What qualifications do you need and what college/university do you need to attend to become a nurse? What GSCEs do you need to take to get admitted to these institutes? Which is better (more profitable): being a nurse or a midwife? Sorry about inundating you with so many questions, but it would be very nice if somebody could give me information on these things. Thanks in advance!
2006-11-04 09:28:40 · 8 answers · asked by godord14 4 in Health ➔ Other - Health
If you're going into nursing because you think it's profitable, you're probably not cut out for the job. The clue there was when you asked which was better. Nursing is a vocation - you have to WANT to help people, not just do the job for financial gain. The training is not just for 3 years, it's a lifelong learning curve and once qualified you have to prove that you are keeping up to date with your education and practice, or face being struck off the register. If you're prepared to study for the rest of your working life, work extremely unsocial hours including night shift, weekends, xmas etc then go for it. Have a look at the link below for entry requirements - this is the organisation you must apply to in order to gain entry into nurse training.
2006-11-04 10:27:37 · answer #1 · answered by Nurse Soozy 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Probably not what you want to hear, but If you have another area of health care your interested in I would consider that. Unfortunately being a nurse in the UK means you will never really have any money, however if you do go ahead I would recommed that you do something like ITU as an agency nurse. This would allow you to get reasonable rates in the UK-and very good rates in other country's. It also enables you to work in an area where professionalism and standards are high. Healthcare really needs nurses, however I would recommend you try to work out a particular area that your interested in and specialise in that, otherwise you can end up broke and disillusioned being a UK nurse.
2006-11-04 09:46:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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What qualifications do you need and what college/university do you need to attend to become a nurse? What GSCEs do you need to take to get admitted to these institutes? Which is better (more profitable): being a nurse or a midwife? Sorry about inundating you with so many questions, but it would be...
2015-08-16 19:13:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To get straight in to University you need 5 GCSE's grade C or above. These need to include English and one Science subject. If you don't have this you can do an Access course, run by various colleges. This takes a year and will cover Biology, Chemistry, Maths, I.T, Psychosocial studies and other subjects. This is what i did and i would recommend it as Nursing Universities have a high regard for Access courses and it will almost guarantee you a place at uni. It will also better equip you for the acedemic rigours of uni as Access students fare a lot better than those who haven't done it and have a lower drop out rate.
As a student nurse in England doing a Diploma you will receive a bursary of minimum £5,500, more depending on circumstances (dependants etc). This will take you 3 years.
The starting salary for Nurses is around £18,000, more in London.
Midwives are generally better paid, but the course is also 3 years long and is for degree level only, this means you will not receive a bursary. You will receive a grant of around £1,500 to cover costs but that is it. This also applies if you wish to do the Nursing Degree. so be aware you will have to support yourself. You can qualify as an Adult Nurse then work and do a Top-up degree in Midwifery, which takes around 18 months and you will be paid a nurses salary whilst doing it. But you will need to be sponsored by your health authority and this is hard as they may be unwilling to sponsor somebody who is then going to leave them with a vacancy.
It's a very worthwile job and despite what some will say has good earning potential, but be aware that in some areas supply exceeds demand and jobs aren't gauranteed. In my area there are currently around 3000 newly qualified nurses looking for jobs. Most will move away or abroad. so think about it carefully and good luck.
2006-11-04 10:05:21 · answer #4 · answered by Georgie's Girl 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
i know that in Scotland you can do an access course first before going on to the nursing course but don't know if it's the same in England. don't know which is more profitable though between a nurse or midwife, just go with which one you think you would enjoy doing the most. good luck with it all though
2006-11-04 09:43:09 · answer #5 · answered by feefee 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if your really serious about it, you can work your way up, you can start as a health care assistant then do your level 2+3 nvq. then you only have to do 2 years training at uni. the nhs will pay for your training if you start at the bottom and work your way up, you also get a lot more hands on experience, i am currently doing it this way. it also helps you decide if it is the right work for you and what area you may want to specialise in
2006-11-05 02:40:10 · answer #6 · answered by chocchip24 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well it depends where abouts you are im at Glasgow uni its a 3 year course with an optional 4th year for honours you get a bursary funded by the NHS you get less holidays than other uni students (bursary makes up for that) the course is 50% lectures 50% placement placement is where you are in a hospital as a student acting as a nurse - its much easyer to learn form experience and placement just gives you so much more than theory can! most unis interview now so to get brownie point volunteer at a local old peoples home or you can go on the nursing bank as an untrained nurse - you get paid for it and the really good experience! you can check what you need on the Ucas web page i think i got an unconditional with 1A 1B and 1C with out English you cant get a student loan because of the bursary unless your paying for your tuition fees (if your Scottish studying in England - or English studying in Scotland) nursing is basically assessed by everything you can have awesome nurses who know next to nothing about the theory side or you get nurses who are less good at practical but better at theory its a nice all round subject and you can go anywhere with it! hope this helps! xxx
2016-03-17 00:57:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I admire your guile!
you know they are cutting back and making the job harder... I feel for you and your future collegues!
Royal College of Nursing!
2006-11-04 09:42:29 · answer #8 · answered by AZRAEL è 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No university ,,no GCSEs ..but you need to train to become a nurse ... a midwife i think you will need some sort of degree ..and it's better paying profession..lol
2006-11-04 09:36:08 · answer #9 · answered by JJ 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
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2014-01-22 06:29:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋