Basic Nursing

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This is a 3 years, 6 semester basic nursing programme, approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) and run by the three (3) College Satellite Campuses, namely; College of Nursing Sciences Abeokuta, College of Nursing Sciences Ijebu Ode and College of Nursing Ilaro. It is designed to train students in practical nursing skills and give them the knowledge and clinical experience they need to become registered nurses.

Students will be trained on practical nursing skills and they will acquire the knowledge and skills and also gain the clinical experience they need to become a Registered Nurse (RN). Registered Nurse (RN) provides support, care and advice to patients with medical and surgical conditions; this care includes taking vital signs, monitoring patients, administering medications, taking patient records and providing health education etc. They also offer advice and emotional support to patient and their families as well as follow-up care.

Registered Nurses can work in any Tertiary Healthcare Institution (e.g. National Hospital, Federal Medical Centers etc), Secondary Healthcare Institutions  (e.g. General Hospitals) and Primary Healthcare Institutions (Primary Health Care, Comprehensive Health Care) in the world.

Admission Requirements

• Candidates must possess at least five (5) credits at not more than two (2) sittings including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics in WAEC, NECO and/or NABTEB. A combination of WAEC/WAEC, NECO/NECO, and WAEC/NECO is acceptable. NABTEB cannot be combined with WAEC, NECO or another NABTEB. If a candidate will use NABTEB, he/she must have all the required 5 credits in it.

• Qualified candidates will be required to write an Entrance Exam to be conducted by the College.

• Candidates successful at the Entrance Exam will be invited for an interview to be conducted by the College.

• Candidates successful at the interview will be offered provisional admission into Basic General Nursing programme at the College Satellite Campus.

• Candidates admitted into the Basic Nursing Programme will undergo intensive training/lecture in Basic Sciences and Nursing Courses for six months. Thereafter an Introductory Examination  for the First Semester will be conducted by the College Satellite Campus.

• Only successful students at the introductory Exam will be Indexed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria and the unsuccessful students will be withdrawn.