Postgraduate Diploma In Nursing (Palliative Care)

Course details

The Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (Palliative Care) is designed for registered nurses who wish to pursue a specialism in Palliative Care Nursing. This programme is offered. Taught components of the programme are delivered in a blended learning format. Blended learning is an innovative teaching strategy which involves a combination of face-to-face and on-line learning. This means that most learning/teaching will be delivered on-line through Blackboard, an interactive learning system which connects directly to the University from your own home computer.

Students are required to attend face to face workshops across the programme. The programme is comprised of seven theory/practice modules. In all modules there is an emphasis on exploring the relevance of module content to practice, similarly, practice placements allow students to explore "new" knowledge in practice, enabling them an opportunity to integrate theory and practice. Students are required to undertake their clinical practice in an approved clinical practice setting within Ireland normally within the students' own work setting.

Students are required to complete a minimum of 1,000 clinical hours before completing this programme.

Special Features

The course is approved by An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann and has a clinical focus, offering opportunities to develop specialist skills. The programme is offered through a blended learning format - a combination of online and face-to-face learning and teaching. Blended learning is an innovative and flexible approach to learning, making it possible to combine working full-time with studying.

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

All applicants must meet the following entry requirements:

• Be a registered nurse on the General, Mental Health, Learning Disability or Children's Nurse pisions of the Register maintained by an Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann.
• Have a minimum of one year post-registration experience in your respective field.
• Be currently working in the required specialist area, i.e., Palliative Care, and have as a minimum six months clinical experience in this specialist area.
• Satisfy the selection panel that they have the ability to complete the programme.
• Applicants who do not hold an honours degree or higher diploma (Level 8) may apply but must clearly demonstrate their capacity to complete a programme at this level. In addition to the other requirements outlined above, these applicants are required to submit a 1,000 word literature based essay. To be considered for admission, this essay must be at the level expected of an honours degree candidate (Level 8).

Course Outline

Modules

• Clinical Governance: Supporting Safe Practice (core)
• Collaboration And Interagency Working/Clinical Supervision (optional
• Using Evidence in Practice (core)
• Palliative Approaches to Symptom Management
• End-of-Life Care: Psychological and Social Perspectives
• Care of the Child and Family with a Life-Limiting Illness
• Service Improvement Module
• Clinical Competence 1
• Clinical Competence 2
• Clinical Competence 3