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Bachelor of Nursing Science – Direct Entry

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Introduction

The Bachelor of Nursing Science programme philosophy at KCU is to emphasize critical thinking, advocacy, promote disease awareness, good health practice and research. It will support strong family values in the community and the world at large.

The graduate nurse will be able to apply personal experience and contribute to client recovery and wellness, which in turn strengthens the nurse’s commitment to the profession. They will be responsible to provide safe, holistic, patient centered and individualized care with social justice.

This curriculum reflects the International Council of Nurses (ICN) views on nurse education and nursing; meet the accepted standards of nursing practice as set down by the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council. Related concepts emphasized in the nursing curriculum include evidence-based care, research, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, effective communication, leadership, and management skills.

Programme Objectives

By the end of the BNS training programme, graduates should be able to;

  1. Describe patient-centered care, which represents the patients’ preferences, values, and needs within the context of their families, communities and the health care delivery system.
  2. Explain critical thinking and innovation to address professional practice and patient care issues.
  3. Demonstrate leadership and management skills and act as a change agent within the political, social, and health care systems in the practice of nursing.
  4. Discuss scientific evidence with clinical judgement and patient preference to improve patient outcomes.
  5. Describe the use of information technology to improve patient management and care

Target groups

    1. Direct entry scheme
    2. Holders of School Certificate Graded in Percentages and Average Points.
    3. Transfer from BNS or equivalent programmes of other Institutions.

The duration of the BNS degree programme shall extend over a period of not less than four (4) academic years excluding the mandatory supervised integrated practice (Internship 48 weeks) of Ministry of Health. Each academic year shall be divided into two (2) semesters. In this curriculum, a semester shall consist of a period of instruction lasting for sixteen (16) weeks and examination of two (2) weeks. Therefore, the duration of the BNS programme shall be equivalent to eight (8) semesters. At the maximum, the programme shall not extend beyond twelve (12) uninterrupted semesters i.e. without counting officially approved “dead” semesters.

This programme enables the graduate to be registered as a nurse after a successful one year of the mandatory internship pre-registration training organized by the Ministry of Health.

Direct Entry Scheme
National students
In order to be eligible for direct entry into the BNS programme, a candidate must have Sat for the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) with credit passes in; Biology, Chemistry, mathematics English and physics.

Two (2) principal passes in Chemistry and Biology in UACE or a Higher Education Certificate in Health Sciences with at least a credit obtained from an accredited programme.

Holders of School Certificate Graded in Percentages and Average Points
In order to be eligible for direct entry into the BNS programme, a candidate whose final high school marks are graded in percentages and average point systems such as in Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Burundi must have their grades first equated or standardized by Uganda National Examinations Board before seeking KCU admission.
Such a candidate must have sat and passed the high school leaving examinations and obtained at least 55% or Credit 5 in the following Science subjects: Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and English.

Transfer from BNS or equivalent programmes of other Institutions
Any candidate seeking admission into the BNS program, who has been attending a similar programme (BNS) in another Institution of higher learning recognized by NCHE;

  1. Starts from year one semester one of this program, if he/she was discontinued from the programme from the institution he/she is transferring from.
  2. Be considered for advanced standing admission (admission at a level beyond year one semester one of the programme) by the School of Nursing curriculum committee as the specific case may require, and a recommendation made to senate regarding the level of entry into the programme and the courses he/she has to be exempted, if any.

In both situations, each candidate shall produce the following documents before he/she is considered;

  • Original O’ level certificate or its equivalent.
  • Original A’ Level certificate, where applicable.
  • Academic transcripts for the years attended in the Institution he/she is transferring from.
  • A Letter of Good standing from the Institution he/she is transferring from.
    Transfer from BNS or equivalent programmes of other Institutions.

International Applicants

  1. Must have a qualification equivalent to two principal passes of Biology and Chemistry of UACE. Satisfied copies of academic documents from their previous school/ Institutions, which are equated by Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB).
  2. Students speaking other international languages should have a certificate of English competence test.
  3. International students whose education system allows them to join the university directly but are not eligible to join universities in Uganda, must do Higher Education Certificate before admission.

At the completion of the BNS training programme, graduates should be able to;

    1. Provide patient-centered care, which represents the patients’ preferences, values, and needs within the context of their families, communities and the health care delivery system.
    2. Use critical thinking and innovation to address professional practice and patient care issues.
    3. Apply leadership and management skills and act as a change agent within the political, social, and health care systems in the practice of nursing.
    4. Integrate scientific evidence with clinical judgement and patient preference to improve patient outcomes.
    5. Safely use information technology to improve patient management and care.

Tuition fees for privately sponsored students shall be 800 USD per semester. All students are required to pay other functional and non-functional fees as may be defined on admission.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The BNS degree curriculum is organized into courses taught in eight (8) semesters over a period of four years. The credit unit of each course depicts allocation of time to various curricula activities. The activities and their symbols are as follows: Skills laboratory activities, practical and clinical exposure are shown as PH (Practical Hours); Overview lectures and seminars are shown as LH (Lecture Hours); Tutorials sessions are shown as TH (Tutorial Hours); and the total contact hours for each course are shown as CH (Contact Hours).

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