Public Health Nursing

Students on successful completion of year one may opt out of the Public Health Nursing program at University of Galway and will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences (Public Health Nursing). Students must achieve 60% on the aggregate of modules undertaken in year one to progress to year two. Students who have indicated to opt out on completion of year one will not progress to year two. Year one is currently sponsored by the HSE. Year Two of this program is offered by the School of Nursing and Midwifery, NUI Galway, and is not sponsored by the Health Service Executive.

Careers

As a graduate, you will have the opportunity to practise autonomously within a community setting. You will have developed a specific knowledge that will enable you, as a community practitioner, to provide primary healthcare and target public health issues in the community.

Courses include

• Clinical Governance—Supporting Safe practice

• Advanced Research Methods

• Service Improvement A (non-midwife cohort)

• Service Improvement B (midwife-cohort)

• Promoting Population Health Across the Lifespan

• Essential Physical Assessment Skills

• Child Health Surveillance, Welfare and Protection

• Child and Maternal Health (non-midwives only)

• Practicum One (Professional Practice 1 , 2,3)

• Practicum Two (Professional Practice 4, 5)

• Practicum One (Child and Maternal ) (Non midwives only)