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Adult nursing is a dynamic, rewarding and highly skilled caring and compassionate career. You'll develop diverse skills ranging from the delivery of health education for individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds to delivering complex care for people with multiple acute or long term conditions.

This course aims to develop nurses who are able to deliver person-centred, safe and effective care, working with other professions and agencies in an ever-changing and complex healthcare environment.

You'll experience a variety of clinical placements and will learn using a diverse range of techniques and approaches. You'll undertake clinical practice for half of the course, in community and hospital placements as well as independent and voluntary sector experience.

During placements, you will be involved in nursing activities including providing care for a range of patients relevant to the nursing pathway you've chosen.

Entry Requirements

2027 entry requirements

Standard entry: 3 Highers at BCC including an English or another English based subject plus National 5 Maths or Applications of Maths.

Widening access entry: 3 Highers at CCC including an English or another English based subject plus National 5 Maths or Applications of Maths.

A Foundation Apprenticeship is accepted as equivalent of a non-essential Higher at B.

You must pass a health screen and a criminal record check and attend an information session to meet NMC requirements.