adult vs child nursing - any thoughts

[kiki81]

thinking of nursing, but wondering (apart from the obvious!) if career/course content wise there's much difference?

Kiki81

I have completed both. There are more career options with adult nursing.It depends where you see yourself working in the longterm.

Can you do a post-grad or post-dip to update either to the other (if that makes sense?)

and do you know if you can do a pgce or other similar post-grad quals from a nursing degree?

anyone?

Adult nursing enables you to top up to Health Visiting - generally working with children & families.

Main issue is that if you train in Adult nursing, you can do 18mths post-qualifying to convert to Learning Disability, Childrens, Mental Health nursing or (in some areas of the country)Midwifery.

If you do Child branch or any other branch, you would have to do the full 3 years.

So, train as an adult nurse and change your mind, =4.5 years of training.

Train as a children's nurse and change your mind, =6 years of training.