UNIVERSITY OF JOS, JOS NIGERIA

FACULTY OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF NURSING SCIENCE

BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE

(B. N. SC.) DEGREE PROGRAMME

2004

UNIVERSITY OF JOS, FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES,

DEPARTMENT OF NURSING SCIENCE

BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE (B.N. Sc.) DEGREE PROGRAMME

PROPOSAL

It is hereby proposed that Bachelor of Nursing Science is approved and commenced with the establishment of the Department of Nursing Science in 2003/2004 Academic Session.

PREAMBLE

With advances in socio-economic development in Nigeria and the global access to information, comes the realization that health care needs of community are not being adequately met. The society is becoming more informed and increasingly aware of its fundamental rights, accordingly, health care professionals must be adequately trained to deliver the quality of care that is relevant, functional and acceptable to their clients.

The philosophy of the training of nursing professionals in Department of Nursing Science will be hinged on education that emphasizes the harmonious development of the potentials of students, to achieve excellence in the ethics and practice of nursing. 

INTRODUCTION

The degree programme offers general or liberal and professional education for nurses. The curriculum prepares the nurse to think effectively, to communicate thought, to make judgements and to discriminate among values. The nurse will be capable of performing nursing skills in a variety of settings, therapeutically assisting individuals of diverse backgrounds and health problems. She/he will understand the social, psychosocial, and physical factors involved in the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health and will be able to translate these factors into health needs, relating them to the appropriate health services. She/he will be able to assess health programmes in their broadest scope, with major emphasis on the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health. She/he will be able to relate the role of the health service to the broader social system. Therefore, the B.N.Sc. degree programme is designed to produce polyvalent nurse practitioners, who can function effectively within the health care delivery system of the nation.

PHILOSOPHY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NURSING.

The concept of this proposal takes into consideration the Department of Nursing Science as having the greatest concern for service through high standards of scholarship and personal character. The ultimate purpose is being the advancement of public welfare and culture, through wider and deeper knowledge, finer skills, and broader appreciation of human values and the African cultural heritage.

The concept in consonance with the spirit of a health team, in which the individual, the family and the community play significant roles, is the most effective approach to the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health.

The aims and objectives of the Department of Nursing Science are in harmony with the aims and objectives of the College of Medical Sciences.

AIMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NURSING SCIENCE

1                     To provide a milieu conducive to learning and practising good quality nursing care.

2                     To graduate professional nurses capable of giving high quality nursing care to individuals and communities of diverse background, and in a variety of social and cultural settings.

3                     To assist students in learning to solve problems by exposing them to problem situation and by involving them in research projects.

4                     To optimize educational activities towards the development of a health team approach to health care.

5                     To sensitize faculty members to carry out research aimed at improving the quality of nursing.

6                     To organise continuing education programmes for its faculty members and for other nurses outside the University.

7                     To assess the educational programmes of the department in the light of:

i.                    the educational objectives;

ii.                   the health needs of the nation and;

iii.                 The adequacy of the departmental educational programmes as foundations for furthers studies.

8.       To develop and maintain educational materials and other learning resources.

9.       To formulate strategic plans and seek funds to maintain its educational and training programme.

The purpose of the programme is to prepare professional Nurse/Midwife/Public Health Nurse Practitioners capable of assuming professional responsibilities in various health delivery agencies including community health and psychiatry, and who with further experience, can assume greater responsibilities in nursing, and can proceed to graduate studies in nursing.

VI.               ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

A.                 Admission to 100 level:

Candidates seeking admission into the department of Nursing Science may be considered for admission to 100 Level after passing at the required level the University Matriculation Examination (UME) of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) provided they obtain a pass in the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) or National Examination Council (NECO) or its approved equivalent at Credit Level in at least Five subjects including English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physic; and provided that all five subjects are taken and passed at not more than two sittings.

B.                  Exemption from 100 level (Direct Entry)

Candidates for admission to 200 level by Direct Entry having been exempted from the Candidates for admission to 100 level are in the following categories:

i.                     Candidates who have satisfied the Senior Secondary School Certificate Requirements for admission into this university (i.e. five credit passes as stated in ‘A’ above, and who in addition obtain passes in at least two science subjects including Biology/Zoology, Chemistry and Physics at the General Certificate of Education, Advanced Level (or the Higher School Certificate), Principal level (IJMB) or at any other equivalent examinations approved by the Senate of the University of Jos.

ii.                   Candidates who are holders of the R.N. Diploma of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, or its equivalent as approved by the Senate of the University of Jos who have passed at the required credit level in the Senior School Certificate Examination of WAEC or NECO or its equivalents in at least five subjects including English Language, Mathematics, and any two of Physics, Biology and Chemistry, and any one Social Science subject.

A total of 188 Semester credit including the student’s major and general education courses are needed for graduation. The distribution of the number of semester credits which are considered prerequisites for graduations are shown below:

COURSE SEQUENCE

100 LEVEL

1^ST YEAR

1^ST SEMESTER

2^ND SEMESTER

200 LEVEL

NRS 101 Introduction to Professional Nursing 1-1-0-2

PRE 300 LEVEL

Concentrated Clinical Practice (8 weeks)

NRS 200 Foundation of Nursing

Practice                         0     2     30     10

300 LEVEL

PRE 400 LEVEL

Concentrated Clinical Practice (8 weeks)

NRS 400 Community Health Nursing  II    10

NRS 420 Medical Surgical Nursing            10

Total                                                     20                                    

400 LEVEL

PRE- 500 LEVEL

Concentrated Clinical Practice (4 weeks)

NRS 500 Maternal and Child Health Nursing III  0  2  30  10

NRS 520 Medical Surgical Nursing                    0   2  30  10

Industrial Training Attachment for NRS 409/408 - 6 WEEKS. (Industrial Training Attachment will normally take place in University of Jos Clinical affiliation and the approved Health facilities approved by the senate).

500 LEVEL

ELECTIVES

(One Elective each Semester as available)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

COURSE TITLE AND SHORT DESCRIPTION

100 LEVEL

BIO       101            GENERAL BIOLOGY I:

Cell structure and organization, functions of cellular organelles, diversity, characteristics and classification of living things, general reproduction, interrelationship of organisms; heredity and evolution; elements of ecology and types of habitat.              4

BIO       102            GENERAL BIOLOGY II

A general survey of the plant and animal kingdoms based mainly on the study of similarities and difference in the external features; ecological adaptation of these forms.              4

BIO        105              PRACTICAL BIOLOGY              3

CHM     101            PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I

Atoms, molecules and chemical reactions; chemical equations and stoichiometry; atomic structure and periodicity, modern electronic theory of atoms; radioactivity; chemical bonding; properties of gases; equilibria and thermodynamics; chemical kinetics; electrochemistry, thermochemistry.             3

CHM     102            ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Historical survey of the development and importance of organic chemistry. Nomenclature and classes of organic compounds; homologous series. Te carbon atom and bonding, structural and optical isomerisms, functional groups, conformation, alkanes, alcohols, amines, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acid derivatives of carboxylic acids, amino acids, benzene compounds and phenols. Determination of structure of organic compounds; electronic theory inorganic chemistry. Preparation, isolation and purification of organic compounds, qualitative and quantitative analysis of organics compounds.              3

CHM       103              PRACTICAL PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY              1

CHM       104              PRACTICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY              1

CHM     105            INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

Periodic table an periodicity of elements. Chemistry of hydrogen, study of the groups I and II metals; oxides, hydroxides, halides and aqueous chemistry. Valency forces, structure of solids. Characteristics of the first row transition metals; oxidation state, redox reactions and complexes. Chemistry of iron and copper. Study of the group VII elements and basic chemistry of nitrogen phosphorus, oxygen and sulphur. Hydrides, oxides, oxo-acids and oxo-anions of the non-metallic elements. Elementary qualitative and quantitative analysis.  3

CHM       106              PRACTICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I              1

PHY      101            GENERAL PHYSICS I

Space and Time. Frames of reference. Units and dimensions. Kinematics; Fundamental laws of mechanics, Statics and dynamics: Galilean invariance; universal gravitation; work an energy; rotational dynamics and angulae momentum; conservative laws.      3

PHY      102            GENERAL PHYSICS II

Electrostatics, conductors and currents; dielectric; magnetic fields an induction: Maxwell’s equation: electromagnetic oscillations and waves; applications.              3

PHY      103            GENERAL PHYSICS III

Molecular treatment of the properties of matter: Electricity; Hooke’s law: Young’s shear and bulk moduli; hydrostatics: Pressure: Buoyancy; Archimedes’ principle. Hydrodynamics: streamlines: Bernoullis and continuity equations; turbulence; Reynold’s number: Viscocity; laminar flow; Poiseuille’s equation. Surface tension; adhesion, cohesional capillarity; drops and bubbles. Temperature; the zeroth law of thermodynamics; heat gas laws; laws of thermodynamics; kinetic theory of gases; applications.              2

PHY       104              BASIC PRACTICAL PHYSICS              2

MTH     101            ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS I: ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY

Elementary set theory, subsets, union, intersection, complements, venn diagrams, real numbers, integers, rational and irrational numbers, mathematical induction, real sequences and series, theory of quadratic equations, binomial theorem. Complex numbers; algebra of complex numbers; the Argand Diagram. De Moivre’s theorem, nth roots of unity. Circular measure, trigonometric function of angles and magnitude, addition and factor formulae. Indices and logarithms, matrices and determinants, partial fractions.              3

GST      101            USE OF ENGLISH I

Use of Major English Language Structural Unit in Writing and Speaking

(a) Expression of the idea of Time, Quantity, Possession and Mood in       

            English.

Use of Preposition

(b) Diction.

(c) Structural Units and the Expression of Idea in English

Part II  Reading Improvement Course

(a)    Developing a study reading technique.

(b)    Reading for the main idea

(c)    Increasing reading rate

(d)    Varying reading speed depending on purpose

Learning to define words in context    2

GST        102              PHILOSOPHY AND LOGIC    

GST        103              NIGERIAN PEOPLE AND CULTURE              2

GST      104            HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

History and Nature of Science

                        Scientific reasoning, Principles and Laws.

                        Science in Use: technology, past, present and future.

                        Nigeria scientists and their achievements.

                        Resources and environmental issues in Nigerian Development

                        Medical Science and Health Issues in Nigeria

                        Challenges to Science in Nigeria

                        Inculcating scientific attitude

                            Study tour of science department, laboratories and projects  2

200 LEVEL

NRS 201: FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING (2-0-4) 3 Units: Nature of health and illness; the organization of resources for the practice of comprehensive health care; contribution of the individual nurse organised nursing services and the nursing profession at the local and world community. Introduction to ethical considerations in Nursing; Consideration of the major concepts, assumption and skills underlying professional nursing practice; Function of the professional nurse including the nurse-patient interaction, the application of scientific principles and the nursing process in the practice of nursing; selected clinical experiences provided in community health agencies. Duration – one session.

NRS 203: INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTIC (1-0-3) 3 Units: Application of biostatistics in health care delivery, the statistical process and various statistical methods in common use. Drawing conclusions from statistical analysis. Calculation, Graphs, Probability, Hypothesis Testing etc.

NRS 204: PSYCHOLOGY APPLIED TO NURSING (2-0-0) 2 Units: Emphasis is on growth and development of the individual from conception to senescence and their parameters of measurements: individual differences and their assessment; learning-memory thinking; sensation and perception, motivation; emotions and personality. An in-depth study of the psychological aspects of man and the family and further application of psychological concept and theories to nursing.

ANA 201 GROSS ANATOMY 1

(Upper limb, Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis and Perineum) Upper limb/pectoral region, cubital fossa, carpal tunnel, hand, nerve injuries, shoulder, elbow and writ joints,. Osteology of the pectral girdle and free limb bones, vasculae, nervous systems and lymphatic drainage of the breast and upper limb. Thorax – intercostals spaces, mediastinum, diaphragm, abdomen. Osteology of the ribs and thorax vertebrate. Anterior abdominal wall and associated structures, rectum, prostate, urinary bladder, uterus, pelvic floor, blood vessels, nerves and lymphatic drainage of the region. Osteology of the lumbar vertebrae and pelvis.

2 units

BCH 201:  BIIOCHEMISTRY I

An outline of Y basic chemistry to include acid-base chemistry, elementary thermodynamics , chemical bonding isomerism,. Chemical kinetics and orders of reactions, reactivity leading to a consideration of organic reactions:- reactions of the major reactive functional groups. Consideration of the structure, properties and biochemical/biological functions of carbohydrates. Lipids, amino acids, and proteins,. Nucleic acids and genetic engineering (basic molecular biology). A survey of biochemical catalysis , enzymes and coenzyme: their nature, properties, characteristics including elementary enzyme kinetic. Illustrative laboratory exercises.

3 units.

MPY 201 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOLOGY I

Introduction and history of physiology. Structure and function of cell membranes. Transport process Biophysical principles. Homeostasis and control systems including temperature regulation. Blood- functions of erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes. Haemopoiesis, Haemostasis, Blood groups.

2 units

MPY 202 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOLOGY II
Membrane potentials, Nerve impulse and its physiological properties; synaptic transmission. Mechanism of force production; functional adaptations of muscles. Functional organization of CNS, autonomic neurotransmitter and autonomic effects.

2 units

MIF 211:  INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS AND MEDICAL INFORMATICS

Keyboarding skills, Hardware, Software, Operating system 1, Viruses and computer security, Word Processing, Spreadsheet 1Electronic mail 1, Literature search, Presentation software/animation, Digital imaging, Multimedia Relational database 1, Computer networks, Management information systems (MIS), Telemedicine, Electronic health record, Clinical decision support, Security in clinical information systems, Data interchange standards, Information retrieval, Health professional education, Consumer health informatics                                                                                           

2 units

PRE-300 LEVEl

NRS 300: CONCENTRATED BASIC CLINICAL EXPERIENCE (0-2-30) 8 Weeks

300 LEVEL

NRS 316: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING (2-0-3) 4 Units: (a) An Introduction to digital Computer; Historical perspective, up-to-date Computer hardware and software, meaning, sources and description. A simple typical applications of digital computers. (b) Programming the Computer in a selected language; Declarative statements; Input and Output statements; Program compilation and execution; Control and conditional statement; Flow diagrams; Loops and Routines; Program testing and debugging techniques; (c) Introduction to Structures programming.

COH 331: Ecological concepts.

Components of the ecology (physical, biological and social). Man’s interaction with environment. Global Warming: Concepts and Principles. Effects of Global Warming on Health

COH 233:  SOCIAL MEDICINE (1 CREDIT)

History of Social Medicine, Social Structure/Class, Culture and Health, Behaviour, Illness and Health, Stages of Human Development, Life events, Illness and Health, Life Style, Illness and Health, Psychosomatic Illnesses, Classification and Causes of Handicaps

Programmes for the Handicaps, Substance/Drug abuse classification, dependency diagnosis and treatment, Behaviour therapies/behaviour modification and behaviour diagnosis, Social Welfare Services in Nigeria and other countries

Medical Psychology

Introduction to psychology; definition and history of psychology, Psychology and Medical Practice, Field of psychology; an introductory orientation to various fields and specialties of psychology, Schools of thought in psychology, Psychology as a science, Behaviour, motivation, moods, emotion and feelings, Perception, thinking, intelligence, cognitive development, creativity, dynamics of personality etc.

NRS 310: NUTRITION IN HEALTH AND DISEASES (1-0-4) 2 Units: The course discusses the historical perspective of nutrition as a science. The nutritional values of food and its effect on health is emphasized, food purchasing, presentation, preparation and diet therapy are studied to enable the student provide well-balanced diets to clients and patients. Historical perspectives; Nutrition as a science; classification of food and their nutrition; Relationship of digestion and absorption of food; Nutrition quality of local foods and diets; Selected and formulation of balanced and weaning diets; Use of food composition tables; Nutrient requirements and recommended diets in illness.

NRS 302: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING (2-1-8) 5 Units: The course introduces students to basic scientific principles and practice of community health and primary health care programmes, family and community health nursing diagnosis, through organized exposure to community health/primary health care programmes. Epidemiology of communicable diseases. Principles of Health Education, Organizing Health Services, Health and Illness behavior, Hospitalization, Politics of Health. The organized exposure should take the following format:

i.                     A period of posting to a defined rural and urban geographical-political community;

ii.                   Collection of data for the assessment of health status of the community;

iii.                  Analysis and presentation of the data to describe community health problems, social and health needs, and draw inferences for service objectives related to specific preventive, promotive and health maintenance strategies.

NRS 301: EPIDEMIOLOGY (1-0-4) 2 Units: The course introduces students to the principles and methods of Epidemiology as they are applied in the study of both acute and chronic disease. The common indices of community health, the analytic methods of demography, the theory behind screening programmes, and measurements are examined. Critical appraisals of nursing and medical literature are discussed.

MLS 301  BASIC CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

Traditional and S.I. units in clinical chemistry; reference values: Gastric function tests; agents for gastric stimulation. Ward procedures and laboratory investigation of gastric secretions. Intestinal function tests; digestion and absorption; causes of malabsorption. Laboratory investigation of malabsorption. Renal function tests; functions of the kidney; measurement of renal plasma flow, glomerular filtration rate – creatine clearance, inulin clearance, concentration and dilution tests; urinary acidification tests, urine specific gravity/Osmolality Dye Excretion test. Water and electrolyte metabolism. Acid base balance; Definition and causes of acidosis and alkalosis; blood buffers. Transport of blood gases; assessment of acid/base status. Lipids; definition and types of lipids; formation of free fatty acids, ketone bodies and lactate. Measurement of plasma lipids and lipoproteins. Plasma proteins and physiological functions; factors affecting synthesis and catabolism, Methods for the determination of total protein in serum. Carbohydrate metabolism. Blood glucose homeostasis; hyperglycaemia – diabetes mellitus- its causes and investigation; hypoglycaemia- types, causes and investigation.

3 units.

MLS 302. BASIC HAEMATOLOGY

Origin, development and functions of blood cells. Synthesis and breakdown of haemoglobin. Methods of haemoglobin estimation. Methods of cell counting. Absolute values. Introduction to homeostasis. Principle and mode of action of common anticoagulants. Principles and components of haematological stains. Simple tests used in blood coagulation. Blood films- normal and abnormal. Practical Classes.

3 units.

MLS 303. BASIC MICROBIOLOGY

Scope of microbiology; historical approach etc. Classification and nomenclature of microorganisms. Introduction to the microbial world; introduction to bacteriology, mycology, virology and parasitology (the protozoans).

Bacteriology: The general properties of bacteria, structure, growth, reproduction, requirements both environmental and nutritional. Aspects of bacterial metabolism. Bacterial genetics and variation. Sterilization in microbiology; bacteria in health and disease. Antibiotics and chemotherapy; infections and immunity. Introduction to laboratory techniques and methods including serology.

Viruses: General properties, structure and biology of viruses, classification- various methods, reproduction, resistance, pathology, purification of viruses, propagation of viruses, inmmunity and diagnosis of viral infection, interferon and interference, inclusion bodies, cytopathic effects. Viral-host interactions and identification.

Fungi:  Morphology, groups and classification. Types of lesion and types of mycoses. Growth requirements. Characteristics and general features of fungi and heir diseases. Identification and demonstration in the laboratory.

3 units.

MLS 304:  BASIC HISTOPATHOLOGY

Introduction to histopathology. Fixation- autolysis, bacterial decomposition. Effects of fixation, common fixing agents and their uses. Secondary fixation, post-fixation an post-chroming and post0-mordanting. Fixation pigments. Decalcification – aims and applications, clearing and infiltration/embedding. Frozen and celloidin sections. Embedding media. Basic histology of organs. Principles and application of exfoliate cytology. Collection and fixation of specimens for cytological examination. Museum technique-color restoration. Mounting in museum jars. Tissues and cellular injury inflammation. Healing and repairs. Gross appearance of diseased organs in routine post-mortem examination. Slide-sections to illustrate common tumours.

3 units.

NRS 307: HUMAN BEHAVIOUR IN HEALTH AND DISEASE IN THE COMMUNITY (2-0-8) 3 Units: Characteristics of the family in health and disease. The Germ theory as a way of explaining the concept of disease. Demography and population dynamics. Patterns of life in the Community and how these are affected by disease. How patterns of life and community organization affect health care delivery.

NRS 303/304: MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING I/II: (2-0-8) 4 Units: The role of the professional nurse in the care of adults and children with medical-surgical problems. It includes nursing practice in prevention and early diagnosis and prompt treatment, disability and rehabilitation, health promotion, illness prevention and dietetics. Experiences are provided in the Nursing of selected individuals and families to facilitate the theoretical learning and to further develop skills in nursing practice.

NRS 309: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (2-0-2) 2 Units: The course is designed to examine the effects of environmental factors such as water, air, noise, biological, socio-cultural and socio economic, on the health of the community, methods of assessing these factors and steps taken to improve on the quality of the environment will be discussed.

MLS 309:  BASIC MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY

Introduction to the parasites. Classification of protozoa, (the amoebas, the ciliates, the flagellates, nematodes (Ascaris, Strongyloides, Trichuris, Guineaworm, Hookworm, Trichinella, Enterobius etc.). Life cycle and pathogenicity of cestodes. (The tapeworms, larval forms of cestodes). Life cycle and pathogenicity of the trematodes (The schistosome, fasciola, paragonimus, etc). Methods of demonstration of parasites in blood, faeces, vagina, urine, urethra, pus from lung and liver, skin snips, etc. Mechanisms of their disease production, epidemiology and control of parasitic diseases.

3 units.

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(b)  Practical Instruction on: the relevant Laboratory procedures or tests pertaining to common diagnostic applications in Medical Microbiology. 

PAT 371: General Pathology (3 Units): Cellular basis of disease, Disturbances of circulation. Degeneration, inflammation Disturbances of cellular growth and differentiation. Neoplasia. Genetic basis of disease. Nutritional disorders.

PAT 372: Introduction to Haematology (1 Unit): Blood cell systems, General information of its disorders.

PAT 373: Practicals (1): Histology as the morphological evidence of function. WBC differential count, Blood groups.

NRS  308: MEDICAL ETHICS & PHILOSOPHY (2-1-0) 3 Units: The course draws attention to some of the basic principles and issues of ethics but it draws special attention to concepts like health and illness and issues like abortion, euthanasia, life/distinction.

NRS 305: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY I (2-1-0)  3 Units: Sociology as a social science: The birth of sociology, founding, fathers, and its history. The sociological perspective of society, social interaction and social relations as elementary forms of social life. Groups, Normative System and culture. Social Institutions. Complex Organizations.

NRS 306: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY II (2-1-0) 3 Units: Becoming a functioning member of society. Rural and Urban Communities. Widening scale of society;. Or the study of traditional society, modernization and urbanization. Social problems and society, Social problems and welfare. Uses of sociology and careers for the young sociologist.

PHA 301. BASIC PAHRAMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY

Pharmacological terms. Drugs, sources and nature including structure/activity relation. Bioassays. Routes of administration, absorption, biotransformation and elimination. Drug receptors and receptor isolation. Fluorescent, radioisotopic and chromatographic methods in drug studies. Methods of evaluation of toxins, mutagens and carcinogens.

3 units.

PRE-400 LEVEL:

CONCENTRATED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

NRS 400: Community Health Nursing II 0-2-30 (4 Weeks); NRS 420: Medical-Surgical Nursing III 0-2-30 (4 Weeks)

400 LEVEL

NRS 403: MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHIATRIC NURSING (2-0-12) 5 Units: The professional nurses role in the promotion of mental health. The classification of mental disorders and the nurses roles. Introduction to theories of personality and the personality disorders. Various therapeutic media of the psychiatric patient. Legal aspects of psychiatric nursing.

NRS 401 & 402: MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING I & II (2-0-12) 5 Units: Emphasis on the health of the family during its childbearing years, with particular attention of the needs of the mother and the new born during the maternity cycle. The role of the nurse in family planning and genetic counseling.

NRS 405 & 406: ADVANCED MEDICAL/SURGICAL NURSING I & II (2-0-12) 5 Units: Development of nursing judgement in patients situation requiring sudden crises intervention, long term hospitalization and intensive and prolonged rehabilitation, Development of nursing care plan, practice of comprehensive nursing and team nursing.

NRS 404: RESEARCH METHODS IN NURSING (2-1-0) 3 Units: Research methodology in the advancement of nursing. Guided study in basic and selected areas of nursing research.

NRS 407: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN NURSING AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY (2-1-0) 3 Units: Curriculum development involves an over view of course, thereby the student looks at the course critically and objectively as a functional instrument. It involves the development of institutional philosophy, objectives, course contents, resource and personnel selection, methods of teaching, organization of teaching materials and evaluation.

NRS 408: MANAGEMENT OF NURSING CARE SERVICES (2-1-0) 3 Units: The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the philosophy, theory, principles and techniques of management in relation to nursing care services. Essential tools to effective management will be discussed; and management techniques will be analyzed in relation to nursing care situations at various care settings. The nursing process as a tool for scientific approach to solving management problems will be examined.

NRS 410: TEACHING/MANAGEMENT PRACTICE (0-1-3) 2 Units: The course provides opportunity to apply teaching and management concepts and theories in practice. Microteaching will be incorporated.

NRS 409: ENTERPRENEURSHIP IN NURSING (2-1-0)  3 Units: This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and practice of entrepreurship. Opportunity for self-employment in nursing services including attitudes and skill of entrepreneurs are developed in this course. The courses include planing, programming, budgeting, implementation and evaluating nursing services to meet communities needs.

PRE-500 LEVEL

CONCETRATED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

NRS 500: CONCENTRATED MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH (0-2-30) 2 Units

NRS 520: CONCENTRATED MEDICAL & SURGICAL NURSING – CLINICAL EXPERIENCE (0-2-30) 2 Units

4 WEEKS CLINICAL NURSING

            In depth clinical nursing to develop finer technical skills in much wider areas of nursing, including operation room.

500 LEVEL

NRS 501 & 502: ADVANCED COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING I & II (2-0-12) 5 Unit: The emphasis is on the development of students’ knowledge and competence in the planning, organization, and administration of community health nursing services of defined geographical-political areas. The course emphasizes the application of integrated knowledge in the development, implementation and evaluation of community health nursing care programmes, using a model of Community Health Planning Cycle of, “Need Assessment – Development of Care Plans – Implementation – Evaluation” and building on earlier community-based exposure at 300 Level.

The course will involve:

i.                     A period of posting to PHC programmes in defined rural and urban geographical-political communities;

ii.                   Further collection, analysis and presentation of data for in-depth assessment of community health problems or programmes;

iii.                  Planning with groups concerned with heath care in the communities:

iv.                  Implementation of care plan through participation and working with community agencies;

v.                   Programme evaluation.

The course will also cover other traditional areas of Public Health, particularly International Health, Port Health, Social Welfare Services and Occupational Health.

NRS 504: ADVANCED PSYCHIATRIC NURSING (2-0-12) 5 Units: This course deals with preventive mental health (primary, secondary and tertiary). It involves the knowledge of the roles of the traditional healers in the society and the effects of urban-rural migration on mental health. The course also deals with the typology of crises, crises intervention and planning of community mental health program.

NRS 503: ADVANCED MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH NURSING (2-0-12) 5 Units: Application of knowledge of the maternity cycle, growth and development, child health, and genetics to the care of women from pregnancy to post-partum period, including the management of normal/abnormal midwifery.

NRS 505 & 506: RESEARCH PROJECT AND SPECIAL TOPICS SEMINARS I & II (1-2-3) 4 Units: Research in the advancement of Nursing. Guided study in selected areas of nursing and related fields. Discussions in the seminars center around the application of the biological, social and psychological science into the design of nursing theory and practice.

ELECTIVES

Any one from the list must be taken each semester:

NRS 511 Pediatric Nursing (3-0-12) 6 Units

NRS 512 Intensive Care Nursing (3-0-12) 6 Units

NRS 513 Occupational Health Nursing (3-0-12) 6 Units

NRS 514 Primary Care Nursing (3-0-12) 6 Units

NRS 515 Primary Health Care Nursing (3-0-12) 6 Units

NRS 516 Ophthalmic Nursing (3-0-12) 6 Units

NRS 517 Dermatology Nursing (3-0-12) 6 Units

NRS 518 Operating Theatre Nursing (3-0-12) 6 Units

NRS 519 Radiology/Radiotherapy Nursing (3-0-12)  6 Units

NRS 520 Ortho-Rhino-Laryngology (3-0-12) 6 Units

NRS 521 Geriatric Nursing (3-0-12) 6 Units

EXAMINATIONS

1.                   A candidate shall be recorded as having attained a level of achievement in a departmental/nursing course as graded bellow:

A            -            EXCELLENT            -            70%  and above

B            -            VERY GOOD            -            60%  -  69%

C            -            GOOD                -            50%  - 59%

D            -            FAIR                 -            45%  -  49%

E            -            Weak Pass            -            40%  - 44%

F            -            Failure              -            Below 40%

2.                   The pass mark for all courses shall be 40 percent, according to the grading system of the University

3.                   A student who scores less than 40% in the Nursing Courses shall be required to resit the examination in September of the same year.

4.                   A student who fails in 3 or more courses shall be required to repeat the year

5.                   In combined courses, the average of the total scores of all the courses concerned shall be used to determine the grade of the student

6.                   A candidate who fails a resit examination shall repeat the year.

7.                   A candidate who fails two courses in the final examination of the repeat year may be allowed to resit the examination in the September of the same year. If she fails a resit examination, she will be required to withdraw from the programme.

8.                   A candidate who fails more than two courses in the final examination of the repeat year shall be required to withdraw from the programme.

9.                   Organization of examination at various level:

17.                   The computation of the degree grading shall be as follows:

                        According to University of Jos computation of degree grading with 40% for continuous assessment and 60% for the main examination.

PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS

As soon as students begin training, they should be indexed with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.

Nursing Council Examination for registration for general nursing and midwifery conducted in May and September respectively would require external examiners nominated by the Council to conduct and certify this examination.

The Public Health Nursing Examination would be conducted in the 500 Level along with  the first degree B.N.Sc Examination. An external examiner nominated by the West African Health Examination Board is required to conduct and certify this examination.

NURSING COUNCIL EXAMINATION FOR REGISTRATION FOR GENERAL NURSING will take place 2^nd Semester 400 Level and Midwifery 1^st Semester 500 Level.

Arrangement would be made for Royal Society of Health/West African Health Examination Board to enable students take the Public Health Nursing Examination at the 500 Level along with the first degree B. N. Sc. Examination. This examination will take place in May of 500 Level.

AWARD OF DEGREE

            The Degree Examination shall be taken in five parts. The degree shall be awarded to candidates who have complied with general regulations of the University and the additional requirements of the B.N. Sc. Degree Programme. Before the award of the degree of B.N.Sc, the student must be registrable with Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. In other words, he/she must have passed the qualified examination for general nurses.

            The degree shall be awarded with First Class Honors, Second Class Honors (Upper or Lower), Third Class Honors and Pass as follows:

1^st Class            -            70 – 100%    CGPA            4.50 and above

2^nd Class upper            -            60 – 69%      CGPA            3.50 – 4.99

2^nd Class Lower            -            50 – 59%      CGPA            2.50 – 3.99

3^rd Class             -            45 – 49%      CGPA            2.00 – 2.99

Pass                  -            40 – 44%

Fail                   -            0 - 39

HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION

            All B. N. Sc. Degree programme students must be accommodated in the University hostels to facilitate adequate integration into clinical postings, supervision and to ensure professional discipline and ethics.

LIST OF STAFF

Foundation Head of Department of Nursing Science

Mr Olowolafe (MSc)