COURSE: ADVANCED UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA IN HEALTH ...

Only professional nurses registered with a professional body such as the South African Nursing Council are admitted t this advanced programme. After completing it, a student will be eligible to register as a community health nurse, gerontological nurse, occupational health nurse or clinical nurse.

Type: undergraduate diploma

Duration: 2 years part time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Comprehensive primary health care


• Comprehensive primary health care


• Community health practical


• Health and the environment


• Pharmacological principles


• Clinical management: Adult Patient


• Community development and the basic needs approach

Second year subjects:

• Pharmacology for health workers


• Pharmacology: management of drugs


• HIV/AIDS care and counselling


• Research in the social sciences


• Basic epidemiology in health care


• Nursing dynamics

Careers: community nurse.

Source: www.unisa.ac.za​