| Code | Faculty |
|---|---|
| 10131085 | Faculty of Health Sciences |
| Credits | Duration |
|---|---|
| Minimum duration of study: 3 years |
| Prof FM Mulaudzi [email protected] | +27 (0)123541908 |
The Bachelor of Nursing Science (Education and Administration) [BCur(I et A)] provides professional nurses registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC), with the opportunity of obtaining post-basic, professional qualifications in any of the following areas of specialisation (major speciality):
Successful completion of the degree programme will also provide graduates with the opportunity to further their studies, in their chosen fields of specialisation at postgraduate level, provided there are sufficient applications.
Candidates who comply with the admission requirements must compile a suitable curriculum in the selected area of specialisation, in consultation with the head of department.
The curriculum mentioned in iii above, must be reviewed on an annual basis in consultation with the head of department.
Conferment of the degree
The Bachelor of Nursing Science (Education and Administration) [BCur(I et A)] is conferred on students who comply with all the requirements for the degree programme and who have completed all required practical and/or clinical training.
The degree certificate will be endorsed with the specific area of specialisation (and the relevant subspeciality, in the case of Clinical Nursing).
Note: Also consult the General Regulations.
Registration as a nurse with two years’ experience
Please note that Grade 12 learners cannot apply for these programmes.
Adiitional requirement:
Proof of registration with the South African Nursing Council as a General Nurse.
Additional admission requirements for Clinical Nursing Science
A minimum of 360 credits is required, subject to:
Students will be exempted from corresponding modules passed in the preceding seven (7) years.
Academic exclusion from further study
- If a student obtains a final mark of less than 50% in the relevant module at the first examination opportunity and thus fails.
- If a student does not obtain the subminimum in the examination, as required for a specific module.
- If a student does not sit the examination in a module at the first examination opportunity due to illness or extraordinary circumstances.
The following fundamental modules are relevant:
Certain hospitals and healthcare facilities have been approved for the purposes of practical and/or clinical training. Students will be required to complete their practical work and/or clinical training at these facilities.
The degree is conferred with distinction on a student who has obtained an average of at least 75% in the required 300-level modules.
Faculty certificates
Minimum credits: 268
Module content:
Healthcare environment: structure, dynamics and impact on the clinical standards of nursing practice.
National population and health profiles. Epidemiological viewpoints on health. The healthcare environment and the dynamics of healthcare services. Factors influencing contemporary health service delivery. Policies and the rendering of healthcare in South Africa. Selected healthcare practice models (including the characteristics of nursing practice). The basic principles and methodology of nursing research. Applying research to nursing practice.
Leadership principles in nursing practice.
Leadership styles and skills. Directing in the nursing unit. Principles of human resource management and development. The principles of adult teaching and learning in clinical practice. The adult learner and evaluation.
Module content:
Communication and management principles for nursing practice.
Assertiveness and interpersonal communication, team building, and managing cultural diversity and change. Written communications. Management of conflict, crisis intervention and stress management. Facilitation of health, wellness and community development.
Basic first-level management principles in nursing practice. Quality assurance and standards for nursing practice. Principles of financial planning and management. Private nursing practice.
Ethical-legal framework for nursing practice.
Professional tasks and responsibilities of registered nurses and midwives/accoucheurs. Development of the nursing profession, nursing ethos and fundamental viewpoints. Principles of professional practice. Conduct, statutory control and professional self-regulation. Human rights, the rights of patients and international perspectives on patient care. Ethics, ethical dilemmas and ethical decision-making in nursing practice.
Module content:
The community nursing context.
Community health, community-based nursing care and primary health care (PHC).
Processes in community nursing.
Assessment, diagnosis, intervention and evaluation. Health education and home healthcare nursing.
Module content:
Care of individuals, families and communities in the community nursing context. Comprehensive approach to the care of infants, children, women, men and those within unique settings or circumstances (e. g. the elderly, the homeless, marginalised communities, emergency situations and reproductive health). Common community health problems.
Communicable diseases and immunisation, HIV/Aids. Chronic physical and mental health problems. Social pathology in the community.
Module content:
*Attendance module only
Community nursing science practical work.
Compulsory practical work, which includes mother and child health, school health, occupational health and safety, geriatric care, the prevention and control of communicable diseases, rehabilitation services and community resources, environmental safety, physical and nursing assessment of patients, diagnosis and care and health education.
Family study and community profile.
Module content:
Systems approach, theories and policies: Application in nursing management. Ethical code and the generic administrative process. Planning and organising on first-level management. Healthcare facilities, financial planning and time utilisation. Problem-solving, change and organisation.
Module content:
Directing on first-level management. Provision and utilisation of personnel. Leadership. Control on first-level management. Inspections and supervision. Patient classification and record keeping.
Module content:
*Attendance module only
Nursing management practical work.
Compulsory practical work, including budgeting, statistics, non-nursing duties, job descriptions, memoranda and report writing. Performance appraisal tool.
Minimum credits: 76
Module content:
The community nursing process.
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation within the community health nursing context. Epidemiology and demography in community health nursing.
Module content:
Community involvement.
Community empowerment, development and participation. Quality assurance and change in the community context.
Module content:
The responsibilities of the nursing manager with regard to the provision and use of nursing personnel.
Module content:
The responsibilities of the nursing manager with regard to the retaining of nursing staff and the rendering of a quality nursing service.
Minimum credits: 126
Module content:
Learning strategies and educational media.
Developing teaching strategies and designing audiovisual aids and evaluation tools. Theory of didactics.
Cognitive and intellectual functioning of adults. Educational relations.
Module content:
Curriculum and programme development.
Application of the principles of curriculum building. Management of curricula, programmes and nursing schools.
Student guidance.
Learning problems and remedial practices. Student support systems. Learning theories.
Module content:
*Attendance modules only
Nursing education practical work.
Compulsory practical work, including the preparation and presentation of at least ten (10) lectures and five (5) clinical teaching sessions.
Module content:
Application of relevant nursing theories.
Quality assurance. Nursing care planning and applicable nursing interventions in individual group, family and community contexts. Family care.
Module content:
Development of nursing education.
Historical development of nursing education.
Philosophical aspects and the functioning of nursing schools.
Recent developments in nursing education.
Outcomes-based education (OBE).
Curriculum development.
Curriculum building. Correlation between theory and practice. The learning process and active learner development.
Module content:
Facilitation of learning.
Assessment of progress and evaluation.
Nursing process as modality in nursing education.
Allocation of learners in clinical practice and the facilitation of clinical learning. Nursing theories and their application.
Module content:
The nursing manager on mid-level management as planner, organiser, leader and controller.
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