PgCert in Diagnosis, Management and Care of the ENT Patient
€3,565
Enhance your knowledge of issues related to the care of ENT patients and best practice in relation to their care.
Postgraduate Certificate
6 months
Online - Part-time
30 ECTS
January 2025
About
Enhance your clinical practice by developing theoretical knowledge necessary to provide evidence-based, quality care to ENT patients. As part of the ongoing implementation of the HSE's Model of Care for Otolaryngology, the programme aims to enhance the delivery of high-quality patient care in the community.
This RCSI School of Nursing and Midwifery programme is delivered part-time via an active blended learning approach including self-directed learning and live online classes approximately once every week along with in-person clinical skills teaching in RCSI.
Further support is provided through the module lead, programme director and regular online drop-in sessions.
The award title for this course is Postgraduate Certificate Nursing (Diagnosis Management and Care of the ENT Patient).
Identify, diagnose, and manage common ENT conditions
Differentiate between complex and non-complex conditions
Develop practical skills through simulated examinations
Suitable for
This programme is designed for healthcare professionals working in primary care or community-based services including nurses, medical practitioners, audiologists and physiotherapists.
What you will learn
Focus on ear anatomy, physiology, and management of conditions like cerumen impaction, otitis externa, and CSOM.
Learn nasal anatomy, physiology, and manage conditions like epistaxis, sinonasal allergy, and nasal polyposis.
Learn pathophysiology and management of throat infections and laryngeal conditions encountered in a primary care setting.
Faculty highlight
Biography
Dr Chanel Watson
With a background encompassing co-ordinating clinical trials and academic research, Dr Watson has a special interest in nurse prescribing and new programme development.
Find out more
Register your interest
For further information contact us at nursing@rcsi.com.
Course information
This programme will provide you with the skills and knowledge to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of a comprehensive range of knowledge in the specialist area.
- Articulate a critical awareness of the latest evidence-based knowledge in the specialist area.
- Demonstrate a range of research and specialist knowledge and skills to the specialist area of clinical practice.
- Select from a broad range of specialist skills and knowledge in the specialist area.
- Act in a comprehensive and often unpredictable variety of professional and ill-defined contexts in the specialist area.
- Take significant responsibility for the work of individuals and groups and lead and initiate activity in the specialist area.
- Critically self-evaluate professional and personal learning needs and those of others within your specialist area of practice and link to related continuing professional development requirements.
- Present a reflective and questioning approach to specialist practice delivery and exhibit professional application of your knowledge in an accountable, responsible and evidence-based manner.
Upon the successful completion of this programme, students can progress to a postgraduate diploma.
The programme will run from January to June each year.
This programme is assessed through a range of assessment modalities.
All programmes offered by the School of Nursing and Midwifery are accredited by RCSI, the National University of Ireland and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. Recognition by bodies in other jurisdictions must be determined by individual applicants.
Admissions
To be eligible for the programme you must:
- Hold an NFQ Level 8 qualification. However, applicants who do not hold a Level 8 qualification may still be eligible to join the programme through our supported-entry pathway programme. This is subject to an assessment of prior learning and experience.
- Have an active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. For non-nursing applicants, you must have an active registration with an appropriate professional body.
- English language requirements for Postgraduate programmes are published here. Applicants who have completed undergraduate/postgraduate full-time studies in the medium of the English language (three or more years cumulatively), and students registered with the NMBI, are exempt from these requirements.
The fees for this programme are €3,565.
Please note:
- Fees include the €45 NUI fee.
- There is an additional application fee of €50 which is non-refundable.
- Fees are subject to review annually.
- Fees can be paid by bank transfer. Full details on fee payment will be emailed to you before the commencement of your programme.
- You can pay your fees in two equal instalments – one payment of 50% is due before you commence the programme, and the remaining payment is due at the midway point of the programme.
- If you meet the criteria for a non-EU student, please contact us for more information on fee payments at tel: +353 1 402 2445 or email: nursing@rcsi.ie.
Please view our Postgraduate fees policy for more information.
Sponsored students
If your study is sponsored by your employer, you will be required to upload written confirmation of your sponsorship when accepting your programme offer. You will be unable to accept your offer until confirmation of sponsorship is received or a payment is made.