Advanced Certificate Emergency Medicine Nursing
Course Overview
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26
Weeks
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8
Level
Why take this course?
Given the acuity of patients who present to emergency departments it is recognised that there is a need to develop additional clinical expertise among nurses working in the Emergency Department (ED).
Following the programme, it is expected that nurses will be better able to critically evaluate and apply the required knowledge and skills to guide a comprehensive and systematic patient assessment to include prioritisation, planning implementation and evaluation of evidence-based nursing care. In addition, it is expected that as part of an interdisciplinary team, the ED nurse will develop enhanced interpersonal, management and leadership skills in the co-ordination and management of the critically ill patient in ED.
The programme also provides for the continuing professional development of nurses through education, clinical practice, and leadership providing a pathway for the nurse to evolve not only professionally, but also personally which will enable him/her to fulfill their potential.
What will I experience?
The course will be delivered using a blended learning approach. Students will be required to attend the Technological University of the Shannon (Athlone Campus) in person or online for 6 days of theoretical and practical sessions. This special purpose award is strategically planned to demonstrate balanced distribution and integration of theory and practice, in order to achieve the learning outcomes:
- Critically discuss and demonstrate the advanced knowledge, skills and reflection required to provide ongoing assessment, management and nursing care to patients presenting with sudden or severe medical and surgical illness, sepsis, trauma or injury, in the Emergency Department.
- Critically explore the role of the nurse and the interdisciplinary team in the management of patients who require advanced airway management, advanced cardiac life support, trauma care and emergency medicine planning.
- Through critical reflection apply the principles of professional accountability, autonomy and effective interpersonal skills required in the safe and effective delivery of care in the Emergency Department
- Critically discuss new and existing nursing knowledge through evidence-based practice and reflection in the delivery of nursing care to all especially the vulnerable patient.
- Critically discuss and demonstrate the advanced knowledge, skills and reflection required to engage with the correct infection control procedures, especially in pandemic circumstances.s
What opportunities might it lead to?
The programme endeavours to add to the novice nurse’s portfolio of skills and knowledge in emergency nursing practice, a speciality that is underpinned by expert knowledge, specialist education and clinical experience. The Special Purpose Award will increase participants’ career prospects by widening opportunities for their own career pathway and for the further development of services within their employing organisation. It is also envisaged that nurses who complete this programme will have the requisite knowledge and clinical skills to undertake further postgraduate studies in acute medicine nursing, such as the Post Grad Diploma in Specialist Nursing (Emergency).
Additional Information
Interested students will be required to provide evidence of:
- Approval from the applicant’s line manager to participate in the course.
- Confirmation that the applicant will be employed in an Emergency Department for the duration of the programme.
- Confirmation that a suitably qualified clinical practice supervisor is available to assess and support the applicant during the course.
Assessment Information
This programme provides the student with a broad range of material in the psychomotor, cognitive and affective domains of learning which are applicable in the clinical practice context. While the programme provides a synthesis of material, each of the domains of course material is necessary in its own right. Subsequently the assessment strategy is designed so that the student has the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of each component.
Assessment will also include completion of an Emergency Nursing Foundation Programme Competency Workbook
Course Details
- Course Fees:
- €950
- Course Duration:
- 26 Weeks
- Registration Closing Date:
December 2022
How to apply to this programme at TUS Athlone Campus:
- Course Commencement Date:
January 2023
- Course Award:
- Advanced Certificate
- Course NFQ Level:
- Level 8
- Department:
- Dept of Nursing & Healthcare
- Minimum Entry Requirements:
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Students must be registered or eligible to register as an RGN on the live register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) .
Currently employed as a nurse in an Emergency Department where a robust clinical governance structure is in place
Have a minimum of one-year post-registration clinical experience (within the past 5 years)
Provide evidence of Continuing Professional Development and the ability to study at Level 8
Be able to access a designated mentor with the appropriate clinical expertise to assess the student in completing a clinical workbook.
Accreditations/Endorsements
Careers & Opportunities
Further Study
It is also envisaged that nurses who complete this programme will have the requisite knowledge and clinical skills to undertake further postgraduate studies in acute medicine nursing, such as the Post Grad Diploma in Specialist Nursing (Emergency).