Advanced Practice in District Nursing with Specialist Practitioner Qualification
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Entry requirements
Pre-requisite employer-related requirements to accessing V300, as specified in the Standards of Proficiency for Nurse and Midwife Prescribers (NMC, 2006), require three years experience as a practitioner – the final year being in the clinical field in which prescribing will take place; deemed competent by the employer to undertake the programme; availability of a designated medical practitioner who is agreeable to undertake learning and assessment in practice.
Months of entry
September
Course content
This programme supports the development of registered (Adult) nurses who are capable of meeting the contemporary political, organisational and clinical practice demands of care delivery. Specialist Practitioner District Nurses (SPDN) require to demonstrate high level decision-making and problem-solving skills in challenging complex clinical situations as part of caring for the older population.
The programme aims to build on students’ existing professional knowledge and skills to enable them to extend their capabilities to develop knowledge and skills pertinent to SPDN practice using a range of dynamic and stimulating learning opportunities.
This PgD complies with Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards for specialist education and practice (NMC, 2001) and standards of proficiency for nurse and midwife prescribers (Independent/supplementary V300) (NMC, 2006).
Information for international students
IELTS score of 7.0 (or equivalent) with no element below 7. Scholarships available.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees need to be paid to the university however some students are eligible for tuition fee support. The fees and financial support that are relevant to you depend on where you lived before coming to university.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PGD
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Postgraduate Admissions Team
- studentenquiries@gcu.ac.uk
- Phone
- 0141 331 8630