- Develop a greater understanding of the holistic principles which underpin the various aspects of critical care nursing particularly in relation to intensive care
- Augment students' knowledge and appreciation of nursing theory and biopsychosocial sciences which underpin critical care nursing practice in intensive care
- Provide students with an opportunity for personal growth and professional development
- Develop skills to enhance their professional practice, including critical analysis, creative thinking, decision making and communication skills
The Graduate Certificate in Nursing, Critical Care – Intensive Care is a 40 ECTS programme offered over1-year. Assessments are varied (assignments/short examination questions/MCQ/case presentation/practical examination) and occur at intervals throughout and at the end of the trimesters.
Programme Strengths
- UCD has a long history of producing high-quality graduates
- This programme enables graduates to be even more effective clinicians, change agents and clinical leaders in Critical Care
- Access to clinical and university-based lecturers with national and international expertise from clinical, research and educational perspectives
- The Programme employs a variety of innovative assessment strategies with a strong clinical focus
- Extensive use of IT in supporting the teaching environment of the programme
- Access to excellent facilities for lectures
Does this programme have an official conferring ceremony?
Please note there is no online or in-person conferring ceremony for this programme. Your parchment will be posted to you by UCD Conferring.