Studying Nursing Practice (Child)

Introducing your course leader, Rebecca Boden

I am a former University of Staffordshire graduate and have over twenty years' experience as a children’s nurse working in areas such as general paediatric wards and high dependency care before working as a specialist support nurse in children’s cancer care.

More recently I have also had experience in working as a clinical educator for a busy children’s department. I am passionate about ensuring high standards of care through the delivery of evidence based practice and keeping the child and family at the centre of everything we do as children’s nurses.

In addition to my role at the University, I am also a paediatric immediate life support instructor. I love supporting student nurses, watching them grow in confidence and competence during their nursing degree programmes and helping them to achieve their goals of becoming a registered children’s nurse.

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Virtual Tour - Centre for Health Innovation

Discover our simulation and immersive facilities at our £5.8m Centre for Health Innovation.

You'll grow your skills in a safe environment before going out on placement and working with real patients. We simulate life-like scenarios so you can practise processes and procedures and familiarise yourself with some of the equipment you'll find in your placement settings.

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Teaching staff

Rebecca Boden

Senior Lecturer

Rebecca is a Registered Children’s Nurse and Staffordshire University graduate wide variety of experience and interests including children’s cancer care, human factors and leadership.

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Fiona Cust

Associate Professor

Fiona is a Registered General and Children’s Nurse and Health Visitor who has had a varied career in children’s nursing within acute and community settings. Fiona is actively engaged in research and regularly contributes to The Nursing Times Journal.

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Sophie Kempshall

Lecturer

Your next steps

  1. Accept your offer

    An exciting new chapter awaits you here at University of Staffordshire - we can't wait to meet you. Before you can progress with finance or accommodation choices, you'll need to confirm your offer via UCAS.

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  2. Apply for student finance

    It's best to arrange your student finance before starting University. You can learn more about student finance and make an application at www.gov.uk/student-finance. Our support team is here to help, get in touch if you have any questions about student finance.

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  3. Apply for your accommodation

    We have a range of accommodation to choose from to suit all lifestyles and budgets, including en-suite and accessible rooms. Browse rooms and find out how to apply.

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