Flexible payment options available - Apply Online!
Embark on an expert-led nursing journey with our comprehensive QQI Nursing Course, designed to enhance your knowledge, skills, and understanding of the key roles and responsibilities of a professional nurse. This programme is ideal for aspiring nursing professionals and individuals looking to begin a meaningful career in the healthcare field.
Why Choose This Course?
✔ Advance Your Nursing Career – Gain essential skills and accreditation to excel in healthcare
✔ Comprehensive Training – Develop core nursing competencies for a strong academic and practical foundation
✔ Boost Job Opportunities – Increase your employability in hospitals, clinics, and care facilities
✔ Enhance Career Progression – Prepare for higher qualifications and potential leadership roles
✔ Strengthen Your CV – Earn a valuable, widely recognised certification
✔ Make a Meaningful Impact – Contribute to patient care and community wellbeing
✔ Flexible & Practical Learning – One-year programme tailored for career-focused learners
✔ Industry-Recognised Qualification – Stand out in a competitive and growing healthcare sector
✔ Improve Earning Potential – Access strong job prospects and enhanced salary opportunities
The Nursing Studies Course Major Award equips you with the in-demand skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to apply for Nursing Degree programmes through CAO and UCAS in areas such as General Nursing, Maternity Nursing, Mental Health, Intellectual Disability, Children’s Nursing, and Social Care in Ireland and the UK. You can also progress directly into a rewarding career as a Qualified Healthcare Assistant.
For further information, please contact our Professional Courses Advisor at [email protected]
On the Nursing Studies Course, you will gain a thorough understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a professional nurse, as well as the importance of effective interpersonal communication. Designed for aspiring nurses, this programme provides specialist knowledge, skill enhancement, and the competence required for a successful career in nursing or related healthcare fields. You will study core areas of nursing, build essential theoretical knowledge, and develop practical skills through hands-on work experience, ensuring you confidently bridge the gap between theory and practice.
Please Note:
A Grade O6 in Ordinary Level Maths is mandatory for entry into Nursing Degree programmes in Ireland, while a Grade O5 in Ordinary Level Maths is required for entry into Nursing Degree programmes in the UK. You will also have the opportunity to discuss your career pathways with a Career Guidance Counsellor, who can support you throughout the CAO or UCAS application process should you wish to progress to a nursing
Gain the knowledge, skill, and competence to understand the structure and function of the human body and the interrelationship between its systems.
At the end of the module learners will be able to:
✔ Outline the composition of bone
✔ Outline the structure and function of blood and heart
✔ Describe the lymphatic system and its relationship with the blood system
✔ Identify parts of the digestive system
✔ Describe the respiratory system
✔ Explain the functions of the brain
✔ Explain the urinary system
✔ Outline the structure of the skin
✔ Identify the main muscles in the body
Module Assessment
| Assignment: 40% | Examination Theory: 60% | Credit Value: 15 ECTS |
Course Code: 5N0749
Gain knowledge, skill and competence in the theory, principles, and practice underpinning the nursing process and nursing profession to enable the learner to perform a range of basic nursing skills.
At the end of the module learners will be able to:
✔ Understand the historical development of the nursing profession
✔ Carry out basic observations and nursing skills
✔ Demonstrate and utilise the activities of living patient care
✔ Explain the importance of precision in administering drugs
✔ Implement correct reporting and recording procedures
✔ Create and practice a safe working environment
Module Assessment
| Skills: 50% | Examination: 50% | Credit Value: 15 ECTS |
Code: 5N4325
Understand the process of human growth and development from infancy to old age. It will equip you with the skills to relate to people at a level appropriate to their needs.
At the end of the module learners will be able to:
✔ Explain normative patterns of development (milestones) from infancy through to old age
✔ Recognise variations within the normal range of human growth and development
✔ List a range of childhood, adolescent and adult needs - identify strategies to meet these needs
✔ Recognise the importance of secure attachments to the development of the child
✔ Discuss common issues that arise in Adolescence
Module Assessment
| Assignment: 60% | Examination: 40% | Credit Value: 15 ECTS |
Code: 5N1279
Gain the knowledge, skill, and competence to care for clients in a safe and hygienic environment.
At the end of the module learners will be able to:
✔ Perform basic skills in understanding client care
✔ Assist clients with personal and physical needs
✔ Provide a safe environment for staff, clients, and stakeholders
✔ Promote dignity, choice, and empowerment of residents
✔ Encourage clients to use a range of care equipment and assistive devices correctly
✔ Respond effectively to the changing needs of clients
Module Assessment
| Assignment: 40% | Skills: 60% | Credit Value: 15 ECTS |
Code: 5N2770
Gain the relevant knowledge, skill, and competence to participate in the workplace for a limited time, carrying out work-related tasks independently while under general direction.
At the end of the module learners will be able to:
✔ Examine work organisations and personal career opportunities in a healthcare
✔ Understand and analyse key challenges and opportunities
✔ Understand the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers
✔ Develop a career plan and appropriate skills audit that meets challenges in the healthcare sector
✔ Participate effectively in work experience, including good timekeeping, working independently
✔ Reflect on workplace experiences, to include feedback from supervisors or mentors
✔ Explore options for future education, training, and employment in light of work experience
Module Assessment
| Portfolio: 60% | Skills: 40% | Credit Value: 15 ECTS |
Code: 5N1356
Gain the competence to communicate verbally and non-verbally in standard everyday tasks and in work-related tasks, operating independently while under general direction.
At the end of the module learners will be able to:
✔ Analyse a range of current issues in communications and information technology
✔ Understand how to use appropriate non-verbal and visual communication
✔ Develop research, verbal, listening, and reading skills and use these skills during the course
✔ Create an awareness of the elements of legislation in a personal and/or work context
Module Assessment
| Portfolio: 60% | Skills: 40% | Credit Value: 15 ECTS |
Code: 5N0690
This module will equip you with the knowledge, skill, and competence to promote and maintain safety and health in a work environment.
At the end of the module learners will be able to:
✔ Understand the necessity for safe codes of practice
✔ Keep up-to-date with health and safety legislation
✔ Develop proactive skills in health and safety at work
✔ Create awareness of risks associated with the workplace
✔ Develop risk identification, prevention, and reporting skills Develop attitudes of self-accountability for health and safety
Module Assessment
| Assignment: 60% | Examination: 40% | Credit Value: 15 |
Code: 5N1794
Gain the knowledge, skills, and competence that will enable you to care for and address the needs of a person and their family after the diagnosis of a life-limiting illness, in a dignified, inclusive, and holistic manner.
At the end of this unit learners will be able to:
✔ Discuss the role of the support worker in the promotion of key issues such as life quality, self-esteem, respect, privacy, and dignity
✔ Apply a person-centered approach to caring for a person in the last days of their life to include the provision of supportive and holistic care promoting safety, dignity, respect, and comfort
✔ Work effectively and with great sensitivity in relation to the dying person and their significant others
✔ Use the range of skills required in relation to the end of life care
Module Assessment
| Learner Record: 70% | Assignment: 30% | Credit Value: 15 ECTS |
Course Code: 5N3769
Dorset College Dublin has arrangements in place to ensure the Protection of Enrolled Learners (PEL) in the event of a cessation of programmes by the college.
✔ Simply submit the online application form to get started.
✔ You can upload your photo ID later, it is not required to begin your application.
Once your application is submitted, a member of our team will contact you to guide you through the next steps. You’re welcome to start your application even if your documents aren’t ready yet. If you need any support at any stage, our Admissions Team is here to help at [email protected].
Assessment Method
Each module is accessed through a variety of different methods including assignment, examinations, projects and practical skills demonstration.
Full Award
QQI Nursing Studies Level 5 Major Award (Code: 5M4349)
In addition students will complete a Certificate in Manual Handling.
Final Grading: (Individual Modules)
Pass 50%- 64% / Merit 65%-79% / Distinction 80%-100%
Upon completing the program, our graduates are highly sought after by employers in the public and private sectors, including nursing homes, hospitals, agencies, and community care settings. Additionally, our program offers strong pathways for further education at higher education institutions and universities.
To secure a place on this course a non-refundable deposit of €150 applies.
The outstanding balance can be paid in full before the course starts or split into 4 instalments if necessary.
Payment Plan
| Deposit: | €150.00 | |
| 1st Instalment: | €462.50 | 19/01/2026 |
| 2nd Instalment: | €462.50 | 18/02/2026 |
| 3rd Instalment: | €462.50 | 31/03/2026 |
| 4th Instalment: | €462.50 | 28/04/2026 |
Click here to access the provisional timetable for this programme.
