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Theoretical component
The majority of the theoretical component of the course will be
taught in the Trinity College School of Nursing and Midwifery
building, which is located on D’Olier Street, minutes from the
main campus. Classes are also held on other sites including the
main Trinity College campus and in the Trinity Centre for Health
Sciences in St. James’s Hospital. Teaching methods include
lectures, tutorials, practical classes, clinical skills laboratories,
group teaching, web-based learning and reflective workshops.
For the theoretical component, students will undertake modules
of study that are shared with all nursing disciplines and modules
that are discipline-specific. The subjects of study are Nursing,
Biological sciences, Psychology and Sociology, with the
emphasis being on Nursing (see the table below for module
titles). In years one and two students will concentrate on nursing,
biological, behavioural and social sciences. In years three, four
and five (where applicable), students will develop and enhance
their knowledge, skills and attitudes for professional nursing
practice.
Clinical component
For the clinical component you will be linked with one of the
health service providers and will also have clinical placements
in a variety of clinical settings. For General, Psychiatric &
Intellectual disability disciplines, this will consist of 48 weeks
taking place in blocks ranging from 4 to 14 weeks in each year
of the programme. During the fourth year of the programme you
will undertake a 36-week roster of continuous placement. The
Children’s and general integrated course will consist of 58 weeks
of clinical placements along with a 36-week roster of continuous
placement. The rostered placement spans the fourth and fifth
years of the course.
As the course progresses, you will undertake a number of
different clinical placements in your chosen discipline. These
include:
General nursing
n
Medical nursing
– general/specialist (including day care,
outpatients, coronary care, high dependency units)
n
Surgical nursing
– general/specialist (including day care,
outpatients, coronary care, high dependency units)
n
Accident & Emergency and outpatients
n
Children’s nursing
n
Mental health nursing
n
Care of the older person
n
Home nursing/community
(including primary health care,
voluntary and statutory agencies, intellectual disability)
n
Operating theatre
n
Maternity care
Psychiatric nursing
n
Psychiatric nursing
(acute and long-term care in mental
health)
n
Community-based care and rehabilitation
n
Specialist areas
(e.g. addiction studies, child and
adolescent psychiatry, special care units, behaviour therapy
and forensic psychiatry)
n
Care of the older person
n
Adult general nursing
n
Management
Intellectual disability nursing
n
Education and development of the child
– including a
balance of caring and developmental experiences across a
variety of generic and specialist settings
n
Education and development of the adult
– e.g. training,
work, activation and living areas
n
Disorders of human behaviour
– specialising in the care of
persons with disorders of human behaviour, including those
with intellectual disability
n
Acute nursing
– specialising in the care of persons with
acute nursing needs, including those with intellectual
disability who have physical disability/illness
n
Specialist areas
– e.g. physiotherapy, communication,
speech and language, and physical education
n
Management
Children’s and General nursing
n
Medical nursing
of infants, children and adolescents
within a family-centred framework (general and specialist
placements)
n
Surgical nursing
of infants, children and adolescents
within a family-centred framework (general and specialist
placements)
n
Accident and Emergency nursing
of infants and children
within a family-centred framework
n
Operating theatre nursing
of infants, children and
adolescents within a family-centred framework
n
Mental health issues
for children and adolescents and their
families
n
Community nursing
within a family-centred framework
n
Maternity and neonatal care
within a family-centred
framework
Which health service provider
will you train with?
After you accept an offer to one of the nursing disciplines you will
receive a welcome pack from Trinity College. This pack contains
a form asking you to indicate which health service provider you
would prefer to be linked with. Requests are dealt with on a first-
come, first-served basis. Where possible you will be assigned
your first choice; however, if the number of applicants exceeds
the number of places available you will be assigned your second
choice. A reserve list is held and if a vacancy arises it may
be possible to transfer to your first choice. Most students are
allocated their first choice of health service provider.