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The Relevance (Why the course is being taught)

Comprehensive Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families and communities (sick or well) in all settings aiming at promotion, maintenance and rehabilitation of health, prevention and control of diseases (illness), care of the ill, disabled and the dying. It entails optimum skill mix of general nursing, psychiatric, peadiatric commmunity health nursing and midwifery, conduct research.

Key Objectives 

1. To.prepare the nurse to identify the social and health needs of an individual, family, and.the community at large and assist them to meet these needs.

2. To work within an integrated multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral system.

3. To plan, evaluate, develop and manage the activities of the nursing system.

4. To provide the public nurse with the capacity and skills to meet demands arising from decentralisation policy of  the Uganda Government.

5. To provide the nurse with the capacity to carry out operational research on important health problems  encountered during practice.

Course Entry Requirements

To be eligible for the direct entry into the Diploma in Nursing Programme, a candidate must satisfy the following admission criteria: –

O level Results: – Credits in the following subjects; English, Biology, Mathematics, Physics

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