Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (Advanced Practice)
College of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Sciences
Key facts
Entry requirements
All applicants must meet the following entry requirements:
1. Have attained a Masters degree in nursing, or its equivalent;
2. Be a registered nurse on the General, Midwifery, Mental Health,
or Learning Disability Nurse divisions of the Register maintained by An Bord Altranais;
3. Have practiced as a nurse or midwife for a minimum of six years post-registration,
four of which include experience in the chosen area of expertise (exclusive of
post-registration educational programmes);
4. Written evidence of support for the applicant from their Director of Nursing and
written evidence of support for the applicant from an appropriate clinical supervisor.
Duration:
1 year, full-time
Next start date: September 2012
ECTS weighting: 90
Average intake: No Limit
Closing date:
Please refer to the offer round / closing dates website.
Blended Learning
Course overview
This programme's development is in response to a demand from Masters Graduates for a programme that prepares them for the roles of Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP). Nurses who have completed Masters programmes not specifically designed to prepare Advanced Nurse Practitioners for practice, require further specialist knowledge and skills in order to pursue a role as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. This programme's development is a direct response to that demand. The programme leads to registration as a nurse prescriber (subject to approval).
Course outline
Modules include:
• Modules 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 skills (transition to advanced practice Part 1 and Part 2).
• Core modules addressing nursing theory and research. Students also choose from a range of optional modules and undertake a research dissertation.
Applications and selections
Applications are made online via The Postgraduate Applications Centre (PAC). Relevant PAC application code(s) above.
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?
Adrienne W. Montgomery, Dip Nursing (Lond), MN (Wales)
Professor Kathleen Murphy, RN, RNT, Dip Nursing, Dip Nursing Education, MSc, BA, PhD
Dr. Adeline Cooney, M MedSc., BNS, RGN, RNT, PhD
Declan Devane, MSc, Pg Dip (Stats), BSc, Dip HE, RGN, RM, RNT
Dr. Maura Dowling, MSc, BNS, RNT, RGN, RM, Cert Oncology, PhD
Evelyn Byrne, MSc, RCNT, RGN RCN
Miriam Brennan, MSc, BNS, RNT RM, RGN
Lorraine Mee, MSc, BSc, RGN, RM , RCNT, RNT
Requirements and assessment
Modules are assessed using a combination of coursework, OSCE, and clinical assessments.
Find out more
Adrienne Montgomery | Maura Dowling
T: +353 91 492 998 | +353 91 493 833
E: adrienne.montgomery@nuigalway.ie | maura.dowling@nuigalway.ie
W:www.nuigalway.ie/nursing.midwifery
