Medical and Surgical Nursing

The Medical and Surgical Nursingprogram offered by University College Corkrecognises the need for specialist postgraduate education to assist general nurses in meeting the challenges of increased levels of patient acuity, along with ethical and patient-safety challenges in medical-surgical settings.

The Medical and Surgical Nursing program offered by University College Cork encompasses the importance of dynamic nursing staff, working within the multidisciplinary team, possessing the relevant knowledge and skills to enable them to deliver evidence-based care in a competent manner; it is essential that such care is delivered while cognisant of the needs of individual patients and their significant others.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this program,Medical and Surgical Nursingstudents should be able to:

• Enhance medical and surgical nursing practice through the application of well-assimilated theoretical, practical, and policy knowledge and clinical skills;

• Exercise accountability within the clinical, ethical, and professional boundaries of the role of medical and surgical nursing;

• Critically appraise and evaluate current research evidence and best practice for medical and surgical nursing and its implications for practice;

• Evaluate the effectiveness of individual outcomes against specialist intervention plans for individuals and their families in medical and surgical nursing practice;

• Synthesise health-related issues for the development of intervention/service responses appropriate to the needs of individuals and their families in medical and surgical nursing practice;

• Contribute as a learned member of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of quality healthcare for individuals and families within the context of medical and surgical nursing;

• Act as a means of professional support, educator, and role model for the provision of lifelong learning to ensure ongoing professional development.

Courses Include

• Evidence-Based Practice for Healthcare Professionals

• Professional, Ethical, and Legal Decision-making in Specialist Practice

• Clinical Leadership in Practice Enhancement for Nursing and Midwifery

• Wound Care for Healthcare Professionals

• Professional Practice Issues for Nurses and Midwives

• Medical and Surgical Nursing of Individuals with Cardiorespiratory Problems