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Stellenbosch University

Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Nursing

The Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Nursing in Health Professions is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

Subjects: 6.

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (Clinical Programmes) – Primary Care Nursing offered by Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Duration of programme

The programme extends over one year. Theoretical block periods are presented on campus. Between theoretical block periods, you are placed at clinical facilities that are speficically accredited for the University by the South African Nursing Council.

Programme description

The programme will equip you to collaborate as a specialist practitioner with other team members within the primary care setting, providing comprehensive clinical care. You will be guided to demonstrate an informed and critical understanding of the principles, theories and emerging issues and debates in primary health care, and to apply specialist knowledge and skills in providing advanced clinical care to individuals of all ages as well as to families in a primary care setting.

Programme content
Principles of Advanced Nursing Practice (10)
Research Methodology (10)
Principles and Processes in Primary Health Care (15)
Health Diagnosis, Treatment and Care (25)
Pharmacology (20)
Principles of Clinical Primary Health Care Nursing Practice (30)

 

Assessment and examination

• A variety of formative and summative assessment methods are used. You are assessed individually by means of:

• assignments;
• application of research principles and methodology;
• patient case presentations;
• clinical rounds;
• case studies;
• clinical assessment;
• written tests and examinations; and
• assessment of psychomotor skills in your relevant specialist area.

• Each module is assessed separately with a minimum pass mark of 50%.
• The final mark for the programme is calculated on the basis of the relative weight of each module, as indicated by the credit value for each module.