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Post Graduate Diploma in Paediatric Nursing

About the Programme

Advance your nursing career in a clinical nursing specialization!
Apply to do the Post Graduate Diploma in Paediatric Nursing at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Barbados.

What Will I Study?

  • Acquire knowledge, skills and competencies to improve health care outcomes in children
  • Explore opportunities to obtain optimal leadership skills for child health care service delivery and practice in Barbados
  • Apply the best current evidence of knowledge synthesized from critical analysis, and theoretical concepts to deliver safe and professional paediatric nursing care
  • Utilize critical thinking skills and professional judgement to inform decision-making to assess, plan, intervene and evaluate plans of care for management of paediatric conditions

Facilities and Resources

  • Fully equipped computer laboratory
  • Fully equipped Medical Library at the Errol Walrond Building, Clinical Skills Complex

Career Opportunities

If you want to:
  • Transition as a specialist nurse in paediatrics in acute care and community settings
  • Career options include paediatric clinical, chronic and complex care in primary, secondary and tertiary health care settings

Then this diploma is for you!

At a Glance

  • Degree Level: Postgraduate
  • Qualification: Diploma
  • Duration: 1 Year

Contact


Programme Details

9 courses approved by the Faculty of Medical Sciences must be taken.

You will do courses in:

  • Theoretical Perspectives in Paediatric Nursing
  • Practice Issues in Nursing Leadership
  • Paediatric Health Assessment
  • Care of the Sick Child I
  • Care of the Sick Child II
  • Health Promotion Across the Illness-Wellness Continuum
  • Advanced Nursing Practicum I
  • Advanced Nursing Practicum II
  • Change Project

We offer low tuition fees and several scholarships and financial aid are available. 
Fees BDS $16,000.00.

For further information on:
Fees
Scholarships and Funding

Though Expressions of Interest are accepted all year, the closing date for applications is June 30th, 2022

General Licensure/registration AND A total of 2-3 years post RN licensure/registration clinical practice as a registered nurse preferably working in child health in an approved recognized agency, institution or organization; or be a faculty/educators teaching child health or have previous experience in child health. Nurses must be deployed to a paediatric setting upon graduation, and 2. Undergraduate degree is required or

  1. Approved technical and/or professional qualification(s) awarded by an approved body and approved by this University and current employment in a middle level position OR 
  2. Have in the opinion of the university, other qualification(s) and experience of special relevance to the programme

Our Faculty does research in all areas of Education, Administration, Human Resources for Health and Clinical care in various specializations

Faculty of Medical Sciences
Telephone: (246) 417-4694/4703/4264 Fax: (246) 438-9170 Email: fms@cavehill.uwi.edu