Nursing - Advanced Practice

Key programme benefits to future students

The programme aims to foster learning to practice both autonomously and collaboratively in a defined area of advanced practice, meeting national health policy reform in addressing population healthcare needs.



The Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Practice (Nursing) is a complementary addition to the MSc Advanced practice (Nursing), as part of in a national collaboration between 5 universities (UCD, UCC, University of Galway, TCD and UL and a successful Health Service Executive (HS) tender, delivered in partnership with HSE. The Postgraduate Certificate Advanced Practice (Nursing), meets the educational pathway as laid down by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) Department of Health and University of Limerick curriculum regulations.



Key Fact: The primary aim of this programme is to enable the graduate to develop personally & professionally, to become a competent practitioner at specialist practice level. The realisation of this goal is guided by three key dimensions, encompassed within the education philosophy of the curriculum, focusing on the student, the professional understanding of nursing and emerging practice levels.

Autumn Modules

• Leadership, Quality Improvement and Governance

• Advanced Practice Decision Making for Health Professionals

• Advanced Practice Clinical Practicum (Nursing) 1

• Advanced Practice Clinical Practicum (Nursing) 2

Have a minimum of an MSc degree in Nursing or Midwifery or equivalent.

Be a registered nurse on the current register of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.

Be engaged in practice as a registered nurse for at least three of the last five years, with a total of one year's full-time experience in the specific area of practice.

Applicants are expected to work in a practice setting throughout the programme.

Applicant must receive endorsement by their Director of Nursing and also identify a professional mentor and a clinical mentor.

1 year part-time, blended.

Autumn

Graduate careers

On completion, students will be eligible to apply for registration as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP).