Galway,
Ireland
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Certificate in Nursing (Nurse/Midwife Prescribing) (January Intake) in Galway Ireland | University of Galway
University of Galway
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Galway Ireland
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Qualification
Postgraduate Certificate
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
EUR
6,798
(c. USD7,854.82)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
6 months
This program was developed to address the growing need for nurses and midwives to prescribe medications, enhancing patient-centered care quality. The initiative stems from two pivotal reports advocating expanded prescribing rights for these professionals: the 1998 Commission on Nursing and the 2000 Review of Nursing and Midwifery Scope and Practice. These recommendations underwent thorough assessment during a three-year collaborative study by An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann and the National Council for Nursing and Midwifery Professional Development in 2005, which endorsed extending prescribing authority. Subsequent implementation efforts in 2008 established necessary regulatory frameworks and support systems, with legal authorization granted by the Minister for Health and Children in 2007.
Nurses and midwives exercise their prescribing privileges within strict legal boundaries, professional guidelines, and their practice scope, with patient care improvement being the central objective.
The six-month curriculum includes an orientation day and ten workshop days (three per module), complemented by clinical mentorship. Participants complete 12 supervised prescribing sessions with an assigned medical practitioner throughout the program.
Career Prospects
Graduates will gain essential competencies to assume medication prescribing responsibilities in their professional practice.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Please note to be eligible to apply you need to be:
Be registered as a nurse or midwife on the register of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) (please include CV with this detail),
Be currently employed as a nurse or midwife(please include CV with this detail),
Have a minimum of three years recent post-registration clinical experience in nursing or midwifery (within the last five years), with the equivalent of one-year full-time experience in the specific area of practice in which prescribing is proposed (please include CV with this detail),
Possess the competencies recognised at Level 8 of the National Framework of Qualifications (please include CV with this detail),
Provide evidence of having undertaken continuing professional education,
Have support of both a Professional (DON, ADON/Practice Manager) and Clinical (medical consultant or general practicitioner) Mentor for 96 hours of clinical mentorship, evidenced by a completed Site Declaration Form
Completed Site Declaration form to include:
Clearly printed names and signatures of your Professional and Clinical Mentors that have agreed to support your application and will be in position for the duration of your programme
You contact details - that you access frequently
Your current role
You highest level of education
Clearly stated if HSE or Non-HSE staff member
Signed statement by director or manager the length of time that you are in your current role and that you will remain in this role for the duration of the course
Sign off of funding
If Candidate ANP
IELTS- 6.5 overall no less than 6.5 in any one component.
TOEFL- 88 overall 20-23 Listening, 20-22 Speaking,24-26 Writing, 19-23 Reading
Be registered as a nurse or midwife on the register of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) (please include CV with this detail),
Be currently employed as a nurse or midwife(please include CV with this detail),
Have a minimum of three years recent post-registration clinical experience in nursing or midwifery (within the last five years), with the equivalent of one-year full-time experience in the specific area of practice in which prescribing is proposed (please include CV with this detail),
Possess the competencies recognised at Level 8 of the National Framework of Qualifications (please include CV with this detail),
Provide evidence of having undertaken continuing professional education,
Have support of both a Professional (DON, ADON/Practice Manager) and Clinical (medical consultant or general practicitioner) Mentor for 96 hours of clinical mentorship, evidenced by a completed Site Declaration Form
Completed Site Declaration form to include:
Clearly printed names and signatures of your Professional and Clinical Mentors that have agreed to support your application and will be in position for the duration of your programme
You contact details - that you access frequently
Your current role
You highest level of education
Clearly stated if HSE or Non-HSE staff member
Signed statement by director or manager the length of time that you are in your current role and that you will remain in this role for the duration of the course
Sign off of funding
If Candidate ANP
IELTS- 6.5 overall no less than 6.5 in any one component.
TOEFL- 88 overall 20-23 Listening, 20-22 Speaking,24-26 Writing, 19-23 Reading
Tuition
EUR
6,798