National College | الكلية الوطنية-NURSING AND MIDWIFERY PROGRAM

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY PROGRAM

06-September-2010

The mission of the nursing program is to graduate up-to-date service and research-oriented nurses, with a strong commitment to solve health problems, in a rich-science environment.

Vision and Mission

The mission of the nursing program is to graduate up-to-date service and research-oriented nurses, with a strong commitment to solve health problems, in a rich-science environment, aligning, as an active member, with a comprehensive and devout health team.

Curriculum plan and regulations

The curriculum follows the 'semester system' extending over 4 years: full eight semesters and short summer units. The first two semesters form the common preparatory year with medical and other health sciences programs. The third semester, and partly the fourth semesters are common to all departments of the program. The fourth to eighth semesters constitute mainly the specialization stage.
The program applies the entry requirements, semester, modular and credit hour plans adopted by other National College programs and abides by the Academic Regulations (NC-Docs 7/4, dated January 2005).

Program (College) objectives

The objectives of the National College NURSING Program are to:
1. Emphasize the values and ethical heritage of the Sudanese Nation in its curriculum, and follow strategies that lead to strengthening these values, as an important component of the National College’s philosophy and message (see website www.nc.edu.sd).
2. Graduate a health professional with a Bachelors degree of Nursing (BN), competent in nursing sciences and skills with strong community orientation, social and ethical commitments, utilizing all recent developments in evidence-based nursing education and practice.
3. Contribute to community development through health services provided in its own health institutions, and other institutions co-operating with it, through the following:
(a) partnership in designing health programs and plans, and implement whatever is feasible in utilizing the experience of specialists.
(b) contribution in continuous education, through short and long term courses, to overcome the deficiency in the quantity and quality of nursing health workers.
(c) provision of essential equipments and supplies to improve the quality of health services offered by the ministries of health.
4. Strengthen health, medical and health research in nursing, making used of the College’s accessibility and communication privileges.
Objectives of the curriculum (characteristics of the graduate)
A graduate from the National College Nursing program should be able to:
1. Adopt the strategies of the National College- Sudan and abide by its objectives, rules and regulations stated in the Order of Establishment (NC-Docs-8/1, dated January 2005, updated 2008).
2. Observe, in his/her practice, the health professional ethics which agree with the Nation’s values, beliefs and norms (as stated by Sudan Allied Health Professions’ Council), and maintain good and honest relations with her/his patients, their families, his/her colleagues across all sectors involved in health.
3. Integrate basic, community, clinical nursing and laboratory sciences in solving community, family and individual health problems relevant to nursing sciences and practice.
4. Use scientific knowledge in the nursing management of health problems, according to known methods of problem solving and integration, and show understanding of the scientific structural (anatomical), functional (physiological, biochemical), morbid (microbiological, pathological), and therapeutic (pharmacological) background related to the problem.
5. Manage emergencies and perform life-saving procedures and critical care, and decide and act properly on cases needing consultation with colleagues or referrals to specialized centers or personnel.
6. Show patience and tolerate when sitting and/or standing for relatively longer time in doing works, especially indicated by patient condition, well beyond working hours.
7. Handle chemical, biological and dangerous materials with caution and safety using the scientific approaches stated in procedures for dealing with these materials.
8. Perform medical history and physical examination according to the standard scheme, and carry out responsibilities of patient hygiene, bed making and vital sign recording according to the prescribed procedure.
9. Obtain samples from patients in the proper and timely manner and in a professional way.
10. Accept to work in all settings, urban or rural, served or under-served, according to needs, and acts to improve health service delivery systems both quantitatively and qualitatively.
11. Encourage community participation in patient and community nursing and help in recruiting various sectors in defining health related problems, planning and providing suitable solutions, recognizing the community beliefs, ethics and traditional practices.
12. Adhere to the “health team” approach, acting as an efficient member, accepting labor and responsibilities given to its members, and promoting both effectiveness and homogeneity among members.
13. Continue to consider elements of efficiency, costing and economic implications in her/his nursing management and/or therapeutic choices.
14. Acquire the skills of teaching, learning and communicating efficiently to carry out her/his duties in health education and in winning the confidence of patients and their families.
15. Show respect to patients, supervisors, and colleagues, using satisfactory communication with them together with keeping confidentiality in all levels of communication and care.
16. Acquire the skills of independent learning and contribute to availing opportunities for planning and implementing continuous educational activities to upgrade her/his own abilities and those of her/his colleagues in the health team, benefiting from information technology.
17. Carry out health, or health-related research, alone or with other members of a team in health or other relevant sectors, using known and approved scientific methods.
18. Use computers in word processing of (both Arabic and English), presentations, spreadsheets, statistic packages and graphics to achieve success in other objectives of her/his career.
19. Acquire postgraduate qualification in the discipline of her/his choice, recognizing the needs of the society for certain specialties, particularly emergency, critical care, trauma, and maternal and child health nursing.

Educational strategies

As stated in the Academic Regulations (NC-Docs 7/4, dated January 2005) and in the general Prospectus of other program, the learning strategies emphasize the following: (1) early acquisition of basic skills, (2) student-centered learning , and maximum student responsibility in the learning process, (3) problem-based and problem oriented instruction, (4) community-oriented and community-based activities, (5) integration of basic science, community and clinical practice, in a multidisciplinary approach, (6) self- and peer- education and evaluation, wherever relevant, (7) team-work attitude, (8) a range of elective modules, (9) continuous evaluation, (10) preparation for continuous professional development.
Evaluation [according to Academic Regulations)
Short modules (three weeks or less) are evaluated on the first Saturday following the last session of instruction through best answer MCQs, brief answer questions and problems. Continuous assessment should include attendance, contribution, coordination, assignments and seminars. Practical examination (if relevant) should be arranged during the course of instruction or on the Wednesday/Thursday that precedes the theoretical examination on Saturday. Unless exception and permission are justified by dean and coordinators, the regulations of the college do not consider oral examination as a fair means of assessment,
Longer modules (four weeks or more) are evaluated by mid-course and end-of –course examinations, The former should not account for more than 20% of the total marks. The theoretical examination of either is done on the mid- and final Saturday of the module. Other details (as in short modules) are the same.
Premises and training sites
The theoretical sessions will be carried out in class room SF-7 (first year) and class rooms B-7 and B-9 (the following years). The practical session will be taken in laboratories FF-6, FF-11, SF-3, SF-11 and the skills laboratory –SF-5. Before the College’s hospital operates, there is a signed training agreement with the Military Hospital Omdurman, Ibn Sina Hospital and many health centers. Field training and rural residence will be arranged in less served distant areas in the country.
The National College Teaching Hospital will be built during 2009-2010 and will be in operation in July 2011, before the first batch reaches their clinical clerkships.
Educational plan for the Bachelors Degree in Nursing

YEAR-1
Common year- largely shared by all programs
Semester ONE
Islamic studies I: ISLAM-111 2 (1.5+0.5) Longitudinal
Arabic language I: ARAB-112 2 (1.5+0.5) Longitudinal
English language 1:ENG-113 2 (1.5+0.5) Longitudinal
Introduction to medical education:ME-EDU-114: 2(1.5+0.5)3 weeks
General physics:PHYS-115 3 (2+1) 3 weeks
Computer science-I: COMP-116 2 (1.5+0.5) 2 weeks
Biostatistics: STAT-117 2 (1.5+0.5) 2 weeks
Basic biochemistry: ME-BIOC-118 3 (2+1) 3 weeks
Computer science-II:COMP-124 2 (1.5+0.5) 2 weeks
Total Units 19 16 weeks

Semester TWO
Islamic studies II: ARAB-121 2 (1.5+0.5) Longitudinal
Arabic language II: ARAB-122 2 (1.5+0.5) Longitudinal
English language II: ENG-123 2 (1.5+0.5) Longitudinal
Organic chemistry: ORCH-124 2(1.5+0.5) 2 weeks
Medical entomology and parasitology:ME-PAR-125 3 (2+1) 3 weeks
Growth and development: ME-GROW-126 4(3+1) 4 weeks
Human body structure and function: PA-NAT-126: 54+1):6 weeks
Behavioral science: ME-BEHAV-119 2(1.5+0.5): 3 weeks
Total Units 22 18

SUMMER-1 MODULE, MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY,SUM- TERM-131, 2CHs
SUMMER-1 MODULE, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, SUM-TERM-132, 2CHs

YEAR-2 Science modules partly shared by some other programs Semester THREE:
Nursing care system practice: NUR-SKILL-211: 2 (1+1)Longitud.
Principles of disease ME-DIS-212 6 (4+2) 6 weeks
Sterilization and disinfection NUR-STR-213: 3(2+1): 3 weeks
Basic concepts in nursing care: NUR-INTR-214: 4(3+1): 4 weeks
Pathophysiology: NUR –PATH-215 3 (2+1) 3 weeks
Basic pharmacology NUR-PHAR-216 3(2+1) 3 weeks
Total Units 21 19

Semester FOUR:
Basic nursing skills NUR-SKILL- 221 2(2+0) Longitudinal
Epidemiology and statistics: NUR-EPID-222: 4(3+1): 4 weeks
Basic Immunology MLT-IMU-223 4(3+1) 4 weeks
Nutrition in health in illness NUR-NUT-224: 4(3+1) 4 weeks
Nursing informatics NUR-INFO-225 2 (1+1) 2 weeks
Introduction to medical ethics: ME-ETHIC-226 2 (2+0)2 weeks
Introduction to research: ME-RES-227: 2(1.5+0.5):2 weeks
Total Hours 20 18

SUMMER-2 MODULE: RURAL RESEARCH RESIDENCY-SUM-RES-231, 2 CHs

YEAR-3
Nursing courses Semester FIVE Basic nursing skills NUR-SKILL-311 2 (1+1) Longitudinal
Medical nursing NUR -MED-312 6 (3+3) 6 weeks
Surgical nursing: NUR-SUR-313 6 (3+3) 6 weeks
Obstetric nursing: NUR-OBS-314 4 (2+2) 4 weeks
Emergency & intensive care nursing: NUR-EMER-315:2(1+1)2 weeks
Total Units 20 18

Semester SIX
Basic nursing skills: NUR-SKILL-321 2 (1+1) Longitudinal
Pediatric nursing NUR-PED-322 6 (3+3) 6 weeks-
Nursing patients of special needs: NUR-SPC-323: 2(1+1) 2 weeks
Nursing leadership & care management:NUR-LEAD-324:2(2+0)2 weeks
Community nursing: health promotion & health education NUR-HED-325 2 (1+1) 2 weeks
Nursing in three minor specialties:NUR-MNR-326:6(3+3): 6weeks
Total units 18 18
SUMMER-3 MODULE: RURAL HOSPITAL NURSING RESIDENCY- SUM-NUR-331, 2 CHs
SUMMER-3 MODULE: TRAUMA NURSING-SUM-NUR-332, 2 CHs
YEAR-4: Nursing courses

Semester SEVEN:
Basic nursing skills NUR-KILL-411 2 (0+2) Longitudinal
Ward rotation- medicine: NUR-MED-412 6 (2+4) 6 weeks
Ward rotation- surgery NUR-SUR-413 6 (1+5) 6 weeks
Practical rotation- Pediatrics NUR-PED-414 6(2+4: 6 weeks
Evidence-based nursing NUR-EVID-415 2 (2+0) 2 weeks
Total units 22 20

Semester EIGHT
Basic nursing skills: NUR-KILL-421 2 (0+2) FINAL ASS’NT
Ward rotation- psychiatry: NUR-PSY-422 2 (1+1) 2 weeks
Ward rotation- Ob/Gyn NUR-OBS-423 6 (3+3) 6 weeks
Ward rotation- intensive care: NUR-INT-424: 4(1+3):4 weeks
Practical rotation-Ambulance: NUR-AMB-425: 4(1+3): 4 weeks
Graduation project NUR-RES-426 2 (0+2) X
Total units 20 16 + X

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