Nursing - Professional Nursing

Semester 1

The Fundamentals of Professional Practice (10 ECTS)

Leadership and Clinical Decision Making for Advanced Practice (10 ECTS)



Semester 2

Advanced practice in Person Centred Integrated Care (10 ECTS)

To be eligible for this programme applicants must:



Be a registered Nurse with NMBI

Be currently employed in health care provision

Hold a level 8 qualification



*Applicants who do not have a level 8 qualification may apply for entry to the programme in accordance with the procedures outlined in the DkIT Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy. Applicants may be interviewed. Learn more about RPL at DkIT



Due to the blended learning delivery within this course students should have access to a PC / Mac, a headset with a mic, and a broadband internet connection from home, so as to be able to fully participate in the course.



Basic IT skills are essential to complete this programme.

2 semesters, part-time, blended.



Course Delivery and Modules



This programme will be delivered predominantly online with live online lectures on Tuesdays from 09.00hrs to 13.300hrs.



Students will be also given directed study, which students can undertake at a time suitable to them.



Students are required to attend the DkIT campus, from 09.00hrs to 12.00hrs for 3 days in each semester



This programme will be delivered predominantly online with live online lectures on one day a week from 09.00hrs to 13.30hrs.



In the afternoons students will be given directed study, which students can undertake at a time suitable to them.



Students are required to attend the DkIT campus, from 09.00hrs to 16.00hrs for 3 days in each semester.

Start date September 2026

Career Opportunities

Those graduating from the Certificate in Professional Nursing will have opportunities to advance a career in clinical or management posts.



Education Progression

Students may progress to the PG Diploma in Professional Nursing (60 ECTS) and the MSc in Science in Professional Nursing (90 ECTS)