Certificate In Child Nursing
Course Description:
As a Children’s Nurse, your role can range from caring for a newborn with health complications to treating a teenager with a sports-related injury. This course will guide you through the journey of a child’s development into adulthood, highlighting the physical and emotional challenges posed by illness and accidents along the way.
Because children often struggle to express the intensity or nature of their pain, you’ll develop strong communication skills to understand their behaviour and respond appropriately. You’ll also learn how to effectively engage with families, including parents and carers, to provide holistic support.
Children’s Nursing takes place in a variety of environments—from hospitals and clinics to day care centres and family homes. Throughout the course, you’ll explore how multidisciplinary teams—including doctors, play specialists, healthcare assistants, psychologists, and social workers—collaborate to support children’s health and well-being.
Course Details:
- Full Time
- 1 Year, September to May
- QQI Level 5 Certificate in Nursing Studies (5M4349)
- Contact: : Mairead Doheny email madoheny@loetb.ie
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Care Skills
- Child Health and Well Being
- Children with Additional Needs
- Communications
- Human Growth & Development
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Nursing Theory and Practice
- Work Experience
Modules subject to change
Leaving Certificate , QQI Level 4 or equivalent standard of education. All applicants subject to interview and online assessment
This course will take place in the Abbeyleix Road Campus R32 F5T6
€50 Certification Fee. Medical Card holders or those in receipt of a social welfare payment are exempt from this fee
Dublin City University (DCU):
- DC215 General Nursing (Level 8)
South East Technological University (SETU)
- SE513 Analytical Science (Level 7) (Carlow)
University College Dublin (UCD):
- DN452 Midwifery (Level 8)
Maynooth University
- MH107 Social Science (Level 8)
Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Athlone:
- US877 General Nursing (Level 8)
St Patrick’s College, Carlow:
- PC404 Applied Social Studies, Professional Social Care (Level 7)
Munster Technological University (MTU)
- MT777 Pharmaceutical Science (Level 7)
UCAS: Applications can also be made for Nursing degree courses in the UK, Scotland and Northern Ireland
The programme also aims to provide learners with all the skills necessary to work as healthcare assistants in hospitals, nursing homes, day-care centres, and in-home care.