Nursing courses in Ireland

One-year course designed for graduate nurses to top up their qualification to an Honours degree. Delivered one day per week from September to April/May. This course is ideally suited to prepare graduate nurses (with a Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing) who would like to top-up their qualifications to an Honours Degree level. If you…

This free online course teaches you how to identify and treat bloodborne pathogens and confers global accreditation. This course on bloodborne pathogens (BBP) trains you to address health concerns by detecting and responding to germs in people’s blood. This training is required annually by the U.S. Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA). We show you…

12 week course providing clinical education for nurses working in Acute Medical Wards (Level 8, 10 ECTS). Acute medicine as a speciality has developed rapidly over the last number of years both nationally and internationally. It is defined as part of general (internal) medicine concerned with the immediate and early specialist management of adult patients…

The aim of the programme is to enhance nurses’ evidence based knowledge, skills and competencies for the challenges of supporting individuals experiencing acute or chronic conditions of the respiratory system. https://www.dkit.ie/courses/school-of-health-and-science/nursing,-midwifery-and-early-years/certificate-in-adult-respiratory-nursing-practice.html

This programme will allow nurses and midwives to develop the knowledge and skills to complete a comprehensive advanced health assessment in practice. https://www.dkit.ie/courses/school-of-health-and-science/nursing,-midwifery-and-early-years/certificate-in-comprehensive-advanced-health-assessment.html

Midwives work within increasingly complex and demanding clinical environments and this ‘Advanced Comprehensive Health Assessment for Midwives’ programme aims to facilitate midwives to expand their knowledge, skills and professional behaviours in these areas. https://www.dkit.ie/courses/school-of-health-and-science/nursing,-midwifery-and-early-years/certificate-in-comprehensive-health-assessment-for-midwives.html  

The Certificate in Emergency Nursing is a 20 credit Level 8 Special Purpose Award delivered over 26 weeks using a blended learning delivery. It is a clinically based programme which aims to enhance the novice nurses’ knowledge, skills and competencies in the delivery of evidence based care for patients who are victims of accidents and…

This accredited programme is the first of its kind to be offered in Ireland and aims to support learners in the development of an appropriate level of knowledge, skill and understanding to enable them to appropriately recognise and respond to domestic abuse. https://www.dkit.ie/courses/school-of-health-and-science/nursing,-midwifery-and-early-years/certificate-in-the-fundamentals-of-understanding-and-responding-to-domestic-abuse.html  

Advance your clinical practice by developing the necessary knowledge, skills, and competence to perform the Newborn Clinical Examination with the Certificate in Newborn Clinical Examination from Dundalk Institute of Technology. https://www.dkit.ie/courses/school-of-health-and-science/nursing,-midwifery-and-early-years/certificate-in-newborn-clinical-examination.html

This 1 semester part-time programme has been developed in conjunction with the HSE. Its aim is to enable the experienced registered nurse to develop knowledge and skills to practice as an ECT nurse in an approved centre and to integrate this knowledge into their practice. https://www.dkit.ie/courses/school-of-health-and-science/nursing,-midwifery-and-early-years/certificate-in-nursing-caring-for-the-adult-undergoing-electro-convulsive-therapy.html    

12 week (Level 9, 10 credit, Special Purpose Award), developed in collaboration with Galway Clinic – provides Registered Nurses with the knowledge and skills to engage in safe practice with regards to procedural sedation within their scope of practice. In line with International Accreditation Standards it is acknowledged that Sedation and anaesthesia use are complex…

Recognising and responding to women with perinatal mental health conditions requires enhanced knowledge and skills. By closely assessing for change and interpreting early signs of psychological decline, healthcare professionals are more likely to identify deterioration and accelerate care in a timely and appropriate manner. https://www.dkit.ie/courses/school-of-health-and-science/nursing,-midwifery-and-early-years/certificate-in-perinatal-mental-health.html

The aim of the Certificate in Science in professional nursing blended learning programme is to provide an accessible, innovative, flexible and practice-orientated sustainable programme to nurses. https://www.dkit.ie/courses/school-of-health-and-science/nursing,-midwifery-and-early-years/certificate-in-science-in-professional-nursing.html  

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This course will be of great help to anyone applying for entrance into the nursing profession and it will help in preparation for the written assessment for mature code applicants who pass the NCC interview. It is very important for mature code applicants to recognise that the written assessment testis competitive. Our course can provide…

This micro-credential is for registered nurses working in the hospital or community setting who care for patients with chronic cardiac conditions or those who are at risk of developing this condition. The micro-credential equips learners with the skills and knowledge required to aid patients/service users in self-management of their cardiac chronic disease, covering a range…

This micro-credential expands the nurse/midwife’s scope of practice to include radiological referral and allows them to practice at the top of their licence in meeting service needs.  Through this micro-credential, nurses/midwives can be equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes, and competencies to refer persons for radiological and other imaging procedures safely and within the…

This micro-credential is for registered nurses/midwives who prescribe medications, prescribers working in other jurisdictions who wish to prescribe in Ireland. Successful completion of this micro-credential addresses the mandatory regulatory requirement for registration as a nurse/midwife prescriber with NMBI.   It will cover content relating to professional accountability and responsibility in relation to nurse prescribing. Learners will…

The field of Nursing and Patient Care Assisting is a rewarding career for those who wish to work in profession that gives back to those who need it most. Students who enrol into the course will complete the following units of study: 1 Health and Wellness Defining health and wellness Determinants of health Illness behaviour…

This one year full time Further Education Nursing Studies course provides an insight into the caring profession. It equips students with a practical and theoretical introduction to nursing, and health related careers. It is also designed as a programme of preparatory study to enter a degree programme in Nursing Studies or Social Care Studies in…

Complete course will be offered over two terms Autumn 2019 and Spring 2020. The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence in the theory, principles and practice underpinning the nursing process and nursing profession to enable the learner to perform a range of basic nursing skills. The…

This Nursing Theory and Practice programme is suitable for individuals interested in the nursing profession or enhancing their skills and knowledge of the work of a carer/nurse in the healthcare environment while emphasising the importance of interpersonal communication.

Learners who successfully complete this Nursing Theory and Practice 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…

Learn the procedures and skills required to specialize in phlebotomy with this free online diploma course. Phlebotomy is the surgical involvement of a needle taking or introducing fluid to a body be that blood or medicine. With this course, you will learn the responsibilities involved in being involved in such an important task. Equipment, safety…

This one-year course aims to prepare students for work with people in a hospital, respite care, social care, community development or residential setting. Nurses need social, communication and caring skills to work with individuals and groups. Nursing Studies will lay a foundation for these skills and provide the work experience to put learning into practice.…