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Nursing Sciences
Nursing Care 3 years (6 semesters) 180 credits
Develop clinical nursing competencies for hospital, community and specialised care settings across Cameroon.
Program Overview
This programme trains professionals capable of analysing health situations, making decisions within the limits of their competence, and leading care interventions either independently or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Learning Objectives
To train nurses capable of analysing health situations, making competence-appropriate decisions, and leading care interventions independently or within a multidisciplinary team.
Key Competencies
- Be responsible and reflective
- Possess manual dexterity and strong interpersonal skills
- Recognise emotions and channel them alongside professional knowledge
- Demonstrate confidence and self-assurance
- Apply critical thinking and questioning skills
- Develop professional ethics and standards
- Make considered decisions
- Act autonomously and responsibly within the clearly defined scope of the role
- Assess clinical situations and establish nursing diagnoses
- Design and manage nursing care plans
- Support patients in carrying out daily care activities
- Implement diagnostic and therapeutic actions
- Initiate and implement educational and preventive care
- Communicate and build relationships in a care context
- Analyse care quality and improve professional practice
- Research and process professional and scientific data
- Organise and coordinate care interventions
- Inform and train professionals and student practitioners
Career Outcomes
Public service
Private hospitals and clinics
NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations)
Self-employment
Agri-food sector
Occupational medicine
Research and training
Curriculum
Semester 1 (Year 1)
SI-101
Anatomy & Physiology
6 Credits
SI-102
Biology & Microbiology
5 Credits
SI-103
Basic & Comfort Care
5 Credits
SI-104
Psychology & Sociology
4 Credits
Semester 2 (Year 1)
SI-105
Pharmacology & Therapeutics
5 Credits
SI-106
General Pathology
4 Credits
SI-107
Nursing Care Process
5 Credits
SI-108
Hygiene, Health & Safety
3 Credits
Semester 3 (Year 2)
SI-201
Nursing Procedures & Techniques
6 Credits
SI-202
Medical & Surgical Nursing
6 Credits
SI-203
Ethics & Professional Conduct
3 Credits
SI-204
Basic Care Placement
6 Credits
Semester 4 (Year 2)
SI-205
Emergency Care & First Aid
5 Credits
SI-206
Maternal & Child Health
4 Credits
SI-207
Geriatrics & Palliative Care
4 Credits
SI-208
Legislation & Health Law
3 Credits
Semester 5 (Year 3)
SI-303
Specialised Services Placement
8 Credits
SI-301
Mental Health & Psychiatry
5 Credits
SI-302
Community Health & Epidemiology
4 Credits
Semester 6 (Year 3)
SI-304
Research Methods
4 Credits
SI-305
Care Management & Administration
4 Credits
SI-306
Health Informatics & Telehealth
3 Credits
SI-307
Synthesis Placement & Final Dissertation
14 Credits
Entry Requirements
Hold a Baccalauréat C, D or E (science stream), with a solid grounding in biology and natural sciences.
Pass the national competitive entrance examination organised by MINESUP for paramedical BTS programmes.
Be no older than 25 years at the time of the entrance examination.
Holders of a Baccalauréat A4 (Biology) may also be admitted subject to the conditions set by the entrance examination.
Quick Info
- Level
- BTS
- Duration
- 3 years (6 semesters)
- Credits
- 180
- Department
- Nursing Care
- Language
- EN / FR