Adult Nursing Blended Learning (pre-registration) MSc

Course overview

Develop your skills in forming therapeutic relationships, promoting patient involvement in decision-making, safeguarding and addressing comprehensive health needs for all ages.

• Learn skills and behaviours to independently address diverse health and care needs across the lifespan. Analyse, develop and deliver effective care to adults, focusing on physiological, mental health and wellbeing needs, with an emphasis on evidence-informed practice, care and compassion.
• Learn the clinical and care skills to provide autonomous, compassionate and person-centred care and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams as an adult nurse, coordinating safe, evidence-based care delivery.
• Through recognition of your previous care experience and completion of four practice placements organised by Coventry University during your course, achieve 50% practical placement training needed for registration as an adult nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The clinical practice experience exposes you to caring for the needs of adults across a range of health services.^2,5
• Study one module at a time, with five weeks of learning followed by one week of assessment per module.
• Enjoy the freedom of studying from anywhere in the UK for most of the course as most academic learning sessions are delivered online. It is an NMC requirement that you must be resident in the UK during all the course’s theory and practice elements.
• All eligible students on this course can apply for a minimum payment from the government of £5,000 per year, with additional payments for students incurring childcare costs.⁶

The practice elements of the clinical placements may be delivered in one of the following regions of England: Midlands, North East and Yorkshire, London, Bedfordshire, East Kent and Medway. Please note, you are responsible for your travel arrangements to attend your placements.^2,5

Face-to-face skills and practical teaching elements will be delivered at Coventry, Scarborough or Vauxhall (London) campuses. We will try to accommodate your preferred choice (subject to availability). Please note, you will be responsible for your travel arrangements to attend these.^2,5

Why you should study this course

• Learn to work with high standards of person-centred care, complex care coordination, decision-making, leadership and mentoring. Become an accountable professional, excel in multidisciplinary teams and demonstrate leadership through relationship management and emotional intelligence.
• This course is ideal for you if you’re a graduate of health-related disciplines, psychology, criminology or sociology degrees with some experience in health and social care. It is also suitable if you are an existing nurse looking for dual qualifications.
• Theoretical course aspects will be further developed through simulation and clinical placements which are relevant to the adult nursing field.^2,5
• Develop your digital fluency, curiosity, critical and reflective thinking.

Studying in the School of Health and Care

Gain the skills and experience to transform lives, communities and the future of healthcare delivery. We aim to empower you to become a stand-out healthcare professional, capable, competent and confident in your field and role within the wider healthcare team.

While continuously developing your sense of professional identity as a nurse from day one, you'll also collaborate with learners from other School of Health and Care fields, learning in an environment that puts inclusivity, diversity and dignity at its heart.

Careers and opportunities

This course aims to deliver accountable professionals able to thrive in dynamic multidisciplinary teams who can demonstrate leadership, influence, and supervision through adept relationship management and emotional intelligence.

The course aims to enhance your academic development, deepening theoretical understanding and practical skills while preparing you for an accelerated career as a nursing leader, clinical expert, educator or researcher within the profession.

Successful completion of this course is a strong indication to potential employees that you have both the ability and academic characteristics required for working in a variety of clinical settings.

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• apply for registration as an adult nurse through the consistent demonstration of the knowledge, skills, level of proficiency and behaviours required to meet the professional standards set out by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• act as an autonomous and accountable adult nurse who can apply relevant legal and ethical frameworks and requirements towards ensuring safe and effective care delivery within the scope of their professional practice.
• critically evaluate evidence from diverse sources to inform, rationalise and improve nursing care delivery whilst developing skills to support continued professional validation and life-long learning.
• apply evidenced-based approaches towards sustaining and enhancing the wellbeing of individuals, communities, and populations.
• utilise effective communication strategies that enable informed choices to protect and promote health.
• demonstrate the qualities of an influential leader who can proactively develop professional relationships, supervise, and work collaboratively with others, towards improving care outcomes.
• lead in the coordination of care across a range of unpredictable and complex environments. To ensure patient safety and high-quality care, graduates must collaborate closely with individuals, their support networks, other health and care professionals, and utilise digital technologies.
• assess, plan, deliver and evaluate culturally competent care that is respectful, equitable, inclusive, sustainable, and adaptive towards incorporating people’s health care choices.