Has anyone here studied General Nursing in St. Angelas College, Sligo?

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I would just like to hear from anyone who is on the course at the moment or who has graduated recently.

There is loads of information on here about other colleges but I don't know anything about what the lectures, facilities and quality of teaching is like there.

Any opinions would be much appreciated.

esween

I am currently in my final year of general nursing in st. angelas.
the quality of teaching is excellent as are most of the lectures. the classes are small which is a huge advantage
30 student in general and 15 in I.D. nursing. Placement are mostly in sligo regional hospital but you could
be sent to remote parts of sligo/leitrim for public health nurse, psychiatric etc placements.

college is located 5km outside sligo town so a car would be an advantage alto there is a bus that goes to the college for 9am and
leaves at 5pm every evening.

any other specific questions I will try to answer them.

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esween wrote: »

I am currently in my final year of general nursing in st. angelas.
the quality of teaching is excellent as are most of the lectures. the classes are small which is a huge advantage
30 student in general and 15 in I.D. nursing. Placement are mostly in sligo regional hospital but you could
be sent to remote parts of sligo/leitrim for public health nurse, psychiatric etc placements.

college is located 5km outside sligo town so a car would be an advantage alto there is a bus that goes to the college for 9am and
leaves at 5pm every evening.

any other specific questions I will try to answer them.

Thanks for the reply, so your 4th year is the 36 week internship, are you doing it in Sligo General?

Has the course been expensive along the way in terms of books, uniforms etc?

How confident are you about getting a position when you graduate?


What have been your favourite departments to work in along the way and have you changed your mind it what departments you thought you would like etc.

esween

yes the 36 week internship is all in Sligo General
as far as i remember the uniform is supplied by the college and i think we paid 150-200 for books in first year that last you the four years.
about 12 of last years graduates are currently on a 6 months contract with sligo general so that is encouraging. there also appears to be alot of work in private nursing homes.

favourite departments have been theartre, emergency department and surgical wards

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esween wrote: »

yes the 36 week internship is all in Sligo General
as far as i remember the uniform is supplied by the college and i think we paid 150-200 for books in first year that last you the four years.
about 12 of last years graduates are currently on a 6 months contract with sligo general so that is encouraging. there also appears to be alot of work in private nursing homes.

favourite departments have been theartre, emergency department and surgical wards

You wouldn't by any chance know if the Mids degree allows you to work as a neonatal nurse or do you have to do general/mids + a postgrad in neonatal.

I can't seem to find out much about it.

WildRosie

This job posting from the Rotunda for a NICU nurse says RGN qualification is essential. To work on a neonatal ward in a children's hospital, you'd need to be an RCN. You could try emailing some of the centres for nurse/midwife education in the maternity hospitals and asking them what qualifications they require.

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WildRosie wrote: »

This job posting from the Rotunda for a NICU nurse says RGN qualification is essential. To work on a neonatal ward in a children's hospital, you'd need to be an RCN. You could try emailing some of the centres for nurse/midwife education in the maternity hospitals and asking them what qualifications they require.

I'll do that now, thanks