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Introduction to Nursing: Bioscience, Psychology, and Sociology (FutureLearn)

Offered by University of York,

Explore the diverse skills and knowledge required to be a nurse and find out where a career in nursing could take you. Explore the exciting possibilities of a career in nursing. Most people will have interacted with a qualified nurse during their lifetime, but the profession remains largely misunderstood. On this course, you’ll develop an accurate understanding of nursing and where a career in nursing can lead.

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You’ll discover the demands of nursing in emergency and intensive care, and education and research. You’ll also observe nursing in GP surgeries, people’s homes, and assisted living facilities.
The course will explore how basic science, psychology, and sociology is applied in the nursing profession to reveal the diverse role nurses play in our society today.
What topics will you cover?

The variety of roles undertaken by nurses
The context of nursing, caring for children, adults, older people, individuals with mental health and cognitive support needs
Bioscience applied to nursing looking at basic physiological measurement
Psychology related to nursing including the impact of psychology on physiology
Sociology related to nursing care and society.

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Identify how the application of basic science relates to nursing practice.
Describe some of the basic psychology and sociology applied to nursing
Discuss the roles of nursing within society
Develop an understanding of health research that can be utilised in evidence-based nursing care

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