Nursing courses in Ireland

This course is directed towards a wide range of health-care professionals, including medicine, nursing and allied health and social care professions who wish to improve their knowledge and inform their clinical practice in the area of frailty. Course Content The programme consists of four modules: The Biology of the Ageing Process. Frailty in Ageing Adults.…

This course provides midwifery students with a broad-based education experience incorporating the key concepts of person-centered care, autonomy and empowerment, professional ethics, consultation and collaboration, and professional leadership, thus enabling the students to practice at the highest professional standards across the spectrum of care. For more information/Apply, please see here. The closing date to apply…

The course provides students with a broad-based education experience incorporating the key concepts of person-centred care, autonomy and empowerment, professional ethics, consultation and collaboration, and professional leadership, thus enabling them to practice at the highest professional standards across the spectrum of care. For more information/Apply, please see here. Closing date for application is 30 June

Our postgraduate radiation courses are available in two strands, Clinical Practice or Treatment Planning. This is the Clinical Practice strand.  This strand aims to develop knowledge and skills in the advanced radiation therapy management of cancer patients and to enable you to critically evaluate and participate in research in this area. The online delivery of…

This course is open to a wide range of professionals working in the field of intellectual disability who want to develop and strengthen their knowledge of ageing in people with an intellectual disability, in order to promote excellence in the delivery of care. Students on this programme will come from a variety of backgrounds including…

The course is delivered by the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, in association with Children’s Health Ireland. The aim of this programme is to educate graduates for the award of Higher Diploma in Nursing (Registered Children’s Nursing). Students on the programme are prepared to develop skills of critical…

This course offers suitably qualified health sciences practitioners the opportunity to develop their skills in teaching, assessment, curriculum design and research. The student teachers on this course learn these skills in stimulated and professional practice contexts, which are underpinned by the philosophy of interdisciplinary learning. This results in teachers who are reflexive, self-critical, evidenced-based and prepared…

This course is developed in partnership with national key stakeholders to meet the demands and challenges within the healthcare system and specifically within dementia care. The programme is firmly grounded in a body of knowledge and clinical expertise that aims to promote excellence in the area of dementia care practice. It is also designed to…

Entry to Master of Health Science programme stage is only available to students progressing from the Postgraduate Diploma stage.The Master of Health Science/Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Community Mental Health Nursing totalling 90 ECTS is delivered over 2 academic years. On successful completion of Postgraduate Diploma phase of the programme, students can then chose two…

Entry to Master of Health Science programme stage is only available to students progressing from the Postgraduate Diploma stage.The aim of this programme is to facilitate health and social care professionals to develop and augment their knowledge and skills in a manner conducive to the development of their professional practice. The Master of Health Science…

This exciting multidisciplinary course emphasises healthy aging in older adults and will benefit those registered as a nurse on the live register of NMBI (or equivalent) or health and social professionals registered with CORU (or equivalent) and caring for older people in their place of work.Changes are evident in many aspects of older persons’ health…

This micro-credential expands the nurse/midwife’s scope of practice to include radiological referral and allows them to practice at the top of their licence in meeting service needs.  Through this micro-credential, nurses/midwives can be equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes, and competencies to refer persons for radiological and other imaging procedures safely and within the…

This micro-credential is for registered nurses/midwives who prescribe medications, prescribers working in other jurisdictions who wish to prescribe in Ireland. Successful completion of this micro-credential addresses the mandatory regulatory requirement for registration as a nurse/midwife prescriber with NMBI.   It will cover content relating to professional accountability and responsibility in relation to nurse prescribing. Learners will…

This programme has been developed to meet the new demands and challenges within the healthcare system and specifically within cancer care and haematology nursing. The course is firmly grounded in a body of knowledge and clinical expertise that aims to promote excellence in cancer care practice and haematology nursing. It is also designed to provide…

This course is designed to provide the student with the appropriate level of knowledge, clinical expertise, and technical skills necessary to function as a competent, effective, and caring practitioner. There is a strong commitment to research-based practice, and a focus on the development and integration of theoretical knowledge and clinical experience. For more information/Apply, please…

The Specialist Nursing – Emergency Department is designed to provide the student with the appropriate level of knowledge, clinical expertise, and technical skills necessary to function as a competent, effective, and caring practitioner. There is a strong commitment to research-based practice, and a focus on the development and integration of theoretical knowledge and clinical experience.…

The gerontological nursing strand will promote standards for safe effective care for service users and facilitate nursing postgraduate students to develop a critical awareness of issues and challenges linked to gerontological healthcare as a distinct entity. For more information/Apply, please see here. Closing date to apply – 31 July

Professional nursing in the perioperative department requires specialist knowledge, along with clinical and technical expertise and interpersonal skills, in order to provide comprehensive, physical, emotional and spiritual support to the patient during surgical intervention. For more information/Apply, please see here. Closing date to apply – 30 June

Specialist Nursing (Renal) is designed to enable registered nurses to increase their knowledge, experience, and clinical skills within this chosen speciality. This course is designed to prepare the renal nurse to function as a specialist nurse. It is both dynamic and challenging and will enable the student upon completion to function as a competent, effective,…