Curriculum
At the end of the General Nursing Education Programme, the students should be able to:
- Utilize relevant knowledge in providing comprehensive nursing care to the individual, family, and community.
- Function independently and in collaboration with other members of the heart team and related sectors in the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care.
- Apply management principles in the optimum utilization of human and material resources for health care service delivery.
- Contribute to research by conducting and participating in projects and implementing findings geared towards improving healthcare services and nursing education.
- Counsel clients on family planning services and make referrals when/where necessary.
- Provide an atmosphere of trust, which allows for meeting the clients'/patients' basic emotional needs.
- Utilize the knowledge and skills of education, Information, and Communication Technology (ICT) in improving health care services.
Competencies
The graduate of the General. The nursing program is expected to acquire the ability to:
- Identify the health needs of individuals of all ages and in all settings.
- Utilize the nursing, process and other tools of nursing within the ambits of their practice to identify and respond to individuals and groups to assist them adapt to changing health needs.
- Implement nursing care proficiently and effectively for the safety of the patient.
- Develop strategies for Health Education to meet the health needs of the client/patient, family, and the community.
- Initiate and carry out research to improve evidence-based practices to meet the health needs of the people and advance the frontiers of knowledge.
Admission Requirements
Candidates for admission into the General Nursing Education must possess the West African Schools Certificate (WASC) or its equivalent (Senior secondary school Certificate (5SCE) or General Certificate of Education (GCE) with a minimum of five subjects at credit level including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics at not more than two (2) sittings.
Admission Regulation Committee
The Admission Regulation Committee shall consist of representatives of:
- Ministry of Health
- Schools of Nursing in the State
- Organized private sector
- Ministry of Education
Programme Description
The General Nursing Education shall be a 3 calendar year (6 semesters) programme of study in this institution. Admission shall be in October of every year.
Teaching Methods
Emphasis shall be on integrating theory with related practical demonstration and clinical experiences. The teaching methods shall include:
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Practical Demonstration
- Clinical Practice
- Seminar Presentation
- Role Play
- Field trip
- Tutorial
- Client Care Study
- Simulation
- Project method
- Facilitation
- Collaborative responsive mentoring
Non-Academic Staff
- Confidential Secretary
- Programme Analyst
- Librarian
- Administrative Officers
- Account Staff
- Clerical Staff
- Domestic staff
- Security Staff
- Cleaners
- Messengers
- Labourers
- Procurement officers
- Driver, etc.
School Committees
The School of Nursing shall have the following Standing Committees:
- Education and Research Committee
- Procedure Manual Committee
- Examination/Assessment Committee
- Welfare Committee
- Sports Committee
- Disciplinary Committee
Methods of Evaluation
Assessment of the student shall consist of:
- Continuous Assessment(CA) = 25%
- 75% Compulsory Attendance = 5%
- End of Semester Examination Total = 70%
Total = 100%
Note:
Pre-Professional Examination (Hospital Final) = 100%
Scheme of Examination
The examination for the General Nursing Programme shall consist of two parts:
- School Examinations
- Final Examinations
School Examinations: These shall consist of;
- Continuous Assessment (CA):
- This shall constitute 30% of the total marks obtainable for the student in each course at the end of each semester.
- The Continuous Assessment shall be generated from the 'following; Class tests, assignments, quizzes, presentations, and class attendance.
- End of Semester Examination:
- This shall constitute 70% of the total marks obtained by the student in each course at the end of each semester.
- The pass mark for each course shall be 50%. The student shall be allowed to re-sit failed courses.
- A maximum of three courses shall be allowed for re-sit per semester.
- The score for a re-sit course shall not exceed the pass level which is 50%.
- Failure in four courses and above at the end of the Preliminary Training Session (PTS) shad earn the student withdrawal from the school. Subsequently, if a student has a GP below 1 he/she shall withdraw.
- After a successful PTS examination, if a student fails a re-sit examination, the student will repeat the year of study.
- If a student fails a Pre-Professional re-sit Examination {Hospital Final), the student shall join the next class.
- Pre-Professional Examination (Hospital Final) shall be in two parts:
- Written Examination
- Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
Written Examination
- Paper I: Basic Nursing Care - A three-hour paper of 100 Multiple-Choice and 3 Essay questions, covering all aspects of pursuing care including; Anatomy and Physiology, Medical-Surgical Nursing, I, II, III, Primary Health Care, Foundation of Nursing I and II, Nutrition and Dietetics, Pharmacology, Social and Behavioural Change Communication, Principles and Practice of Management, etc.
- Paper II: Advanced Nursing Care - A three-hour paper of 100 Multiple-Choice and 3 Essay questions,-covering all aspects of nursing care including Anatomy and Physiology, Medical-Surgical Nursing IV, V, Community Health Nursing, Mental Health Nursing^ Reproductive Health, Research and Statistics, Emergency, Nursing Jurisprudence, and Disasters Nursing, etc.
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
This shall consist of:
- 6 question' stations;
- 6 procedure stations covering all 'aspects of nursing care (5 minutes per station).
- Viva/Project defense
Achievement Grade
The pass mark for the examination shall be 50%. The achievement grades shall be interpreted as follows:
| Scores | Grade | Grade Point | Grade of Pass |
| 70 - 100 % | A | 4 | Distinction |
| 60 - 69% | B | 3 | Upper Credit |
| 50 - 59% | B- | 2 | Credit |
| 40 - 50% | C | 1 | Pass |
| Below 40% | D | 0 | Fail |
Certification
Academe is accredited by the World Certification Institute, the World's leading Credential Award body in the global market. That means on recommendation your certificate will be issued by this institution, with a unique number recognized and can be verified worldwide. Academe, therefore, will be joining top private universities and higher institutions having the same accreditation.
Course Content
Year One - - - - - - - - - - -
- First Semester - - - - - - - - - -
- Anatomy and Physiology I - - - - - - - - -
- Foundation of Nursing I - - - - - - - - -
- Nutrition - - - - - - - - - - -
- Microbiology - - - - - - - - - -
- Use of English - - - - - - - - - -
- Applied Physics - - - - - - - - - -
- Applied Chemistry - - - - - - - - - -
- Introduction to Information and Communication Technology ICT - -
Year One - Second Semester - - - - - - - -
- Anatomy And Physiology II - - - - - - - -
- Foundation Of Nursing II - - - - - - - - -
- Medical surgical Nursing - - - - - - - - -
- Primary Health care l - - - - - - - - - -
- Pharmacology I - - - - - - - - - - -
- Hospital Based Clinical Practice I - - - - - - -
- Pediatric Nursing - - - - - - - - -
- Psychology - - - - - - - - - -
Year 2 First Semester
- Anatomy and Physiology III- - - - - - - -
- Foundation of Nursing III- - - - - - - -
- Medical Surgical Nursing II- - - - - - - -
- Medical Surgical Nursing III- - - - - - - -
- Primary Healthcare II- - - - - - - - -
- Pharmacology II - - - - - - - - - -
- Hospital Based Clinical Practice II- - - - - - -
- Biostatistics- - - - - - - - - -
- Reproductive Health I - - - - - - - - -
- Community-Based Clinical Practice 1 - - - - - -
Year Two - Second Semester - - - - - - - -
- Anatomy And Physiology IV - - - - - - - -
- Foundation Of Nursing IV - - - - - - - -
- Medical Surgical Nursing IV- - - - - - - -
- Research Method II- - - - - - - - -
- Pharmacology 111 - - - - - - - - -
- Hospital Based Clinical Practice 111- - - - - -
- Reproductive Health II - - - - - - - - -
- Community Health Nursing II- - - - - - - -
- Dietetics - - - - - - - - - - -
- Seminar in Nursing 1 - - - - - - - - -
- Introduction to Medical Sociology-
Year 3 First Semester
- Emergency and Duster Nursing - - - - - - -
- Reproductive Health III - - - - - - - - -
- Medical Surgical Nursing IV - - - - - - - -
- Research Method II- - - - - - - - -
- Mental Health Nursing - - - - - - - - -
- Hospital Based Clinical Practice IV - - - - - - -
- Seminar in Nursing 11 - - - - - - - - -
- Community Health Nursing II - - - - - - - -
- Gerontology Nursing - - - - - - - - -
- Principles and Practice of Teaching and Management - - - -
Year Three -Second Semester- - - - - - - -
- Reproductive Health IV - - - - - - - - -
- Medical Surgical Nursing V - - - - - - - -
- Research Project- - - - - - - - - -
- Nursing Entrepreneurship - - - - - - - -
- Hospital Based Clinical Practice V - - - - - - -
- Health Economics - - - - - - - - -
- Advanced Therapeutic Communication - - - - - - - - - - -
- Pharmacology IV---------------------------------