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Postgraduate Certificate in Gerontological Nursing

College of Medicine and Health
PAC Course Code: CKU04
Qualification: PG Cert
Duration: One Year Part-Time
EU Fees: The part-time fee for this programme in 2012/2013 is €3,900.00
Closing Date - EU Applicants: Fri, 08 June 12
Closing Date - Non-EU Applicants: Mon, 30 April 12

Overview of Gerontological Nursing (PG Cert)

The course aims to challenge nurses to think critically and creatively about their work with, and beliefs about, older people. It provides each nurse with a sound theoretical and practical knowledge base fo rthe development of expert gerontological nursing to meet the complex needs of older people in a variety of care settings.

The programme aims to:

enhance nursing or midwifery practice through the application of well-assimilated knowledge and clinical skills
act as a means of professional support, educator and role model for the provision of life long learning to ensure ongoing professional development
exercise accountability within the clinical and professional boundaries of the role of nursing or midwifery
contribute as a learned member of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of quality healthcare for individuals and families across a variety of contexts.
Critically examine contemporary social, cultural and policy contexts of gerontological nursing

What will I be Studying?

The programme is modularised consisting of 4 modules (30 credits)

NU6070 Practice Enhancement for Nursing (10 Credits)

NU6077 Gerontological Nursing: Social, Psychological and Mental Health Perspectives (10 Credits)

NU6079 Contemporary Issues in Gerontological Nursing (5 Credits)

NU6055 Clinical Practice in Gerontological Nursing (5 Credits)

Candidates who successfully complete all modules to the value of 30 credits in the PG Certificate in Nursing programme may apply to transfer into the relevant pathway of the MSc in Nursing programme with the option of exiting with a Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (Gerontological) award at the end of an additional 12 months.

Entry Requirements

This programme is offered to Registered General Nurses, Registered Intellectual Disability Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses. Applicants must be Registered Nurses with An Bord Altranais and have a minimum of one year postregistration experience and a minimum of 3 months experience in gerontological nursing.

Part-Time Taught Postgraduate Programmes

Please note that non-EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes

Application Procedure

Application for this programme is on-line at www.pac.ie/ucc. For full details of the application procedure click here. Please note that you will be asked to fill in a supplementary information form as part of the applications process for this programme. This form is available to view here SupplementaryFormCKU04 (60kB)

Find out More

For queries regarding the timetable for this course, please contact the School of Nursing and Midwifery directly on +353 (0)21 4901560

Course Co-ordinator:

Ms. Teresa Wills,

Catherine McAuley School of Nursing & Midwifery

University College Cork

Telephone (021) 4901472

Email: t.wills@ucc.ie

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