This free course, So you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing, provides an overview of what nursing entails. Focusing on nursing in the UK specifically, but also looking at its place globally, you will learn about the four fields of nursing in the UK, what nurse training involves, as well as what makes a great nurse.This course offers a brief introduction to the nursing profession and can help you decide if nursing is the right career for you.  Transcript
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 What do you know about nursing in the UK?
- 1 What do you know about nursing in the UK?
- 2 Being a nurse
- 2 Being a nurse
- 3 Understanding your own values and values in nursing
- 3 Understanding your own values and values in nursing
- 3.1 Beliefs and values in action in nursing practice
- 3.2 Six core values of nursing
- 4 Working with other professionals – the role of the multidisciplinary team
- 4 Working with other professionals – the role of the multidisciplinary team
- 5 Regulation of nurses in the UK
- 5 Regulation of nurses in the UK
- 6 The importance of studying nursing
- 6 The importance of studying nursing
- 6.1 Nursing theory study
- 7 The role of service users in health care
- 7 The role of service users in health care
- 8 The four fields of nursing
- 8 The four fields of nursing
- 8.1 Mental health nursing
- 8.2 Children’s nursing
- 8.3 Learning disability nursing
- 8.4 Adult nursing
- 8.5 Which field of nursing am I suited to?
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements
