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Modules of study
The Freshman (first and second) years
Shared learning modules (All disciplines)
Discipline-specific modules
Health promotion and research (yr 1)
Communication and essential skills for nursing practice (yr 1)
Historical, legal and theoretical foundations of nursing (yr 1)
Scientific basis for nursing (yr 1)
Introduction to psychology (yr 1)
The sociology of health and illness (yrs 1 and 2)
Professional concepts for nursing (yr 2)
Advanced anatomy and physiology (yr 2)
Psychological themes for nurses (yr 2)
Elective/Broad Curriculum (see page 14) (yr 2)
General nursing:
Introduction to general nursing (yr 1)
Nursing in specialist services (yr 1)
Community nursing and care of the older person (yr 1)
General nursing 1 (yr 2)
General nursing 2 (yr 2)
General nursing 3 (yr 2)
General nursing 4 (yr 2)
Foundations of disease and pharmacological intervention (yr 2)
Psychiatric nursing:
Theoretical perspectives on mental health/illness (yr 1)
The nature of mental health nursing (yr 1)
Recognising mental distress/illness (yr 1)
Psychotherapeutic skills and mental health nursing (yr 1)
Psychotherapeutic approaches and mental health nursing (yr 2)
Clinical risk assessment and management in mental health
nursing (yr 2) Working with people with enduring mental health
problems (yr 2)
Facilitating physical health and well-being in mental health
Psychopharmacology (yr 2)
Intellectual disability nursing:
Introduction to the person with intellectual disability (yr 1)
The lifespan of the person with intellectual disability (yr 2)
Concepts of intellectual disability 2 (yr 2)
Holistic understandings of care (yr 1)
Approaches to nursing practice (yrs 1 & 2)
Frameworks for intellectual disability: policy and practice
perspectives (yr 2)
Foundations of disease and pharmacological intervention (yr 2)
Children’s and general nursing:
All modules as per general nursing, plus:
Introduction to children’s nursing (yr 1)
The sick child (Part A) (yr 2)
Healthcare needs of child and family (yr 2)
When not on clinical placement you can expect to spend at least 25 hours each week in guided study and approximately 10 hours in
individual study.
The first clinical placement of the course takes place after the Christmas vacation in the first year.