Bachelor of Nursing
Health Sciences and Social Services - Curative Health
Purpose and Rationale
Qualification Purpose:
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Graduate-level Knowledge: The qualification aims to equip qualifiers with advanced knowledge in health sciences and nursing, enhancing their skills and competence in various fields. This facilitates continuous personal, professional, and academic growth, promoting lifelong learning.
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Academically Credible Professional Nurses: The qualification strives to produce professional nurses in South Africa who are academically credible and capable of delivering quality care within a complex healthcare setting governed by the Health System regulations.
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Competent Healthcare Practitioners: The qualification seeks to develop competent healthcare practitioners who can collaborate across disciplines effectively. These practitioners are intended to play a key role in influencing policy-making at various levels to improve healthcare services in South African society.
Outcomes
- Apply fundamental and specialist knowledge and skills to meet divergent health needs.
- Apply the scientific process in addressing health related problems, within a professional-ethical framework, interpret policy and act as a change agent through formulating policy to improve the quality of nursing care and the health of the people, and demonstrate the indirect advocacy function at local and National levels.
- Display the ability to pursue lifelong learning for personal and professional growth.
Assessment Criteria
Promoting Health Across the Life-span
- Assessing Health: Utilize a multi-disciplinary approach to assess the health of individuals, families, and communities.
- Planning Interventions: Develop short-term, intermediate, and long-term intervention strategies to address health needs at all levels.
- Implementing Strategies: Execute health care strategies to tackle health issues effectively.
- Evaluating Effectiveness: Evaluate the outcomes of intervention strategies and communicate the results.
- Reflecting Human Rights Issues: Consider human rights and relevant policies in addressing health care issues.
- Interpreting Policy: Understand and interpret policies to enhance nursing care quality and public health.
- Advocating for Change: Act as a change agent by formulating policies to improve nursing care and public health.
- Engaging in Outreach Activities: Participate in outreach activities at personal and professional levels.
- Assessment Methods: Use a variety of assessment methods including assignments, peer reviews, clinical evaluations, and case presentations to ensure learning outcomes are met consistently.
Integrated Assessment
- Continuous Evaluation: Modules will be evaluated continuously to monitor progress effectively.
- Formative Assessment: Utilize assignments, peer reviews, and client participation to provide feedback for improvement.
- Summative Assessment: Conduct written examinations, clinical evaluations, and case presentations to assess learning outcomes comprehensively.
- Innovative Techniques: Explore new assessment techniques to align learning and assessment strategies effectively.
By following these guidelines and incorporating various assessment methods, we can ensure that health promotion efforts are successful and sustainable across all levels of care.
Qualification Details
- Type
- National First Degree(Min 480)
- NQF Level
- 08
- Min. Credits
- 480
- SAQA Source
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