Circular 1/2006: Amendment of Guidelines for the Bridging Course for Enrolled Nurses leading to registration as a General Nurse or Psychiatric Nurse (R.683 of 14 April 1989)

Circular 1/2006: Amendment of Guidelines for the Bridging Course for Enrolled Nurses leading to registration as a General Nurse or Psychiatric Nurse (R693. of 14 April 1989)

 

2006-01-29

TO ALL:    NURSING EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
                   NURSING STAKEHOLDERS 

 

AMENDMENT OF GUIDELINES FOR THE BRIDGING COURSE FOR ENROLLED NURSES LEADING TO REGISTRATION AS A GENERAL NURSE OR PSYCHIATRIC NURSE (R.683 OF 14 APRIL 1989)

 

The South African Nursing Council has, over a period of time, observed that there is an overlap of content of Papers I and II of the above-named programme. This leads to a number of queries around the examination time.

The Council has therefore reviewed these guidelines as follows in order to assist the schools:

First Year Examination
Integrated General Nursing Science I

Paper I

  1. Basic Medical and Surgical Nursing with regard to patients with illness of:
    a)    Cardiovascular system,
    b)    Respiratory system;
  2. Operating Theatre Technique and Anaesthetics;
  3. Ethos and Professional Practice; and
  4. Applied Social Science.

Paper II

  1. Basic Medical and Surgical Nursing with regard to patients with illness of the:
    a)     Digestive system,
    b)     Genito-urinary system,
    c)     Ear, nose and throat nursing,
    d)     Ophthalmological nursing;
  2. Ethos and Professional practice; and
  3. Applied Social Science.

The implementation/application of these guidelines will be effective from the July 2006 Council examination.

 

(Signed)
Hasina Subedar
Registrar
S A Nursing Council