QUALIFICATION / CERTIFICATION

Course Title: Introduction to Nursing Studies

Course Award Number: 5M4349

Qualification/Certification: QQI Level 5 Nursing Studies

Duration: 1 year

Fee: €50

WHAT WILL I STUDY?

New for September 2024: Maternity Nursing, Children's Nursing and Accident & Emergency. All Nursing Modules will be delivered by our team of qualified Nurses & Midwives. All students will partake in a work experience programme. Students will be assisted and supported in securing placement under the guidance of our Clinical Placement Coordinator.

Courses for Certification and Work Experience that are covered:

• Patient Manual Handling

• Cardiac First Responder

• Safeguarding the Vulnerable Adult

• Hand Hygiene

HOW WILL I LEARN? 

The course includes a variety of classroom-based subjects, clinical practical skills, mandatory work placement and independent study. Assessments and assignments are continuous throughout the year. Academic learning consists of a combination of onsite and self-directed learning.

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?

A full award is granted on passing the relevant eight components. On successful completion of each component, one can be awarded a pass, merit or distinction grade. These grades are achieved by the accumulation of marks awarded for assessments and assignments. Students are assessed through various methods based on the module studied. It may be a combination of assignments, clinical skills, projects and an end of year exam and is module dependent.

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE FROM YOU!

• If your answer to any of these questions is “Yes” then this course is tailor made for you.

• You want to enhance your chances of getting into a Nursing Degree programme either in Ireland or the UK.

• You want to see if nursing is really the career for you.

• You plan to work as a carer to gain healthcare experience before entering a full degree programme. (This course is designed to prepare students for entry to a Nursing Degree Programme while successful candidates will emerge with a qualification that entitles them to work as a professional carer. You have qualified Nurses teaching you and will gain a true insight into the incredibly varied world of Nursing.

Career and Progression Opportunities:

Students can progress to Undergraduate Nursing Degree programmes in Higher Education Institutes in Ireland. New Tertiary degrees in Nursing are now an option. The UK including Northern ireland accept QQI Qualifications. Nursing degrees in Ulster University are fully funded.

Alternatively, students may seek employment as qualified carers in the public or private health care sector. Click on this course code 5M4349 to see degrees that link with this course.

Many, who have continued from this course have completed Nursing Degree Programmes in Ireland and the UK are now practising in areas such as General Nursing, Midwifery, Paediatric Nursing, Mental Health, and other specialist areas. Other successful graduates are working as carers in hospitals, care homes and private homecare, enhancing the lives of all of those they assist.

Entry Requirements

A student over 16 years seeking entry to this programme does not need a previous formal qualification. Should the student have previous qualifications, one of the following may be advantageous for admission to the programme:

• Leaving Certificate

• Leaving Certificate Applied

• QQI Level 4 Award

  Students who may not have formal academic requirements but who can successfully participate on the course will be considered. (RPL Recognition of Prior Learning)

• Mature students welcome

• If English is not your first language you may be asked to complete an English assessment

Enquiries: sarah.mccabe@kmcfe.cdetb.ie / grainne.synnott@kmcfe.cdetb.ie