UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery Annual Report 2020

Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC

UCC launches online CPD module to support nurses to augment their skills in intensive care nursing in the fight against COVID-19

It is estimated that approximately between 5-12% of patients who become infected with COVID-19 require admission to the intensive care. These intensive care units are supported by specialist nursing, medical and allied health care teams. To effectively treat the number of anticipated patients with COVID-19 that require intensive care, it is important to build critical care capacity within the Irish healthcare system.

Foundation module in critical care nursing. This module (NU5098) supports registered nurses to safely and effectively provide care to critically ill patients. This accelerated online programme is available from UCC and is free of charge to healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis.

Details of the CPD module are accessible here: NU5098 Critical Care Module

Patients with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care units will require highly skilled nurses to care for them.

To provide support for registered nurses to work in intensive care units, Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in both University College Cork and University College Dublin, in association with the Health Service Executive and the Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director are providing a National

There were 30 students from a range of critical care units across Munster and Leinster undertaking the 26 week Foundations in Critical Care module NU5098. Irish Examiner 23rd March 2020

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