Bachelor of Mental Health Nursing
Course Overview
This four-year Bachelor of Nursing Science (Mental Health Nursing) programme, delivered in partnership with the HSE West, prepares you for professional registration with the NMBI. It equips students with the expert knowledge, clinical skills, and compassionate approach required for competent, recovery-oriented nursing practice. The curriculum focuses on developing therapeutic relationships to support service users, their families, and carers in a dynamic healthcare environment.
Key Program Highlights
- Eligibility for professional registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
- Strong clinical focus through partnership with the Health Service Executive (HSE West)
- Develops expertise in building therapeutic relationships and recovery-oriented care
- Comprehensive preparation for high-quality nursing practice in modern healthcare
- Honours degree programme integrating theory with practical, hands-on experience
Course Overview
This four-year Bachelor of Nursing Science (Mental Health Nursing) programme, delivered in partnership with the HSE West, prepares you for professional registration with the NMBI. It equips students with the expert knowledge, clinical skills, and compassionate approach required for competent, recovery-oriented nursing practice. The curriculum focuses on developing therapeutic relationships to support service users, their families, and carers in a dynamic healthcare environment.
Key Program Highlights
- Eligibility for professional registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
- Strong clinical focus through partnership with the Health Service Executive (HSE West)
- Develops expertise in building therapeutic relationships and recovery-oriented care
- Comprehensive preparation for high-quality nursing practice in modern healthcare
- Honours degree programme integrating theory with practical, hands-on experience
Requirements
Modules
- Health & Applied Biosciences 1
- Introduction to Mental Health Nursing
- Foundations of Mental Health Nursing Practice
- Clinical Practice 1 & 2 (Mental Health)
- Practice Assessment 2 (PY)
- Placement Hours
- Practice Assessment (PY)
- Research and Evidence for Practice 1
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Mental Health Nursing 1
- Mental Health Nursing 4
- Clinical Practice 3 & 4
- Mental Health Nursing 2
- Health & Applied Biosciences 2
- Research and Evidence for Practice 2
- Practice Asessment
- Specialist Placement Hours Module
- Mental Health Nursing 3
- Applied Psychology for Nursing & Midwifery
- Sociology of Health and Healthcare
- Mental Health Nursing 5
- Mental Health Promotion and Recovery
- Mental Health Nursing 6
- Clinical Practice 5 & 6
- Practice Assessment 2 (PY)
- Elective
- Law and Ethics
- Medicines and Clinical Practice
- Mental Health Nursing 7
- Clinical Hours
- Practice Assessment
- Leading and Developing Practice for Mental Health Nursing
- Clinical Hours
- Internship Assessment 4
- Internship Assessment 3
- Internship Assessment 2
- Internship Assessment 1
- Practice Assessment
- Clinical Practice 7: year 4
- Literature Review
- Transition to Practice for Mental Health Nursing
- INTERNSHIP, General and Mental Health
- Transition to Practice
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