Nursing - Dementia Care

Key programme benefits to future students

The overall aim of the MSc Nursing (Dementia Care) programme is to provide registered nurses with the opportunity to develop and enhance specialist level knowledge and skills in the area of person centred dementia care. A key goal of this programme is to prepare practitioners for the challenges of leading and delivering specialist/ advanced level person centred dementia practice across a variety of settings.



The programme content focusses on providing practitioners with the theoretical underpinnings, clinical exposure and competence for the development of knowledge and skills in areas of assessment and therapeutic interventions for persons with dementia.



Key Fact: A key goal of this programme is to prepare nurses for the challenges of caring, leading and delivering person-centred specialist/advanced level person centred dementia practice across a variety of care settings.

Year 1

Autumn Modules

• Health Research Methods - Methodology

• Principles underpinning Dementia Care

• Clinical Practicum 1



Spring Modules

• Promoting Quality and Safety in Healthcare

• Therapeutic Interventions in Dementia Care

• Clinical Practicum 2



Year 2

Autumn Modules

• Dissertation 1



Spring Modules

• Dissertation 2

Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree (NFQ Level 8) with at least a second-class honours, grade 2 (2:2) in any discipline.



You must be a registered nurse on the current register of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.



You must be engaged in practice as a registered nurse for at least one year.



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



Garda clearance is required.

2 years full-time*, blended.



*This masters programme has been developed for working practitioners and is delivered on a part-time timetable.

Autumn

Graduate careers

Clinical Nurse Specialist (on completion of year 1) and Advanced Nursing Practice (on completion of year 2).