nursing course

[lauragreen1]

hi, i want do do a course in nursing because i would love to be a childrens nurse, but i have no qualifications and am 26 yrs old. How long would it take to get qualified? Any help?

[Buenchico]

All nurses will require a university degree, so it's going to be a long haul to get there. (Up until Spring 2013, it's still theoretically possible to enter via the diploma route [ although many institutions may no longer offer the diploma because they've adopted the degree course instead] but, since you'd have to get some qualifications behind you before you could start either of the higher education courses, that would probably be too late for you anyway). See here:
https://nextstep.dire...04/Pages/default.aspx

Chris

[leanne_1987]

first of all you'll need 5 gcses and then go onto A levels any is ok I did health and social care, this will take 3 years. Then you can either go to uni or do a foundation degree at college which is 2 years and then do one 1 at uni specialising in the area you want to work, but i doubt you will get funding for all this, ive done A levels and health and social care degree, went back to do teaching assistant course and have had to pay for it

[rowanwitch]

Alternative is to get work as a health care assistant usually after a year you can do your NVQ3 in healthcare then many trusts operate a secondment system onto nurse training courses that way you will gain hands on experience and be paid while waiting and when training rather than having to manage on the bursary

[roxie_09]

Am not sure where you are from, but after the age of 25 in Wales, you are considered a mature student. You would have to do your access to nursing course which is a year course, and then apply for uni which would be another 3 years. Not sure if this is the same in England though xx

[tigwig]

You will need to do your GCSE's (in english, maths and all sciences) then an access course which specialises in the nursing. These courses can be 1-2 yrs depending on the college/uni. The nursing degree is 3 yrs long.