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University of York - Introduction to Nursing: Bioscience, Psychology, and Sociology 

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Introduction to Nursing: Bioscience, Psychology, and Sociology
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Overview

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

8,814

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

Certificate

Introduction to Nursing: Bioscience, Psychology, and Sociology
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Highlights

  • Duration 3 weeks
  • Weekly study 4 hours
  • 100% online Learn at your own pace
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Introduction to Nursing: Bioscience, Psychology, and Sociology
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FutureLearn 
Course details

Skills you will learn
More about this course
  • 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. 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.

Introduction to Nursing: Bioscience, Psychology, and Sociology
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FutureLearn 
Curriculum

Nursing and the biological sciences

Introduction

Monitoring vital signs

The role of science in nursing

Final thoughts and quiz for week 1

Psychosocial care in nursing

Introduction

Psychosocial exploration of health and wellbeing

Cultivating mental fitness

Exploring the concept of recovery in mental health

Final thoughts for Week 2

Personal and public health

Introduction

Sociological aspects of health

Public health

Health inequalities

Final thoughts for Week 3

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