Access to Nursing

Course description

Our Access to Nursing course is exactly what you will need if you are thinking of a career in nursing or care.If you would like to train for employment in the health industry, this could be the course for you.Health care is provided in settings such as nursing homes, residential homes, hospitals and resource centres for people with learning disabilities. The demands for a skilled health care workforce are increasing.This course provides a range of topics both theoretical and practical related to working in this sector.Care workers must operate from a good ethical value base and so you will study the principles underpinning the National Occupational Standards and National Care Standards. The programme will allow you to meet the professional standards required for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council.Successful completion of this course will allow you to apply to study BSc Nursing at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).Understanding of mental health and mental illnessWorking as a team in a care settingHealth promotionUnderstanding the needs of the older personCaring for people with dementiaCare Higher 4 credits Care Human Development and Behaviour Care Social Influences Care Values & Principles ExamHuman Biology Higher 4 credits (evening class) Human Cells Physiology and Health Neurobiology and Immunology ExamEnglish Higher (evening class) Portfolio of writing Performance – spoken language Close Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation Scottish Text analysis and Critical Essay on a second text 

Learning outcome

Successful completion of this course will allow you to apply to BSc Nursing at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).