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Course Information
PCN1 Postgraduate Certificate (Nursing)
Part Time
College of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Sciences
Course code(s): GYM65
Course Location: University of Galway - Main Campus
Start Date: 2015-09-01
PCN1
Module information for course: 'PCN1'
Curriculum Information
Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Glossary of Terms
- Credits
- You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
- Module
- An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
- Subject
- Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.
- Optional
- A module you may choose to study.
- Required
- A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
- Required Core Subject
- A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
- Semester
- Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.
Year 1 (30 Credits)
Optional NU605: Recognising & Responding to Client Deterioration - 10 Credits - Semester 1Optional NU6104: Management of venous leg ulceration - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional NU606: Principles & Practice of Acute Medical Nursing - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GPN03: Women's Health in Primary Care - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Optional NU625: Teaching Effectively - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional NU444: Care of the child and family with a life limiting illness - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Optional NU568: High Dependency Maternity Care - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Optional NU610: Critical Issues in Chronic Disease - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional NU596.I: E Learning Programme: Transforming Nurses/Midwives Research into Publications - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional NU6105: Cardiac Nursing Management - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Optional NU621: Using Research in Practice - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Optional NU623: Clinical Governance: Supporting Safe Practice - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional NU624: Effective Chronic Disease Management Strategies for Healthcare Professionals - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Optional NU431: Collaboration and Interagency Working - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Optional NU622: Clinical Supervision: Supporting Continuing Professional Development - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Optional GPN02: Diabetes in Primary Care - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Optional NU629: Engaging Students in their Learning - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Optional NU438: Advanced Wound Care Management - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional NU566: End of Life Care: Psychological & Social Perspectives - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Optional NU581: Best Practice in Cervical Smear Taking - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Optional NU596.II: E Learning Programme: Transforming Nurses/Midwives Research into Publications - 10 Credits - Semester 2