Overview
Status: Not on offer
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 9
NFQ Award Class: Major Award
Duration Part Time: 2 Academic Year(s)
Total Credits: 60
Delivery Method: Blended
Connected Curriculum: - Civic and Community Engagement
- Employability
- Global Reach
- Inter-and Transdisciplinary
- Research Based Teaching
- Sustainability
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): - Good Health and Well-being
- Reduced Inequality
- Quality Education
Graduate Attributes: - Creator, evaluator and communicator of knowledge
- Effective global citizen
- Independent and creative thinker
- Socially Responsible
Work-Integrated Learning (Including Placement): No
The Postgraduate Diploma in Practice Nursing is a 60 credit programme for registered nurses and midwives. The programme will be delivered in blended learning format over two academic years, with 15 credits being delivered in each semester.
Progression to the MSc Nursing Studies Master's Degree
Successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma in Practice Nursing will allow eligibility to apply for, and enter the MSc Nursing Studies (Direct Entry Year 2) Master's Degree programme in Nursing.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| GP6003 | | 5 |
| NU6155 | | 5 |
| NU6157 | | 5 |
| NU6070 | Clinical Leadership & Management for Practice Enhancement in Nursing & Midwifery | 10 |
| 5 |
| Professional, Ethical, and Legal Decision-making in Practice (5) | |
| Practice and Principles of Health Promotion (5) | |
GP6005 | (5) | |
| |
| NU6005 | Evidence Based Practice for Healthcare Professionals | 10 |
| NU6156 | Clinical General Practice Nursing II | 5 |
| GP6004 | Chronic Disease Management in General Practice | 5 |
| 10 |
| Wound Care for Healthcare Professionals (5) | |
| Evidence Based Cervical Screening (10) | |
| Diabetes Management (5) | |
| Diabetes in Primary Care (10) | |
| Obesity Management and Prevention Training for Healthcare Professionals (5) | |
| Total Credits | 60 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Practice Nursing (NFQ Level 9, Major Award) (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, 2005, p12)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Enhance clinical nursing practice through the application of well-assimilated policy, theoretical, and practical knowledge;
- Exercise accountability within clinical, ethical and professional boundaries of the role of practice nursing;
- Critically appraise and evaluate current research evidence and best practice for practice nursing and its implications for practice in primary care;
- Evaluate the effectiveness of individual outcomes against specialist intervention plans for individuals and their families in primary care;
- Synthesise health related issues for the development of intervention/service responses appropriate to the needs of individuals and their families in primary care;
- Contribute as a learned member of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of quality healthcare for individuals and families within the context of practice nursing;
- Act as a means of professional support, educator and role model for the provision of lifelong learning to ensure on-going professional development.
