Intake for post-basic programmes
- 1-year diploma programmes: January
- 6-month in-service programmes: January and June
Intakes will be subject to campus capacity and the number of students registered for the programme. Note that not all post-basic programmes are offered at every campus. Contact the campus nearest to you for current intake details.
Post-basic specialist programmes
Registered nurses (RNs) and enrolled nurses (ENs) can further their careers by specialising in post-basic fields of healthcare by means of in-service certificate programmes or post-basic diploma programmes.
In-service certificate programmes provides the minimum skills for safe practise in a specialised unit. Post-basic diploma programmes are aimed at developing advanced intellectual and clinical competence in selected fields of interest, qualifying those who successfully complete a programme to work as a leader, consultant, educator or specialist practitioner in providing evidence-based care to patients, together with other team members, within the scope of practice.
Netcare Education’s holistic and integrated approach to education and training combines theory with workplace based experiential learning in hospitals. Integrated training is provided in applied anatomy and physiology, disease entities, applied pharmacology, nursing diagnosis, and treatment of patients, with additional components covering research, administration, teaching and applied nursing dynamics.
Post-basic programmes and short courses
As an enrolled nurse (EN) or registered nurse (RN), you can develop your career by
specialising in one or more post-basic fields of healthcare. Through our in-service certificate
(ISC) programmes, you will acquire minimum skills for safe practice in a speciality unit. The
advanced diploma / post-basic diploma programmes are aimed at development of advanced
intellectual and clinical competencies in your selected field of interest, qualifying you to work
as a leader, consultant, educator and specialist practitioner in providing evidence-based care
to patients, together with other team members within your scope of practice.
A holistic approach is taken; combining theory with WIL in accredited hospitals and facilities.
Integrated training is provided in applied anatomy and physiology, disease entities, applied
pharmacology, nursing diagnosis, and treatment of patients with additional components
covering research, administration, and teaching and applied nursing dynamics.
Among the many and varied disciplines on offer are:
Child nursing
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Programme
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Duration
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Entry level qualification
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In-service Certificate Programme in Child Nursing for Registered Nurses
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6 months
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RN
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In-service Certificate Programme in Child Nursing for Enrolled Nurses
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6 months
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EN
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Play a key role in the care and recovery of paediatric patients by acquiring specialist knowledge in
the common medical and surgical conditions in infants and children; plus the relevant treatment
skills. Education content covers applied biological and natural sciences, including the growth
and development of infants and children, nutrition and national guidelines applicable to situations
where their health status is compromised; and child nursing skills, including knowledge of
psycho-social and cultural development milestones, the effects of hospitalisation and principles
of paediatric surgery.
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Neonatal intensive care unit (ICU) nursing
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Programme
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Duration
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Entry level qualification
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In-service Certificate Programme in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Science for Registered Nurses
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6 months
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RN
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Enjoy the reward of aiding the treatment of high-risk and/or critically ill neonates by acquiring the
specialist knowledge and skills required to care for full-term, pre-term and Small for Gestational
Age (SGA) infants. Education content covers embryology, birth changes, the structure and
functions of the body systems in neonates, the common conditions treated in the Neonatal ICU,
assessment and monitoring of patients; and specific life support techniques.
Students also learn maternity/obstetric nursing skills and study ethical, psycho-social
and medico-legal aspects of neonatal ICU care.
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Maternity nursing
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Programme
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Duration
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Entry level qualification
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In-Service Certificate Programme in
Maternity Nursing for Registered Nurses
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6 months
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RN
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Contribute to the magical moments of childbirth by acquiring the specialist knowledge and skills required
to care for maternity patients. Education content covers the female reproductive system (including the
menstrual cycle and fertilisation), physiological changes during pregnancy, the physiology of labour and
delivery, foetal circulation and the changes that occur at birth, normal pregnancy, internal examinations
and induction of labour, delivery, management and care of the new-born, care of the placenta, Caesarean
section, instrument deliveries and delivery complications, examination of the new-born, breastfeeding
and/or supplementary and formula feeding, as well as post-natal care of mother and child.
Students also study the ethical, psycho-social and medico-legal aspects of obstetrics, and family planning
(including contraception techniques, termination of pregnancy and HIV-related aspects of care).
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Paediatric cardio-thoracic nursing
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Programme
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Duration
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Entry level qualification
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In-Service Certificate Programme in
Paediatric Cardiothoracic Nursing for
Registered Nurses
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6 months
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RN
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In-Service Certificate Programme in
Paediatric Cardiothoracic Nursing for
Enrolled Nurses
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6 months
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EN
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Take your place as a member of the paediatric cardio-thoracic team by acquiring the super
specialist knowledge and skills required for the appropriate care of patients in this environment.
Education content covers the growth and development of infants and children, nutrition,
common paediatric cardiothoracic conditions and related surgical techniques, assessment
and monitoring of paediatric cardio-thoracic patients, and child nursing skills.
The latter
includes knowledge of the psycho-social and cultural developmental milestones in infants
and children, as well as the effect of hospitalisation and surgery.
Students also study the ethical, psycho-social and medico-legal aspects of paediatric
cardio-thoracic medicine.
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Critical care nursing
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Programme
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Duration
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Entry level qualification
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NQF level
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Credits
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Advanced Diploma in Critical Care Nursing
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1 year
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RN
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7
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143
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In-Service Certificate Programme
in Elementary Critical Care Nursing
Science for Registered Nurses
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6 months
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RN
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-
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In-Service Certificate in Elementary
Critical Care Nursing Science for
Enrolled Nurses
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6 months
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EN
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-
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Earn a respected position in the critical care environment by acquiring the specialist knowledge and
skills required for the appropriate care of critically ill patients in the critical care environment.
Education content covers cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, pulmonology, neurology and neurosurgery,
nephrology, gastro-intestinal medicine, general surgery, endocrine and metabolic systems,
immune and haematology systems, as well as burns, trauma and infectious conditions.
Students also acquire the skills required for comprehensive patient assessment and continuous
monitoring of critically ill patients.
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Trauma and emergency nursing
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Programme
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Duration
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Entry level qualification
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NQF level
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Credits
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Advanced Diploma / Post-Basic in
Trauma and Emergency Nursing Science
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1year
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RN
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7
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143
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In-Service Certificate Programme in
Elementary Trauma and Emergency
Nursing for Registered Nurses
6 months RN - -
In-Service Certificate in Elementary
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6 months
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RN
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-
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In-Service Certificate in Elementary
Trauma and Emergency Nursing for
Enrolled Nurses
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6 months
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EN
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-
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Play an integral role in the trauma and emergency room environment by acquiring the specialist
knowledge and skills required for the appropriate care of patients in trauma and emergency situations.
Education content covers the mechanisms of injury, including triage, trauma management, pulmonary,
cardiovascular and neurological emergencies, shock; maxilla-facial injuries, spinal injuries, musculoskeletal
and integumentary emergencies, gastro-intestinal and genito-urinary emergencies,
environmental, obstetric, paediatric and endocrine emergencies, sexually assaulted patients, forensic
nursing, poisons, drugs of abuse in elderly, bariatric nursing, and psychiatric emergencies.
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Operating room skills
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Programme
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Duration
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Entry level qualification
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NQF level
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Credits
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In-service Certificate Programme in Operation Room Skills for Registered Nurses
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1 year
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RN
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7
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143
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In-Service Certificate Programme
in Operating Room Skills for
Registered Nurses
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6 months
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EN
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-
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-
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In-Service Certificate in Operating
Room Skills for Enrolled Nurses
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6 months
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EN
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-
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Become a member of the operating room team by acquiring the specialist knowledge and skills
required for the appropriate care of patients undergoing surgery. Education content covers surgical
anatomy of all regions of the body, peri-operative nursing, and surgery associated with all specialities,
as well as anaesthetic and recovery room nursing. Students also study the legal and ethical issues
that arise in the operating room.
Netcare Education Pty (Ltd) has obtained registration, Certificate no.: 2014/HE07/010, with the Department of Higher Education
and Training (DHET) as a Private Higher Education Institution (PHEI) until 31 December 2024 for the following higher education
and training programmes, which are regulated by Regulation 212 of 1994 of the SANC.
The following physical addresses have been approved in terms of Regulation 16.5. Read in conjunction with
Regulation 25 (1), as sites of delivery for these provisionally registered programmes:
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Johannesburg: 2 Bunting Road, Auckland Park, 2091, and
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Durban: 95 Umhlanga Rocks Drive, 4051
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Pretoria: Building D, Crystal Park, 145 Gerhard Street/249 Basden Road, Lyttleton, 0141
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Port Elizabeth: 1st Floor Pamela Arcade, Corner Second Avenue and Newton Road, Newton Park, Port Elizabeth, 6055
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Bellville: Sunbel Building, 4th Floor, 2 Old Paarl Road, Bellville, 7350
Approved Programmes:
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Higher Certificate in Nursing (HEQSF Aligned, NQF Level 5, 120-Credits: Contact Mode) [A, B, D, E, F]
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Diploma in Nursing (HEQSF Aligned, NQF Level 6, 360-Credits: Contact Mode) [A, B, D, E, F]
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Advanced Diploma in Critical Care Nursing (HEQSF Aligned, NQF Level 7, 120-Credits: Contact Mode) [A, B]
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Advanced Diploma in Trauma and Emergency Nursing (HEQSF Aligned, NQF Level 7, 120-Credits: Contact Mode) [A, B]
- Advanced Diploma in Preoperative Operating Room and Surgical Nursing (HEQSF Aligned, NQF Level 7, 120-Credits: Contact Mode) [A, B]
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Anaesthetic and recovery room nursing
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Programme
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Duration
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Entry level qualification
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In-Service Certificate Programme in
Anaesthetic and Recovery Room Skills
for Registered Nurses
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6 months
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RN
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In-Service Certificate Programme in
Anaesthetic and Recovery Room Skills
for Enrolled Nurses
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6 months
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EN
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Play a key role in optimising the anaesthesia and recovery of patients undergoing surgery by acquiring
the specialist knowledge and skills required for the appropriate care of patients in this environment.
Education content covers anatomy and physiology of all body systems; assessment and diagnostic
evaluation of pre-operative and post-operative patients, management and maintenance of physiological
homeostasis, caring for the anaesthetised patients (which includes understanding of anaesthesia,
from pre-medication through in-theatre anaesthesia to post-anaesthesia in the recovery room),
risk management of anaesthetised patients in terms of cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous and
musculo-skeletal systems, as well as endocrine, metabolic and immune system disorders.
Students also study general recovery room nursing, the diverse anaesthetic specialities and potential
anaesthetic emergencies.
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Infection prevention and control nursing
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Programme
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Duration
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Entry level qualification
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In-Service Certificate Programme in
Infection Prevention and Control for
Registered Nurses
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6 months
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RN
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Basic Principles of Infection Prevention and
Control for Registered Nurses
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3 months
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RN
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Basic Principles of Infection Prevention and
Control for Enrolled Nurses
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3 days
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EN
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*Client specific solutions can also be developed.
Add value to the critical area of infection prevention within the hospital environment by
acquiring specialist knowledge regarding hospital hygiene, infections, the infection process,
epidemiology, microbiology and anti-infective agents, as well as the requisite skills and
techniques to prevent infection, isolate patients, investigate outbreaks of infection, and
maintain stringent infection control in specialised units.
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Orthopaedic nursing
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Programme
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Duration
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Entry level qualification
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In-Service Certificate Programme in
Orthopaedic Nursing Science
for Registered Nurses
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6 months
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RN
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In-Service Certificate Programme in
Orthopaedic Nursing Science
for Enrolled Nurses
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6 months
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EN
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Contribute to the effective treatment of patients undergoing treatment for orthopaedic conditions
by acquiring the appropriate specialist knowledge and skills. Education content covers anatomy and
physiology of all body systems, including the musculo-skeletal systems, joints and levers, the nervous,
circulatory, endocrine, metabolic and immune system (and their potential disorders), diagnostic
investigations and comprehensive patient assessments.
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Here is what some of our post-basic graduates, their programme facilitators and unit managers have to day about our programmes
"My highlight of the programme were to work in the pre-hospital environment alongside paramedics
and aero-medical staff while still enjoying the diversity and theoretical expertise provided by your
faculty. This motivated me to become Trauma Clinical Facilitator so that I could assist and share my
knowledge and expertise. I still love every minute of it and having fun."
Trauma and Emergency Nursing Science Diploma Graduate
"The programmes in operating room nursing skills equip the graduates to work with greater confidence
in theatre. The additional knowledge make them more efficient and ensures that they contribute more
meaningfully."
Programme Facilitator
"I don't know how I managed my unit before I did the programme. I can't imagine how I thought I
could do my job properly without this knowledge."
Certificate Programme in Infection Prevention and Control Nursing
"The graduate who completes this programme in Trauma and Emergency Nursing and/or Elementary
Accident and Emergency Nursing are fat better equipped to contribute to the day-to-day functional
needs of the trauma department."
Unit Manager