Overview
The Nursing Science (General) at University of Galway equips students with the knowledge, practical skills, and professional values needed for modern nursing practice. This internationally recognised degree combines academic excellence with hands-on learning, preparing graduates to become safe, competent, and compassionate Registered General Nurses.
Learning Outcomes
Upon graduation, students will have achieved the following programme learning outcomes, aligned with NMBI Requirements and Standards:
- Acquire the knowledge, professional values and discipline specific competencies to deliver safe, high quality, compassionate, ethical, legal and accountable practice across the life spectrum, and in diverse healthcare settings.
- Demonstrate knowledge, clinical skills and professional behaviours underpinned by the Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice Framework (NMBI 2015) and the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (the Code) (NMBI 2021).
- Practise as a competent registered nurse to assess, plan, prioritise, deliver and evaluate nursing care based on a comprehensive and systematic assessment of health and nursing needs in consultation with the person receiving such care, their representative and the multidisciplinary team.
- Apply theoretical principles to the practice of nursing using professional judgment, critical reasoning, problem solving and self-reflection derived from an evidence base and from the applied life, health and social sciences.
- Deliver person-centred, high-quality and safe nursing care based on a collaborative relationship with a person receiving such care that respects their dignity, autonomy, self-determination and rights to make health and life choices across the health spectrum.
- Demonstrate skills of effective communication, delegation, inter-professional liaison and team working to promote the quality and safety of the healthcare environment.
- Maintain competency to develop and enhance the capacity for self-awareness, reflective practice, leadership and professional scholarship.
- Apply evidence from an appraisal of research studies relevant to the division of nursing to the practice of it.
Careers
As a registered General Nurse, you can work in a wide variety of healthcare settings including:
- Acute hospital care
- Continuing care
- Community nursing
- Private healthcare
- Voluntary and independent sector
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include
- Health and Applied Bioscience
- Nature of Nursing
- Nursing Practice
- Clinical Practice
- Pain and Life Limiting Conditions
- Health Promotion
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Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before , EEA/EU
- Apply before , National
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Language
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Credits
Delivered
Campus Location
- Galway, Ireland
Disciplines
Biology Nursing Health Sciences View 52 other Bachelors in Health Sciences in IrelandExplore more key information
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at O6/H7 level in the Leaving Certificate, including Irish, English, Mathematics, a laboratory science subject (i.e. Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Physics with Chemistry (joint) or Agricultural Science), and any two other subjects recognised for entry purposes.
- All successful applicants who are offered places on the degree programme will be required to have medical screening and Garda vetting: this will include medical assessment, screening and, if necessary, vaccination prior to the first clinical placement, in accordance with the policies of NUI Galway and the Saolta University Health care Group.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents27500 EUR / year≈ 27500 EUR / year -
EU/EEA Applies to you
Applies to youEU/EEA Nationals4106 EUR / year≈ 4106 EUR / year
Living costs
Galway
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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