Nursing Students in Ireland Blog 2024
Follow our Bachelor of Science in Nursing students as they complete a three-week program at the University of Limerick in Ireland.
About the Program
GMercyU is one of the only universities in the area to offer undergraduate nursing students the opportunity to study abroad and earn six credits. Available to BSN students completing their sophomore or junior year, this three-week program takes place in early summer at the University of Limerick in Ireland. Students live in the residence halls and are accompanied GMercyU faculty. Students also have the opportunity to shadow a registered nurse in a healthcare setting. Financial assistance is available. To learn more, contact Patricia Brown O’Hara, PhD at brownohara.p@gmercyu.edu.
Final Day and Recap
During the program, GMercyU students had the opportunity to have a clinical experience in St. John’s Hospital and the University Hospital of Limerick.
The clinical experience was a lot more laid back compared to the experience back home. We received more breaks than we do at home, and everyone was so excited to have American students there.
Many of the nurses we spoke to mentioned that the healthcare system in America is more advanced. For example, a nurse's salary in Ireland is significantly less than America and they don’t need to take an NCLEX exam. At St. John's hospital in Ireland, they used paper to document all patient information and didn’t have a special program to pull medication; instead, they wheeled a medication cart around. In America, we use the computer with advanced technology to document and save patient information. We also use a special Pyxis system to pull patient medications.
The final group picture (below) is from the farewell barbecue with our certificates of completion!
—BSN student Jordyn Basile '25
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Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16
Over the weekend, students visited the beautiful town of Dingle and the Aran Islands on the Western coast of Ireland.
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Wednesday, June 12
Students headed to the west coast of Ireland to visit the beautiful Cliffs of Moher today.
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Tuesday, June 11
Before clinical, wearing matching University of Limerick sweatshirts.
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Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9
Students went their separate ways for the weekend to tour more of Ireland. Here are two in Dublin, visiting the Jameson distillery. They also stopped by the livestream portal between Dublin and New York City and were spotted by a friend in NYC! See the video here.
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Tuesday, June 4 and Wednesday, June 5
Students had guest lecturer on Irish healthcare and a clinical in an Irish hospital.
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Friday, May 31 - Sunday, June 2
Before their work begins, the group toured St. Mary’s Cathedral, King John's Castle, Bunratty Castle, and Galway, Ireland.
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Thursday, May 30
Students shared their first night out in Limerick, Ireland!
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