues maintain dignity.
• Explain health conditions or a diagnosis to your patients.
• Provide life-saving medical support, such as CPR or assistance during surgery.
• Provide the best supportive care for palliative and end of life care patients.
• Take part in research projects and present your findings to health directors, government or nursing students.