BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The BSc in Nursing program fulfils the Ghana Christian University College’s mission, which is to nurture and equip leaders with a Distinctive Christian world-view to transform communities and organizations in which they serve. It contributes to the health services of Ghana in a vital and significant way in the health care delivery system; for it recognizes national health goals and is committed to participate in the implementation of National Health Policies and Programmes. It aims at identifying health needs of the people, planning and providing quality care in collaboration with other health professionals and community groups.
Aims of the program:
As global population is rising, there is a relative fall in the number of healthcare workers. With an increasing number of nurses migrating abroad, Ghana is facing an acute shortage of faculty and clinical practitioners in the field. This necessitates the initialization of more educational institutions to meet local, national and global demands for healthcare providers. Keeping in view World Health Organization’s (WHO) theme of working together for health, Ghana Christian University College initiated its Nursing Programme. The aims of the programme are to:
- Train and develop high quality nursing staff to provide healthcare services up to the grassroots level, as well as to meet the global demand.
- Prepare a graduate nurse to work as a frontline worker in the clinical and community fields, as well as in the educational arena.
- Prepare graduates with a sound educational programme which is innovative and academically challenging in nursing to enable them to function as efficient members of the health team to assume responsibilities as professional and competent nurses in providing promotive, curative, and rehabilitative services.
- Prepare nurses who can work skilfully in both rural and urban settings, to face and meet the growing global healthcare arena
Objectives of the program
By the end of the four year BSc Nursing degree program, the graduates will:
- Acquire advanced knowledge and practical skills and attitudes in nursing to enable them recognize the total health needs of individuals, families and communities.
- Undertake community diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate community programmes towards prevention of diseases, promotion of good health and rehabilitative services.
- Demonstrate understanding of national health policies and their relevance to nursing.
- Contribute to and promote primary healthcare services in the community; recognize, manage and refer clients/patients where necessary.
- Develop the habit of consciously seeking to improve their profession through continuous education and participation in professional and community activities.
- Adopt the attitude and skills of imparting knowledge and principles of health to students-nurses and patients.
- Acquire research skills that will enable graduates assess patient’s acuity and conditions, prepare a plan for care, and specify interventions, document care, track outcomes and quality control.
- Exhibit administrative and leadership skills in managing health care units within the framework of the national health policy.
EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS OF STUDENTS
Upon completion of the B.Sc. Nursing Program, the graduates can work as clinical nurses, researchers and educators who will possess professional knowledge, critical thinking, ethical decision-making, leadership skills, and the desire for independent, as well as inter-disciplinary pursuit of high standards of healthcare in Private and Public Clinics and Hospitals, Educational Institutions, Home Care, Quasi Hospitals, Community Based Clinics.
- d) PRACTICAL TRAINING, INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT, INTERNSHIP, CLINICAL EXPERIENCE, ETC.
- Weekly Practicum (1 Day/week) per semester (total of 8 semesters)
- GBSN 112 Vacation Clinical Experience I: This course is offered during the second semester break. It is a Six-Week Long Vacation Clinical Experience. The course is a prerequisite for generic students’ entry into level 200 of the nursing program.
- GBSN 212 Vacation Clinical Experience II: This course is offered during the second semester break. It is a Six-Week Long Vacation Clinical Experience. This course is a prerequisite for generic students’ entry into level 300 of the nursing program.
- GBSN 312 Vacation Clinical Experience III: This course is offered during the second semester break. It is a Six-Week Long Vacation Clinical Experience. The course is a prerequisite for entry into level 400 of the nursing program.
- GBSN 412 Vacation Clinical Experience IV: This course is offered during the first semester break. It is a Four-Week Clinical Experience.
SCHEDULE OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Period |
Required Experience |
Clinical Unit/Ward |
Duration |
Level 100
Basic Nursing Practical I (1st semester) |
Medical/Surgical Nursing |
Demonstration Room
(2 hours per week) |
2 hours/week
(26 hours) |
Basic Nursing Practical II (2nd semester) |
Medical/Surgical Nursing |
Demonstration Room
(2 hours per week) |
26 hours
(13 weeks) |
Vacation Clinical Experience I | General Nursing, Accident and Emergency Management | Medical/Surgical Wards
Accident/Trauma Units Emergency Units |
2 hours/week
(26 hours) |
Level 200
Nursing Practical III (1st semester) |
Medical/ Surgical Nursing
Community Health Nursing Community Study |
Medical/Surgical Wards
Theatre/ Recovery Infectious Disease units Community |
6 hrs /week (78 hours)
|
Nursing Practical IV
(2nd semester)
|
Medical/Surgical Nursing
Community Health Nursing Home Visits |
Medical /Surgical Wards
Out Patient Dept. Community |
6 hrs /week (78 hours)
|
Vacation Clinical Experience II |
Medical/Surgical Nursing
Community Study Home Visiting Adolescent Health Services |
Medical /Surgical Wards
Community Community Adoles. Health Centres |
6 weeks
(216 hours)
|
Level 300
Nursing Practical V (1st semester) |
Medical/Surgical Nursing
Maternity Care Paediatric Nursing |
Medical/Surgical Wards
Maternity Wards Paediatric Ward |
6 hrs /week (78 hours)
|
Nursing Practical VI (2nd semester) | Medical/Surgical Nursing
Orthopaedic Nursing Neurological Nursing Obstetric Nursing |
Medical/Surgical Wards
Orthopaedic Ward Neurological Ward Obstetric Wards |
6 hrs /week (78 hours)
|
Vacation Clinical Experience III | Medical/Surgical Nursing
Obstetric Nursing Gynaecological Nursing Comm. Health Fieldwork |
Medical/Surgical Wards
Maternity/Obstetric Wards Gynaec Ward/Theatre Community Fieldwork |
6 weeks
(216 hours)
|
Level 400
Nursing Practical VII (1st semester) |
Medical/ Surgical Nursing
G.U Nursing Palliative Nursing Geriatric Nursing |
Medical/Surg. Ward; G.U Ward
Oncology Unit Geriatric Ward |
4 weeks
(144 hours)
|
Vacation Clinical Experience IV
(Inter semester) |
Family Care Study
Psychiatric Nursing
|
Medical/Surgical Wards
Psychiatric Hospital |
4 weeks
(144 hours)
|
Nursing Practical VIII (2nd semester)
|
Eye, Ear Nose and Throat Nursing
Reproductive Health |
Eye Clinic/Wards
ENT Clinic/Ward Family Planning Clinic |
4 weeks
(144 hours)
|
TOTAL | 1,444 hours |
LEVEL 100 – Semester One
(Mature, SSCE and WASSCE students enter at this point)
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | ||
T | P | C | ||
GBSN 101 | Basic Nursing I | 2 | 2 | 3 |
GBSN 103 | Human Anatomy I | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 105 | Perspectives of Nursing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 107 | Psychology for Nurses | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 109 | Human Physiology 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 111 | Introduction to Chemistry | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 113 | Sociology for Nurses | 3 | 0 | 3 |
DMC 1104 | Introduction to Computing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
TOTAL | 19 | 3 | 21 |
Weekly Practicum (1 Day/week)
LEVEL 100- Semester Two
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | ||
T | P | C | ||
GBSN 102 | Basic Nursing II | 2 | 2 | 3 |
GBSN 104 | Human Anatomy II | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 106 | Introduction to Physics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 108 | Human Physiology II | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 112 | Vacation Clinical Experience I | 0 | 6 | 3 |
DMC 1201 | Management Communication Skills | 3 | 0 | 3 |
DMC 1202 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GCU 1201 | Workplace Values | 3 | 0 | 3 |
TOTAL | 17 | 8 | 21 |
Weekly Practicum (1 Day/week)
GBSN 112 Vacation Clinical Experience I: This course is offered during the second semester break. It is a Six-Week Long Vacation Clinical Experience. The course is a prerequisite for generic students’ entry into level 200 of the nursing program.
LEVEL 200 – Semester One
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | ||
T | P | C | ||
GBSN 201 | Medical Nursing I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 203 | Surgical Nursing I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 205 | Nursing Practical III | 0 | 6 | 1 |
GBSN 207 | Community Health Nursing I | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 209 | Pathology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 211 | Microbiology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 213 | Theoretical Foundations of Nursing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 215 | Nutrition and Dietetics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
TOTAL | 19 | 6 | 20 |
Weekly Practicum (1 Day/week)
LEVEL 200 – Semester Two
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | ||
T | P | C | ||
GBSN 202 | Medical Nursing II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 204 | Surgical Nursing II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 206 | Nursing Practical IV | 0 | 6 | 1 |
GBSN 208 | Community Health Nursing II | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 210 | Adolescent Health Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
GBSN 212 | Vacation Clinical Experience II | 0 | 6 | 3 |
GBSN 214 | Pharmacology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 216 | Health Assessment | 2 | 2 | 3 |
GCU 2201 | Leadership and Servanthood in Workplace | 3 | 0 | 3 |
TOTAL | 17 | 14 | 22 |
Weekly Practicum (1 Day/week)
GBSN 212 Vacation Clinical Experience II: This course is offered during the second semester break. It is a Six-Week Long Vacation Clinical Experience. The course is a prerequisite for generic students’ entry into level 300 of the nursing program.
LEVEL 300 – Semester One
(Diploma holders will enter at this point)
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | ||
T | P | C | ||
GBSN 301 | Medical Nursing III | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 303 | Surgical Nursing III | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 305 | Nursing Practical V | 0 | 6 | 1 |
GBSN 307 | Obstetric Nursing I | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 309 | Paediatric Nursing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 311 | Advanced Nursing | 1 | 2 | 2 |
GBSN 313 | Community Health Nursing III | 1 | 1 | 2 |
GBSN 315 | Traditional Medicine | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GCU 3101 | Theology of Development | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 17 | 9 | 20 |
Weekly Practicum (1 Day/week)
LEVEL 300 – Semester Two
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | ||
T | P | C | ||
GBSN 302 | Medical Nursing IV | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 304 | Surgical Nursing IV | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 306 | Nursing Practical VI | 0 | 6 | 1 |
GBSN 308 | Obstetric Nursing II | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 310 | Gynaecological Nursing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 312 | Vacation Clinical Experience III | 0 | 6 | 3 |
GBSN 314 | Research Methodology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 316 | Principles of Management | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 318 | Commodity and Supply Chain Management | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 16 | 13 | 21 |
Weekly Practicum (1 Day/week)
GBSN 312 Vacation Clinical Experience III: This course is offered during the second semester break. It is a Six-Week Long Vacation Clinical Experience. The course is a prerequisite for entry into level 400 of the nursing program.
LEVEL 400 – Semester One
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | ||
T | P | C | ||
GBSN 400 | Project Work I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 401 | Medical Nursing V | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 403 | Surgical Nursing V | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 405 | Nursing Practical VII | 0 | 6 | 1 |
GBSN 407 | Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing I | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 409 | Reproductive Health | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 411 | Palliative Nursing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 413 | Geriatric and Home Nursing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 415 | Nursing Seminar | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 19 | 6 | 20 |
Practicum for 4 weeks
GBSN 412 Vacation Clinical Experience IV: This course is offered during the first semester break. It is a Four-Week Clinical Experience.
LEVEL 400 – Semester Two
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | ||
GBSN 400 | Project Work II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 402 | Medical Nursing VI | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 404 | Surgical Nursing VI | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 406 | Nursing Practical VIII | 0 | 6 | 1 |
GBSN 408 | Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing II | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GBSN 410 | Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GBSN 412 | Vacation Clinical Experience IV | 0 | 6 | 3 |
GBSN 414 | Nursing Administration | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 17 | 12 | 21 |
Practicum for 4 weeks