Public Health Nursing

The Public Health Nursing program at University College Cork is a Level 9 program that aims to develop informed and skilled public health nurses. On successful completion of the program, participants can apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for registration as a Public Health Nurse (RPHN).

Key Facts

• This is a one-year, full-time program, usually running from September to June inclusive each year. Students undertake nine modules to the value of 60 credits. There are four blocks of placement with a registered public health nurse in the sponsoring HSE area. If your name is not registered in the Midwives Division of the NMBI Register, you will complete an NMBI approved module or unit of study on maternal and child health as part of the course. Maternity placement of five weeks as part of this module will be in Cork University Maternity Hospital. Total clinical placement accounts for over 23 weeks during the year.

Courses include:

• Public Health Nursing: Principles and Professional Issues

• Children, Young People and Families

• Adults and Older People in the Community

• Health and Health Promotion: Concepts and Principles

• Maternal and Child Health Nursing