Nursing Management
The Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing Management is a short (six-month) programme for nurses/midwives who are educated to certificate/diploma level and would like to further their learning in the areas of health financial management, human resource management and nursing education.
| Award Name | Certificate |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | |
| Awarding Body | National University of Ireland |
| NFQ Level |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | National University of Ireland |
Duration
6 months part-time.
Entry Requirements
To be eligible for the programme you must be active on the NMBI register and educated to certificate or diploma level, demonstrated through a defined recognition of prior learning (RPL) process.
Further information
Why study nursing and midwifery at RCSI Dublin?
Educating future leaders in healthcare delivery and related research is at the core of the mission of the RCSI School of Nursing & Midwifery. The School aims to develop caring, reflective nursing and midwifery practitioners who can seek out and use research-based knowledge to improve patient care.
We are committed to providing students with outcome-focused curricula shaped by innovative teaching and learning practices. We have a long association with postgraduate nursing and midwifery education and are the largest such school in Ireland.
We aspire to become recognised leaders in the provision of health sciences education, both nationally and internationally. The suite of programmes we offer nurses and midwives in pursuit of postgraduate education is continually evolving in response to the needs within the healthcare service.
Our goal is to empower nurses and midwives to be able to demonstrate the difference they make to practice, and in doing so, to be able to respond accordingly to the leadership and professional challenges that they face every day.
Course Details
The Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing Management is a short (six-month) programme for nurses/midwives who are educated to certificate/diploma level and would like to further their learning in the areas of health financial management, human resource management and nursing education.
Modules
The six-month Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing Management programme is run over one academic semester.
This is a part-time programme and classes are delivered through digitally engaged learning.
The programme modules are:
Module name Credits Assessment method
• Leadership and Management 10 Case study and assignment
• Human Resource & Financial Management 10 Assignment and online quiz
• Patient Safety, Quality Improvement and Risk Management 10 Assignment
This programme will provide you with the skills and knowledge to:
• Evaluate the factors that influence health; and identify and plan health promotion interventions appropriate to patient/client needs in their areas of care.
• Reflect on the role of nursing management and leadership in order to work effectively as integrated members of multi/interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Analyse healthcare financing systems and evaluate the allocation of resources and the impact of this on the role of the nurse manager.
• Evaluate the theory of human resource management in a variety of clinical nursing environments.
The staff of the RCSI School of Nursing & Midwifery are more than happy to assist you with queries relating to our programmes. Feel free to call us, email or visit us at 123 St Stephen's Green.
Tel: +353 1 402 5137/5136
Email: nursing@rcsi.ie