BSc (Hons) in Nursing

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Nursing

Duration	Mode	Level	Application to	Latest Points
1-5 years	Part Time	8	Dept of Nursing & Health Science	Median Final N/A N/A

This course is designed for nurses to enable them to reflect systematically on their practice and to contribute to the development of nursing knowledge, theory and practice. The ACCS mode allows you to acquire a qualification over a period while receiving certification for each module completed successfully. You are allowed a maximum of five years to complete the programme (but the course can be completed in one academic year) and accreditation of prior certified learning may allow you to claim credit for previous study undertaken at an equivalent academic level.

 

 

Minimum Entry Requirements

National Diploma in Nursing or its equivalent and be registered or eligible to register with An Bord Altranais.

or

Certificate in Nursing plus a minimum of three years’ post-registration nursing experience, two of which should be immediately prior to application.

Modules

Contemporary Issues in Health Care, Health Related Research, and either Applied Social and Behavioural Science or Applied Physiology and Pathophysiology

plus three modules from

Leadership and Management in Clinical Practice, Interpersonal Skills in Health Care, Law and Nursing, Social and Health Policy, Quality Issues in Health Care Practice, Diversity and Equality in Health Care, Contemporary Issues in Health Promotion, Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice, Contemporary Issues in High Dependency Nursing, Contemporary Mental Health Nursing, Contemporary Intellectual Disability Nursing, Principles of Caring for High Dependency Patients, Applied Pharmacology in Practice, Contemporary Issues in Community Nursing.

Progression

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Professional Recognition

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Career Opportunities

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Additional Information

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