Nursing at ( TUT) Tshwane University of Technology

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Tshwane University Of Technology Nursing Requirements

a. Admission requirement(s) and selection criteria: •

FOR APPLICANTS WHO OBTAINED A SENIOR CERTIFICATE BEFORE 2008:

Admission requirement(s): A Senior Certificate or an equivalent qualification with a pass on Higher Grade in English and Biology or Physical Science.

Alternative and international qualifications will be assessed on the equivalent issued by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) with their application forms for admission.

Please note that the minimum requirements for registration at the South African Nursing Council as a learner nurse is an A-level or a Senior Certificate.

Selection criteria: Selection is done in accordance with the South African Nursing Council. Applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be considered for admission to the qualification or to the foundation programme and will be invited for an interview with the departmental selection panel. Successful candidates in the interview will then be invited to write an academic placement test in January, which will determine for which programme they will be registered.

• FOR APPLICANTS WHO OBTAINED A NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE IN OR AFTER 2008:

Admission requirement(s): A National Senior Certificate with a bachelor’s degree endorsement (four subjects with a minimum score of 4 in each) or an equivalent qualification, with an achievement level of at least 4 for English (home language or first additional language), 4 for Mathematics and 4 for Life Sciences or 4 for Physical Sciences.

Alternative and international qualifications will be assessed on the equivalent issued by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) with their application forms for admission.

Please note that the minimum requirements for registration at the South African Nursing Council as a learner nurse is an A-level or a Senior Certificate. Selection criteria: To be considered for this qualification, applicants must have an Admission Point Score (APS) of at least 24.

Assessment procedures: Selection is done in accordance with the South African Nursing Council. – Applicants with an APS of 27 and more will be invited for an interview with a departmental selection panel.

Applicants with an APS of 24 to 26 will be invited to write the TUT potential assessment, and depending on the results of the assessment, will be invited for an interview. – Successful applicants in the interview will then be invited to write an academic placement test in January that will determine for which programme they will be registered.

SUBJECT/MODULE INFORMATION (OVERVIEW OF SYLLABUS)

The syllabus content is subject to change to accommodate industry changes. Please note that a more detailed syllabus is available at the Department or in the study guide that is applicable to a particular subject/module. On 01 August 2017, the syllabus content was defined as follows:

A APPLIED BIOLOGICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCE I

(Subject custodian: Department of Biomedical Sciences) Applied anatomy and physiology, nutrition, biochemistry and biophysics. (Total tuition time: ± 120 hours)

APPLIED BIOLOGICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCE II 

(Subject custodian: Department of Biomedical Sciences) Applied anatomy and physiology, nutrition, biochemistry and biophysics. (Total tuition time: ± 130 hours)

APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE I

(Subject custodian: Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science) Sociological perspectives, culture, social groups, social interaction, structures and organisations, socialisation and the family, and the social determinants of health. (Total tuition time: ± 64 hours)

APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE II 

(Subject custodian: Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science) Introduction to psychology and developmental psychology, psychoanalytic approaches to development and personality development, cognition and cognitive development, moral reasoning and development, Humans as social beings, stress trauma and development. (Total tuition time: ± 48 hours)

MIDWIFERY NURSING: PRACTICAL II

(Subject custodian: Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science) Ante-, intra- and post-natal procedures and skills. (Total tuition time: ± 88 hours and ± 280 hours of WorkIntegrated Learning)

MIDWIFERY NURSING: PRACTICAL III

(Subject custodian: Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science) Midwifery procedures and skills. Authentic holistic nursing assessment of a woman during pregnancy, labour and puerperium. (Total tuition time: ± 88 hours and ± 720 hours of work-integrated learning)

MIDWIFERY NURSING: THEORY II 

(Subject custodian: Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science) Normal childbirth. The anatomy of the female pelvis and reproductive organs, preparation for pregnancy, parent and antenatal education and classes. Antenatal care, management of the 1st , 2nd and 3rd stages of labour. The physiology and care of the woman and the normal newborn. (Total tuition time: ± 70 hours)

MIDWIFERY NURSING: THEORY III 

(Subject custodian: Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science) Abnormal childbirth: Identification and diagnosis of complications and emergencies occurring during pre-, intra, postpartum periods as well as on the neonate. Management and care of the complications, chronic conditions, obstetrical emergencies and on abnormalities of the newborn. Care of the healthy and ill low birth weight neonate and management of minor congenital abnormalities of the newborn. (Total tuition time: ± 88 hours)

NURSING DYNAMICS I

(Subject custodian: Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science) Nurses have a common goal, which is to assist patients to get rid of illness and disease. To reach this goal, they have to act together in a professional way. Nursing Dynamics teaches the student how to act professionally. The subject entails the historical perspective of nursing internationally and locally, the concept of nursing, nursing

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