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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Bachelor of Nursing 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
118646  Bachelor of Nursing 
ORIGINATOR
University of Zululand 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
-   HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
National First Degree(Min 480)  Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services  Promotive Health and Developmental Services 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  480  Not Applicable  NQF Level 08  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Registered  SAQA 137/22  2022-02-03  2025-02-03 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2026-02-03   2032-02-03  

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Purpose:
Nursing is an essential skill in any community and country, and the profession in South Africa has enjoyed an enviable reputation for quality and competence, and the comprehensive nature of the training provided. There is a concern to maintain this quality, and the training seeks to produce competent professional nurse and midwife practitioners within a wide range of health service settings. This qualification will provide qualifying learners with a wide range of skills, knowledge and attributes that will enable them to make a meaningful and sustained contribution to health services.

The qualification will equip learners with a developed sense of equality, justice and service ethics that will ensure that they work in a responsible and accountable manner, irrespective of their chosen workplace.

The purpose of this qualification is to:
  • Produce competent professional nurse practitioners within a wide range of health service settings.
  • Provide graduates with a wide range of skills, knowledge and attitudes that will enable them to make a meaningful and sustained contribution to health services.
  • Equip graduates with a developed sense of equity, justice, and service ethics that will ensure that they work in a responsible and accountable manner, irrespective of their chosen workplace.
  • Offer a wide range of transferable skills for application in other professions, disciplines and general life, including:
    > A methodical solution-based approach to problem-solving.
    > An empowerment-based approach to the development of self and others.
    > Competence in written and oral communication.
    > Capacity to assess and implement health and other related policies.
    > Manage units and/or zones.
    > Ability to plan, implement and manage projects of a varied nature.
    > Research capacity.

    On completion of this qualification, a graduate will be able to:
  • Identify and address ethical and legal issues based on critical reflection on the suitability of different ethical value (and legal) systems to the nursing and midwifery practice within the legal framework.
  • Apply knowledge of biological and natural sciences, psycho-social sciences, and pharmacology in the provision of safe nursing care, throughout the life span, in a variety of health care settings and communities in response to population needs.
  • Access, produce and manage information effectively to a range of audiences.
  • Effectively manage the health care unit and health facility with the understanding of the roles and relationships within the multidisciplinary team.
  • Apply learning strategies effectively to address own and others' professional and personal ongoing learning needs in a self-critical manner.
  • Maintain optimal health of a woman, her family and baby, pre-partum, post-partum, and intrapartum.
  • Apply knowledge of theories, methods, and techniques in the practice of safe clinical nursing and midwifery that is responsive to the needs of the individual, the family, and the community, in accordance with national legislative and policy frameworks.
  • Utilise research in nursing and health-related problems to improve health care outcomes.

    On successful completion of this qualification, the graduate will be eligible for registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse according to the Nursing Act No. 33 of 2005.

    Rationale:
    This qualification will enable the graduate to function as a clinically focused, service-orientated, independent registered professional nurse and midwife who can render comprehensive care across all spheres of health, as determined by the appropriate legislative framework.

    Reports on the status of nursing in the country indicate the following: -
  • A growing gap between the demand and supply of professional nurses and midwives,
  • The decline in learners entering the nursing profession and
  • The ageing population of professional nurses.

    The decline of learners has been a matter of great concern to the South African Nursing Council and the Ministry of Health. The problem is discussed in the Human Resources Plan for Health, which the Minister of Health launched in April 2006, and emphasis is given to the recruitment of more learners into professional nursing. The registration of a Professional Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery is seen as imperative to promote the uptake of graduate and postgraduate qualifications.

    The graduate will be comprehensively qualified with a scope that includes obstetric skills, mental health, and primary health care. A graduate with this qualification will work with all patients, stabilised or not, and take responsibility for health care in any context including community setting. In addition, he/she will take responsibility for managing nursing care in a health care facility. The qualification will provide him/her with a comprehensive view of the field and the necessary skills to screen patients and refer them as required.

    Graduates will initiate quality measures and work towards quality improvement, therefore taking full responsibility for all nursing and midwifery practice.

    This qualification also makes provision for a strong research component that will contribute to providing solutions to health-related problems for the South African community and the country as a whole.

    After having developed their practical skills, Professional Nurses will act as professional team leaders, typically deployed as a unit and/or zone managers. They are both the providers and managers of health care; there is a strong coordination role for care provided by other caregivers.

    Professional nurses and midwives will look at developing the capacity of other team members.

    The qualification, while solidly grounded in practice, is intended to provide access to further academic routes and provides for high-quality learning opportunities with a focus on specialisation and research. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
    The institution has an approved Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy which is applicable with regards to equivalent qualifications for admission into the qualification. RPL will be applied to accommodate applicants who qualify. RPL thus provides alternative access and admission to qualifications, as well as advancement within qualifications. RPL may be applied for access, credits from modules and credits for or towards the qualification.

    RPL for access:
  • Learners who do not meet the minimum entrance requirements or the required qualification that is at the same NQF level as the qualification required for admission may be considered for admission through RPL.
  • To be considered for admission in the qualification based on RPL, applicants should provide evidence in the form of a portfolio that demonstrates that they have acquired the relevant knowledge, skills, and competencies through formal, non-formal and/or informal learning to cope with the qualification expectations should they be allowed entrance into the qualification.

    RPL for exemption of modules
  • Learners may apply for RPL to be exempted for modules that form part of the qualification. For a learner to be exempted from a module, the learner needs to provide sufficient evidence in the form of a portfolio that demonstrates that competency was achieved for the learning outcomes that are equivalent to the learning outcomes of the module.

    RPL for credit:
  • Learners may also apply for RPL for credit for or towards the qualification, in which they must provide evidence in the form of a portfolio that demonstrates prior learning through formal, non-formal and/or informal learning to obtain credits towards the qualification.
  • Credit shall be appropriate to the context in which it is awarded and accepted.
    Entry Requirements:
    The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is:
  • National Senior Certificate (NSC), NQF Level 4, granting access to Bachelor degree studies
    Or
  • Senior Certificate, NQF Level 4 with endorsement
    Or
  • National Certificate Vocational, NQF Level 4 granting access to Bachelor degree studies 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    This qualification consists of the following compulsory modules at National Qualifications Framework Level 8 totalling 544 Credits.

    Compulsory Modules, Level 5, 128 Credits:
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology 1, 16 Credits.
  • Fundamentals of Nursing and Nutrition 1A, 16 Credits.
  • Introduction to Sociology, 16 Credits.
  • Introduction to Psychology, 16 Credits.
  • Computer Literacy, 16 Credits.
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology 2, 16 Credits.
  • Fundamentals of Nursing and Nutrition B, 16 Credits.
  • Nursing Ethos and Professional Practice, 16 Credits.

    Compulsory Modules, Level 6,128 Credits:
  • Medical Biophysics, 16 Credits.
  • General Nursing Science IIA, 16 Credits.
  • Professional Informatics and Communication in Nursing, 16 Credits.
  • Introduction to Primary Care Nursing, 16 Credits.
  • Medical Biochemistry, 16 Credits.
  • General Nursing Science IIB, 16 Credits.
  • Pharmacology, 16 Credits.
  • Applied Primary Care Nursing, 16 Credits.

    Compulsory Modules, Level 7,160 Credits:
  • General Nursing Science IIIA, 16 Credits.
  • Rural Health Care Priorities, 16 Credits
  • Midwifery (Preconception and Antenatal Care), 32 Credits.
  • General Nursing Science IIIB, 16 Credits.
  • Midwifery - (Intrapartum and Post-Partum), 32 Credits.
  • Ethics and Legal Aspects of Nursing, 16 Credits.
  • Introductory Research Methods and Approaches in Nursing, 16 Credits.
  • Introductory Mental Health Nursing, 16 Credits.

    Compulsory Modules, Level 8, 128 Credits:
  • First-line Management, 16 Credits.
  • Community-Based Midwifery 32 Credits.
  • Research Project (Proposal), 16 Credits.
  • Midwifery Ethics, Professional Practice, 32 Credits.
  • Nursing Service Management, 16 Credits.
  • Applied Mental Health Nursing, 16 Credits. 
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    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. Identify and address ethical and legal issues based on critical reflection on the suitability of different ethical value (and legal) systems to the nursing and midwifery practice within the legal framework.
    2. Apply knowledge of biological and natural sciences, psycho-social sciences, and pharmacology in the provision of safe nursing care, throughout the life span, in a variety of health care settings and communities in response to population needs.
    3. Access, produce and manage information effectively to a range of audiences.
    4. Effectively manage the health care unit and health facility with the understanding of the roles and relationships within the multidisciplinary team.
    5. Apply learning strategies effectively to address own and others' professional and personal ongoing learning needs in a self-critical manner.
    6. Maintain optimal health of a woman, her family and baby, pre-partum, post-partum and intra-partum.
    7. Apply knowledge of theories, methods and techniques in the practice of safe clinical nursing and midwifery that is responsive to the needs of the individual, the family and the community, in accordance with national legislative and policy frameworks.
    8. Utilise research in nursing and health-related problems to improve health care outcomes. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
  • Promote individual, group and community rights advocacy activities with respect to law and health care provision.
  • Apply practice in a consistent manner that reflects a clear understanding and interpretation of the requirements of the South African Nursing and Health Care legislation, including a Primary Health Care approach.
  • Interpret and apply consistently ethical codes, professional accountability and responsibility, and standards for the practice of nursing and midwifery in line with their spirit and intent.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
  • Apply knowledge of psychology and sociology in nursing and midwifery practice in ways that benefit the level and quality of health care delivery to patients.
  • Promote knowledge of bio-natural sciences requirements for professional health care, and effective nursing and midwifery care delivery
  • Apply nursing interventions based on individualised plans that reflect the comprehensive and integrated assessment of mentally ill persons, and understanding of common emotional and behavioural disorders, as well as major psychiatric disorders (perceptual and severe mood disorders).
  • Consistently apply interventions with mentally ill persons with generally accepted psycho-social techniques, and these contribute to the therapeutic management of patients.
  • Provide support to patients recovering from illness to prepare them for discharge in ways that enable the patient, family, and significant others to cope with the management of the patient at home is shown.
  • Assist the client to identify indicators of relapse or complications and ways of preventing such
  • Use technology in the practice of nursing and midwifery in ways that facilitate the effective diagnosis and treatment of illnesses and conditions.
  • Initiate treatment to manage common conditions.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
  • Organise, present, and communicate professional information accurately and consistently with professional expectations.
  • Promote community involvement in health care through information sharing and contact, which promotes ongoing collaboration with the community or group.
  • Document assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation accurately and timeously and promote effective service delivery as well as security and confidentiality of information.
  • Monitor standards set for unit health care delivery regularly, and gather information on identified areas for improvement on an ongoing basis.
  • Communicate effectively the use of a variety of media and technology, including computers.
  • Use interpersonal skills effectively to establish supportive and therapeutic relationships.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
  • Plan and provide for health care based on sound assessment, and informed decision making. Planning is inclusive of the patient and other key stakeholders.
  • Develop unit philosophy, vision, mission, goals, policy, and procedures for nursing and midwifery care provision and personnel management that comply with current legislation, SANC requirements and international best practice for the profession.
  • Plan and provide for health care based on sound assessment, and informed decision making. Planning is inclusive of the patient and other key stakeholders.
  • Establish systems to promote cost-effective and efficient service delivery within a health care unit.
  • Direct management and leadership activities towards the establishment of a team approach to health care, and the effective delivery of services within a physically safe and emotionally supportive environment.
  • Manage pharmacological preparations and treatment in ways that ensure the correct storage of drugs and the correct preparation and administration of pharmacological treatment.
  • Manage resources effectively by applying strategic management processes within a health care unit.
  • Implement effectively and monitor quality management systems.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
  • Manage personal development and management to maintain emotional balance and promote effective and professional service delivery of self and the health care unit.
  • Demonstrate and contribute significantly to the professional growth of nurses in the sphere of influence, and the standing of the nursing profession through engagement in professional development activities.
  • Develop personal professional knowledge by research activities and demonstrate expertise and contribute to the development of nursing practice and the profession.
  • Direct learning activities towards positive health outcomes and use relevant teaching strategies.
  • Direct mentoring activities towards the development of others, according to their needs and their scope of practice.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:
  • Demonstrate the ability to prepare a woman and her family for pregnancy, childbirth, and family changes, taking into consideration the woman's context/background, and facilitate antenatal classes and appropriate health education.
  • Conduct comprehensively the obstetric history-taking and physical examination of the mother, using a variety of available technology.
  • Accurately interpret observations of significant changes and laboratory results and appropriately refer where a potential risk to mother and/or foetus exists.
  • Ensure the wellbeing of the foetus by monitoring foetal movement, heart rate and growth.
  • Monitor and manage the mother during labour and delivery and demonstrate the extensive knowledge of the physiology of labour, the technology used to monitor the mother and the wellbeing of the foetus.
  • Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the management of the baby to ensure that the changes take place in a newborn baby.
  • Identify, accurately manage and refer potential and actual emergencies of the mother and foetus.
  • Ensure that intra-labour care delivered to the mother and baby complies with generally accepted treatment guidelines, manages potential and actual emergencies, and promotes the safety of both.
  • Integrate care delivered postnatally and provide for the long-term wellbeing of mother and child, in line with the accepted scope of practice for midwives.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7:
  • Ensure that the health care provided is appropriate for a particular context and is based on a comprehensive health assessment.
  • Implement nursing care in an integrated manner, according to plans. Health care status of individuals, groups and/or communities identifies changes in general status in time to implement preventive or corrective measures in the interests of general wellbeing.
  • Accurately diagnose and manage conditions according to generally accepted treatment guidelines.
  • Deliver the nursing care to provide the necessary physical and psychological care and support for long term and/or terminally ill patients, in line with the accepted scope of practice for nursing.
  • Ensure the interventions with patients contribute to identification and management of conditions, maintenance of homeostasis, the comfort of the patient and significant others, and the prevention and/or management of complications.
  • Demonstrate the ability to apply competent clinical skills at all times.
  • Make and consistently apply clinical decisions/judgements in accordance with principles of clinical governance.
  • Identify and apply scientific and systematic problem-solving strategies to address identified problems.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 8:
  • Conduct research of limited scope based on identified needs and take into consideration the steps of the research process, as per standard research text.
  • Conduct research based on ethically sound research principles and methods.
  • Develop strategies and/or programmes appropriate to the findings of comprehensive health assessments and based on sound epidemiological principles.
  • Ability to provide care based on scientific evidence. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    The qualification was compared with undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing degrees in Australia, the United States of America and The United Kingdom, Lesotho, Botswana. The duration of all the degrees is four (4) years but five (5) years in Lesotho.

    Comparison:
    The comparison was based on entry requirements and the duration of the qualifications.
    Entry requirements for equivalent degrees have Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, and an entrance examination/test (Australia) as entry requirements.
    The United Kingdom University (Southampton University) requires maths and English Language, three A levels including a science or social science subject, 32 points (16 at a higher level), for a science-based access course (27 distinctions at level 3) or a National diploma in health studies or science. The South African qualification compares favourably with the entry requirements in that it requires 30 points which include a National Senior Certificate (NSC) with an English pass of a minimum of 50% (Level 4) and a minimum 50% pass Life Science (Level 4). The National University of Lesotho requires English, Maths and Biology as entry requirements for either 1 or 2 additional subjects. The degree allows for direct entry into year two. The University of Botswana requires that learners have taken at least 5 subjects including English and Mathematics and must have at least a C grade in two subjects from Physics, Chemistry and Biology and a minimum B grade in Science and one other subject from a subject list provided. The entrance requirements are comparable to the international degrees analysed.

    Similarities:
    The comparison revealed that the South African qualification has similar duration and entry requirements with the above international countries.

    Country: Australia
    Institution: Deakin University
    Qualification Title: Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery
    Purpose/Rationale:
    The Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery is a four-year qualification designed to provide specialist skills related to midwifery in addition to those of a Registered Nurse. Upon qualifying, graduates can provide person-centred, evidence-based care of high quality, focused on improving client outcomes. Learners may elect to exit the qualification and complete the Bachelor of Nursing requirements only.

    Clinical practice:
    Learners are exposed to the clinical environment to develop clinical skills in a variety of settings including acute/sub-acute care, medical and surgical care, midwifery, paediatrics, aged care, rehabilitation, community nursing and mental health nursing. Learners will spend over 42 weeks in various health care settings, including hospitals and community health centres in metropolitan, rural and regional areas.

    Professional Recognition:
    On successful completion of the qualification learners will be eligible to apply for registration as a Registered Nurse and as a Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). The NMBA has registration requirements that must be met to register. Qualification completion is one of these requirements. These qualifications are currently accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council and are NMBA approved qualifications at the date of publishing.

    Qualification rules:
    The Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery consists of thirty-two (32) credit points of study. Three (3) credit points of units are course grouped for both nursing and midwifery; eighteen (18) credit points are specific to nursing and eleven (11) credit points are specific to midwifery. The course aims to provide graduates with a blend of knowledge, skill, and ethical behaviours appropriate to the professions of both nursing and midwifery.

    Similarities:
    This qualification compares favourably with the qualification offered by Deakin University. Both qualifications are four years in duration. The qualifications equip learners with skills related to nursing and midwifery which also consist of practice. Both qualifications are recognised with their respective professional bodies within their countries

    Country: United Kingdom (UK)
    Institution: Nottingham University School of Nursing
    Qualification Title: Bachelor of Science (B Sc) in Nursing
    Duration: 3-4 years full time
    Entry requirements:
    A good score in English and Mathematics at 10 + 2 level is required to apply for BSc Nursing in the UK.
    Purpose:
    The BSc in Nursing imparts knowledge on recent research, practices, and policies related to the field of Nursing. The study covers a variety of specializations like Adult Nursing, Children Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, and Midwifery. Learners will develop clinical skills throughout the course and receive training in clinical ward areas, theatre and recovery, and infection control. Apart from that theoretical knowledge, learners will get exposure through hands-on internship experiences in the same field. The course is top-rated among women and men internationally, as it is a respectable and noble profession. The graduate entry nursing courses lead to registration as a nurse.

    After completing the BSc Nursing in the UK, learners can pursue further studies in Master of Science in Nursing. Learners can specialize in subjects like advanced clinical practice and medical decision-making, critical care nursing, and many other subjects.

    Qualifying learners can follow the following career pathways and be employed as:
  • Trainee Nurse
  • Health Visitor
  • Children Nurse
  • High-Intensity Therapist
  • Mental Health Nurse
  • Learning Disability Nurse
  • Nurse Midwife
  • Staff Nurse

    Qualification structure:
    The qualification covers the following compulsory modules:
  • Foundations in Nursing & Health.
  • Develop Nursing Practices related to patient care for Acute & Short-term needs.
  • Develop Nursing Practices related to patient care for Long-Term & Complex Care needs.
  • Transitions to Professional Practice.

    Similarities:
    The United Kingdom has the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council, similar to the SANC, the statutory professional body and the duration of both nursing training qualifications is four years.

    Furthermore, South Africa is an active member of the Internal Council for Nursing (ICN) as well as the Internal Labour Organisation (ILO), member of the African Union (AU), formerly the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Commonwealth. The qualification meets the recognition requirements in most of the member countries of these organisations and throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.
    In recognition of the reality of globalisation of nursing and nursing personnel, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) (2001) recommended "global" competencies for the generalist nurse. The ICN defined the generalist nurse as:

    "A person who has completed a programme of basic nursing education and is qualified in her/his country to practice nursing. The educational programme prepares the nurse, through the study of behavioural, life and nursing sciences and clinical experience, for effective practice and direction of nursing care, and the leadership role. The first level (generalist) nurse is responsible for planning, providing, and evaluating nursing care in all settings for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, care of the sick and rehabilitation; and functions as a member of a health team" (ICN, 2001: 2).

    The ICN further differentiates between what they refer to as a first and a second level nurse. The first level nurse refers to the generalist nurse or the equivalent of a professional nurse in current South African terms. The second level nurse on the other hand refers to a nurse who has completed a programme of study including "nursing theory and clinical practice" (2001: 2) in preparation for practising nursing under the supervision of the first level nurse. This would be the equivalent of either the enrolled nurse or the enrolled nursing assistant in South African terms.

    The Role of the Generalist Nurse:

    The role includes: "Promotion of health, and prevention of illness of individuals of all ages, families and communities, planning and management of care if individuals of all ages, families and communities with physical or mental illness, disabilities or rehabilitation needs in institutional and community settings and care at the end-stage of life" (2001: 3).

    Competencies of the Generalist Nurse:

    The ICN defined competence as: "a level of performance demonstrating the effective application of knowledge, skill and judgment" (1997:44; 2001: 3). Three broad categories of competencies are identified.

    These include:
  • Professional, ethical, and legal competence.
  • Care provision and management.
  • Professional development.

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) on the other hand has placed emphasis on the issues surrounding the relevance of the education of health professionals. The basic premise on which the WHO's recommendations are based is that effective education of health professionals must produce health professionals who are "responsive to needs to the needs of the populations they serve, in order to achieve the goal of health for all" (WHO, 1987: 5) and that such an education should be "based largely in the community, or in any of a variety of health service settings" (1987: 5). In this regard, the WHO recommends that the education of health professionals be community-based. The WHO views community-based education as "consisting of learning activities that use the community extensively as a learning environment".

    Required Competencies of Graduates of Community Based Education (CBE) Programmes:
    The WHO work-study group on community-based education classifies competencies of graduates of CBE programmes into:

    General competencies for all Health Professionals.
    All health professionals should be able to:
  • Respond to health needs and expressed demands of the community by working with the community, to stimulate self-care and a healthy lifestyle.
  • Educate both the community and their co-workers.
  • Solve or stimulate action for the solution of both individual and community health problems.
  • Direct their own and community efforts towards the promotion of health and the prevention of disease, unnecessary suffering, disability, and avoidance of death.
  • Work as members of health teams.
  • Act as leaders of such teams when necessary.
  • Continue to learn throughout their working experience, to maintain and improve personal competence.

    Professional functions include the following:
  • Provision of preventive care.
  • Provision of curative care.
  • Health education of the population.
  • Management of services.
  • Participation in health teamwork.
  • Training other members of the health team.
  • Participation in research activities.
  • Collaboration with other sectors involved in community development.
  • Finding solutions to unfamiliar problems.
  • Self-assessment and the continuous development of personal professional skills.

    Conclusion:
    This qualification compares with the ICN requirements in the relevant categories of professional nurses. 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This qualification allows possibilities for both vertical and horizontal articulation.
    Horizontal Articulation:
  • Bachelor of Nursing Honours, NQF Level 8.
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing, Level 8.

    Vertical Articulation:
  • Master of Nursing, NQF Level 9. 
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    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    N/A 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    N/A 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
     
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    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
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