Nursing - Critical Care Nursing - Children

The Graduate Diploma Critical Care Nursing (Children) programme aims to build upon and advance the registered practitioner’s repertoire of knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional values, in order to prepare to assume the role of a specialist in this area of care.

Entry Requirements

• Applicants should be registered as an RCN, RCN/RGN with a minimum of one year's experience in Paediatric Intensive Care
• Applicants registered as an RGN with a minimum of two year's experience in Paediatric Intensive Care may be considered for the programme Documents Required
• Transcript(s) including date and grading of degree award (non UCD Graduates only) & notarised English translations where relevant
• Nurse applicants: A current photocopy of NMBI registration
• Copy of Birth Certificate or Personal Page of Passport
• Signed Declaration Form from Employer (original form)
• Completed Professional Reference Form (original form)
• Completed Clinical Competence Assessor Nomination Form signed by the nominee
• Evidence of proficiency in English language (applicants whose first language is not English) You may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as UCD recognises formal, informal, and/or experiential learning. RPL may be awarded to gain Admission and/or credit exemptions on a programme. Please visit the UCD Registry RPL web page for further information at: https://www.ucd.ie/registry/prospectivestudents/admissions/rpl/ Any exceptions are also listed on this webpage.