Nursing (General)
Course Overview
DCU's BSc in Nursing (General) is a comprehensive programme that integrates rigorous academic study with extensive practical experience to prepare you for a rewarding career. You will develop essential clinical, theoretical, and ethical knowledge while learning to provide compassionate, patient-centered care. The degree includes multiple work placements in clinical settings, allowing you to apply your skills under the guidance of experienced registered nurses.
Key Program Highlights
- Blend of academic learning and hands-on clinical practice
- Develops core competencies in patient care, ethics, and interdisciplinary knowledge
- Includes placements in real-world healthcare environments mentored by professionals
- Curriculum integrates key subjects like pharmacology, psychology, and sociology
- Fosters the intelligence, compassion, and professionalism required in modern nursing
Course Overview
DCU's BSc in Nursing (General) is a comprehensive programme that integrates rigorous academic study with extensive practical experience to prepare you for a rewarding career. You will develop essential clinical, theoretical, and ethical knowledge while learning to provide compassionate, patient-centered care. The degree includes multiple work placements in clinical settings, allowing you to apply your skills under the guidance of experienced registered nurses.
Key Program Highlights
- Blend of academic learning and hands-on clinical practice
- Develops core competencies in patient care, ethics, and interdisciplinary knowledge
- Includes placements in real-world healthcare environments mentored by professionals
- Curriculum integrates key subjects like pharmacology, psychology, and sociology
- Fosters the intelligence, compassion, and professionalism required in modern nursing
Requirements
Modules
- Personal and Professional Development
- Core Nursing Skills
- Psychology
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Caring and Communication in Nursing
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Clinical Practice Placements
- General Nursing
- Understanding Intellectual Disability
- Mental Health Nursing
- Children's Nursing
- Skills for Success
- Intercultural Communication
- Principles of Caring for Specific Patients
- Caring for the Adult
- Anthropology, Health and Illness
- Humanities and Health
- Pain Management
- Sexuality and Sexual Health
- Personal and Professional Development
- Clinical Pharmacology for Nursing Practice
- Altered Bodily Processes
- Research and Nursing Practice
- Clinical Practice Placements
- Ethics in Nursing
- Research and Nursing Practice
- Clinical Practice Placement
- General Nursing
- Palliative Care
- Clinical Judgement and Decision Making
- Introduction to Critical Care Nursing Working for Inclusion
- Nursing Informatics, Management and Leadership
- Health Promotion in a Multicultural Context
- Research Enquiry
- Clinical Practice Placement
- General Nursing
