General Nursing
What it means to be a nurse
General Nursing involves caring for and meeting the needs of adults and their carers/families in a variety of hospital and community clinical settings. As key members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team and in partnership with patients, general nurses provide for the physical, psychological and social wellbeing of persons with acute or chronic physical illness. They are required to be motivated, knowledgeable, accountable and responsible, and possess excellent clinical and interpersonal skills. General Nurses also have an important part to play in health education, health promotion and rehabilitation of persons across the age spectrum. During the four year course, students will have an opportunity to learn in a variety of settings such as:
- Medical Wards
- Surgical Wards
- Accident & Emergency Department
- Operating Theatres
- Intensive Care
- Coronary Care
- Community Nursing
- Maternity Nursing
- Child Care Nursing
- Care of the Elderly
- Out Patients Department
Open Day
Please check the TCD Admissions website for information on the next scheduled Open Day. We will have presentations on the profession of General Nursing on that day here at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, 24 D'Olier Street. Please come along and visit us, the General Nursing team will be very happy to talk with you and answer any queries about general nursing as a rewarding career choice for you.