Nursing

Suggested Bachelor's

Suggested Master's

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Nursing is a medical specialty that concentrates on providing care to people, families, and communities to help them live healthy lives and recover from health issues. Anatomy, physiology, nutrition, biology, chemistry, genetics and psychology are just a few of the topics covered in the study programme. In order to give students both theoretical and practical knowledge, nursing degrees combine academic study with practical experience and training.

Adult nursing, paediatric nursing, mental health nursing, and learning disability nursing are the four primary subfields of nursing. Students pursuing nursing degrees have the option of specialising in any of the areas. Additionally, some degrees permit the combination of two nursing specialities.

Students receive training in creating a plan of care, collaborating with other members of the medical team to treat illnesses and enhance health and wellness, and working closely with doctors, therapists, patients and the patients’s family. Students will learn how to care for patients by providing health advice, managing prescribed medications, and ensuring that they recover fast throughout the course. Nurses acquire a variety of crucial skills during their education and professional careers, including evaluation, intervention, communication, critical thinking, human compassion and problem-solving.

As nursing graduates can find employment opportunities everywhere in the world, nursing degrees offer independence and flexibility in the workplace. Although on-campus education is the most common way to achieve a nursing degree, online courses is still an option. Online healthcare classes and courses are available to students, including ones on teaching through simulation or nursing education techniques.

Study Levels:

Universities all around the country provide nursing programmes. These universities provide four-year bachelor's degrees, two-year master's degrees, and four- to six-year doctorate degrees. Additionally, there are certificate and diploma programmes with a minimum duration of six months.

The different types of nursing programmes available worldwide are as follows:

Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Adult Nursing
Bachelor of Science in International Nursing Studies
Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Bachelor of Science in Mental Health Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Learning Disability Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Children’s Nursing
Master of Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing
Master of Arts in Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing and Health
Master of Science in Children’s Nursing
Master Degree in Nursing Leadership and Administration
Master of Science in Adult Nursing
Master of Science in Mental Health Nursing
Master of Science in Learning Disability Nursing
Master of Science in Public Health
Master of Science in Community Public Health Nursing
Diploma in Practical Nursing
Associate Degree in Nursing
Post-master Certificate in Nursing
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing

Specialisations:

There are four main areas of specialisation in nursing; however the profession has changed dramatically as more subspecialties have emerged. To get specialised knowledge and experience in a particular sector, nursing students might opt to specialise in any discipline. Available below are the list of specialised nursing courses:

Adult Nursing
Children’s Nursing
Mental Health Nursing

Learning Disability Nursing
Ambulatory Care Nursing
Cardiac Nursing
Case Management Nursing
Critical Care Nursing
Dialysis Nursing
Genetics Nursing
Geriatric Nursing
Neonatal Nursing
Oncology Nursing
Paediatric Nursing
Holistic Nursing
Medical-Surgical Nursing
Orthopaedic Nursing
Midwifery Nursing

Employability:

One of the careers of highest calibre allows one to give back to the community is nursing. Graduates with nursing degree have excellent career prospects and employment options. They can work in hospitals, public or private healthcare facilities, nursing homes, senior living facilities, training centres for nurses, academic and research institutions and many other places. The nursing students in India can pursue the following jobs:

Registered Nurse
Head Nursed
Executive Paramedic Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Educator
Intensive Care Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Staff Nurse
Industrial Nurse
Military Nurse
Supervisor
Psychiatric Nurse
Homecare Nurses
Nursing Executives
Junior Psychiatric Nurse
Quality Analyst
Medical Representative

The different job roles abroad for students in nursing are as follows:

Staff Nurse
Industrial Nurse
Nursing Instructor
Nurse Assistant
Department Supervisor
Community Health Nurse
Teacher of Nursing
Nursing Superintendent
Military Nurse
Home Care Nurse
Ward Nurse
Junior Psychiatric Nurse

Suggested bachelor's in Nursing

Mental health Nursing

Abertay University
Scotland, United Kingdom
36 Months
Full-Time
14,00,000/ann.
BSc

Acute Care (Top-Up)

Anglia Ruskin University
England, United Kingdom
24 Months
Part-Time
6,75,000/ann.
BSc (Hons)

Adult Nursing

Coventry University
England, United Kingdom
36 Months
Full-Time
9,25,000/ann.
BSc (Hons)

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Suggested Master's in Nursing

Clinical Nursing

Anglia Ruskin University
England, United Kingdom
12 Months
Full-Time
14,50,000/ann.
MSc

Adult Nursing

Bournemouth University
England, United Kingdom
12 Months
Full-Time
15,00,000/ann.
MSc

Mental Health Nursing

Bournemouth University
England, United Kingdom
12 Months
Full-Time
15,00,000/ann.
MSc

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List of universities

S.No.	Universities	Country
1	Abertay University	Scotland, United Kingdom
2	Anglia Ruskin University	England, United Kingdom
3	Coventry University	England, United Kingdom
4	Kingston University	England, United Kingdom
5	Bangor University	Wales, United Kingdom
6	Bishop Grosseteste University	England, United Kingdom
7	Bournemouth University	England, United Kingdom
8	Brunel University	England, United Kingdom
9	Buckinghamshire New University	England, United Kingdom
10	Canterbury Christ Church University	England, United Kingdom
11	Cardiff University	Wales, United Kingdom
12	City University of London	England, United Kingdom
13	Glasgow Caledonian University	Scotland, United Kingdom
14	Harper Adams University	England, United Kingdom
15	Hartpury University	England, United Kingdom
16	Imperial College London	England, United Kingdom
17	Sheffield Hallam University	England, United Kingdom
18	Manchester Metropolitan University	England, United Kingdom
19	Robert Gordon University	Scotland, United Kingdom
20	London South Bank University	England, United Kingdom
21	Liverpool John Moores University	England, United Kingdom
22	Nottingham Trent University	England, United Kingdom
23	Queens University Belfast	Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
24	Solent University	England, United Kingdom
25	Staffordshire University	England, United Kingdom
26	Swansea University	Wales, United Kingdom
27	Teesside University	England, United Kingdom
28	The University of Manchester	England, United Kingdom
29	Northumbria University	England, United Kingdom
30	Queen Margaret University	Scotland, United Kingdom
31	University of Brighton	England, United Kingdom
32	University of Derby	England, United Kingdom
33	University of Dundee	Scotland, United Kingdom
34	The University of Sheffield	England, United Kingdom
35	Ulster University	Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
36	University College Birmingham	England, United Kingdom
37	University of Bradford	England, United Kingdom
38	University of Central Lancashire	England, United Kingdom
39	University of Chester	England, United Kingdom
40	University of Bedfordshire	England, United Kingdom
41	University of Bolton	England, United Kingdom
42	University of Cumbria	England, United Kingdom
43	University of Edinburgh	Scotland, United Kingdom
44	University of Essex	England, United Kingdom
45	University of Exeter	England, United Kingdom
46	University of Glasgow	Scotland, United Kingdom
47	University of Gloucestershire	England, United Kingdom
48	University of Hertfordshire	England, United Kingdom
49	University of Highlands & Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
50	University of Huddersfield	England, United Kingdom
51	University of Hull	England, United Kingdom
52	University of Keele	England, United Kingdom
53	University of Kent	England, United Kingdom
54	University of Leeds	England, United Kingdom
55	University of Leicester	England, United Kingdom
56	University of Lincoln	England, United Kingdom
57	University of Liverpool	England, United Kingdom
58	University of Northampton	England, United Kingdom
59	University of Nottingham	England, United Kingdom
60	University of Portsmouth	England, United Kingdom
61	University of Roehampton london	England, United Kingdom
62	University of Salford	England, United Kingdom
63	University of South Wales	Wales, United Kingdom
64	University of Southampton	England, United Kingdom
65	University of Stirling	Scotland, United Kingdom
66	University of Suffolk	England, United Kingdom
67	UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND	England, United Kingdom
68	University of the West of England	England, United Kingdom
69	University of the West of Scotland	Scotland, United Kingdom
70	University of Wales, Trinity Saint David	Wales, United Kingdom
71	University of West London	England, United Kingdom
72	University of Winchester	England, United Kingdom
73	University of Wolverhampton	England, United Kingdom
74	University of Worcester	England, United Kingdom
75	University of York	England, United Kingdom
76	Steinbeis Hochschule	Berlin, Germany
77	Athabasca University	Alberta, Canada
78	Brock University	Ontario, Canada
79	Cape Breton University	Nova Scotia, Canada
80	Dalhousie University	Nova Scotia, Canada
81	Lakehead University	Ontario, Canada
82	MacEwan University	Alberta, Canada
83	McGill University	Quebec, Canada
84	Trent University	Ontario, Canada
85	Trinity Western university	British Columbia, Canada
86	McMaster University	Ontario, Canada
87	The University of British Columbia	British Columbia, Canada
88	University of Calgary	Alberta, Canada
89	British Columbia Institute of Technology	British Columbia, Canada
90	Andrews University	Michigan, United States
91	Arizona State University	Arizona, United States
92	Auburn University	Alabama, United States
93	Barry University	Florida, United States
94	Baylor University	Texas, United States
95	Binghamton University	New York, United States
96	Boise State University	Idaho, United States
97	Brigham Young University	Utah, United States
98	Clemson University	South Carolina, United States
99	Delta State University	Mississippi, United States
100	East Carolina University	North Carolina, United States
101	Eastern Kentucky University	Kentucky, United States
102	Emory University	Georgia, United States
103	Florida Atlantic University	Florida, United States
104	Florida State University	Florida, United States
105	George Mason University	Virginia, United States
106	Georgetown University	District of Columbia, United States
107	Georgia State University	Georgia, United States
108	Hofstra University	New York, United States
109	Howard University	District of Columbia, United States
110	Iowa State University	Iowa, United States
111	James Madison University	Virginia, United States
112	Kent State University	Ohio, United States
113	Miami University	Florida, United States
114	Murray State University	Kentucky, United States
115	Northern Arizona University	Arizona, United States
116	San Francisco State University	California, United States
117	The Catholic University of America	District of Columbia, United States
118	The University of Alabama	Alabama, United States
119	Thomas Jefferson University	Pennsylvania, United States
120	Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis	Indiana, United States
121	Fisher College	Massachusetts, United States
122	Arkansas State University	Arkansas, United States
123	Augusta University	Georgia, United States
124	Clarkson University	New York, United States
125	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland, United States
126	Marshall University	West Virginia, United States
127	Queensland University of Technology	Queensland, Australia
128	The University of Notre Dame	Western Australia, Australia
129	University Senior College	South Australia, Australia
130	University of South Australia	South Australia, Australia
131	University of Sydney	New South Wales, Australia
132	University of Technology Sydney	New South Wales, Australia
133	University of Wollongong	New South Wales, Australia
134	Central Queensland University	Queensland, Australia
135	Griffith University	Queensland, Australia
136	Monash University	Victoria, Australia
137	University of Tasmania	Tasmania, Australia
138	Flinders University	South Australia, Australia
139	RMIT University	Victoria, Australia
140	University of Canberra	Australian Capital Territory, Australia
141	University of Newcastles	New South Wales, Australia
142	University of Queensland	Queensland, Australia
143	Western Sydney University	New South Wales, Australia
144	Edith Cowan University	Western Australia, Australia
145	The University of Adelaide	South Australia, Australia
146	Box Hill Institute	Victoria, Australia
147	Charles Darwin University	Northern Territory, Australia
148	Federation University	Victoria, Australia
149	University of Southern Queensland	Queensland, Australia
150	University of Sunshine Coast	Queensland, Australia
151	Canberra Institute of Technology	Australian Capital Territory, Australia
152	DNA Kingston Training	New South Wales, Australia
153	Gordon Institute of TAFE	Victoria, Australia
154	Institute of Health and Nursing Australia	Victoria, Australia
155	Kangan Institute	Victoria, Australia
156	Menzies Institute of Technology	Victoria, Australia
157	Polytechnic West	Western Australia, Australia
158	QUT International College	Queensland, Australia
159	TAFE NSW	New South Wales, Australia
160	TAFE South Australia	South Australia, Australia
161	TAFE Queensland SkillsTech	Queensland, Australia
162	Stotts College	Victoria, Australia
163	Australian International Institute of Workplace Training	Tasmania, Australia
164	Health Careers International	Western Australia, Australia
165	Deakin University	Victoria, Australia
166	La Trobe University	Victoria, Australia
167	Swinburne University of Technology	Victoria, Australia
168	Southern Cross University	Queensland, Australia
169	University of East London	England, United Kingdom
170	Charles Sturt university	New South Wales, Australia
171	Victoria University, Sydney	New South Wales, Australia
172	Athlone Institute of Technology	Leinster, Ireland
173	Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	Connacht, Ireland
174	National University of Ireland	Connacht, Ireland
175	Trinity College, Dublin	Leinster, Ireland
176	Institute of Technology, Tralee	Munster, Ireland
177	University of Limerick	Leinster, Ireland
178	Waterford Institute of Technology	Munster, Ireland
179	Dublin City University	Leinster, Ireland
180	University College Cork	Munster, Ireland
181	University of Melbourne	Victoria, Australia
182	University of Toledo	Ohio, United States
183	Bowling Green State University	Ohio, United States
184	Southeast Missouri State University	Missouri, United States
185	Creighton University	Nebraska, United States
186	Loma Linda University	California, United States
187	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois, United States
188	Northern Illinois University	Illinois, United States
189	Western Michigan University	Michigan, United States
190	Old Dominion University	Virginia, United States
191	Wayne State University	Michigan, United States
192	The Medical University of South Carolina	South Carolina, United States
193	Truman State University	Missouri, United States
194	University of Delaware	Delaware, United States
195	University of Vermont	Vermont, United States
196	Valdosta State University	Georgia, United States
197	The University of Tennessee Knoxville USA	Tennessee, United States
198	Utah State University	Utah, United States
199	The University of Oklahoma	Oklahoma, United States
200	University of Central Missouri	Missouri, United States
201	University of Virginia	Virginia, United States
202	Wichita State University	Kansas, United States
203	Rutgers University	New Jersey, United States
204	Purdue University	Indiana, United States
205	New York University	New York, United States
206	The Ohio State University	Ohio, United States
207	University of California Irvine	California, United States
208	South Dakota State University	South Dakota, United States
209	New Mexico State University	New Mexico, United States
210	University of Michigan	Michigan, United States
211	University of Washington	Washington, United States
212	The University of Utah	Utah, United States
213	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Texas, United States
214	University of Colarado	Colorado, United States
215	University of Houston	Texas, United States
216	SRM Institute Of Science & Technology	Tamil Nadu, India
217	Chitkara University	Punjab, India
218	GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY	Uttar Pradesh, India
219	Padmashree Institute	Karnataka, India
220	Desh Bhagat University	Punjab, India
221	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University)	Tamil Nadu, India
222	Sharda University	Uttar Pradesh, India
223	Parul University	Gujarat, India
224	Bharat Group of Institutions	Haryana, India
225	Arunodaya University	Arunachal Pradesh, India
226	Assam Downtown University	Assam, India
227	Charotar University of Science and Technology	Gujarat, India
228	GD Goenka University	Haryana, India
229	Graphic Era (Deemed to be University)	Uttarakhand, India
230	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology KIIT	Odisha, India
231	Lingayas Vidyapeeth University	Delhi, India
232	RIMT University	Punjab, India
233	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology Deemed to be University	Tamil Nadu, India
234	Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences	Tamil Nadu, India
235	Shri Devi College	Karnataka, India
236	Symbiosis International (Deemed University)	Maharashtra, India
237	Uka Tarsadia University	Gujarat, India
238	Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation - Deemed to be University (VMRFDU)	Tamil Nadu, India
239	Singapore Institute of Management Global Education	Central Singapore Community Development Council, Singapore
240	Singapore Institute of Technology	Central Singapore Community Development Council, Singapore
241	Nanyang Polytechnic	Central Singapore Community Development Council, Singapore
242	Ngee Ann Polytechnic	Central Singapore Community Development Council, Singapore
243	Parkway College	Central Singapore Community Development Council, Singapore
244	Curtin Singapore	Central Singapore Community Development Council, Singapore
245	Ngee Ann Academey	Central Singapore Community Development Council, Singapore
246	East Asia Institute of Management (EAIM)	Central Singapore Community Development Council, Singapore
247	Beacon International College	Central Singapore Community Development Council, Singapore
248	Arunachal University of Studies	Arunachal Pradesh, India
249	Eastern Institute of Technology	Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand
250	Manukau Institute of Technology	Auckland Region, New Zealand
251	Massey University	Wellington Region, New Zealand
252	Otago Polytechnic	Otago Region, New Zealand
253	University Of Wollongong College	New South Wales, Australia
254	Kent institute	Victoria, Australia
255	Sarina Russo Institute	Queensland, Australia
256	St. George & Sutherland Community College	New South Wales, Australia
257	Stanley College	Western Australia, Australia
258	Sunraysia Institute of TAFE	Victoria, Australia
259	Auckland University of Technology	Auckland Region, New Zealand
260	Universal College of Learning	Wellington Region, New Zealand
261	University Of Waikato	Auckland Region, New Zealand
262	Wellington Institute of Technology	Wellington Region, New Zealand
263	Whitireia Community of Polytechnic	Wellington Region, New Zealand
264	Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd	Canterbury Region, New Zealand
265	Victoria University of Wellington	Wellington Region, New Zealand
266	Letterkenny Institute of Technology	Ulster, Ireland
267	University College Dublin	Leinster, Ireland
268	Brandenburg University of Technology	Brandenburg, Germany
269	Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt	Bavaria, Germany
270	University of Bremen	Bremen, Germany
271	University of Cologne	North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
272	University of Freiburg	Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
273	BPP University	England, United Kingdom
274	Leeds Beckett University	England, United Kingdom
275	Kings College London UK	England, United Kingdom
276	Algonquin College	Ontario, Canada
277	Candore College	Ontario, Canada
278	Conestoga College	Ontario, Canada
279	Kwantlen Polytechnic University	British Columbia, Canada
280	Laurentian University	Ontario, Canada
281	Laval University	Quebec, Canada
282	Memorial University of Newfoundland	Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
283	Nipissing University	Ontario, Canada
284	Parkland College	Saskatchewan, Canada
285	Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning courses	Ontario, Canada
286	Sheridan College	Ontario, Canada
287	Sprott Shaw College	British Columbia, Canada
288	St. Francis Xavier University	Nova Scotia, Canada
289	Thompson Rivers University	British Columbia, Canada
290	University of Alberta	Alberta, Canada
291	University of Lethbrigde	Alberta, Canada
292	University of Manitoba	Manitoba, Canada
293	University of New Brunswick	New Brunswick, Canada
294	University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)	British Columbia, Canada
295	University of Ottawa	Ontario, Canada
296	Academia Institute	Victoria, Australia
297	Academies Australasia	New South Wales, Australia
298	Curtin College	Western Australia, Australia
299	Holmesglen Institute	Victoria, Australia
300	Imagine Education	Queensland, Australia
301	Queens University	Ontario, Canada
302	Saskatchewan Polytechnic	Saskatchewan, Canada
303	Selkirk College	British Columbia, Canada
304	Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology	Ontario, Canada
305	California State University	California, United States
306	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio, United States
307	The University of North Carolina	North Carolina, United States
308	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana, United States
309	University of Memphis	Tennessee, United States
310	University of Missouri-Kansas City Volker Campus	Missouri, United States
311	University of Missouri	Missouri, United States
312	University of Nevada	Nevada, United States
313	University of Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania, United States
314	University of San Diego Usa	California, United States
315	University of Wyoming	Wyoming, United States
316	Yale University	Connecticut, United States
317	University of Arizona	Arizona, United States
318	Auburn University at Montgomery	Alabama, United States
319	Oregon Health and Science University	Oregon, United States
320	University of Arkansas fayetteville	Arkansas, United States
321	University of Arkansas Pine Bluff	Arkansas, United States
322	University of Cincinnati	Ohio, United States
323	University of Florida	Florida, United States
324	University of Minnesota Twin Cities	Minnesota, United States
325	Birmingham City University	England, United Kingdom
326	De Montfort University	England, United Kingdom
327	Middlesex University	England, United Kingdom
328	Oxford Brookes University	England, United Kingdom
329	Avondale University	New South Wales, Australia
330	Curtin University	Western Australia, Australia
331	UTS College	New South Wales, Australia
332	TAFE International Western Australia	Western Australia, Australia
333	The Illawarra Business College	New South Wales, Australia
334	TMG College	Victoria, Australia
335	Government Education and Training International	Tasmania, Australia
336	Mount Royal University	Alberta, Canada
337	Niagara College	Ontario, Canada
338	Northern College	Ontario, Canada