Nursing Theory & Practice
| Award Name | Level 5 Component Award (Level 5 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Minor |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 5 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Component Award (Level 5 NFQ) | Minor | QQI | Level 5 NFQ |
Duration
12 weeks plus 2 Saturdays. Wednesday 7.00 - 10.00pm.
Further information
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https://www.goreyadulted.ie/
€325.
Intreo
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Are you? Unemployed or in receipt of social welfare of any type.
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Did You? Leave School early.
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This award teaches you the theory, principles and practice underpinning the nursing process and nursing profession. This will enable you to perform a range of basic nursing skills.
Course Content:
Development of nursing as a profession
Functions of the health care structures and specialties in Ireland and the effects of European Union directives on nursing
Stages of the nursing process and how they relate to patient care
Code of Practice for nurses
Activities of daily living and how to assist a patient in these activities
Common nursing terminology and medical abbreviations
Primary, secondary and tertiary health care teams and their functions
Importance of precision in administering drugs and recording the procedure
Empathic behavior of the care worker
Safe lifting techniques
Measurement and accurate recording of temperature, respiration, blood pressure and fluid balance
Common infections to include the organisms that cause them, the modes of transmission of these organisms, the effects of each infection and how to prevent infection and cross infection
Skills Demonstration 50%, Exam 50%.
5N4325 Nursing Theory and Practice
Adult Education Department
Gorey Community School
Esmonde Street, Gorey,
Co Wexford.
T: 053 942 1167
E: info@goreyadulted.ie
W: www.goreyadulted.ie