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Undergraduate Prospectus 2017 | Nursing and Midwifery
Nursing (Learning Disability)
Key Information
Why study this course?
Learning Disability nurses work with people with learning
disabilities and their families in a wide range of settings.
The philosophy of care and support for people with learning
disabilities is one of partnership in which the nurse works alongside
the person to support them to lead a healthy and valued lifestyle
and to exercise their rights as members of society.
The course at Keele helps students to learn about and apply this
philosophy in the many different services for people with learning
disabilities. The course also equips students with the appropriate
knowledge and skills to work with people with learning disabilities
who have more complex and specialist needs. Clinical skills are an
essential part of the course and students have access to expert staff in
the Clinical Skills Laboratory to help develop and assess their practice.
The university also provides excellent support through its personal
tutor system. Placements are designed to complement the students’
theoretical and classroom based work and students are supported
by a team of experienced mentors. The wider benefits of enrolling on
our course are:
• Experienced student support
• Excellent IT and library facilities
• Preparation for a range of roles as a professional learning
disabilities nurse
• A range of practice based experiences
Course type
Single honours
Course duration
Three years
Indicative entry
requirements
For information on entry
requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements
Study abroad
No
You may have the opportunity
to undertake a short international
elective placement.
Jessica Robinson
Learning Disability Nursing,
Third year
For more course information please visit
keele.ac.uk/nursingandmidwifery
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Learning Disability Nursing is
so rewarding and an amazing
job, you will love it. You get so
much support from the staff
at university and staff from
placement. You will never feel
alone. I enjoy being out on
placement – working with the
service users you support is
life changing.