Course Name |
Advanced Pain Management with Prescriptive Authority |
Course Provider |
University College Dublin |
Course Code |
X719 |
Course Type |
Postgraduate |
Qualifications |
Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ)
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National University of Ireland |
Level 9 NFQ |
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Attendance Options |
Part time |
Location (Districts) |
Belfield |
Qualification Letters |
MSc |
Enrolment and Start Dates Comment |
Next Intake: September 2021. |
Application Date |
Expand+Closing Date: August 2021.
How to apply
Applications are made online through UCD Applications. Applicants may be required to undertake an interview (either face-to-face or via telecommunication) as part of the admission process.
Please note ...
Hide-Closing Date: August 2021.
How to apply
Applications are made online through UCD Applications. Applicants may be required to undertake an interview (either face-to-face or via telecommunication) as part of the admission process.
Please note that all applicants are required to pay a €50 application fee. Your application cannot be processed fully unless the application fee has been paid.
Documents to be submitted with your application:
• Academic Transcripts including date and grading of Degree award (non UCD only)
• Current photocopy of NMBI registration and pin
• Copy of Birth Certificate or Personal Pages of Passport (non UCD only)
• Professional Reference Form
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of proficiency in English language (applicants whose first language is not English)
• Site Declaration Form Prescribing of Medication signed by the Director of nursing/Midwifery and Medical Mentor (Prescribing).
• Clinical Site Audit Tool Prescribing of Medication signed by the Director of nursing/Midwifery and Medical Mentor (Prescribing).
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Application Weblink |
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Duration |
2 years part-time. |
Link to Course Fee |
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Entry Requirements |
Expand+• Hold active registration on a division of the professional register maintained by the NMBI or be eligible for such registration as required for individual pathways
• Applicants must have acquired a level 8 academic award in health or allied...
Hide-• Hold active registration on a division of the professional register maintained by the NMBI or be eligible for such registration as required for individual pathways
• Applicants must have acquired a level 8 academic award in health or allied health care discipline.
• Applicants must be currently engaged in clinical practice with patients/clients.
• Have a minimum of 3 years post-registration clinical experience (within the past 5 years) with at least one year in the area in which prescribing is proposed
• Be in possession of competencies recognized at level 8 of the QQI framework
• Provide a signed Site declaration form for prescribing modules
• Provide a site audit form for prescribing modules
• Nomination and confirmation of a designated medical practitioner mentor who will support the student in skills training
• Seek support from an employer to undertake the programme
• Demonstrate continuous professional development
• Possess IT competencies
• The RPL for Admission process can be considered for those applicants who do not have a level 8 qualification.
Recognised Prior Learning (RPL)
Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) applications must be submitted online through your SISWeb account.
There are two instances in which you can apply to have recognised prior learning taken into account when applying for a programme in UCD.
1. RPL for admission to a UCD programme
If you are a prospective student seeking admission to UCD and you do not meet the required admissions criteria as set down for a particular programme of study in UCD, you may apply to be admitted based on prior learning.
2. RPL for exemption from a module or modules on a UCD programme
If you have been accepted onto a UCD programme and wish to have credit transferred towards the requirements of the UCD programme of study, you may apply for RPL from a module or modules.
When applying for RPL, please note the following:
You must submit your application for RPL as early as possible and preferably before you commence the relevant module/stage/programme.
An application for RPL relating to a particular module should be submitted before the third week of the trimester in which it is offered. Applications made after this date will only be accepted under exceptional circumstances.
Your application will be reviewed by the Taught Graduate Standing Committee and Programme Board. You can expect to hear of the outcome or status of your application typically within four to six weeks of submitting it (depending on committee schedules).
Please note that in some cases your application may not be successful or you may not receive RPL for the amount of credit for which you applied, therefore you must register for, attend and participate in the module or modules until you have been informed of the decision of the School Programme Board.
If your application is not successful, you are responsible for all assessments associated with the module.
TO APPLY FOR RPL PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://sisweb.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_MENU.P_PUBLISH?p_tag=APPLY
Please read the UCD Policy on Recognition of Prior Learning at this link: UCD Policy on Recognition of Prior Learning
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Expand+Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) applications must be submitted online through your SISWeb account.
There are two instances in which you can apply to have recognised prior learning taken into account when applying for a programme in UCD.
1. RPL fo...
Hide-Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) applications must be submitted online through your SISWeb account.
There are two instances in which you can apply to have recognised prior learning taken into account when applying for a programme in UCD.
1. RPL for admission to a UCD programme
If you are a prospective student seeking admission to UCD and you do not meet the required admissions criteria as set down for a particular programme of study in UCD, you may apply to be admitted based on prior learning.
2. RPL for exemption from a module or modules on a UCD programme
If you have been accepted onto a UCD programme and wish to have credit transferred towards the requirements of the UCD programme of study, you may apply for RPL from a module or modules.
When applying for RPL, please note the following:
• You must submit your application for RPL as early as possible and preferably before you commence the relevant module/stage/programme.
• An application for RPL relating to a particular module should be submitted before the third week of the trimester in which it is offered. Applications made after this date will only be accepted under exceptional circumstances.
• Your application will be reviewed by the Taught Graduate Standing Committee and Programme Board. You can expect to hear of the outcome or status of your application typically within four to six weeks of submitting it (depending on committee schedules).
• Please note that in some cases your application may not be successful or you may not receive RPL for the amount of credit for which you applied, therefore you must register for, attend and participate in the module or modules until you have been informed of the decision of the School Programme Board.
• If your application is not successful, you are responsible for all assessments associated with the module.
To Apply For Rpl Please Click On The Following Link: https://sisweb.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_MENU.P_PUBLISH?p_tag=APPLY
Please read the UCD Policy on Recognition of Prior Learning at this link: UCD Policy on Recognition of Prior Learning
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Course Content |
Expand+MSc Advanced Pain Management with Prescriptive Authority.
The MSc Advanced Pain Management with Prescriptive Authority is a programme comprised of nine taught modules and one integrated clinical practicum and one advanced clinical practicum. The ...
Hide-MSc Advanced Pain Management with Prescriptive Authority.
The MSc Advanced Pain Management with Prescriptive Authority is a programme comprised of nine taught modules and one integrated clinical practicum and one advanced clinical practicum. The programme consists of 110 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits positioned at Level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications (Quality and Qualification Ireland [QQI] 2014)
This programme was developed in collaboration with Mater Miserciordiae University Hospital (MMUH) and the specialist pain modules will be facilitated by Professor Laserina O’Connor and colleagues in the Department of Pain Medicine, MMUH.
The programme is about learning opportunities in the delivery of high quality pain care across a variety of multifaceted clinical contexts. The MSc has been developed in a spirit of partnership with a variety of health service providers, including pain experts. The programme is also about the education and training of nurses/midwives for prescriptive authority in pain management at the point of qualification.
The American Society Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) has awarded international affiliate to this programme. The Irish Pain Society (Chapter IASP) has provided a scholarship for the student with the highest academic achievement.
Who is the programme for?
This programme is for nurses/midwives who wish to provide the highest quality of care by deepening and broadening their knowledge base in the field of pain management across communities. The MSc Advanced Pain Management with Prescriptive Authority programme builds on appropriate undergraduate level study to progress the student’s power of understanding for becoming more effectively, skillfully and humanely engaged in advanced pain practice across a variety of complex environments.
Programme aims:
• To foster leadership in pain practice.
• To enable practitioners develop their skills not just of
emerging scholarship within the field of pain management but also of the wider academic, technological and intricate environments in which pain care takes place.
• To ensure the nurse is equipped with the knowledge, skills and competence to prescribe safely and effectively.
What will I learn?
You will develop a sophisticated questioning approach and practical experience of the scientific method in the context of diagnostic challenges pertinent to acute, chronic and cancer pain and pain survivorship. In addition, you will gain a broad understanding of prescribing practice and interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team working.
How will I benefit?
This programme will support individuals who wish to make pain care an advanced part of their portfolio and in addition, plot their career development as an advanced nurse/midwife practitioner and nurse/midwife prescriber.
Teaching methods
A wide range of diverse and student-centered learning processes are used to create an exciting interactive environment of thinking and learning. Blackboard, a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) that supports online learning and teaching, is used. Students attend multidisciplinary lectures, problem-solving discussion groups, seminars, and peer group presentations. The clinical practicums will ground students in actual pain practice across a variety of multifaceted environments. Practice placements pertinent to prescriptive authority will enable students meet the professional competence required.
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Subjects Taught |
Expand+Programme Structure
This is a two year programme, with two trimesters in year one and three trimesters in year two.
Year One
• Leadership & Organisational Dynamics (Autumn Trimester)
• Pain Management (Autumn Trimester)
• Acute and Pers...
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This is a two year programme, with two trimesters in year one and three trimesters in year two.
Year One
• Leadership & Organisational Dynamics (Autumn Trimester)
• Pain Management (Autumn Trimester)
• Acute and Persistent Pain: Mechanisms to Treatment (Autumn Trimester)
• Advanced Health Assessment (Spring Trimester)
• Research Methods Applied to Healthcare (Spring Trimester)
Year Two
• Advanced Clinical Pain Practicum (Autumn Trimester)
• Applied Research-Evidence Translation (Autumn Trimester)
• Holistic approaches: Prescribing (Spring Trimester)
• Prescribing Practice Context (Spring Trimester)
• Clinical Practicum Prescribing (Spring & Summer Trimesters)
• Dissertation: Evidence Translation (Autumn & Spring Trimesters).
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Assessment Method |
Assessments are varied (Algorithm, Case Studies, MCQ, OSLER, Dissertation) throughout the programme. In addition, students complete pain placements in year one and across varied clinical settings as part of their Advanced Clinical Practicum, trimester one in year two. Students also maintain a clinical portfolio, which outlines the learning goals and objectives for personal development towards advanced practice. |
Further Enquiries |
General Enquiries to:
Paul Masterson
Senior Executive Assistant
B105, UCD Health Sciences Centre
+353 1 716 6448
paul.masterson@ucd.ie
Academic Enquiries:
Professor Laserina O' Connor
Programme Director
C123, UCD Health Sciences Centre
+353 1 716 6460
Laserina.OConnor@ucd.ie |
Course Web Page |
Web Page - Click Here |
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