Vision for the Nursing Program
Northrise University Department of Nursing Sciences envisions a bachelor's program in nursing that graduates a multi-skilled, competent, professional, and God-fearing graduate general nurse able to provide comprehensive - evidence-based quality nursing services to individuals, families, groups, and communities at all levels of the healthcare system.
What Do Nurses Do and Where Do They Work?
Nurses are life savers, caregivers, educators, and advocates—playing a critical role in the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities
What Do Nurses Do
Who Should Study Nursing
Nurses save lives. They provide hands-on care to patients and their relatives by carefully assessing their needs and conditions, planning their care, and implementing the care until the patient returns to their optimal health and way of living. They are Educators who educate on various health-related conditions both in preventive and curative ways. They also offer support to patients, families, and the community at large. Nurses do not work alone but with other members of the health team as physicians, nutritionists, pharmacists, laboratory technicians, etc. in offering care to their patients. Nurses advocate for patients' rights and integrity and also make sure to maintain accurate records and documentation.
Different nurses work in different departments depending on their specialty which can include public health nurses, oncology nurses, mental health nurses, palliative care nurses, Labour nurses, intensive care nurses, etc. Nurses do not only work in a hospital setup but also work in administration, in industries (production companies) Mines, in the education sector, etc. Nursing is an international profession meaning that one can also work anywhere in the World.
Northrise University offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing which is a general nursing program. General Nurses are found in every sector and can work in any of the above places.
Nursing Acceptance and Progression Criteria
Objectives of the Nursing Program
Objective One
Apply clinical reasoning, and evidence-based nursing competencies, knowledge, behaviors, judgments, and attitudes to holistically provide and prioritize patient care for individuals, families, groups, and communities.
Objective Two
Collaborate effectively with colleagues and multidisciplinary health teams in decision-making for the achievement of the highest safe patient health outcomes.
Objective Three
Assume accountability for professional, legal, ethical, and regulatory laws and standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambia (NMCZ) for individual performance and system effectiveness for safe nursing competencies and practice.
Objective 4
Apply an understanding of healthcare policy, regulation, and finance for effective coordination, evaluation, and provision of comprehensive quality care for patients, and management of confidential information in complex healthcare systems.
Objective 5
Assimilate professional values - caring, advocacy, altruism, the preservation of human dignity, truth, justice, freedom, equality, ethics, integrity, civility, respect, and cultural competence in the pursuit of excellence of the Christian leadership and service of professional nursing
Objective 6
Promote the nursing profession through leadership activities in the implementation of evidence-based practice standards, safety, continuous quality improvement of patient care, and patient advocacy.
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BScN Competency-Based Curriculum Program Contents
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