Intellectual Disability Nursing

About this course

This degree trains you to become a registered intellectual disability nurse. You learn to support people with intellectual disabilities to live full and independent lives as part of a wider care team.

How long

4 years

What you study

All nursing students share first-year subjects like anatomy and physiology, psychology and core nursing skills, with a choice of stream. From second year you focus on intellectual disability nursing, including adulthood and childhood, challenging behaviour and mental health. Later years add research, ethics, leadership and optional subjects like palliative care.

Placement and abroad

You do clinical placements every year in areas such as child development, acute nursing and specialist disability care, and can apply for an Erasmus+ exchange placement in third year.

Where it can lead

Graduates can register with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and work in community, residential, respite and school settings, or move into management, education, research or further study.

Who it suits

Suits students who are patient and caring, enjoy working closely with people, and want a hands-on health career focused on disability.

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