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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Bachelor of Nursing

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
7483	Bachelor of Nursing
ORIGINATOR
Stellenbosch University
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
National First Degree	Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services		Preventive Health
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	600	Level 7	NQF Level 08	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		EXCO 0417/23	2018-07-01	2018-12-31
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2019-12-31		2024-12-31

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

The qualification represents a combination of specific and critical learning outcomes with the purpose of providing qualifying learners with the following:

1. Applied competencies in order to practise as an independent nurse practitioner

2. Foundation for further learning in respect of post-basic diplomas and Honours or Master's degrees.

The qualification adds significant value to the qualifying learner in terms of enrichment of the person through:

3. Awarding of a degree certificate and recognition of the professional status of the graduate through applicable registration with the South African Nursing
Council in one or more of the following:
General, Psychiatric ND community Nurse and Midwife, Nurse Manager and Nurse Educator.

4. Increase marketability and employability, as the graduate can be employed in any of the following clinical areas:
Medical, surgical, psychiatric, community and midwifery services
Public and private sector health care services

The qualification provides benefits for the South African community and economy by:

5. Providing the community with an essential health care worker

6. Correcting past inequities and inequalities, in that persons of all population and ethnic groups are eligible to obtain this qualification, and in so doing, transforming the profile of South African nursing graduates

The qualification strives to fulfil the objectives of the National Qualification Framework by:

7. Playing an active role, and forming an integral part, of the national framework or learning by facilitating admission, mobility and progression within tertiary education and occupational opportunities

8. Promoting quality of education and contributing to the comprehensive personal development of each qualifying learner and the social and economic development of the community.

9. Increasing articulation possibilities with advanced nursing programmes and admission to related courses such as Psychology Honours, Master's in Rehabilitation, etc.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Matriculation Certificate with a minimum of 60% average

or

As approved by Senate

First degree, Honours degree and Master's degree

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

1). GENERIC / CRITICAL CROSS FIELD OUTCOMES

The qualifying learner will:

1. Effectively apply health sciences and technology and demonstrate responsible behaviour for the well-being of health service consumers and their environment

2. Demonstrate an understanding of health service delivery within an appropriate model

3. Demonstrate, as a health service provider, responsible participation in the promotion of the quality of life of the local community, the South African population and the global community

4. Demonstrate sensitivity to cultural, religious and ethnic diversities and their influences on the health care consumer's perception of health and illness

5. Identify, and find solutions to, health-related problems through responsible decision-making and the use of critical and creative thinking

6. Work effectively with other members of the health care team and with groups in the community

7. Be capable of organising and managing all nursing activities effectively and responsibly

8. Communicate effectively with health service consumers and colleagues, using visual, verbal, non-verbal and written skills.

9. Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information

10. Reflect on and explore a variety of strategies to promote effective self-directed learning.

2). SPECIFIC OUTCOMES

Programme outcomes include:

a). The development of a broad theoretical base of principles and concepts in the following sciences:

a. Health and related sciences
b. Natural sciences
c. Social sciences
d. Education
e. Management

b). The development of a community-orientated approach in the qualifying learner to provide for the changing needs of a growing and multicultural society

c). The development of leadership skills and the acceptance of responsibility and accountability for own professional conduct.

The learning content encompasses the minimum requirements for registration with the South African Nursing Council.

d). CLINICAL NURSING OUTCOMES:
The qualifying learner will be able to:

Develop a broad theoretical base of principles and concepts in the following underlying discipline:

-Psychology
-Anatomy and Physiology
-Elementary Physics and Chemistry
-Human Resource Management
-Pharmacology

Deliver a holistic and comprehensive health care service within a bio-psychosocial model individuals, groups and communities

Address health care consumer's needs and problems utilising a systematic, scientific problem-solving approach

Develop an understanding of and sensitivity to cultural, religious and ethnic diversities and their influence on the health care consumer's perception of health and illness

Practise as an independent nurse practitioner in an ethically and legally accountable manner

The qualifying leaner must demonstrate competence in:

The assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and documentation of nursing interventions in respect of the following:

The individual's needs across his/her life span in respect of his/her physical, mental, social and spiritual dimensions

Groups' and communities needs and problems

The stage in the natural history of disease.

The application of promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative interventions

The following skills and techniques within a clinical environment:

-Analytical and critical cognitive skills
-Therapeutic communication skills
-Psychomotor skills and techniques
-Affective skills

e). EDUCATIONAL NURSING OUTCOMES:

The qualifying learner will:

Be able to fulfil a health educational role through effective interaction with health care providers and consumers in individual and group situations, to promote health and prevent disease, secondary complications and disability

Have the capacity for self-directed ongoing learning and personal and professional growth

Utilise knowledge and educational skills to fulfil the role of a nurse educator.

f). NURSING COMMUNICATION OUTCOMES:

The qualifying learner will be able to demonstrate:

Appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication to ensure effective interpersonal interaction

Assertive behaviour as advocate for self and others

Therapeutic communication skills in order to support individuals, groups and families

Clear and precise reporting and documentation

Effective application and use of technological aids and information systems

g). PROFESSIONAL AND NURSING MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES:

Be able to practise as an independent nurse practitioner within the South African context at all levels of health care and in both public and private sectors

Be effective and critical in the use of knowledge, decision making and problem solving processes

Maintain professional working relationships within the health care team

Practice within legal prescriptions

Utilise knowledge and managerial skills to fulfil the role of the nurse practitioner as a manager in the health services

h). NURSING RESEARCH OUTCOMES:

The qualifying learner will have the capacity to:

1. Develop the scientific knowledge base of the nursing profession and explore the fundamental elements of the scientific research process

2. Participate in any of the phases of research and to commence post-graduate studies

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

1).

Outcomes will be assessed as follows:

1. The assessment used for the BCur ensures that the purpose of the qualification is achieved and meets the standard and level of achievement for NQF level 7,

2. Within a problem-based learning context, a range of formative and summative assessment methods are used, such as portfolios, simulations, clinical workplace assessments, journal evaluations, case-studies, case presentations, peer-group and preceptor evaluations

3. From the assessment of samples of cognitive, psychomotor and affective skills, generalising to the domain of the independent nurse practitioner, takes place in a judicious and planned way

4. The criterion used to assess programme outcomes, is whether the information and conceptual content of the work, the qualifying learner submits for marking is accurate and valid.

5. Competence in programme outcomes will be demonstrated if the qualifying learner shows:

The ability to correlate information and concepts learned in a range of modules

Proposes valid and appropriate solutions for a range of theoretical and practical problems

6. To demonstrate competence in programme outcomes, a qualifying learner must be able to write logical and coherent reports and essays, undertake and successfully complete a supervised basic research project and satisfactorily answer examination and test questions

7. The qualifying learner's written and oral presentations must be of an acceptable standard in terms of the use of Afrikaans or English language and the structural organisation of presentations

2).

Points a, b and c as in the outcomes.

d). CLINICAL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The qualifying learner is comprehensively assessed in each of the following disciplines:

General Nursing

Community Nursing

Mental Health and Mental Illness Nursing

Mother, Child and Women's Health Nursing

Professional Practise and Management

Education

Based on the assessment criteria as indicated in point 3.1, each of the above disciplines contains a comprehensive set of theoretical and clinical competencies that are individually assessed. Both the theoretical and clinical assessment components must be independently passed with a minimum of 50%

e). EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The qualifying learner must demonstrate competence in:

Flexibility in the use of appropriate strategies and methods in educational presentations

The ability to independently gather, logically organise and critically appraise information.

f). COMMUNICATION ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The qualifying learner must demonstrate competence in:

Educational, therapeutic, support, and activity focussed groups

Educational, assessment and counselling interviews

Presentations and written assignments

Auditing of documentation

g). PROFESSIONAL AND NURSING MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The qualifying learner must demonstrate:

Clinical, professional and managerial competence in the following areas:

Primary, secondary and tertiary health care services

Medical, surgical, paediatric, psychiatric, obstetric and community health care services

Accuracy in the identification and documentation of needs, problems and appropriate nursing interventions

Decision making ability based on legally and ethically sound creative and critical thinking within the statutory framework of nursing science.

Systematic and appropriate problem-solving ability

The ability to interact with other team members

h). NURSING RESEARCH ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The qualifying learner must demonstrate competence in:

The initiation, planning, implementation, reporting and presentation of a basic group research project that is supervised.

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT

Different formative and summative assessment methods are used in all the modules of the programme to evaluate applied competence. The degree of application of competencies within each assessment is determined by the level of the module and the complexity of the content.

The qualifying learner must meet all the standards of the educational programme and the minimum requirements for registration with the South African Nursing Council.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Articulation possibilities exist between the accredited basic nursing programme offered by the various Higher Educational Institution in South Africa. Learners retain appropriate credits.

A qualifying learner that does not complete the entire course may register in the discipline(s) where the minimum requirements are met and as approved by the South African Nursing Council.

Obtaining the BCur qualification enables the qualifying learner to obtain further post-basic and post-graduate qualifications.

Vertical articulation is possible with other programmes e.g. Diploma in Nursing (Education, Administration, Critical Care, Post-basic Psychiatric Nursing, Community Nursing, Midwifery, etc) as well as articulation with Honours or Master's programmes.

Vertical articulations is possible with Honours / Masters programmes unrelated to nursing e.g. Psychology Honours, Honours or Master in Rehabilitation, etc.

Horizontal articulation is enhanced with access to a variety of other related generic courses such as Public Health and Business Administration.

MODERATION OPTIONS

The Department of Nursing Science of the University of Stellenbosch has a system of internal peer review and moderation of the content and standard of the various Nursing Science disciplines.

All personnel in the Department utilise the expertise of experts in their specific fields of specialisation on an ongoing basis through ad hoc lectures, specific inputs and consultations.

The research, educational, community participation and administrative functions of staff are evaluated annually by means of a standard university performance appraisal system.

Accreditation by the Professional Board (South African Nursing Council)

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

The academic staff of the Department of Nursing Science of the university of Stellenbosch must be:

In possession of a basic and or appropriate post-graduate degree(s) in Nursing Science,

Registered with the South African Nursing Council

In possession of at least a Diploma in Nursing Education.

Assessors (who will usually be staff members of the Department of Nursing Science of the university of Stellenbosch) will be used in a manner in accordance with the quality assurance system of the university.

The South African Nursing Council currently exists as a Accreditation Body for nursing training.
On a regular basis the educational programme, facilities and personnel undergo accreditation.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.

NOTES

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LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

NONE

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

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1.	Stellenbosch University