M. Sc. / P.Grad. Dip. in Specialist Nursing - Gerontological Nursing
Key Facts
Course Code: DPTNM-SNUR-1SNU
Duration: 2 years part-time
Next Intake: September annually
Closing date for applications: 30 June
Location: 24 D'Olier Street, Dublin 2
Overview
The gerontological nursing strand will strengthen and advance students’ knowledge, skills, competencies and clinical effectiveness in the provision and delivery of high-quality care based on evidence-based practice for older persons. This strand will also promote standards for safe effective care for service users and facilitate nursing postgraduate students to develop a critical awareness of issues and challenges linked to gerontological healthcare as a distinct entity. Gerontological nursing as a core specialist and as an additional strand to the current MSc in Nursing: Specialist Nursing is supportive of and aligns with both the School of Nursing and Midwifery’s and the wider College’s strategic plans of strengthening community, building valuable partnerships and engaging wider society.
Students must pass all modules in order to progress to the second year of the MSc programme during which they complete a dissertation. Students may opt to exit at the end of year one and be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma. If all elements of the course have been passed the student has the option to return to undertake year two within four years. The specialist courses are taught in partnership between the School of Nursing and Midwifery and the associated Health Service Providers.
Applicants wishing to complete the PG Dip/MSc Gerontological Nursing clinical practicum module, are requested to have sourced 2 additional age-related clinical areas (i.e. acute care of older person, rehabilitation of older person and long-term care of older person) in addition to current clinical place of work prior to application.
*For further information on the Postgraduate Certificate exit point, please please send an email to pgt.nursing.midw@tcd.ie
Course Content
The course is offered on a two year part-time basis. This course includes clinical and practice based teaching, learning and assessment and students may be required to attend additional sessions at associated service provider sites as well as at the student’s practice base during year one of the course.
Year 1 Modules
Specialist
- Principles of integrated care in gerontological nursing
- Biopsychosocial principles of gerontological nursing
- Advancing gerontological nursing practice
- Supervised Practice Placement (Gerontological nursing)
Core
- NU7013 Theory & Practice of Enquiry Methods for Healthcare
- NU7020 Leadership, Quality Improvement and Governance
Year 2 Module
Course Assessments
Each module will be assessed by the successful completion of an academic assignment. The assessment of clinical competence will focus on the acquisition of specialist competencies and the clinical assessments will be carried out throughout the clinical placements.
Clinical Placements and Student Support
Each student will receive a planned clinical placement timetable for the duration of the course. During the course educational and clinical facilitators will offer personal and professional support to each student.
Contact Us
Dr. Margaret Mc Cann, Course Co-ordinator, E: pgt.nursing.midw@tcd.ie
Dr Claire Donnellan, Educational Facilitator, E: CDONNEL@tcd.ie
Ms. Clodagh McLoughlin, Deputy Head of Learning & Development, Centre for Learning & Development, Tallaght University Hospital, E: clodagh.mcloughlin@tuh.ie
Mr Kevin McKenna, St. James's Hospital, Centre for Learning and Development, E: KeMcKenna@stjames.ie
Postgraduate Course Team, E: PGT.Nursing.Midw@tcd.ie