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General nursing involves caring for people of all ages both in hospital and community care settings. This programme will give you the knowledge and skills you need to work as a general nurse both in Ireland and other countries. You will spend time in class and in our specially built clinical skills labs. What is great about this is that when you go on your student placement you will be prepared to deal with the daily challenges of caring for patients. Students usually do their work placements in the Mayo/Roscommon/Galway region. In fourth year you will undertake a thirty-six week paid internship, where you will gain more valuable practical experience. We also give you time each week when you can take time out from work to think and reflect on your work experience. Show less

Course Details

Year 1
Learning and Innovation Skills
5 credits

The Nature of Nursing
5 credits

Self Development and Interpersonal Skills
5 credits

Social Science Perspectives (General Nursing)
5 credits

Biological Science for Fundamental Nursing Knowledge and Skills
10 credits

Fundamental Nursing Knowledge and Skills
15 credits

Practice Placement 1
15 credits

Year 2
Integrated Community Care
5 credits

Sociology Applied to Nursing and Healthcare
5 credits

Nursing Research and Informatics
5 credits

Psychology and its Application to Nursing
5 credits

Biological Science for Nursing the Adult with Major Illness
10 credits

Nursing care of the adult with major illness
15 credits

Practice Placement 2
15 credits

Year 3
Acute Presentations in Nursing Practice
10 credits

Oncology, End of Life and Palliative Care
5 credits

Person Centred Interpersonal Relationships
5 credits

Philosophy and Ethics: Theory and Application
5 credits

Legal and Accountable Nursing Practice
5 credits

Enquiry in Nursing Practice
5 credits

Promoting Health
5 credits

Practice Placement 3
20 credits

Year 4
Clinical practice and patient safety
10 credits

Development of Management and Leadership Skills
5 credits

Quality and Patient Safety in Nursing
5 credits

Professional Practice in Health Care
5 credits

Change and Education in Nursing Practice
5 credits

Research Skills in Nursing Practice
5 credits

Internship
20 credits

Alternative and Complementary Therapies within Contemporary Health and Social Care Settings
5 credits

Humanities and Nursing
5 credits

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