IUM Namibia School of Health Sciences

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IUM Namibia School of Health Sciences

About the Faculty

The school of Health Sciences currently offers studies leading to the award of Bachelor in Nursing Degree (Honours)
The purpose of the Bachelor in nursing degree programme is to provide the Namibian nation with nurse practitioners who have sufficient expertise in dealing with the most pressing health problems in the country.
It aims to provide students with their daily competency to analyse, integrate, and apply scientific, theoretical, and clinical knowledge in their daily practice.
The qualification is designed to train professional nurses who are able to adapt to the changing roles of the nursing profession in tandem with extending boundaries of nursing practice.
It is envisaged that the qualification will equip students with high quality career-oriented nursing education that meets the lifelong learning needs of the student.

Bachelor Degree in Nursing

Purpose
The purpose of the Bachelor in Nursing Honours degree programme is to provide the Namibian nation with nurse practitioners who have sufficient expertise in dealing with the most pressing health problems in the country. It aims to provide students with the competency to analyse, integrate, and apply scientific, theoretical, and clinical knowledge in their daily practice. The qualification is designed to train professional nurses who are able to adapt to the changing roles of the nursing profession in tandem with extending boundaries of nursing practice. It is envisaged that the qualification will equip students with high quality career-oriented nursing education that meets the lifelong learning needs of the student.
Programme Outcomes
Holders of this qualification will be able to:

Demonstrate mastery of ethical, moral, legal and professional principles in caring for patients.
Diagnose patient problems that need nursing care, draw up a nursing care plan, implement the plan and evaluate the outcome.
Conduct nursing research and critically analyse results to be implemented in nursing practice.
Manage a health care unit by applying and critiquing management principles.

SPECIAL SCHOOL/FACULTY REGULATIONS
Progression/advancement Regulations
NS 1: NS 1: The minimum duration of study for this programme shall be 4 years, with a maximum of 6 years for completion.
NS 2 : The curriculum consists of 494 credits in total gained in the following :

14 semester courses
18 year courses
2,200 practical hours (notional)

NS 3 : A student wishing to proceed to the following year of study must pass the pre-requisite of a course or subject.
NS 4 : Students register for all the courses of the programme in the first year
NS 5 : To proceed to the second (2nd) year of study, a student must pass:

Nursing Science 1
Community Health 1
Biological Sciences
Clinical Nursing 1
Introduction to Midwifery Science

NS 6 : To proceed to the third (3rd) year of study, a student must pass:

Nursing Science 2
Community Health 2
Biological Sciences
Clinical Nursing 2
Midwifery 2

NS 7 : To proceed to the fourth (4th) year of study, a student must pass:

Nursing Science 3
Mental Health
Clinical Nursing 3
Midwifery 2 ?????***
Research Methodology

N8 8 : In years 4, 5, and 6 the remaining courses must also be passed.
Course Outline

Year 1 (104 Credits)
Nursing Science I: Foundation of Nursing
Community Health Nursing I
Introduction to the Philosophy of Care
Clinical Nursing I
Introduction to IT for Nursing Practitioners and Administrators
Communication Skills
Biological Sciences: Applied Anatomy & Physics
Introduction to Midwifery Science
Introduction to Psychology for Nurses
Critical Thinking Skills

Year 2 (118 Credits)
Nursing Science II: Medical & Surgical Conditions General
Midwifery Science I
Community Health Nursing II
Biological Sciences: Physiology & Biochemistry
Clinical Nursing II
Pharmacology for Nurses
Microbiology for Nurses

Year 3 (128 Credits)
Nursing Science III: Medical and Surgical Conditions
Midwifery Science II
Community Health Nursing III
Research Methodology in Health Sciences
Clinical Nursing III
Mental Health Nursing

Year 4 (144 Credits)
Nursing Science IV: Specialised Units
Midwifery Science III
Professional Practice & Ethics in Nursing
Health Research Report
Health Service Management (Unit Level)
Clinical Nursing IV