Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Assess and analyse problems specific to patient care within a nursing and midwifery context.
• Recognise problems and propose possible solutions.
• Communicate with multidisciplinary team with regard to identified problems within a nursing and midwifery context.
• Discover and collect new information regarding meeting the patient needs within a nursing and midwifery context.
• Understand and apply the scientific nursing approach.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Understand the concept of plagiarism.
• Structure an assignment.
• Demonstrate correct use of grammar, syntax and spelling.
• Understand the importance and application of reference techniques.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Demonstrate attributes of a Professional, a Communicator, a Collaborator, a Leader, a Manager, a Health Advocate and a Scholar.
• Discover and collect new information regarding the international and inter-professional competency frameworks.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Understand the South African Patients' Rights Charter, South African Batho Pele principles, South African Nursing Council rights and Responsibilities of a healthcare worker, SANC policy statement on nurses' right and code of conduct, International Council of Nurses (ICN) statement of health and human rights.
• Demonstrate knowledge of professional organisations and relevant stakeholders.
• Understand Nursing and Midwifery as a Profession.
• Define and clarify the concept nursing and caring.
• Define and clarify the concept Ubuntu.
• Define and clarify the concept Professionalism.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

• Understand the application of the communication structure of the healthcare system.
• Identify and describe the structures of the health care system.
• Apply technology in healthcare systems.
• Apply the principles of effective professional and electronic communication.
• Utilise computerised information in the work place.
• Access and retrieve information.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:

• Apply and integrate the principles of the scientific nursing approach under supervision.
• Discuss the principles of evidence-based practices.
• Provide basic nursing care based on scientific evidence.
• Collect new information regarding the different models of evidence based practice.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7:

• Examine and apply principles of the communication process.
• Identify and discuss the barriers to effective communication.
• Discuss and apply the interpersonal skills needed for effective communication.
• Demonstrate selected written communication skills.
• Evaluate the quality of communication in the nursing and midwifery unit.
• Critically analyse potential electronic patient related data.
• Use computerised Information management for patient data.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 8:

• Examine and apply the science and practice of nursing in an integrated manner within a multidisciplinary context.
• Recognise and discuss the importance of establishing a routine in the nursing unit.
• Differentiate between leadership and management.
• Analyse the leadership framework with reference to the leader in the healthcare context.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 9:

• Examine and discuss the context related to managing a nursing and midwifery unit.
• Analyse and discuss the levels of management.
• Debate the principles of the management process as applied within the health care service.
• Apply the principles of management in nursing and midwifery context.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 10:

• Discuss the principles of group dynamics.
• Examine and discuss the roles and responsibilities of the group members.
• Describe the principles and the process of decision making and problem solving.
• Explain group participation in decision making.
• Differentiate between groups and teams.
• Discuss the common characteristics and concepts related to groups and effective teams.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 11:

• Differentiate between ethics, morality and moral values.
• Discuss the role and place of values in the different health care services.
• Differentiate between values, attitudes and beliefs for conduct in nursing and midwifery practice.
• Describe the fundamental ethical principles of beneficence, justice, autonomy, veracity and fidelity.
• Examine and discuss the legislative framework of the nursing profession.
• Clarify the role of the Nurse and Midwife.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 12:

• Explain the educational and learning responsibilities of the professional nurse.
• Discuss the principles of learning and education as a lifelong process.
• Recognize the establishment of a positive learning climate in the health services.
• Discuss and motivate the responsibilities of an adult learner.
• Explore language and understanding and health informatics.
• Create a conducive environment for teaching and learning health informatics education.

Integrated Assessment:

• The assessment practice will be aligned with the institution's policy, which requires and provides for different kinds of assessment.
• Generally, a policy of integrated assessment is applied to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved.
• Assessment will be an integrated part of the entire teaching-learning process.

Formative Assessment:

• Formative assessment will assist the learner in the learning process, and will contribute to grading and promotion.
• By definition formative assessment takes place during (and sometimes throughout) a course and in this sense it may be (and often is) part of continuous assessment.

Continuous Assessment:

• A range of different types of assignments and projects will be used for continuous assessment.
• Aim to provide a range of marks or grades related to a learner's performance.
• Mix of simulated and actual clinical practice in appropriate care settings will provide important assessment opportunities.

Clinical Assessment:

• Work placement allows for the practice of work/professional roles and competencies under the supervision of registered professional nurses.
• SANC requires 1830 hours of work integrated learning, of which 70% must be supervised and mentored.

Summative Assessment:

• A minimum of 1 assignment per semester per module, a written test or quiz.
• A minimum of one examination paper per module.
• Practical evaluations, for example portfolios, undergraduate attributes, clinical competency reviews and clinic assessments.

By aligning with these associated assessment criteria, learners will have a comprehensive understanding and application of the nursing and midwifery concepts covered in the qualification.