Program Overview

Promoting Positive Ageing and Planning for End of Life NU6079

Course Fact File

• Code: NU6079
• Duration: 30th March 2026 - 1st May 2026
• Teaching Mode: Part-Time
• Fees: €400
• Closing Date: 28/02/2026
• Venue: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, UCC, Cork
• Credits: 5
• Start Date: 30/03/2026

Outline

Module Objective

To facilitate students in developing a critical awareness of the contemporary issues in gerontological nursing.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:

• Critically discuss the concept of health promotion as it relates to older people
• Summarise the main elements of rehabilitation and explain the rehabilitation of common disorders affecting the older person
• Critically evaluate issues in relation to the recognition, prevention and management of abuse and self neglect in older people
• Critically discuss the role of the family in the care of the older person and the role of the nurse in supporting the patient and family during the transition from informal to formal care
• Critically explore end of life care and evaluate the nurses role in meeting the spiritual needs of older people
• Argue issues in relation to sexuality as it relates to older people
• Critically explore the effectiveness of complimentary therapies for use in older people

Module Content

• Health promotion and positive ageing
• Rehabilitation
• Interface between primary and secondary care
• The transition from informal to formal care
• Informal care and family carers
• Elder abuse and self-neglect
• Complementary therapies
• End of life issues and palliative care
• Sexual health and sexually transmitted infections

Practicalities

Assessment

• Total Marks: 100
• Continuous Assessment: 100 marks (Oral Presentation 90 marks; e-tivities 10 marks)

Module Co-ordinator

• Dr. Teresa Wills, School of Nursing & Midwifery

Lecturer(s)

• Dr. Nicola Cornally, School of Nursing & Midwifery

Requirements

• Open to registered health care professionals in Nursing, Midwifery, Medicine, and Clinical Therapies or other allied disciplines
• Applicants who are practising health care professionals must provide evidence of current registration with the relevant professional regulatory body
• Applicants from allied disciplines must provide evidence of professional certification, where appropriate
• Applicants who are under 23 years of age must satisfy the minimum entry requirements as for the Degrees in Nursing or Midwifery
• Admission to the module(s) will be subject to internal University approval processes on the recommendation of the Head of School
• Applicants for Nursing and Midwifery CPD modules who do not hold an up-to-date IELTS certificate showing the requisite Academic Board approved CM&H scores must demonstrate evidence of appropriate work experience within an English language environment for at least the previous 2 years

Fees and Costs

• €400

Additional Teaching Mode Information

• Duration: Runs 30/3/26 - 1/05/26 (4 weeks + Easter recess X 1 week)
• Workshop dates:
  • 31st March 2026 - 09.00-16.30 - Brookfield Health Sciences Complex
  • 16th April 2026 - 09.00-16.30 - Brookfield Health Sciences Complex
  • 30th April 2026 - 09.00-16.30 - Brookfield Health Sciences Complex
• Module Delivery Method: Wholly face-to-face, Programme/module with no on-line or web-based technology use, content delivered in writing (hard copy) or verbally (face to face)
• Teaching Method: 8hrs Lectures/Workshop; 92hrs Distance Learning; Discussion Board Preparation and Participation, Required Reading, Assignment Preparation and Submission, Self-Directed Learning