UCAS code: B740

Overview This professional degree program prepares students to become compassionate, competent, and evidence-based adult nurses capable of delivering high-quality healthcare. Combining rigorous academic instruction with clinical practice, the curriculum at Keele University places person-centered care at the heart of learning. Students develop the skills necessary to assess, plan, and manage the complex health needs of adult patients across diverse healthcare environments, from fast-paced acute wards to community settings.

What You'll Learn

• Core principles of person-centered adult nursing, health assessment, and clinical decision-making

• Human anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology applied to common acute and chronic health conditions

• Clinical nursing skills, including vital signs monitoring, wound management, and basic life support

• Public health strategies, health promotion, and ill-health prevention across varied populations

• Legal, ethical, and professional standards governing safe and accountable nursing practice

• Leadership, team management, and inter-professional collaboration within multidisciplinary healthcare teams

Learning Outcomes

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate safe, evidence-based nursing care for adult patients with complex needs

• Demonstrate clinical competence in essential nursing procedures and medicines management across diverse practice settings

• Apply legal, ethical, and professional frameworks to advocate for patient rights and uphold care quality

• Collaborate effectively within inter-professional teams to coordinate and streamline multidisciplinary health services

• Utilize research methodologies and critical reflection to continuously improve clinical practice and patient outcomes