Overview
A Bachelor of Science in Nursing opens the door to a wide range of career opportunities in healthcare. Programme Objectives: A Bachelor of Science in Nursing opens the door to a wide range of career opportunities in healthcare.
Learning Outcomes, and Top Career Opportunites for BSc. Nursing
The Nursing Programme seeks to develop professional nurses who will:
Demonstrate knowledge in:
- Applied and human sciences
- Nursing science focusing on nursing process, holistic nursing, total patient care, community-oriented nursing and in-depth knowledge required for making clinical nursing judgment in common, simple and complex health situations of clients across the life-span and across health-illness continuum
- Nursing leadership and management
- National health care policy
- Emerging local and global health issues
- Research and evidence-based nursing
Demonstrate skills in:
- using the nursing process with in-depth knowledge based on clinical skills and critical thinking skills in caring for patients with common, simple, and complex health problems across the life-span and across health-illness continuum in order to promote, maintain, and restore health
- providing patient-centred and holistic care with caring behaviours
- carrying out knowledge-based and community-oriented nursing practice with positive attitudes, ethical behaviours and accountability in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s rules, regulations and code of professional standards
- communicating effectively with clients and families, professional colleagues, doctors, and other health care providers
- working collaboratively in a health care team as a professional nurse
- leading and managing as a charge nurse
- guiding and fostering good clinical environment for nursing students and other support staff who work under nursing supervision
- thinking critically and committing to self-directed learning
- carrying out simple nursing research project or participating in health-related research
- providing evidence-based nursing practice
Here are the top 5 career opportunities for graduates of a BSc in Information Security programme:
Registered Nurse
Role: Deliver direct patient care in settings like hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities.
Critical Care/ICU Nurse
Role: Provide intensive care to critically ill patients in high-acuity units such as the ICU.
Nurse Manager/Charge Nurse
Role: Oversee nursing teams, coordinate patient care, and manage unit operations.
Travel Nurse
Role: Work on temporary assignments across various locations to fill staffing gaps in healthcare facilities.
Nurse Educator
Role: Teach and mentor the next generation of nurses in academic or clinical settings.
Course Outline
SEMESTER 1
HCC Seminar (CRPrincs)
Old Testament Survey (CRPrincs)
Introduction to World History
Communication Skills
Perspectives of Nursing
Foundations of Nursing
Human Anatomy 1
Human Physiology 1
Applied Chemistry
SEMESTER 2
Introduction to New Testament (CRPrincs)
Psychology for Nurses
Sociology for Nurses
Information and Communication Technology
Human Anatomy II
Human Physiology II
Applied Physics
First Aid, Emergency and Disaster Management
Foundations of Nursing Practice I
Long Vacation Practice I
SEMESTER 1
Microbiology, Parasitology and Infection Prevention & Control
Introduction to French for Healthcare
Health Assessment
Pharmacology for Nurses I
Community Health Nursing I
Nursing Practice I
Medical Nursing I
Surgical Nursing I
SEMESTER 2
Pathology
Nutrition and Dietetics
Community Health Nursing II
Pharmacology for Nurses II
Medical Nursing II
Surgical Nursing II
Nursing Practice II
Long Vacation Practice II
SEMESTER 1
Introduction to Sign Language
Nursing Informatics
Paediatric Nursing I
Obstetrics and Newborn Nursing I
Gerontology and Home Nursing
Medical Nursing III
Surgical Nursing III
Nursing Practice III
SEMESTER 2
Nursing Research Methods
Introduction to Health Policy
Introduction to Palliative and Geriatric Nursing
Obstetrics and Newborn Nursing II
Public Health Nursing I
Pediatric Nursing II
Nursing Practice IV
SEMESTER 1
Ethics
Research Project I
Entrepreneurship for Nurses
Teaching and Learning in Healthcare
Mental Health Nursing
Trans-cultural Nursing
Patient/Family Care Study
Vacation Practice (Public Health Nursing)
SEMESTER 2
Research Project II
Nursing Administration & Management
Supply Chain Management
Mental Health Nursing Practice
Obstetric & Newborn Nursing Practice
Pediatric Nursing Practice
Nursing Practice V (Medical/Surgical)