Program Overview

Programme: BCur Clinical Nursing Science Clinical Nursing Science, Health Assessment, Treatment and Care

Programme Information

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):

• Nursing Management
• Nursing Education
• Community Nursing Science
• Clinical Nursing Science, with a selected subspeciality in the second year of study, namely:
  • Advanced Midwifery and Neonatal Nursing Science
  • Neonatal Nursing Science
  • Child Nursing Science
  • Medical and Surgical Nursing Science: Critical Care Nursing: General
  • Medical and Surgical Nursing Science: Critical Care Nursing: Paediatric
  • Medical and Surgical Nursing Science: Critical Care Nursing: Trauma and Emergency Nursing
  • Medical and Surgical Nursing Science: Operating Theatre Nursing
  • Clinical Nursing Science, Health Assessment, Treatment and Care

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.

Admission Requirements

• Registration as a nurse with two years' experience
• Please note that Grade 12 learners cannot apply for these programmes
• Additional requirements:
  • At least one year of appropriate experience in the workplace, relevant to the area of specialisation and approved by the head of department; excluding other nursing-related coursework
  • Students must have access, at least on a part-time basis, to clinical training facilities which are suitable for the proposed area of specialisation and approved by the head of department
  • With the exception of the subspecialities Critical Care Nursing – General; Trauma and Emergency Nursing and Operating Theatre Nursing, students must also be registered with the South African Nursing Council as Midwife/Accoucheur

Additional Requirements

• Proof of registration with the South African Nursing Council as a General Nurse
• Candidates who intend following Community Nursing Science must also be registered with the South African Nursing Council as Midwife/Accoucheur
• At least two years of appropriate experience in the workplace as registered nurse (excluding other nursing-related coursework) for Nursing Management and Nursing Education

Other Programme-Specific Information

• A minimum of 360 credits is required, subject to:
  • The successful completion, at 100, 200 and 300 level, of two approved major subjects (core modules) within a given area of specialisation
  • Successful completion of all prescribed fundamental modules
  • Satisfactory performance and successful completion of the required practical work and/or clinical training specified for the field of specialisation in question
  • Successful completion of an approved curriculum (degree programme) compiled of modules equivalent to ten year modules

Transitional Measures

• Students will be exempted from corresponding modules passed in the preceding seven (7) years

Examinations and Pass Requirements

• Academic exclusion from further study:
  • In accordance with the stipulations of the General Regulations, a student must complete the degree programme for which he or she is registered within the prescribed minimum period of study plus two years
  • Subject to the stipulations mentioned in a. above, a student in the School of Health Sciences, who fails a year of study for the second time, will only be allowed one opportunity to repeat a year of study, and will have to submit a written application for readmission to the programme in accordance with the prescribed procedure

Promotion to Next Study Year

• A student must pass in all the prescribed core modules of a specific year of study to be promoted to a subsequent year of study
• A student can only be promoted to a subsequent year of study if the student has not failed more than two fundamental modules of seven weeks each per semester or one module of 14 weeks per semester
• A non-negotiable prerequisite for admission to the final year of study is pass marks in all the core and fundamental modules of the preceding years of study

Fundamental Modules

• VDN 110: Nursing dynamics 110
• VDN 120: Nursing dynamics 120
• VNM 100: Nursing research methodology 100

Core Modules

• KVG 120: Clinical nursing science 120
• VPT 160: Systems of nursing practice 160
• KVG 250: Clinical nursing science 250
• KVG 260: Clinical nursing science 260
• VGK 201: Nursing science practical work 201
• VPT 260: Systems of nursing practice 260
• KVG 300: Clinical nursing science 300
• VOW 110: Nursing education theory 110
• VOW 120: Nursing education theory 120
• VPB 110: Nursing management 110
• VPB 120: Nursing management 120
• VPB 160: Nursing management 160
• VPT 360: Systems of nursing practice 360

Pass with Distinction

• The degree is conferred with distinction on a student who has obtained an average of at least 75% in the required 300-level modules

General Information

• Faculty certificates:
  • Students who exit from the programme before completing the degree, and who fulfil all the requirements for registration of an additional qualification with the SANC, will be issued with an applicable Faculty Certificate
  • Listing or registration with the SANC can be obtained in the following areas of specialisation, depending on the specific modules passed:
    • Listing: Handling of Medicine in Nursing and the Physical Evaluation of Patients
    • Registration:
      • Nursing Administration
      • Nursing Education
      • Community Nursing Science
      • Advanced Midwifery and Neonatal Nursing Science
      • Neonatal Nursing Science
      • Child Nursing Science
      • Medical and Surgical Nursing Science: Critical Care Nursing – General
      • Medical and Surgical Nursing Science: Critical Care Nursing – Paediatric
      • Medical and Surgical Nursing Science: Critical Care Nursing – Trauma and Emergency Nursing
      • Medical and Surgical Nursing Science: Operating Theatre Nursing
      • Clinical Nursing Science, Health Assessment, Treatment and Care