Bachelor of Nursing
Health Sciences and Social Services - Curative Health
Purpose and Rationale
Purpose:
The purpose of the nursing program is to:
- Produce competent professional nurse practitioners within a wide range of health service settings.
- Provide graduates with a wide range of skills, knowledge, and attitudes to contribute meaningfully to health services.
- Equip graduates with a sense of equity, justice, and service ethics for responsible and accountable work.
- Offer transferable skills for application in other professions, disciplines, and general life, including problem-solving, empowerment-based approach to development, communication competence, policy assessment and implementation, project planning and management, and research capacity.
Rationale:
The rationale behind the program includes:
- Responding to national needs and skills shortage of nurses in the region.
- Improving the health status of people in South Africa, especially in rural areas like Limpopo Province.
- Aligning with the primary health care approach to deliver services in rural health settings.
- Addressing the quadruple burden of diseases in the region (communicable, non-communicable, violence, injuries).
- Meeting the healthcare needs of the country's people in the face of a health workforce crisis.
- Tackling the critical shortage of Human Resources for Health (HRH) in Limpopo Province.
- Responding to changing needs and expectations related to health and healthcare.
- Equipping nursing students to meet present and future challenges, improve health standards, and work in various roles.
- Providing essential and complex care to high standards using evidence-based practices.
- Supporting the pilot of the National Health Insurance (NHI) strategy in the Vhembe District.
Outcomes
- Identify and address ethical and legal issues based on critical reflection on the suitability of different ethical value (and legal) systems to the Nursing practice within the legal framework.
- Apply knowledge of Biological and Natural Sciences, Psycho-Social Sciences and Pharmacology in the provision of safe nursing care, throughout the life span, in a variety of health care settings and communities in response to population needs.
- Effectively manage the health care unit and health facility with an understanding of the roles and relationships within the multidisciplinary team.
- Access, produce and manage information effectively to a range of audiences.
- Utilise research in investigating nursing, and health-related problems.
- Apply learning strategies effectively to address own and others' professional and personal ongoing learning needs in a self- critical manner.
- Apply knowledge of theories, methods and techniques in the practice of safe Clinical Nursing that is responsive to the needs of the individual, the family and the community, in accordance with National Legislative and Policy Frameworks.
- Provide safe and quality Midwifery and Neonatal Care in a scientific, integrated and evidence-based approach in all health care settings (SANC, Revised Curriculum Framework, July 2014).
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
- Advocate for activities promoting individual, group, and community rights in relation to law and healthcare provision.
- Maintain privacy for all patients.
- Maintain professional secrecy.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
- Demonstrate knowledge of Psychology and Sociology in Nursing and Midwifery practice.
- Apply knowledge of Bio-Natural Sciences for effective Nursing and Midwifery Care Delivery.
- Ability to assess and diagnose deviations from normal to abnormal.
- Demonstrate understanding of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and standard treatment.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
- Implement nursing interventions based on individualized plans for mentally ill persons.
- Provide therapeutic interventions consistent with Psycho-Social Techniques for mentally ill persons.
- Provide treatment and manage common conditions in accordance with legislation.
- Ensure appropriate healthcare based on comprehensive health assessment.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
- Plan and provide healthcare based on assessment and decision making.
- Develop unit philosophy, vision, mission, and policy compliant with regulations.
- Organize and communicate professional information accurately.
- Promote community involvement in healthcare.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
- Conduct research based on identified needs following standard research processes.
- Conduct research ethically and develop strategies based on findings.
- Contribute to the development of Nursing practice through research.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:
- Implement nursing care according to plans.
- Identify changes in health status to implement preventive measures.
- Diagnose and manage conditions accurately.
- Implement problem-solving strategies effectively.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7:
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate documents accurately.
- Set and monitor standards for healthcare delivery.
- Maintain personal development and promote professional service delivery.
- Engage in professional development activities.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 8:
- Apply protocols in prescribing and administering drugs for women perinatal.
- Apply Pharmacological principles in neonatal care.
- Prepare women and families for pregnancy and childbirth appropriately.
- Monitor and manage mother and foetus during childbirth comprehensively.
Integrated Assessment:
- Written assignment, test, oral presentation, and examination for each module.
- Feedback provided for formative tasks.
- Minimum 40% required in formative assessment for final examination admission.
- Final pass mark set at 50%.
Qualification Details
- Type
- National First Degree(Min 480)
- NQF Level
- 08
- Min. Credits
- 480
- SAQA Source
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