Waterford Institute of Technology

Course Description

• ​Psychiatric/Mental Health nursing is a specialist field within the healthcare profession. It involves an interpersonal caring process which acknowledges the uniqueness of each person
  
• The psychiatric nurse is concerned with the promotion of mental health, the prevention of mental illness and the provision of care to those with mental health problems
• Successfully completing all aspects of the course allows the student to register as a Psychiatric Nurse with An Bord Altranais
• The Psychiatric Nursing Course is delivered in a purpose-built, state-of-the-art learning environment and students undertake clinical practice in hospitals around the southeast region of Ireland
• Clinical experience is an essential element of the course in order to register as a psychiatric nurse. There are over 80 weeks of clinical placement throughout the course including a 36-week continuous internship placement in year four. Students will be accommodated on clinical placements in Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, and South Tipperary