Centre of Excellence

Medical Administration

The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital is a major force in Ophthalmic and ENT-HN teaching in Ireland, for students, Ophthalmologists Otolaryngologists and other health professionals.

Medical education is an integral part of our mission.The Hospital provides extensive sub-speciality training in all types of modern Ophthalmology and ENT-HN.

Nurse Education

The School of Nursing has been in existence since the 1940’s, initially involved in providing both pre-registration and post registration programme in nursing studies and, since the early 1980s, predominantly involved in post graduate programmes.

The School has had a primary role in the provision of postgraduate specialist nursing programmes nationwide.

This has been largely due to the nature of the specialty in the two disciplines and the corresponding pool of expertise in nursing/medical/paramedical disciplines.

MISSION STATEMENT

The School of Nursing is a specialist centre of nurse education with focus on the Ophthalmic and ENT-HN discipline domain of nursing practice.

Our mission is to provide high quality education that develops competent, reflective, critical thinking and caring health care professionals.

The accomplishment of this mission is dependent upon utilising current nursing research findings and collaborating with other health care professionals to improve the service to the patient in our care.

The department strives to be a centre of excellence.

By using a collaborative approach with third level partners, statutory and regulatory bodies and healthcare professionals:

We promote a climate of learning and development that will facilitate the acquisition of skills, knowledge and competence necessary for best in service care delivery.

We acknowledge the differing requirements of staff and course participants and endeavour to provide experiential learning that is appropriate and meaningful to the individual environment of practice.

We aim to foster an atmosphere of shared learning and resources that extends into practice in the wider healthcare community.

The school of nursing staff provide learner support to all nursing staff undertaking programmes of study, specifically courses which prepare nurses for specialist and advanced practice roles. Additionally, staff are actively supported when undertaking programmes provided by other agencies.

The hospital also facilitates pre-registration clinical placements and post registration placements for the Higher Diploma in Nursing Studies (Emergency Nursing) and the Masters of Science in Nursing Programme (Emergency Nurse Practitioner).

An extensive continuing nurse education programme is provided for the professional development of all nurses working in the hospital.

The overall aim of continuing nurse education programmes is to improve patient care, increase job satisfaction, raise morale and contribute to the professional development of the nurse.

The Department is affiliated to the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. We also have links with the Centre of Nurse Education at St Vincent’s University Hospital.

Nationally, we stage Annual Nursing Conferences in Ophthalmology (Spring) and Ear Nose and Throat (Autumn)

Study weeks for both disciplines take place twice yearly.