Overview
Certificate in Nursing is one year program organized by NIHS under the leadership of MOH- Directorate of Training and Professional Development.
Availability of competent and efficient human resources in the health sector is essential in the provision of the health services expected of the Government of South Sudan. A system that enhances the delivery of right quality and caliber of human resources through training is critical. This is particularly true that certificate holder of Nurses that are constantly in direct contact with the patient/community.
Justification
The health sector has continuously evolved and in the process presented the health worker and in particular the nurse with new challenges. The new challenges call for review of the approach to training that makes this Nursing cadre relevant in meeting health care needs.
This Certificate Nurses at all levels can meet the needs of the population in the different contexts they may find themselves in. For example, it is increasingly common in the rural and hard-to-reach areas of the country to find cadres at health facilities multi-tasking on roles that they would not normally fill. Therefore, training using a competence-based approach to work alongside other health professionals would narrow the gap in health service delivery.
Course Objective
Course Objectives
The program is to equip learners with competencies necessary to prepare them to work in health facilities within communities with minimum supervision.
Specific objectives
To develop graduates who are able to;
- Perform nursing care.
- Promote maternal and child health.
- Manage lower-level health facilities (including PHCU, PHCC and institutional sickbays)
- Carry out Community health nursing.
After the programme a graduand will be able to:
- Admit patients.
- Take vital observation.
- Carry out general nursing care.
- Provide specific nursing care.
- Administer medicine.
- Prepare for ward rounds.
- Prevent and controls infection in the wards.
- Prepare patient for procedures.
- Participate in the community outreaches.
- Perform administrative tasks.
Program structure
The programme is a semester system and has two semesters with various contents covering theory and practice in health facilities and community. The following modules will be split across the entire training duration as follows:
SN | COURSE CODE | COURSE MODULE | TOTAL HOURS |
|
| Module 1 |
|
1 | CN -1101 | Foundations of Nursing | 90 |
2 | CN -1102 | Anatomy and Physiology | 75 |
3 | CN -1103 | First Aid and Emergencies | 45 |
4 | CN -1104 | Microbiology | 45 |
5 | CN -1105 | Personal and Communal Health (PCH) | 45 |
6 | CN -1203 | Sociology and Psychology | 60 |
7 | CN -1204 | Introduction to Computer | 75 |
8 | CN -1205 | Primary Health Care (PHC) | 60 |
9 | CN -2205 | Occupational Health | 30 |
|
| Module 2 |
|
1 | CN -2101 | Pharmacology | 75 |
2 | CN -2102 | Medical Nursing | 75 |
3 | CN -2103 | Surgical Nursing | 75 |
4 | CN -2104 | Paediatric Nursing | 75 |
5 | CN -2105 | Gynecological Nursing | 45 |
6 | CN -2204 | Mental Health Nursing | 45 |
7 | CN -3101 | Tropical Medicine | 60 |
8 | CN -3102 | Guidance and Counseling | 30 |
9 | CN -3104 | Reproductive Health | 45 |
10 | CN -3105 | Health Service Management | 30 |
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
Admission requirement
To gain admission into the Certificate in Nursing course, a candidate must, first, satisfy the general requirements for admission to NIHS at a certificate level. In addition, a candidate shall be eligible for admissions to the Certificate in Nursing programme on meeting any of the following minimum qualifications:
Direct Entry:
A person may be admitted to the certificate programme via the certificate scheme if the person has:
Either: SSCE/O’level (or foreign equivalent) with at least 3 credits obtained in one sitting, and with at least a pass in Biology and Chemistry
OR: A Basic Course Certificate in a relevant discipline from a recognized institution.
COURSE FEES (PER SEMSESTER)
Fees | New student | Continue student |
Tuition (per semester) | 80,000SSP | 64,000 SSP |
Functional/administrative | 70,000SSP | 60,000SSP |
Total | 150,000 SSP | 124,000SSP |