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Overview
This Advancing Health and Assessment Practice for Healthcare Practitioners - Micro-credential at Trinity College Dublin will be relevant to any healthcare professional in clinical practice wishing to develop competency and expand their knowledge in the application of advance health and physical assessment. This cohort includes nurses; midwives; paramedics and other allied healthcare professionals who require this module to allow for the expansion of their practice.
What will I do?
- You will participate in lectures and discussions. Blended learning approach will be adopted to facilitate flexibility for the participants
- You will undertake health and physical assessment in face-to-face sessions
- You will apply and refine the practice of health and physical assessment in your area of practice.
- You will be expected to perform a complete health and physical assessment and assist with the formulation of the patients presenting problem to communicate to the healthcare team.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Undertake a comprehensive health history.
- Perform a physical health assessment using a systematic approach
- Critically evaluate the synthesis of history taking and physical assessment to support clinical reasoning
- Identify through simulated patient information differential diagnosis to assist clinical decision making
- Identify your role in communication to healthcare team
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Credits
10 ECTS
Delivered
Blended
Campus Location
- Dublin, Ireland
Disciplines
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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
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Hold a level 8 degree in a health care related programme
- Or satisfy the course committee that they have the ability to successfully complete the MC programme based on evidence of the following: Clinical experience working in healthcare in the acute or community setting relevant to their professional practice.
- Currently registered with the appropriate professional regulatory body, e.g., Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland or equivalent in country of domicile.
- Have a minimum of two years’ post registration clinical experience, during the last five years and at least one-year full-time experience in the specific area of practice
Student insurance
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- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Tuition Fee
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International
1240 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1240 EUR for the full programme during 3 months. -
EU/EEA
1240 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1240 EUR for the full programme during 3 months.
Living costs for Dublin
1100 - 1800 EUR /month
Living costs
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Funding
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