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Clinical Nursing Practice I

The 4-week course is completed during the long vacation at the completion of the second semester of the 200 level. It begins with one week classroom orientation and demonstrations, as needed in the laboratory. The students will afterwards be rotated to the following: Recovery Ward, EENT Ward, and Adult Wards.  Students will to spend eight (8) hours daily on the ward under the supervision of nurse technicians and clinicians. Technical skill demonstrations will be done by clinicians as necessary with return demonstrations by students.

Course Code: 
NUR 232
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Nutrition and Dietetics

Course Code: 
NUR 230
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Introduction to Community Health

This course is an introduction to community health nursing.  Types of communities and the characteristics of healthy communities will be discussed.  The Millennium Development Goals will provide an organizing focus to the discussion of health promotion and health maintenance strategies that promote healthy lifestyles for individuals, families and communities.

Course Code: 
NUR 228
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Information Literacy

The rationale of the course is to equip students with skills that will enable them access and retrieve information in the traditional, hybrid and digital libraries. Students will be able to use ICT efficiently and effectively when they have basic knowledge of computers. The course content include: Types of libraries, library resources and their uses, the role the library plays in the academic community, introduction to computers, the internet.

Course Code: 
ILT 101
No. of Credits: 
1
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Entomology and Wildlife
Agribusiness
Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Psychology
Accounting
Accounting
Actuarial Science
Agricultural Extension
Agricultural Extension And Community Development
Agriculture
Agro-Processing
Arts
Basic Education
Biochemistry
Communication Studies
Fisheries and Aquatic Science
Guidance and Counselling
Music
Science
Theatre Studies
Tourism Management

Teaching and Learning Health Care

This course will examine selected cognitive, behavioural and social learning theories used to enhance individual, family and community health behaviours. Principles of teaching and learning for individuals at any stage of the lifespan will be examined. Teaching strategies for individuals and groups will be discussed and opportunities to apply course content with a focus on changing individual behaviour will be provided.

Course Code: 
NUR 226
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Nursing Practice I

This course is taken concurrently with NUR 222. The course is designed to allow the students to apply the nursing process in the care of clients with an acute illness or undergoing a surgical procedure. The nursing process will serve as the guiding framework to assess, diagnose, plan, treat, and evaluate individual responses to common physical, psychological, and social elements of the environment. Students will spend six (6) hours week on an assigned clinical unit under the supervision of nurse technicians and clinicians. Ward conferences will be organized to discuss the students’ clinical experiences and procedures. Demonstrations with return demonstration of selected nursing skills will be included in the course.

Course Code: 
NUR 220
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Pathophysiology

This course is designed to expose students to the pathological processes that occur in the human body. The emphasis is on physiological mechanisms in regards to disease, pharmacological actions, and providing a bridge between basic science and the clinic.

Course Code: 
NUR 202
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Sociology of Health

This course is designed to provide the student nurse with knowledge in sociological concepts and their influence on health and diseases. It is to help the student to better understand society in a disciplined way and the social forces which shape and constrain lives. It stresses on the social, economic, political and cultural impact on the health status of individuals.

Course Code: 
NUR 231
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Microbiology

This course is an elementary Microbiology course designed to aid the student in understanding the characteristics and activities of microorganisms and their relationship to health and disease. A concurrent practical component enables students to view micro-organisms in a laboratory setting.

Course Code: 
NUR 229
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Basic Communication Skills for Nursing

The course presents basic concepts and principles of Basic Speech Communication applicable to professional nursing practice, including interpersonal skills; basic interviewing skills; and preparation and delivery of informal presentations. The relationship of the concepts and principles of Basic Speech Communication to Therapeutic Communication, Counselling and Guidance in Professional Nursing Practice will be examined.

Course Code: 
NUR 227
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

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