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 NURSING

 

INTRODUCTION 

Nursing is a dynamic and challenging profession which serves to promote, maintain and restore health. The changing trends in health needs, health technology and the expectations of clients require that the graduate nurse acquires knowledge and skills of the highest standard to meet the challenges of modern day nursing. It is against this background that the School of Nursing has improved upon its programme to meet the current needs of the job market in Ghana and abroad.

 

This four-year degree programme will have Level 100 counting towards graduation. Nurses who hold University of Ghana Diploma in Nursing will enter the programme at Level 200. Students will be awarded BSc Nursing with one of the following options: General Nursing, Paediatric Nursing, Midwifery, Community Health Nursing and Mental Health Nursing.

 

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

 

LEVEL 100

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Course Code Course Title Credits
NURS 101 Human Anatomy I 2
NURS 103 Human Physiology I 2
NURS 105 Introduction to Community Health Nursing 2
NURS 107 Introduction to Mental Health Nursing 2
NURS 109 Nursing Perspectives 2
NURS 111 Trauma and Emergency Nursing 2
UGRC 110 Academic Writing I 3
UGRC 120 Numeracy Skills 3
Total Credits 18

 

SECOND SEMESTER

Core        

Course Code Course Title Credits
NURS 102 Human Anatomy II 2
NURS 104 Human Physiology II 2
NURS 108 Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing 2
NURS 114 Psychology for Nurses 2
NURS 116 Obstetric Anatomy and Normal Pregnancy 1
NURS 118 Fundamentals of Nursing 1
NURS 122* Nursing Practical I 1
UGRC 130- Understanding Human Societies 3
135
UGRC 150 Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning 3
Total Credits                17

 

Long Vacation Practicum

NURS 122* will be offered partly during the semester and continued for six weeks in the long vacation.

 

LEVEL 200

FIRST SEMESTER

Core                                       (Diploma holders will enter at this point)

Course Code Course Title Credits
NURS 231 Principles and Practice of Health Assessment 2
NURS 233 Medical Microbiology and Parasitology 2
NURS 235 Normal Labour and Puerperium 2
NURS 237 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing 2
NURS 239 Pharmacology 3
NURS 241 Foetal and Child Development 1
NURS 243 Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases 2
NURS 245 Nursing Practical II 1
UGRC 210 Academic Writing II 3
Total Credits 18

 

â–Ş Students who entered the programme as diploma holders will offer UGRC 110: Academic Writing I in addition. Contact the university as these courses can change at Any time.

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Course Code Course Title Credits
NURS 232 Medical conditions of Integumentary, Gastrointestinal and Endocrine systems 2
NURS 234 Surgical Conditions of Integumentary, Gastrointestinal and Endocrine systems 2
NURS 236 Abnormal Pregnancy, Labour and Puerperium 2
NURS 238 Classification and Management of Mental Disorders 2
NURS 242 Medical andSurgical Conditions of the Newborn and the Child 2
NURS 244 Management of Child Welfare Clinics 2
NURS 246* Nursing Practical III 1
NURS 248 Nutrition and Dietetics 2
NURS 252 Pathology 3
UGRC       220-

238

Intrduction to African Studies 3
Total Credits  21

 Long Vacation Practicum

NURS 246* will be offered partly during the semester and continued for six weeks in the long vacation.

▪ Students who entered the programme as diploma holders will not do UGRC 220-238: African Studies but will offer UGRC 130: Understanding Human Societies and UGRC 150: Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning at this level. 

 

LEVEL 300           

FIRST SEMESTER                            

Core

Course Code Course Title Credits
NURS   331 Medical Conditions of Respiratory, Cardiovascular and Genitourinary Systems 3
NURS   333 Surgical Conditions of Respiratory, Cardiovascular and Genitourinary Systems 2
NURS   335 Community Health Service Organisation and Participation 2
NURS   337 Nursing Practical IV 1
NURS   339 Reproductive Health 2
NURS    341 High Risk Neonate 2
NURS    343 Principles of Psychiatric Nursing 1
NURS    345 Nursing Research 2
Total Credits 15

â–Ş Students who entered the programme as diploma holders will offer UGRC 120: Numeracy Skills in addition.

 

SECOND SEMESTER      

Core

Course Code Course Title Credits
NURS 332 Medical    Conditions    of            Nervous and Musculo-skeletal

Systems and Sensori-Neural Organs

3
NURS  334 Surgical Conditions of Nervous and Musculo-Skeletal Systems and Sensori-Neural Organs 2
NURS 336 Occupational and Community Health Services 2
NURS 338* Nursing Practical V 1
NURS 342 Medical and Surgical Conditions in Childhood 2
NURS 344 Management of Major Psychiatric Disorders 1
NURS 346 Proposal Development and report writing 2
NURS 348 Gynaecological Nursing and Obstetric/Gynaecological Operations 2
NURS 352 Advanced Clinical Nursing I 2
Total Credits 17

Long Vacation Practicum

NURS 338* will be offered partly during the semester and continued for six weeks in the long vacation.

â–Ş Students who entered the programme as diploma holders will offer UGRC 220-238: Intrduction to African Studies in addition.

 

LEVEL 400

FIRST SEMESTER                            

Core

Course Code Course Title Credits
NURS 400** Project Work 6
NURS 451 Tools and Methods of Teaching Nursing 2
NURS 453 Principles of Management  in Nursing 2
NURS 455 Biostatistics 2
NURS 457 Nursing Practical VI (Specialty option) 3
NURS 459 Advanced Clinical Nursing II 2
NURS 461 Nursing Seminar 2
Credits 16

 

 

Options (Select 3 credits)
General Nursing
NURS 463 Peri-Operative and Critical Care Nursing 3
Paediatric Nursing
NURS 465 Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses 3
Community Health Nursing
NURS 467 Community Health Nursing Administration 3
Midwifery
NURS  469 Advanced Midwifery Practice 3
Mental Health Nursing
NURS 471 Theoretical Frameworks of Mental Health Nursing 3
Total credits 19

 

SECOND SEMESTER   

Core

Course Code Course Title Credits
NURS 452 Curriculum Development in Nursing Education 3
NURS 454 Administration of Nursing Services and Schools 2
NURS 456 Teaching Practice 2
NURS 458* Nursing Practical VII          (Specialty option) 3
Credits 13
                                Options (Select 3 credits)
General Nursing
NURS 462 Palliative Care and Hospital Emergency Management 3
Paediatric Nursing
NURS 464 Childhood Chronic and Life Threatening Diseases 3
Community Health Nursing 
NURS 466 Home-Based Nursing and National Health Programme 3
Midwifery
NURS 468 Domiciliary Midwifery 3
Mental Health Nursing
NURS 472 Advanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing 3
Total credits 16

 

Long Vacation Practicum

NURS 458* will be offered partly during the semester and continued for six weeks in the long vacation.

 

â–Ş NURS 400** is a six credit course, three credits allocated to each semester.

â–ŞThe option chosen in first semester should be continued with its corresponding course in the second semester.

 

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

 

NURS 101:           Human Anatomy I

This course is designed to help students appreciate the normal structure of the human body and apply this knowledge in nursing. The students will be exposed to the cell structure, embryology, the circulatory, respiratory and digestive systems.  Students will also be exposed to preserved body structures to aid understanding. Diagrams of anatomical structures will also be presented as part of the course. There will be concurrent practical sessions.

 

NURS 102:         Human Anatomy II

This course is a continuation of NURS 101. The course will help students recognise the normal structure of the body and apply this knowledge in nursing.  The students will be exposed to preserved body structures to aid better understanding.  Descriptions of anatomical structures of the genito-urinary system, the reproductive systems, nervous systems, endocrine and musculo-skeletal systems are provided. There will be concurrent practical sessions.

 

NURS 103:         Human Physiology I

This course is designed to give students in-depth knowledge in the general function and physiological processes of the normal human body. Students will study the functions and specific biophysiochemical properties of organs in the circulatory, respiratory and digestive systems as well as metabolisms. There will be concurrent practical sessions.

 

NURS 104:         Human Physiology II

This course is a continuation of NURS 103.  It is designed to introduce students to the physiological processes involved in the normal functioning of the musculoskeletal system, endocrine system, urinary system, nervous system, reproductive system and special sensory organs.  Students are expected to study specific biophysiochemical properties of these systems. There will be concurrent practical sessions.

 

NURS 105:           Introduction to Community Health Nursing

This course introduces students to the history, processes and methods of community health nursing. Students will also discuss the concept of health, personal and environmental health. They will develop competencies in promoting health in the community and managing home accidents. Students will be expected to select a community or group and examine its environmental health practices.

 

NURS 107:         Introduction to Mental Health Nursing 

This course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts in mental health care.  It consists of various concepts used in psychiatric/mental health nursing which would be useful to students in understanding the behaviour of clients. The course will be useful to students who are preparing to care for patients with biopsychosocial needs in a variety of clinical settings.  It will also assist students to appreciate developments in psychiatric/mental health care over the years and stimulate them to develop interest in mental health care.

 

NURS 108:          Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing 

This course is designed to equip the student with knowledge of the theoretical basis for psychiatric mental health nursing.  It includes the processes of assessment, admission and discharge of various categories of people with mental health problems, as well as the legal and ethical issues involved in these processes.  This knowledge will guide the student to identify clients’ problems, determine and respect clients’ rights in psychiatric nursing practice.

 

NURS 109:          Nursing Perspectives

This course is designed to introduce students to the nursing profession.  It explores the historical development of nursing, different perspectives on the professionalism of the nurse, ethical standards, and the legal implications of nursing practice.  Students will also be acquainted with the objectives and structure of the various nursing and health related organizations, and the new trends in nursing care.

 

NURS 111:          Trauma and Emergency Nursing

The course introduces students to the various types of trauma and their management. It will also equip students with knowledge and skills that can be utilized to provide safety / emergency care to individuals in the community.  The course includes practical sessions in the laboratory and students will be expected to do return demonstration on competencies demonstrated.

 

NURS 114:           Psychology for Nurses

The course is designed to help students appreciate the behavioural characteristics of humans. The course will examine theories underlying human behaviour. The physical, cognitive, and psychosocial factors influencing human responses to illness will be explored. Students will be introduced to appropriate mechanisms that can be used in meeting the needs of individuals with negative response to illness.

 

NURS 116:          Obstetric Anatomy and Normal Pregnancy

This course is designed to introduce students to obstetric anatomy and physiology, and management of normal pregnancy.

 

NURS 118:          Fundamentals of Nursing

This course is to introduce students to the basic concepts and techniques in nursing. Students will acquire knowledge and skills to carry out basic nursing procedures through the use of the nursing process and infection prevention practices. It will offer students opportunity to demonstrate skills acquired and to properly document all nurs ing care given to patients.

 

NURS 122:           Nursing Practical I

This course will expose students to clinical and field experiences in emergency and trauma care, primary health care and mental health. The purpose of the placement is to enable students gain skills in basic nursing within the different clinical areas. It will be offered partly during the semester and continued as a six week long vacation course. During the long vacation, students will be placed in medical/surgical units of selected hospitals for two weeks. They will also work in polyclinics and psychiatric hospitals for two weeks respectively.

 

NURS 231:           Principles and Practice of Health Assessment

The course is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills in carrying out comprehensive health assessment. Students will be taken through the physical assessment of the human body in relation to the various body systems. They will gain competency in determining normal and abnormal functioning of organs and systems.

The course will consist of classroom teaching and skills demonstration.

NURS 232:           Medical Conditions of Integumentary, Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Systems

This course introduces students to medical conditions of the integumentary, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems. The conditions will be discussed with reference to definition, types, prevalence, aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostic investigations, differential diagnosis and management. The framework for nursing management will be Betty Neumann’s prevention concept and Virginia Henderson’s nursing components.

 

NURS 233:          Medical Microbiology and Parasitology

This course is designed to give students knowledge about microbial organisms. It will also examine the way infections and infestation are transmitted and how to disinfect and sterilize materials.  The course has a practical component to enable students view micro-organisms using the light microscope. The aim is for students to apply the knowledge gained to the prevention of cross infection.

 

NURS 234:          Surgical Conditions of Integumentary, Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Systems

The course will focus on surgical conditions of the integumentary, gastrointestinal and endocrine systems, and their surgical interventions. Neoplasms will also be discussed. The conditions will be discussed with reference to definition, types, prevalence, aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostic investigations, differential diagnosis, and conservative/surgical management. The framework for nursing management will be Levine’s conservation principles and the nursing process.

 

NURS 235:          Normal Labour and Puerperium

This course is designed to introduce the student to the stages and management of normal labour and normal puerperium. Students are expected to gain competencies that will enable them to give appropriate care during labour and puerperium. It will also involve skills demonstration and clinical placement.

 

NURS 236:          Abnormal Pregnancy, Labour and Puerperium

This course is designed to enable the student midwife diagnose and manage abnormalities associated with pregnancy, labour and puerperium.

 

NURS 237:          Theoretical Foundations of Nursing

This course is designed to provide nursing students insight into the multiple nursing theories.  The course will focus on theory and practical application of the concepts discussed. It will consist of presentations and applied exercises.  The students will be given the opportunity to critically analyze some of the existing nursing theories and equip them to meet professional and social expectations.

 

NURS 238:           Classification and Management of Mental Disorders 

This course will focus on the classification of mental disorders, developmental, behavioural and anxiety disorders. Students will be introduced to assessment and management of these conditions.

 

NURS 239:         Pharmacology

This course is designed to equip students with knowledge in basic concepts of pharmacology. Students will be introduced to the principles of drug administration, effects of drugs as well as excretion of drugs from the body. The different classes of drugs and their effect on the various body systems will be discussed. Various side effects of drugs will also be analyzed.

 

NURS 241:          Foetal and Child Development

This course offers students knowledge on conceptual and foetal development, growth and development of the child.

 

NURS 242:           Medical and Surgical Conditions of the Newborn and the Child

This course is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills to manage the newborn and the child. It will enable students manage medical and surgical conditions in the newborn and the child.

 

NURS 243:           Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases

The course is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills in prevention and care of individuals/families with communicable diseases. Students will be introduced to theory of disease, epidemiology, control principles and methods, control strategies and organization of diseases of public health importance. Disease notification and health regulations in public health will also be emphasized.

NURS 244:          Management of Child Welfare Clinics

This course is designed to enable students develop competencies in community health practice. Students will be taken through the nursing process as applied in community health nursing, organization of child welfare clinics and immunization. They will carry out home visits and conduct a study on a problem family.

 

NURS 245:          Nursing Practical II

This practical course is designed to enable students gain competencies in medical/surgical and paediatric nursing.  The focus will include assessment of patients, admission and discharging of patients, administration of medication and care of patients using the nursing process.  There will be practical examination at the end of the session. Students are expected to continue with practical experience during the inter-semester break.

 

NURS 246:          Nursing Practical III

The course aims at giving students the opportunity to apply the nursing process in caring for patients with conditions affecting integumentary, digestive and endocrine systems.  Students will also gain skills in the management of pregnant women during antenatal, labour and puerperium. There will also be placement in the community and psychiatric hospital.  There will be practical examinations at the end of the session.

 

NURS 248:          Nutrition and Dietetics

This course is designed to help students appreciate the value of nutrients in health and illness. The student will be introduced to the different types of food nutrients, their functions and sources. The effects of over-nutrition and under-nutrition will be stressed. The concept of convalescent diet, special diet and planning meals for ill patients will also be examined. The nutritional requirements for specific disease conditions will be discussed. Students will also be introduced to how to assess the nutritional status individuals.

 

NURS 252:          Pathology

This course is designed to expose students to pathological processes that occur in the human body.  Students will be taken through cellular basis of disease, inflammatory processes and healing of wounds and fractures. The concepts of immunology and development of neoplasm will be discussed.  There will be concurrent practical sessions to expose students to pathological tissues macroscopically and microscopically.

 

NURS 331:           Medical Conditions of Respiratory, Cardiovascular and Genitourinary Systems

This course is designed to enable students develop competencies in managing patients with medical conditions of the respiratory, cardiovascular and genitourinary systems. The conditions will be discussed with reference to description of the condition, types, prevalence, aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostic investigations, differential diagnosis and management. The framework for nursing management will be Betty Neuman’s prevention principles and the nursing process.

 

NURS 332:          Medical Conditions of Nervous and Musculo-Skeletal Systems and Sensori-Neural Organs

The course will expose students to medical conditions of the nervous, musculo-skeletal system and sensori-neural organs. The conditions will be discussed with reference to definition, types, prevalence, aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostic investigations, differential diagnosis and management. The framework for nursing management will be Betty Neuman’s prevention principles and the nursing process.

 

NURS 333:           Surgical Conditions of Respiratory, Cardiovascular and Genitourinary Systems

The course is designed to enable students develop competencies in managing patients with surgical conditions of the respiratory, cardiovascular and genitourinary systems. The conditions will be discussed with reference to definition, types, prevalence, aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostic investigations, differential diagnosis and management. The framework for nursing management will be Levine’s conservation principles and the nursing process.

 

NURS 334: Surgical Conditions of Nervous and Musculo-Skeletal Systems and Sensori-Neural Organs The course is designed to help students develop competencies in managing surgical conditions of the nervous and musculoskeletal system and sensori-neural organs. The conditions will be examined based on the definition, prevalence, aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostic investigations, surgical and conservative management. Levine’s conservation principles and the nursing process will be the framework for discussing nursing interventions.

NURS 335:          Community Health Service Organization and Participation

This course will equip students with the requisite knowledge and skills relating to community health practice. Students will be taken through community diagnosis, mobilization, organization and participation. The sources of community data, measurement of morbidity and mortality, and health indices will also be discussed. Students will be assigned in groups to carry out a community study as part of the course.

 

NURS 336:          Occupational and Community Health Services

The course is aimed at assisting students to develop competencies in providing school, occupational, outreach and reproductive/adolescent health services. The problems of the school child, care of the physically/psychologically impaired and the aged will also be discussed. Students will be put in groups to undertake school health and health outreach services.

 

NURS 337:          Nursing Practical IV

This course offers students the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills acquired in performing various nursing procedures.  They will be placed on selected wards.  There will be practical examinations at the end of the session. Students are expected to continue with practical experience during the inter-semester break.

 

NURS 338:           Nursing Practical V

This course will equip students with skills in managing patients pre-, intra-, and post-, operatively.  They will be placed in general and specialized theatres during the semester.  Students will have psychiatric, obstetric and gynaecological nursing experiences during the long vacation.

 

NURS 339:          Reproductive Health

This course is designed to give students insight into physical and emotional maturity of adolescents and associated problems, adolescent sexuality and associated risks. It will also expose students to basic principles of population dynamics and family planning.

 

NURS 341:          High Risk Neonate

The course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills to identify and manage the high risk neonate, recognise emergency conditions and take appropriate actions.

 

NURS 342:          Medical Surgical Conditions in Childhood

The course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills in managing medical and surgical conditions in children. Conditions affecting the endocrine, renal, gastrointestinal tract as well as tumours, genetic disorders and congenital malformations will be discussed.

 

NURS 343:           Principles of Psychiatric Nursing

The course introduces students to the principles of psychiatric nursing. Students will be exposed to the knowledge and skills in assessing and managing clients with major psychiatric disorders.  

 

NURS 344:          Management of Major Psychiatric Disorders

This course is a continuation of NURS 313. It will assist students to plan and deliver care that will stabilise the individual client’s health status   to facilitate reintegration of the client into the community.

 

NURS 345:           Nursing Research

This course is designed to introduce students to the use of the scientific process in identification, study and solution of problems. Students will be introduced to the principles and techniques of the research process. It will stimulate critical thinking and promote evidence-based practice.

 

NURS 346:          Proposal Development and Report Writing

The course is designed to build on NURS 315 and assist students to be able to identify health and nursing problems in the course of their work and design simple but appropriate research projects to solve those problems. Students are expected to develop competencies in writing research proposals and report. It will also create in students the need for dissemination and utilization of research findings. They will be assigned supervisors to guide them through the research process.

 

NURS 348:          Gynaecological Nursing and Obstetric / Gynaecological Operations

The course is designed to equip the student with knowledge on the various disorders of the female reproductive system, and manage clients with gynaecological problems, and in obstetric and gynaecological operations.

 

NURS 352:           Advanced Clinical Nursing I

This course will enable students develop competencies in preparing patients for diagnostic procedures, setting trays and trolleys for various therapeutic procedures. Procedures of the integumentary, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems will be discussed. There will be a component on practical skill demonstrations.

 

NURS 400:          Project Work

This course is designed to test students’ ability to identify a health and/nursing problem and design appropriate research into that problem.  The course is aimed at testing the ability of students to search for literature, collect quality data and produce a standard scientific project work.  The student is expected to present the research problem for approval and carry out the research under the supervision of lecturers.  At the end of the second semester, two copies of typed work will be presented for assessment.

 

NURS 451:          Tools and Methods of Teaching Nursing

This course will introduce nursing students to the theory, philosophy, and principles in teaching and learning. It aims at equipping nursing students with the knowledge and skills that the nurse educator requires in order to translate curriculum objectives into measurable outcomes.  This course also introduces students to the major teaching and learning strategies. It aims at equipping the student with skills in facilitating active student learning and critical thinking.

 

NURS 452:          Curriculum Development in Nursing Education 

The course introduces students to basic concepts and the application of curriculum development process to nursing education in particular.  Factors influencing curriculum development and learning are examined in relation to nursing education.  Students will study and critique nursing curricula at various levels.

 

NURS 453:          Principles of Management in Nursing

This course presents the basis of the theory and science of management, and the management of the national health system.  It emphasizes the essentials of management that are pertinent to the effective work of nurses while maintaining their human relation skills gained from nursing practice and sustaining the values that originally attracted them to nursing.

 

The functions of management – planning, organizing, staffing and leading, and controlling will provide the conceptual framework for nurses to understand the contemporary challenges nurse managers face with management of the workforce, health financing, budgeting, ethical decision-making, technology management, health information systems and emerging workplace issues.  This course lays the groundwork for an understanding of the nature and importance of managing and of management as a developed and important science for managing health service organizations.

 

NURS 454:          Administration of Nursing Services and Schools

The present day concept in nursing service administration is to demonstrate administrative functions that will provide therapeutic and satisfying situations for patients and personnel.  The course is designed to prepare student/nurse administrators for working in dynamic health care environments with acute, long-term, community orientations and school of nursing. The course provides practical approaches for applying leadership and management skills.

 

NURS 455:          Biostatistics

This course is designed to equip students with skills in basic statistical methods used in health research. In particular, students will learn methods of describing data and how to interpret and use confidence intervals and significance tests, the most common methods of allowing for random variation in research results. The presentation and comparison of proportions and means will be covered. As part of this course, students will learn to make practical use of a statistical computer package.

 

NURS 456:          Teaching Practice

This course is a practical component of NURS 401 which exposes students to a variety of methods suitable for teaching. It aims at equipping the student with teaching skills. Students are expected to have practice teaching in the classroom setting where they will be evaluated by their lecturers and peers.  

 

NURS 457:          Nursing Practical VI (Specialty Option)

This course gives students the opportunity to undertake nursing practicum in child health, maternal health, adult health, community health and mental health depending on their specialty options.

 

NURS 458:          Nursing Practical VII (Specialty Option)

The course gives the student the opportunity to continue with nursing practicum in their specialty option.

 

NURS 459:           Advanced Clinical Nursing II

This course is a continuation of NURS 322 which aimed at assisting students to develop competencies in preparing patients for diagnostic procedures, setting trays and trolleys for various therapeutic procedures. Medical and surgical procedures of the endocrine, neurologic, reproductive systems and sensori-neural organs will also be discussed. Students will also be exposed to ward management and nursing records. There will be practical demonstrations and return demonstration.

 

NURS 461:          Nursing Seminar

This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to discuss events and issues that influence health in general and/or nursing in particular.    Students are expected to identify topics of interest to them and make presentations to the class for discussion and critique.

 

NURS 462: Palliative care and Hospital Emergency Management The course is designed to enhance students’ knowledge and skills in managing medical emergencies. They will also be introduced to managing clients / families with life threatening illnesses.

 

NURS 463:           Peri-Operative and Critical Care Nursing

The course will equip students with the knowledge and clinical skills needed to provide care for adult patients requiring surgery and critical care. It consists of classroom teaching and practical sessions in peri-operative nursing and critical care.

 

NURS 464:           Childhood Chronic and Life-Threatening Diseases

The students will acquire knowledge and skills to enable them manage children with life- threatening illnesses through the application of palliative care. Students will also develop competencies in managing children with chronic illnesses that are not life-threatening and children on life support.

 

NURS 465:           Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses

The course is designed to provide the student with knowledge and skills in the use of a more integrated approach to manage sick children to achieve better outcomes.

 

NURS 466:          Home-Based Nursing and National Health Programme 

This course prepares students for community and home-based nursing. There will be discussions on the changing policies and practice in National Health programmes

 

NURS 467:          Community Health Nursing Administration

This course will enable students build their knowledge and skills in health care systems management, occupational health and safety, regenerative health, school health and port health.  They will also be involved in disease surveillance and control, special immunization programmes and public health administration.

 

NURS 468:          Domiciliary Midwifery  

The course is designed to help the student acquire knowledge to carry out domiciliary midwifery services in the community. The student will also manage clients and families in the community during pregnancy, labour and puerperium and compile the care given into a written document.

 

NURS 469:          Advanced Midwifery Practice 

This course is designed to enable the student midwife diagnose and manage various abnormalities associated with pregnancy, labour and puerperium. There will be demonstration and clinical components. The student is also expected to present patient / family maternity care study.

 

NURS 471:          Theoretical Frameworks in Mental Health Nursing

This course is designed to introduce the student to theoretical frameworks used in mental health care. Learners will also examine family development structure, process and concepts and review their theoretical underpinnings from family theory. It is also designed to enable students to be abreast with trends emerging in mental health care and also to appreciate the relationship between social behaviour and health. The learner will also learn to plan to care for specific mental disorders.

 

NURS 472:          Advanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing

This course is designed to help students develop an understanding of the complexity, rewards and challenges of working in various specialty areas in the context of primary health care delivery system. Aging and developmental processes will be learnt. The student will understand the significance of the family and loved ones in planning care for the various categories of disorders. Students will be placed in chosen specialty area to carry out and present a project work.

 

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