What is Adult Nursing?
Adult nurses work with adults of all ages with a wide variety of health conditions, to help improve the quality of their life. Being an adult nurse means lots of
exciting challenges and being able to keep a cool head and use your initiative.
Adult Nurse NMC Information Sheet
Who do Adult Nurses Work With?
Adult nurses can work as a member of team with other professionals such as doctors or healthcare assistants. They will work in a hospital setting or a community setting, for example a care home or patient's home; which is becoming more common.
What skills and qualities would I need?
The adult nurses’ health care environment is busy, fast changing and demanding and so you need:
- Communication Skills - excellent interpersonal skills and communication abilities are needed when dealing with a variety of people from different backgrounds.
- Good Initiative - At times an adult nurse will have to deal with unexpected situations and will need to be able to act on their own make quick decisions.
- Organisational Skills - An adult nurse could be working with several patients at once so it is useful to have good skills when it comes to organisation.
- Emotionally Strong - To be good at problem-solving and strong when dealing with patients is helpful.
- Commitment - An adult nurse has to be fully committed to continued learning throughout your career.
What Courses can I choose from?
There are several ways to becoming an adult nurse. They are:
Queen's University
Course name - BSc Honours/Diploma in Nursing
For more information visit the
Queen's University Website
University of Ulster (Coleraine and Magee)
Course Name - BSc Hons Nursing (Adult)
For more information visit the
University of Ulster Website
Alternative Entry - Open University
If you are employed as a work assistant or support worker then your employer can sponsor a group of nursing assistants to undertake a part-time diploma in higher
education at the Open University in Belfast.
For more information visit the
Open University Website
