Certificate in Nursing: Contemporary Approaches to Care of the Older Person
Course Summary
This programme aims to increase the knowledge, skills and competence of nurses caring for older people enabling them to recognise and respond to the deteriorating health and/or change in functional status of the person in a timely and proactive manner.
Important notice about this course
Next intake Jan 2025
Applications open autumn 2024
Graduates of this programme will demonstrate knowledge of the contemporary approaches to care of the older person. This will include assessing, monitoring, and managing individuals with acute and chronic diseases and disorders in a variety of health care settings.
The programme will develop registered nurses ongoing competencies and will encourage an ethos of lifelong learning.
Link to Module Below:
https://courses.dkit.ie/index.cfm/page/module/moduleId/70252
The programme is delivered with a combination of live online lectures (9.00hrs to 16.30 hrs) and face to face workshops (09.00hrs to 16.30 hrs) in DkIT
Timetable as follows (please note this is subject to change)
Due to the blended learning delivery within this course, students should have access to PC / Mac, a headset with a mic, and a broadband internet connection from home, so as to be able to fully participate in the course
Graduates of this programme will demonstrate knowledge of the contemporary approaches to care of the older person.
- Applicants must be a registered Nurse with NMBI or equivalent
- Applicants must be currently employed in a health care setting
- All applicants will normally hold a relevant Level 8 qualification (or equivalent). Applicants who do not have a Level 8 qualification may apply for entry to the programme in accordance with the procedures outlined in the DkIT Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Policy.
Ms. Ailish McArdle
Email: ailish.mcardle@dkit.ie>
Dr. Geraldine O’Connor (Head of Section (Part-Time Courses), School of Health and Science)
Email: geraldine.oconnor@dkit.ie
| Course ID | DK_NNCOP_9 |
| Course Type | Flexible & Professional, Postgraduate |
| Study Mode | Part-Time |
| Level | 9 |
| Duration | 1 Semester |
| Fees | €950 TBC |
| Starting Date | January 2025 |
| School | School of Health & Science |
| Department | Nursing, Midwifery and Early Years |
| Credits | 10 |
| Awarding Body | Dundalk Institute of Technology |
| Delivery Method | Blended |
