Nursing and Midwifery

Making a successful application to university

What is expected of an applicant

Suggested activities to facilitate a successful application

Applicants need to be:

Highly motivatedIntelligent

Emotionally Intelligent

EmpatheticObservantNumerate

LiteratePhysically and

mentally strong

A complete application form

One of the most common reasons for a rejection:Incomplete application form

Missing educational qualifications

An adequate personal statement

One of the most common reasons for a rejection:Inadequate personal statement

Adequate functional numeracy and literacy skills

One of the most common reasons for a rejection:

Failure in the numeracy test & Failure in the Literacy test

Consider and find out more about nursing http://www.nmc-uk.org http://www.rcn.org.uk/

Consider the field of nursing Children’s Nursing Adult Nursing Mental Health Nursing Learning Disabilities Nursing

Good rationale for Choice of

Career

Researching Nursing, Children's Nursing & Midwifery

http://www.rcn.org.uk/

Consider and be sure about what Nursing is... The use of clinical judgement in the provision

of care to enable people to improve, maintain, or recover health, to cope with health problems, and to achieve the best possible quality of life, whatever their disease or disability, until death

Knowledge and Understanding of

the Role

Ability to work as

part of a team

Ability to verbally communicate effectively

An understanding of diversity related to gender, race, culture, religion, sexual

orientation and disability

An ability to cope effectively in an emotive situation

Unable to adequately express an understanding of the role of the Children's Nurse.

The most common reason for a

rejection following interview:

Academic failurePersonal reasons related to

unrealistic expectations: child care, travel, homesickness.

The most common reasons

for not completing the

programme

How to manage financiallyBursaryAccommodation

Living in London Travel to placement Distance and travel time

The care of any dependents childcare

Consider family responsibilitiesApplicants need to

consider

Making the right decision for your

future

The timing, the course and the university need to be

right for you