Discover nursing in South Africa: its history, SANC categories and qualifications, the nursing process, scope of practice, law and ethics; communication and care across the life span; the body systems nurses observe every day; health promotion, common conditions, infection prevention, patient safety and nursing maths; and vital signs, early warning scores and head-to-toe assessment. You finish with a Nursing Foundations Practice Portfolio and a VR practice scenario brief.
6
Modules
23
Lessons
7 weeks
Duration
Foundation
Level
Course outcomes
Explain how nursing developed in South Africa, the SANC categories of nurses and the routes into each
Apply the nursing process and accurate documentation, including SBAR handover
Explain scope of practice, patients' rights, consent, confidentiality and nursing ethics
Communicate and adapt care for people at every life stage, including children, older persons and the dying
Describe the main body systems and the nursing observations linked to each
Apply health promotion, infection prevention, patient safety principles and accurate nursing calculations
Describe how to measure vital signs, use early warning scores and perform a systematic head-to-toe assessment
Join a structured pathway with lessons, assessments, and practical learning. Earn a certificate plus 900 VowRewards on completion.
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