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https://www.tcd.ie/courses/undergraduate/courses/nursing—intellectual-disability-nursing
The School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, offers a four year nurse education course leading to a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Intellectual Disability Nursing.
What Do Intellectual Disability Nursing Students Learn?
Students study intellectual disability nursing, biology, psychology and sociology.
More importantly they learn how to support people with a diverse range of intellectual disabilities. This can involve learning how to support individuals who have physical or mental health challenges, teaching new skills and understanding how to communicate effectively with someone who may have communication difficulties.
As well as learning in the classroom, students develop their practical nursing skills in Trinity’s state-of-the-art clinical skills centre at St James’s Hospital and on placements with children and adults with intellectual disabilities facilitated by our partner, Stewarts Care. During the fourth year of the course students undertake a roster of 36-weeks of continuous placement.
Career Opportunities
An honours degree from Trinity College Dublin is recognised globally as a quality qualification and can open many doors.
Graduates of this course may apply to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) as a Registered Nurse – Intellectual Disability (R.N.I.D). Further study can lead to a research career, or registration as a Clinical Specialist or Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
The Importance of Registered Intellectual Disability Nurses
Addressing the health inequalities and inequities that people with intellectual disabilities experience is critically important. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities advocates that people with disabilities should receive the same care as everybody else.
Nurses are the largest healthcare profession with a patient-facing role, they can take a leadership role and advocate for policy change, training improvements and systems to meet the needs of people with intellectual disabilities and make sure they receive equal care.
Along with education and training, nurses (R.N.I.D.s) play a leading role in promoting the health and well-being of people with intellectual disabilities.
What our Intellectual Disability Nursing students say:
“As an R.N.I.D. you can work with people of all ages, from children with complex health needs to adults in the community in a variety of different roles and this diversity really drew me to intellectual disability nursing.”
“The best part of the programme is the number of placements allocated from first year to fourth year. You get hands on experience in many different areas from pre-school children to supporting the elderly in dementia care settings.”
