Adult Nursing (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)

**Reasons to choose Kingston**<br/>- This foundation year route helps you prepare for your degree in Nursing, providing you with essential skills for success.<br/><br/><br/>- We are top in London for Nursing (The Times Good University Guide 2025).<br/><br/><br/>- We are ranked in the top 10 in the UK for General Nursing (Guardian University Guide 2025).<br/><br/><br/>We recognise that there are many routes to success at degree level. This foundation year option provides an entry route for students from a wide range of backgrounds who may not have the traditional entry qualifications to join the first year of a Nursing or Midwifery degree. This foundation year will help you develop both personally and professionally, providing you with the tools to begin your journey towards becoming a competent, sensitive professional who can perform effectively in a variety of settings and work in collaboration with other professionals.<br/><br/>You will develop practical, technical and communication skills, and apply knowledge to real-life problems. You will gain awareness about the attitudes and behaviours required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to succeed on a professional programme, and in your future career. You will also learn about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and how these link to healthcare.<br/><br/>After successfully completing your foundation year. Youll gain the specialist knowledge and clinical skills needed to become a registered adult nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).<br/><br/>The following years are highly practical, giving you hands-on experience. Youll spend 50% of your time on placement in hospitals, in the community and in our skills and simulation labs developing valuable hands-on skills. Youll work with patients, carers, clinical mentors and other healthcare professionals. Placement opportunities include medical and surgical wards, oncology, ICU, A&E, coronary care, operating theatres, district nursing, GP practice nursing and integrated community teams.<br/><br/>Youll learn in our award-winning simulation suite and experience a wide range of realistic environments, including hospital wards and community settings.