Bachelor of Mental Health Nursing (1BNG2)

This four-year programme, offered in partnership with the Health Service Executive West, leads to the award of Bachelor of Nursing Science (Mental Health Nursing) and eligibility for registration in the Psychiatric Division of the Nurses’ Register, maintained by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), the nursing profession’s regulatory body.

The BSc. (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing will provide students with the knowledge, skills, attitude, and professional behaviours necessary to provide high-quality care and competent nursing practise in an ever-changing health care environment.

Subjects in this course are:-

Year 1 

• NU1111 Foundations of Mental Health Nursing
• NU1112 Research and Evidence for Practice 1
• NU1116 Introduction in Mental Health Nursing
• NU1118 Mental Health Nursing 1
• NU1114 Communications & interpersonal skills           
• NU1107 Health and Applied Biosciences
• NU1119 Clinical practice 1 & 2
• NU138/NU1106 Practice assessment

Year 2

• NU2202 Research and Evidence for Practice  2
• NU2200 Health and Applied Biosciences II
• NU2204 Applied Psychology of Nursing and Midwifery
• NU2205 Sociology of Health and Healthcare
• NU2214 Mental Health Nursing 2
• NU2215 Mental Health  Nursing 3
• NU2217 Mental Health Nursing 4
• NU2307 Clinical Practice 3 & 4
• NU225 Practice Assessment

Year 3

• NU3014 Law and Ethics 
• NU3015 Medicines and Clinical Practice 
• NU314 Elective 
• NU3108 Mental Health Nursing 5 
• NU3109 Mental Health Promotion and Recovery 
• NU3110 Mental Health Nursing 6 
• NU3112 Clinical Practice 5 & 6 
• NU337 & NU348 Practice Assessment I and II 
• NU3111 Mental Health Nursing 7 

Year 4

• NU4106 Leading and Developing Practice 
• NU4108 Transition to Practice 
• NU4101 Research Project
• NU4107 Clinical Practice 7
• NU486, NU487, NU488, NU489 Clinical Internship Assessments 1, 2, 3 & 4
• NU470 Practice Assessment
• Clinical internship which runs over 36 weeks - Semester II