这个为期三年的学位课程将理论与实践融为一体，使我们的学生成为学习障碍护理领域的世界一流医生。学生将在课堂上花费50％的时间来学习最新的护理理论和临床技能，并在整个北爱尔兰的各种临床和社区环境中，与我们国际认可的培训合作伙伴之一一起，花费50％的时间。我们训练有素的讲师团队活跃于专业实践领域，我们为学生提供支持的私人导师系统也得到了广泛认可。在学习的最后一年中，我们也有机会与我们的国际合作伙伴之一进行选修。
This three-year degree programme integrates theory and practice, preparing our students to be world-class practitioners in the area of Learning Disabilities Nursing. Students in this programme will begin in September 2024.<br><br>Students will spend 50 per cent of their time in University learning the latest nursing theory and clinical skills, and 50 per cent of their time with one of our internationally-recognised training partners in a wide variety of clinical and community settings throughout Northern Ireland.<br><br>Our highly-trained lecturing staff are actively engaged in areas of speciality practice. Our personal tutor system for student support is very well regarded, and we were awarded the Best Student Experience award in the 2021 Student Nursing Times Awards.<br><br>On successful completion of this programme of study, you will become a Registered Nurse in Learning Disabilities (RNLD) possessing a distinct set of knowledge, skills and expertise of the health and wider education and social care needs of people with learning disabilities and their families and carers in the context of person-centred care and co-production that promotes and maintains health and well-being.<br><br>The Learning Disability Nurse adopts a life span approach to nursing assessment, treatments, interventions, education and care and support across a diverse range of settings, including, home, in-patient assessment and treatment units, nursing homes, secure settings, schools, day care, residential care homes and community-based teams to contribute to meeting the care needs of people with learning disabilities and their families and carers.