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Paediatric nursing
BillieTheBot
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How would I go about being a paediatric nurse? Was talking to mum about this earlier who claims it's possible to get an NVQ in Care (2/3) and that's pretty much it.
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i'd think though you'd need to qualify as a nurse and then specialize...
though i could be wrong
Oh, and not every University offers Child Nursing, it's worth bearing that in mind
It's definitely harder to get onto a children's nursing course than an adult one.
http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/2871/BSc+(Hons)+Child+Health+Nursing
From Adult Nursing it's very easy to go on to specialise in different areas, including some specialisms that involve working with children. That's the reason I personally chose to do Adult Branch rather than Child Branch (though I was initially interested in a neonatal specialism) as it gives you a wider and more easily accessible range of options like Midwifery, Community Nursing etc.
Nowhere offers diplomas any more unfortunately as the governement has begun a drive to make it an all-degree entry profession! I qualified 2.5 yeas ago and i know at my uni my year was the last to include degree and diploma. Most unis will probabably assess your ability during the course and decide if you are capable of attaining the degree academically. If they feel you are not they will mark your work at diploma level, and award you that! Politics! My uni was oversubscribed for child branch places, as every year they have 300+ applicants for about 20 places :crazyeyes
True. Ours all start as diplomas, and those who want to change to the degree course at an appropriate time.
Yeah, it is actually probably akin to madness to choose to start off studying the degree programme... I think the difference is that the degree bursary is means-tested (which is probably why it's usually a lot lower than the diploma bursary).
I'd say 95% of the students on my course signed up for the diploma, and the majority of them came out with a degree at the end of it.
The diploma bursary is aboout £6k a year, plus you dont need all the same entry requirements as you do for a degree, plus you go into nursing at exactly the same band anyway (although apparently having a degree makes a difference when it comes to getting promoted to management levels etc if thats what you want)
Most people who want a degree want a better paid job than nursing I would have thought.