- Location: Irish Ambulance Training Institute Unit 2A, Briarhill Business Park Ballybrit, Galway, Ireland
- Duration: 4 Days
Course details
This course is designed for:
- Carers currently employed in a healthcare setting
- Those planning a career in a healthcare setting who require a formal qualification
- Students hoping to access 3rd level nursing courses
Learners who successfully complete this course will:
- Outline the history and development of nursing
- Acquire a knowledge of the structure and function of the health care service in the Republic of Ireland
- Know the various disciplines and specialities within nursing
- Understand the nursing process
- Appreciate the models of care
- Be aware of nursing ethics and etiquette in care situations
- Communicate effectively in ways that are consistent with the carer's role
- Avoid occupational hazards
The course covers the following:
- The development of nursing as a profession
- The structures of the health care service in the Republic of Ireland
- The functions of each structure
- The effects of European Union directives on nursing
- Identifying the members of the primary, secondary and tertiary health care teams
- The specialities within the health care profession
- The stages of the nursing process
- The 'Code of Practice' for nurses
- Emphatic behaviour of the care worker
- The use of the senses in observation
- Commonly occurring infections, causes, transmission and prevention
- Nursing and medical terminology and medical abbreviations
- The importance of precision in admistering drugs and correct recording procedures
- Accurate measurement of vital signs
Assessment:
Assessment will be split between a skills demonstration and a theory based exam.
Course Location
About Irish Ambulance Training Institute
they are a Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC), Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) and FETAC accredited training site.
The Irish Ambulance Training Institute was established in 2007 to deliver a national and professional training service. their client base has extended to include a range of care providers including Ambulance Services, and a number of other students including Fire Brigade, members of Defence Forces, Gardai, Health Care Professionals, inpiduals and members of Sporting Organisations.
While they do offer training at any location nationwide, provided for by their mobile training unit, for on site training at any location and their clients convenience, they do also offer ctheirses at their fixed location training sites in Dublin, Cork, Donegal and at their flagship and headoffice site at Briarhill, Galway.
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