Nursing

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

M.A. College has been admitting students to BSc Degree in Nursing since it has obtained full-fledged accreditation from FDRE Education Authority in Nursing, Public Health and other health science fields especially at its Gilgel Belese Campus located in Metekel Zone of Beneshangul Gumuz Regional State.

The degree to be issued to the students upon completion of the graduation requirements set by the college has the following nomenclature: In English: “BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING” and         in Amharic “የሳይንስ ባችለር ዲግሪ በነርሲንግ”

The standard study period to complete the program is FOUR YEARS at Regular program and requires the successful completion of 18 modules with a total of 248 ECTS. After a student finishes all the modules, National comprehensive examination will be given before engaging to industry or health care practice.

Graduate Profile

Upon completion of the B.Sc. in Nursing program, the graduates will be able to:

  • Provide basic holistic care for individuals, families and communities at large
  • Use critical thinking to collect and analyze relevant data, establish priorities, make appropriate decision for implementation, raise questions and make assumptions, etc
  • Communicate effectively, both verbally and non-verbally including written documentation and record keeping.
  • Use the nursing process as framework for nursing care practice, which promotes maintains and /restore optimum function of clients of all ages and in a variety of health care settings.
  • Apply professional, ethical and legal principles as well as evidence based practice in providing care to clients.
  • Guide, counsel and teach clients based on the need at all health settings including the community
  • Demonstrate nursing leadership and management skills in all work settings and function as a leader and change agent concerning standards and quality of nursing in the nation.
  • Perform activities in prevention(including counseling), control and management of HIV/AIDS in all health settings
  • Function effectively as a member of a primary, secondary, tertiary and community health care team.
  • Diagnose and Manage communicable and non communicable disease(Chronic Illnesses)
  • Perform basic and advanced nursing procedures using latest evidences as stipulated in the logbook
  • Diagnose and manage both normal and abnormal pregnancy, labor and refer all major/high risk/complications.
  • Work effectively as a team member in the operating room as scrub, circulating nurse and organizing operation Room Theater.
  • Manage Clients in MCH Clinics particularly in the under-five sick and well baby clinics, nutrition, immunization, and family planning.
  • Demonstrate the need for continuing learning for professional and personal enrichment.
  • Perform health promotion, disease prevention and treatment, control and restoration activities at any health setting and community level
  • Make the care of the patient her/his first concern, treat patients with politeness and consideration, respect their dignity, privacy and point of view without regard to background, culture, language, religion, race and point of view.

Admission criteria

Generic

Candidates must be a natural science student in secondary school & preparatory classes and fulfill the following criteria:

  • Meet the set criteria of the corresponding year by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for degree students to join higher learning institution
  • Physically and mentally fit for nursing service.
  • If from TVET background, a candidate must have a level four certificate, COC, a minimum of one year experience at work.
  • For students with another degree, they must complete their cost sharing payments before joining the program.

 Standing/Post Basic

The applicants for advance standing program should fulfill the following screening and admission criteria:

  • To be eligible for admission into the advance standing Nursing B.Sc. program, a candidate should:
  • Fulfilled the stated criteria by Ministry of Science and Higher Education;
  • Have graduated from an accredited college/school of nursing with diploma in nursing.
  • Have obtained a minimum of 2 or 60% cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) in previous diploma program.
  • Have served in nursing for a minimum of two years but sponsoring organization may raise this within their custody.
  • Should bring COC certificate where it applied.
  • Present letter of sponsorship. If self sponsored, it will be based on the rules and regulations of the registrar.
  • Age not more than 45(As per the legislation of the College)
  • Physically and mentally fit to practice nursing
  • Entrance examination more on professional subjects

Duration of the training:

The duration to complete the BSc Degree in Nursing is FOUR YEARS at Regular program and requires the successful completion of 18 modules with a total of 248 ECTS.

Graduation Requirement

A student cannot graduate with a grade of less than 2.0 out of the 4-scale grading system.

Therefore, he/she should at least score a minimum of C grade for the major/Professional course

  • A student with ‘C–‘can pass to the next semester if it is first semester period and it increases with level/year of students. A student with a good stand can graduate if he/she scores ‘C–‘in any course under module. However, if the ‘C–‘grade is for a Module or for a course as a module, he/she must re-sit for another exam to remove ‘C–
  • A student with all ‘Ds’ cannot pass to the next semester. A student with a good stand can pass to the next semester and even can graduate if he/she scores D in any course under module. However, if the ‘D’ grade is for a Module or for a course as a module, he/she must re-sit for another exam to remove ‘D’.
  • A student with F must repeat the course/module for two times and the grade will be any of what a student can score
  • The students should complete the skills and activities written in the logbook which annexed at the end curriculum.
  • The details of all of the above will be done in the harmonized Academic Policy.

Degree Nomenclature

Upon successful completion of this program, the graduate will be given:

  • “BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING” in English or
  • “የሳይንስ ባችለር ዲግሪ በነርሲንግ” in Amharic.