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Academic Programmes August 29, 2026

Diploma in Nursing

August 29, 20262 min read

Programme Description

The Diploma in Nursing is a full-time three-year programme organized in 6 semesters. Courses in each semester are taught and examined at the end of each semester. The academic year is the basic academic accounting unit. All courses in Diploma in Nursing are core courses. The major focus of the diploma in nursing course of study is to produce professional nurses capable of delivering safe health care in local, regional, and international health care systems. The programme prepares professional general trained nurses with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes required for the delivery of high quality and culturally sensitive services.

Learning Outcomes

  • Utilize therapeutic communication skills when interacting with clients, significant support persons, and other members of the healthcare team.
  • Demonstrate clinical decision-making skills that reflect evidence-based nursing care of clients and significant support persons.
  • Utilize the nursing process to provide individualized care to clients and significant support persons throughout the lifespan.
  • Demonstrate, through nursing practice, belief in the innate value of each individual within his/her unique cultural heritage.
  • Develop individualized teaching plans that utilize principles of teaching and learning for clients and significant support persons.

Programme Structure

Year 1

Semester One

Code Course Title Status Credits
NS 0111 Human Anatomy and Physiology Core 15
NS 0112 Biochemistry Core 12
NS 0113 Infection Prevention and Control Core 8
NS 0114 Basic Computer Applications Core 6
NS 0115 Fundamentals of Nursing I Core 13
NS 0116 Professionalism and Ethics in nursing Other 6

Semester Two

Code Course Title Status Credits
NS 0211 Medical Nursing Core 18
NS 0212 Health Education and Counselling Core 6
NS 0213 Human nutrition Core 8
NS 0214 Care of normal Pregnancy, childbirth and pueperium Core 15
NS 0215 Basic clinical Pharmacology Core 1E+1
NS 0216 Sexual and Reproductive Health Other 12

Year 2

Semester One

Code Course Title Status Credits
NS 0221 Surgical Nursing Core 2E+1
NS 0222 Pediatric Medical and Surgical Nursing Core 16
NS 0223 Care of Abnormal Pregnancy, Childbirth and puperium Core 15
NS 0224 Essential Health Services for Children Core 15
NS 0225 Entrepreneurship in Health Core 8

Semester Two

Code Course Title Status Credits
NS 0311 Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics Core 1E+1
NS 0312 Community Health Nursing Core 22
NS 0313 Care of new-born Core 8
NS 0314 Mental Health Nursing Core 14
NS 0315 Fundamentals of Research Core 14

Year 3

Semester Two

Code Course Title Status Credits
NS 0321 Community Mental Health Nursing Core 9
NS 0322 Emergency and Critical Care Core 16
NS 0323 Research Field Practice Core 9
NS 0324 Leadership and management Core 15
NS 0325 Community-based Health services Core 3E+1
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