Specialist Nursing

This part-time, blended-learning Specialist Nursing program at Dublin City University enables you to choose one of two specialist pathways: Chronic Disease Management or Women’s Health.

Designed by the School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health in partnership with leading nurses and midwives, the pathways address contemporary Irish healthcare issues and prepare students to work in specialist areas.

Throughout your study, you’ll learn how to develop a person-centred approach to care, design a structured treatment plan, work as part of a multidisciplinary team, and develop your specialist knowledge and leadership skills to enhance practice and improve patient outcomes.

Blending theory with practice

Theory is mostly taught online, while you’ll gain supervised practical experience and some skills are developed in our labs..

Once you graduate, you will have enhanced practice in your specialist area of care, with respect to assessment, novel treatment modes, health promotion approaches, research-based practice and health policy pertinent to your specialism

Courses include:

• Nursing Leadership

• Change Management

• Health Communications and Digital Solutions

• Research and Evaluation Methods

• Palliative and End-of-Life Care

• Person-Centred Dementia

• Adult Physical Assessment and Intervention