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Nursing: Advanced Practice with Prescribing (PDip)
Course Overview
Modules include ones that prepare students for advanced practice in their specialist area, for instance, physical assessment skills and clinical decision making. Students also prepare a portfolio of advancing.Applications and Selections
The programme team's decision is based on the applicant meeting all the entry criteria and on their written application, to include written evidence of support for the applicant from their Director of Nursing. This written support should include agreement to facilitate the applicants development of core and specific advanced practice competencies and written evidence of support for the applicant from an appropriate clinical supervisor.
Who Teaches this Course
Requirements and Assessment
Key Facts
Entry Requirements
All applicants must meet the following entry requirements:
(a) Have attained a Master’s degree in nursing, or its equivalent
(b) Hold active registration on a division of the professional register maintained by the NMBI.
(c) Provide evidence of support from an employer and completed Site Declaration Forms signed by the Director of Nursing/Public Health/ authorised Nurse Manager containing confirmation of a clinical supervisor who will provide supervision, support and learning opportunities, including opportunities to practice under supervision to gain the required competencies and clinical competence to practice at an advanced level in nursing.
(d) Applicants must comply with current minimum entry requirements for admission to the programme of education for nurse/midwife prescribing ; the candidate must have three years’ recent post registration clinical experience in nursing/midwifery (this must be within the past 5 years) with the equivalent of one-year full-time experience in the specific area of practice.
(e) Applicants must provide nomination and confirmation of a clinical supervisor (completed Site Self-Declaration Forms, signed by the clinical supervisor) who will provide the student with supervision, support and opportunities including shadowing opportunities to gain the required competencies for nurse prescribing in his/her practice area/organisation.
Additional Requirements
Duration
1 year, full-time
Next start date
September 2018
A Level Grades ()
Average intake
No Limit
Closing Date
Please refer to the review/closing date website.
Next start date
September 2018
NFQ level
Mode of study
Blended Learning
ECTS weighting
60
Award
CAO
PAC code
GYM35
Course Outline
The programme will equip you with the knowledge and skills to pursue accreditation as an Advanced Nurse/Midwife Practitioner. The programme also leads to registration as a nurse prescriber. The outcomes of the programme include development of a portfolio of advanced practice competentices required for registration as a RANP with An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann.
The course is approved by An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann and has a clinical focus, offering opportunities to develop specialist skills.
Blended learning is an innovative and flexible approach to learning, making it possible to combine working full-time with studying.
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.
- Optional
- A module you may choose to study.
- Required
- A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
- Semester
- Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year.
Year 1 (60 Credits)
Required NU631.I: Physical Assessment Skills
NU631.I: Physical Assessment Skills
Semester 1 | Credits: 10
This module aims to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to obtain a comprehensive health history and complete a physical assessment on a patient in the clinical setting.
(Language of instruction: English)
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the ability to review a patient’s health history
- Demonstrate clinical competence in physical assessment skills
- Critically analyse patient data and prioritise patient problems
- Explicate nursing interventions that meet the individual patient’s needs
- Integrate appropriate consultation skills with the patient and the multidisciplinary team for effective case management
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
- EVELYN BYRNE:
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- SHEENA CONNOLLY:
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- YVONNE CONWAY:
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- MAURA DOWLING:
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- FRANCES FARRELLY:
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- SINÉAD HAHESSY:
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- BERNARD MCCARTHY:
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- CATHERINE MEAGHER:
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- BRONA MOONEY:
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- CLAIRE O'TUATHAIL:
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- Grainne Morahan:
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- MARY ELIZABETH GANNON:
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- Mairead Henehan:
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Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Required NU530: The Contexts and Issues Related to Advanced Practice
NU530: The Contexts and Issues Related to Advanced Practice
Semester 1 | Credits: 10
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
- MIRIAM BRENNAN:
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- SHEENA CONNOLLY:
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- MAURA DOWLING:
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- SINÉAD HAHESSY:
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- BERNARD MCCARTHY:
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- BRONA MOONEY:
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- KATHLEEN MURPHY:
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- SIOBHÁIN SMYTH:
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- PAULINE MESKELL:
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Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Required NU011.II: Drugs, Patients and Illness
NU011.II: Drugs, Patients and Illness
Semester 2 | Credits: 10
Welcome to this module entitled “Drugs, Patients and Illnesses”. As the title suggests, this module will focus on the pharmacological treatment of patients. It will take you from the basic principles of how drugs work and how the body deals with drugs, through to the application of these principles to commonly encountered drugs used in a range of clinical applications. Moreover, the challenges of patient variability in drug response, polypharmacy and risk and cost benefit assessments will be explored. The module provides opportunities for you to be able to apply knowledge to your own clinical setting.
(Language of instruction: English)
Learning Outcomes
- Possess a firm understanding of the fundamental concepts of Pharmacology.
- Use the autonomic nervous system to illustrate the mechanisms of drug action.
- Identify the composite features of the “pharmacology” of a drug, and apply these in their work setting.
- Describe the pharmacological approach to a range of diseases and conditions.
- Be aware of the issues surrounding the pharmacological treatment of individual patients and their illness.
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
- PETER CANTILLON:
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- MAURA DOWLING:
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- JOHN KELLY:
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- CATHERINE MEAGHER:
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- CLAIRE O'TUATHAIL:
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- Grainne Morahan:
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- Mairead Henehan:
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Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Required NU010.II: Professional, Ethical & Legal Issues of Nurse and Midwife Prescribing)
NU010.II: Professional, Ethical & Legal Issues of Nurse and Midwife Prescribing)
Semester 2 | Credits: 10
This module aims to provide nurses and midwives with the knowledge and skills to be competent, safe and effective prescribers within their own area of competence. This module addresses professional, ethical and legal issues associated with prescribing and provides the foundation for the other modules in this programme.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand and comply with the regulatory framework associated with medicinal product prescribing.
- Use evidence based knowledge to support their prescribing practice.
- Apply ethical principles and concepts in their prescribing practice.
- Analyse and form judgements on how to respond to ethical issues that may arise in practice.
- Undertake effective consultation with clients including appropriate history taking and assessment to inform diagnosis and prescribing practice.
- Demonstrate a client centred approach in their practice, emphasising personal choice and responsibility in line with best practice.
- Analyse and respond effectively to the factors that influence clients’ decision-making in respect to treatment regimes.
- Establish a support network, for example pharmacists, consultants or others, to support their prescribing practice.
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
- MAURA DOWLING:
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- CATHERINE GERAGHTY:
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- CATHERINE MEAGHER:
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- CLAIRE O'TUATHAIL:
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- HEIKE SCHMIDT-FELZMANN:
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- FIONNUALA JORDAN:
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- Mairead Henehan:
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Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Required NU437: Transition to Advanced Practice - Part 1
NU437: Transition to Advanced Practice - Part 1
Trimester 3 | Credits: 20
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
- SHEENA CONNOLLY:
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- MAURA DOWLING:
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- CLAIRE O'TUATHAIL:
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- Grainne Morahan:
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- SYLVIA MCDONAGH:
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Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Required NU012: Competency Assessment
NU012: Competency Assessment
Semester 2 | Credits: 0
‘Practice’ is considered central to learning on this programme because it is only in practice that the ‘real’ curriculum will be experienced and operationalised. All modules will emphasise the application of what is learnt in class in practice and students will be challenged to critically examine the relevance and applicability of the content explored in class in their practice. Students are required to work for the duration of the programme in the specific area of practice in which prescribing is proposed. This allows students to ‘test’ out their learning in the reality of their practice. Students will be supported and mentored by a designated nurse/midwife/medical practitioner for the duration of the programme. During the timespan of the programme (26 weeks) the designated nurse/midwife/medical practitioner (the student’s mentor) will provide 12-days of formal direct supervision. It is anticipated that students will spend the majority of their placement in their own work setting. However, discretionary placement experience may be selected on the basis of identified learning needs of the student and the competence to be achieved.
(Language of instruction: English)
Learning Outcomes
- Clinical learning outcomes will be individualised to the student and developed in consultation with the student, the mentor and programme director. Clinical learning outcomes will focus on enabling students to achieve competency and will focus on the principles of good prescribing and the prescribing pyramid (An Bord Altranais, 2003; National Prescribing Centre 1999).
- To be deemed competent, and thus eligible for entry on the Register, students must reach the level specified in each of the five Domains of Competence identified by An Bord Altranais (2007). The five domains of competencies are: Professional/Ethical Nursing Practice Holistic Nursing Care Interpersonal Relationships Organisation and Co-Ordination of Nursing Care Personal and Professional Development.
- Professional/Ethical Nursing Practice
- Holistic Nursing Care
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Organisation and Co-Ordination of Nursing Care
- Personal and Professional Development.
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
- SHEENA CONNOLLY:
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- MAURA DOWLING:
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- CATHERINE MEAGHER:
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Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.
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