Unisa Nursing Bridging Course

Diploma in General Nursing (Bridging course for enrolled nurses)

FIRST-LEVEL MODULES
GEN1019 Social sciences and ethics
Prerequisite: Enrolled nurses must be registered through a contractual agreement between the Department of Health Studies and the employer.
Purpose: to equip students to apply legal, ethical and professional principles relevant to patients in a general hospital.

GEN102A Basic general nursing science I(a)
Prerequisite: Enrolled nurses must be registered through a contractual agreement between the Department of Health Studies and the employer.
Purpose: to equip students with the scientifi c nursing process in the clinical care of patients with conditions of the genito-urinary system, communicable diseases and operating room nursing in a general hospital.

GEN103B Basic general nursing science I(b)
Prerequisite: Enrolled nurses must be registered through a contractual agreement between the Department of Health Studies and the employer.
Purpose: to equip learners with the scientifi c nursing process in the clinical care of patients with conditions of the cardiovascular system, respiratory system and gastro-intestinal system in a general hospital.

GEN104C Basic general nursing science practica I(a)
Prerequisite: Enrolled nurses must be registered through a contractual agreement between the Department of Health Studies and the employer.
Purpose: to equip learners with the basic scientifi c practical skills to nurse patients with conditions of the genito-urinary system, communicable diseases and operating room nursing in a general hospital.

GEN105D Basic general nursing science practica I(b)
Prerequisite: Enrolled nurses must be registered through a contractual agreement between the Department of Health Studies and the employer.
Purpose: to equip learners with the basic scientifi c practical skills to nurse patients with conditions of the cardiovascular system, respiratory system and gastro-intestinal system in a general hospital.

SECOND-LEVEL MODULES
GEN201C Applied social sciences
Prerequisite: GEN101
Purpose: to equip learners with skills to function within a multicultural society as relevant to patients in a general hospital.

GEN202D Basic general nursing science II(a)
Prerequisite: GEN102 and GEN103
Purpose: to equip learners with the scientifi c nursing process in the clinical care of patients with conditions of the nervous system, the endocrine system, the immune system and the musculo-skeletal system in a general hospital.

GEN203E Basic general nursing science II(b)
Prerequisite: GEN102 and GEN103
Purpose: to equip learners with the scientifi c nursing process in the clinical care of patients with conditions of the integumentary system, oncology and microbiology of communicable diseases in a general hospital.

GEN204F Basic general nursing science practica II(a)
Prerequisite: GEN104 and GEN105
Purpose: to equip learners with the scientifi c nursing skills in the clinical care of patients with conditions of the nervous system, the endocrine system, the immune system and the musculo-skeletal system in a general hospital.

GEN205G Basic general nursing science practica II(b)
Prerequisite: GEN104 and GEN105
Purpose: to equip learners with the scientifi c nursing skills in the clinical care of patients with conditions of the integumentary system and cancer.