Nursing Science

INSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIVES

EXPECTED COMPETENCIES OF THE BNSC GRADUATE

By the end of the BNSc programme, the student is expected to be able to:

1. Integrate concepts and principles from the biological, social, and physical science into nursing in the provision of comprehensive nursing care to individuals, families, groups and communities.
2. Function effectively, independently and in collaboration with other members of the health care team and related sectors in the care of individuals and group in the community and health care institution.

• Utilize theories and concepts of nursing (e.g nursing process) another tools of nursing in assisting individuals, families groups to adapt to changing health needs.

1. Formulate theoretical framework that are applicable to nursing, care of clients at all levels of health care by using tenets from relevant sciences.
2. Incorporate the medical plan of care into nursing activities to achieve the objective of the dependent, inter-dependent and independent function of the nurse in a multi-disciplinary setting.
3. Contribute to the improvement of nursing practice by participating in interdisciplinary research, utilizing and publishing the research findings as for evidence based in nursing practice.

• Appreciate the influence of culture on the health status of clients and utilize this knowledge in planning nursing intervention.
• Utilize the principles of management in the administration of health care resources.

 

 

REGULATIONS FOR THE BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE (BNSc) DEGREE PROGRAMME

1. Degree in View

Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc)

2. Duration of the Course

Five-year program  for candidates who has completed senior secondary school examination and passed at credit level. (see admission requirement) and the University Matriculation Unified Tertiary Matriculation (UTME) and Four year program for direct entry students as specified under admission requirement.

3a)       Admission into 100 levels BNSc. Programme:

Candidates may be considered for admission to 100 level BNSc. degree programme after passing the University Examination of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) and the university screening examination or any other examination as prescribed by the university authority. They are also to obtain a minimum of credit in the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) or National Examination Council (NECO) or its approved equivalent at Credit Level in at least five subjects including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics in not more than two sittings.

 

3b)       Direct Entry Requirements into 4 years BNSc. Programme

• Candidate must satisfy the prescribed minimum requirements for admission, except UTME requirement into the degree programmes of the Bachelor of Nursing Science.
• In addition to the above candidates must possess a Registered Nurse Certificate registrable with Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
• Candidates with relevant score in General Certificate of Education “Advance Level” or approved equivalent plus credit pass in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, and Senior Secondary School Certificate or its Equivalent.
• Candidates with first degree in health-related disciplines with not less than Second Class Upper.
• Candidate transferring from other science department/faculty of Christopher University or other Universities based on:

1. A CGPA of not less than 4.0 units
2. Vacancies within the department.
3. Satisfy the university conditions for transfer

COURSE CONTENT SPECIFICATIONS/SYLLABUS OF ALL COURSES IN THE PROGRAM/SUB-DISCIPLINE/DISCIPLINE:

1. A programme of study shall be provided leading to the award of Bachelor’s degree to be denoted by letters BNSc. which shall be awarded as unclassified with Distinction, Merit, Credit and Pass degree.
2. Instruction shall be by courses, both within and outside the Department. Candidates will be required to register for a combination of courses as recommended by the Board of the Faculty and approved by the Senate of Christopher University.
3. Courses shall be evaluated in terms of course units.
4. There shall be five levels of course number 101-199; 201-299; 301-399; 401-499; 501-599. The letter shall prefix course numbers e.g., NSC.
5. The normal number of semesters for the award of the degree shall be ten. The maximum allowable number of semesters for the award of pass degree shall be fifteen. Those who fail to complete within that period shall be asked to withdraw.
6. The following terminologies are used to denote categories of courses in the programme.
7. Compulsory: A course that must be taken and passed at a minimum of 50%.
8. Required: A course that must be taken and passed at a minimum of 40%.

• Elective: A course that can be taken in order to enrich and increase students’ total units.

1. Pre-requisite: A course that must be taken and passed before another specific course.   For Nursing  courses, a minimum score of 50% in a pre-requisite course for a second semester course, will enable the student to take the second semester course.
2. Concurrent: A course that must be taken together with another specified course.
3. Core courses: They are fundamental to the BNSc program, Nursing programme and they are: Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Epidemiology, Health Education/Promotion and Community/Public Health Nursing. All nursing courses are also core courses.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND STRUCTURE

 A Programme of study shall be provided leading to the award of bachelor’s degree to be denoted by letters BNSc. Shall be awarded with honours or as a pass degree. Instruction shall be by courses, both within and outside the department and exposure to clinical experience including industrial training (IT) programme. Candidate will be required to register for a combination of courses as recommended by the Academic Board of the faculty and as approved by the senate of the University.

1. All courses taught during a semester shall be examined at the end of that semester.
2. The total number of units taken along with the grades obtained in each course shall be recorded for the purposes of calculating the Cumulative Grade Points Average (CGPA)
3. Continuous assessment shall constitute 30% of the final grade in each course taught in the Department and it is compulsory.
4. The total course unit for the session shall not exceed 50 units.
5. Promotion/ Progression to upper level shall be based on the following.

(i)         Continuous Assessment (C.A)

(ii)        The specified papers and oral examination.

(ii)        Obtaining a minimum of 75% attendance in class and clinical placement will qualify the students to sit for examination.

200. Candidates shall be required to register for not less than 20 units and not more than 25 units per semester. The minimum number of course unit for the award of degree shall be 200.
201. Candidates shall be required to pass all the courses of the University’s General Studies Program.
202. All clinical postings are compulsory and clinical examinations must be passed at 50% at each level before the award of the degree. Clinical examinations shall be taken at the end of the semester of each level. 

 

 

CURRICULUM  FOR BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE (BNSc) DEGREE PROGRAMME

         100 – LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code	Course Title	Units	Status
BIO 111	General Biology I	3	C
BIO 117	General Biology Practical I	1	C
CSC 111	Introduction to Computer Science	2	C
GST 111	Communication in English 1	2	C
GST 112	Logic, Philosophy & Human Existence	2	C
GST 113	Use of Library, Study, Skills and ICT	2	C
PHY 111	General Physics I	3	C
PHY 117	General Physics Practical I	1	C
CHM 111	General Chemistry I	3	C
CHM 112	General Chemistry Practical I	1
MTH 111	General Mathematics	3	C
TOTAL		23

 

 

          100 – LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER

Course Code	Course Title	Units	Status
GST 121	Communication in English II	2	C
GST 122	History & Philosophy of Science	2	C
GST 123	Nigerian People and Culture	2	C
BIO 122	General Biology II	3	C
BIO 128	General Biology Laboratory II	1	C
CHM 122	General Chemistry II	3	C
CHM 124	Chemistry Practical II	1	C
PHY 122	General Physics II	3	C
PHY 128	General Physics Laboratory II	1	C
PSY 112	Introduction to Psychology	2	C
TOTAL		20

          

 

200 level 1st Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
ANA 201	Gross Anatomy	3	C
ANA 203	Embryology	2	C
NSC 201	Foundation of Professional Nursing I	2	C
NSC 203	Foundation of Nursing Practice I	1	C
NSC 205	Nursing Ethics and Philosophy	2	C
PHC 203	Introduction to Biostatistics	2	C
BCH 201	General Biochemistry I	3	C
BCH 203	General Biochemistry Practical I	1	C
GST 211	Health Awareness & Environmental Sustainable Development	2	C
GST 212	Introduction to Entrepreneurial Studies	2	C
PSY 215	Developmental Psychology	2	R
PHS 233	Human Physiology I	2	C
PHS 210	Human Physiology Practical	0	C
	Total	24

 

 

         200 Level 2^nd Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
ANA 202	Gross Anatomy II	3	C
ANA 208	Histology	2	C
PHS 234	Human Physiology II	3	C
PHS 210	Human Physiology Practical	1	C
MLS 204	Medical Microbiology and Parasitology	2	C
BCH 202	General Biochemistry II	3	C
BCH 204	General Biochemistry Practical II	1	C
NSC 202	Foundation of Professional Nursing II	2	C
NSC 204	Foundation of Professional Nursing Practice II	1	C
NSC 208	Introduction to Conceptual Basis of Nursing	2	C
POL 210	Politics in Africa	2	R
GST 222	Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	2	C
	Total	24

        Concentrated Clinical Practice (6 Weeks)

        NSC 203/204 Foundation of Nursing Practice (4 Units)

 

300 level 1st Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
NSC 301	Community Health Nursing I	3	C
NSC 303	Introduction to Human genetics	2	C
PHC 301	Epidemiology	3	C
SOC 301s	Introduction to Health Sociology I	2	C
NSC 311	Medical/ Surgical Nursing I	3	C
PHC 305	Environmental Health	2	C
NSC 315	Medical/ Surgical Nursing Practice I	2	C
NSC 317	Fundamentals of Human Behavior in Health and Illness	2	C
PHA 301	Clinical Pharmacology and Chemotherapy I	3	C
ESP 311	Introduction to Entrepreneurial Skills	2
	Total	24

 

       300 Level  2nd Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
NSC 302	Community Health Nursing II	3	C
NSC 306	Maternal and Child Health Nursing I	3	C
NSC 308	Maternal and Child Health Nursing Practice I	2	C
NSC 312	Medical/ Surgical Nursing II	3	C
NSC 314	Nutrition in Health and Disease	3	C
NSC 316	Medical/ Surgical Nursing Practice II	2	C
PHA 302	Clinical Pharmacology and Chemotherapy II	3	C
PTH 304	General Cellular Pathology	2	C
	Total	21

 

       Concentrated Clinical practice (6 Weeks)

       NSC 315/316 Medical Surgical Nursing Practice (4 Units) — 6 Weeks

 

       400 level 1st Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
NSC 401	Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing I	4	C
NSC 403	Maternal and Child Health Nursing II	4	C
NSC 405	Medical Surgical Nursing III	4	C
NSC 407	Research Methods in Nursing I	3	C
NSC 409	Curriculum Development and Principle of Teaching and Methodology	3	C
NSC 411	Maternal and Child Health Nursing Practice II	2	C
NSC 413	Medical / Surgical Nursing Practice III	2	C
NSC 415	Management of Nursing Care Services	2	C
	Total	24

 

    400 Level  2nd Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
NSC 402	Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing II	4	C
NSC 404	Maternal and Child Health Nursing Theory III	4	C
NSC 406	Medical /Surgical Nursing IV	4	C
NSC 412	Maternal and Child Health Nursing Practice III	2	C
NSC 414	Medical/ Surgical Nursing Practice II	2	C
NSC 408	Entrepreneurship in Nursing	2	C
NSC 416	Management of Nursing Care Services Practice IV	2	C
NSC 418	Teaching Practicum	2	C
	Total	22

 

       Concentrated Clinical Practice (12 Weeks)

       NSC 401/402 Mental Health/ Psychiatric Nursing (2 Units)

       NSC 411/412 Maternal and Child Health Nursing (2 Units)

       NSC 513/514 Community Health Nursing Practice (4 Units)

    

            500 level 1st Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
NSC 501	Community Health Nursing III	4	C
NSC 503	Maternal and Child Health Nursing IV	4	C
NSC 505	Research Project I	3	C
NSC 507	Seminar in Nursing (Special Topics)	3
NSC 509	Information Communication Technology in Health and Nursing Informatics	3	C
NSC 511	Maternal and Child Health Nursing Practice	2	C
NSC 513	Community Health Nursing Practice II	2	C
NSC 515	One Elective	3	E
	Total	24

 

     ELECTIVES

     (One Elective each Semester as Available)

     1st Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
NSC 521	Pediatric Nursing	3	E
NSC 523	Occupational Health Nursing	3	E
NSC 525	Orthopedic Nursing	3	E
NSC 528	Operating Theatre Nursing	3	E
NSC 529	Radiology/ Radiotherapy Nursing	3	E
NSC 531	Geriatric Nursing	3	E

 

    

500 Level 2nd Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
NSC 502	Community Health Nursing IV	4	C
NSC 504	Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing II	4	C
NSC 506	Research Project II	6	C
NSC 508	Seminar in Nursing (Special Topics)	3	C
NSC 514	Community Health Nursing Practice IV	2	C
NSC 512	Health Economics	2	C
	One Elective	3	E
	Total	24

 

     ELECTIVE

     2nd Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
NSC 522	Intensive Care Nursing	3	E
NSC 524	Primary Care Nursing	3	E
NSC 527	Dermatology Nursing	3	E
NSC 526	Ophthalmic Nursing	3	E
NSC 532	Otorhinolaryngology Nursing	3	E