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

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 one year

Students would normally possess a primary degree( Minimum 2.2) or show evidence of recognized prior learning (RPL) as outlined in the ( RPL) policy of the University and Department of Nursing and Midwifery

Students are required to be working in a practice setting with persons with dementia for the duration of the programme

Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of either prior successful completion of a degree qualification taught through the medium of English or meet criteria identified in the English Language qualifications set by the University of Limerick.

Garda clearanceis also required for this programme.



The MSc in Nursing (Dementia Care) will be offered as a full-time programme but taken on a part-time basis over two years with the option of an exit award on completion of year 1 (Graduate Diploma). Students can also opt to progress to year two for the MSc award having attained a minimum QCA of 2.00 at the end of year one.

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).