a). Critical cross-field assessment criteria:
1. Responsibility in organising and managing their activities as individuals and in group work
2. Applies science in maintaining a safe working environment and uses proper disposal measures
3. Co-operates with the health team in unit and in other institutions
4. Oral and written presentations are effective
5. Implements the scientific approach effectively to address identified deficits
6. Uses problem solving skills following own observations to address environmental influences
7. Uses critical and creative thinking to analyse identified problems to patient advantages
8. Learns from the patient, the health team, references and from own observations
9. Uses current media to explore available educational opportunities
10. Demonstrates favourable ethical judgements to patients’ beliefs, likings and requests
11. Participates in local and national matters of interest to the community and nation and explores global opportunities for advancement
12. Renders a service aimed at client satisfaction and explores entrepreneurial opportunities and implements effective financial control measures
b). Specific assessment criteria:
EXIT LEVEL ONE:
Biological Sciences I:
1. Identifies alterations in body structure
Identifies parts of the body
2. Applies sciences to basic nursing care
Applies biophysical and biochemical principles to body functioning
3. Outlines ways of spread of these and diseases caused
Social Sciences I:
1. Assists man in emotional adjustment, coping with his social milieu
2. Assists man in coping with critical developmental stages
3. Assists man in coping with illness
Fundamental Nursing Science I:
1. Outlines the overview of nursing history
2. Up-to-date with current issues in the profession
3. Implements the nurses’ Code of Ethics
4. Implements the scope of practice meaningfully
5. Carries her responsibilities and obligations willingly
General Nursing Science I:
1. Identifies deficits in the essentials for daily living
2. Renders basic nursing care of man in all stages
3. Maintains safe practices during nursing care
4. Applies fundamental and core learning to basic nursing care
Community Nursing Science I:
1. Implements hygiene practices
2. Differentiates the levels of prevention and health services
3. Supervises the preparation of meals that are balanced
4. Advises on healthy preparation of food
Practical Nursing I:
1. Assists in identifying and handling resources
2. Useful to the family during home visits
3. Assist patients in handling emotional problems
4. Displays proficiency in basic nursing skills and procedures
5. Applies relevant knowledge to clinical practice
6. Compassionate during stressful interventions
EXIT LEVEL TWO
Biological Sciences II:
1. Integrates body functioning with altered clinical signs
2. Differentiates body processes
3. Applies biophysical principles to clinical practice
Fundamental Nursing Science II:
1. Applies relevant legislation to patient care
2. Applies relevant labour relations techniques
3. Applies management principles in the management of health care services
4. Leadership skills are effective
5. Handles emergencies and disasters effectively
6. Applies the teaching principles to patient and co-worker teaching as well as groups
Social Sciences II:
1. Outlines ways of handling social problems and pathologies
2. Outlines social services for referrals
3. Makes appropriate references to problems
4. Assists patients in acquiring good mental health
5. Assists patients in the handling of stress grief and a crisis
6. Assists patients in emotional adjustments to illness and hospitalisation
7. Outlines various defence mechanisms
General Nursing Science II:
1. Differentiates various aetiological factors
2. Differentiates various diagnostic tests
3. Differentiates various patho-physiologies
4. Differentiates various treatments given
5. Outlines specific nursing care measures for various conditions in all age groups
6. Applies relevant knowledge to the care of the sick and the injured person
7. Plans and serves specific diets appropriately
Community Nursing Science II:
1. Advises appropriately on prevention
2. Advises appropriately on prevention of nutritional diseases
3. Applies relevant safety measures and health education on prevention
4. Applies relevant fundamental principles appropriately
Pharmacology:
1. Relates knowledge to specific medicines
2. Relates knowledge to diseases
3. Safely administers medicines
4. Monitors side-effects and acts in time
5. Applies legislation appropriately
Practical Nursing II:
1. Applies fundamental principles to clinical practice in a general ward and in the community
2. Competent in basic nursing skills
3. Uses the scientific approach effectively
4. Maintains standards of previous work
5. Applies the scope of practice effectively
EXIT LEVEL THREE
General Nursing Science III:
1. Competent in the specific care of the conditions of the following: gynaecology, urology, orthopaedics and special senses
2. Applies relevant sciences to the above meaningfully
3. Manages the specific general unit effectively
4. Applies the teaching principles appropriately
5. Applies the scope of practice effectively and applies the scientific approach effectively
Community Nursing III:
1. Advises efficiently on the prevention of diseases and cross-infection
2. Makes sound referrals
3. Manages a community health service effectively
4. Applies the scope of practice effectively
Psychiatric Nursing I:
1. Applies relevant sciences and fundamental principles appropriately
2. Competent in the specific care of mental illnesses and disorders
3. Applies relevant legislation appropriately
Midwifery I:
1. Applies fundamental principles to midwifery
2. Applies relevant legislation appropriately
3. Competent in ante-natal examinations
4. Competent in normal deliveries
5. Competent in post-natal care
Practical Nursing III:
1. Plans and implements the nursing regimen effectively
2. Applies relevant legislation appropriately
3. Applies fundamental principles effectively
4. Competent in basic nursing skills
EXIT LEVEL FOUR
General Nursing Science 4:
1. Competent in neurology and neurological nursing
2. Competent in metabolic and immunological nursing
3. Prepares a meaningful nursing regimen during hospital stay and for discharge
4. Applies management principles effectively in a general ward
5. Applies teaching principles effectively in a general ward
6. Applies relevant legislation appropriately
Community Nursing 4:
1. Gives sound advice on mother and child services
Implements efficient services during community and home visits
2. Shows interest in community development
3. Interprets community living through a comprehensive community study
Prepares a meaningful nursing regimen
4. Applies management and teaching principles effectively
5. Applies relevant legislation meaningfully
Psychiatric Nursing II:
1. Applies management and teaching principles effectively
2. Applies psycho-therapeutic skills effectively
3. Applies relevant legislation appropriately
Midwifery II:
1. Applies management and teaching principles effectively
2. Applies relevant legislation appropriately
3. Recognises abnormalities and intervenes in time
4. Recognises and handles early labour complications effectively
5. Recognises pueperium complications and intervenes in time
Practical Nursing 4:
1. Competent in the application of the scientific approach
2. Competent in specific areas of nursing and in midwifery
3. Competent in handling patients of all age groups
4. Applies relevant knowledge appropriately to patient advantage
5. Performs basic nursing skills efficiently
Integrated assessment:
Continuous assessment:
Theory:
Quantitative and qualitative methods of evaluation will be used
Practical:
All procedures will be demonstrated and supervised. A certain number will be assessed continuously until competency is achieved
Formative assessement:
Quantitative:
Specific outcomes will be evaluated in the various learning areas
Question distribution will be appropriately weighted
Qualitative:
Critical cross-field outcomes will be evaluated in individual and group work in various learning areas
Practical:
Evaluation tools will be designed using assessment criteria
Summative assessement:
Written portion
Year mark
Course mark
Honours
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