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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Bachelor of Social Sciences: Nursing 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
9703  Bachelor of Social Sciences: Nursing 
ORIGINATOR
University of the Free State 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
National First Degree  Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services  Curative Health 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  566  Level 6  Level N/A: Pre-2009 was L6  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 SAQA 06120/18  2018-07-01  2018-12-31 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2019-12-31   2024-12-31  

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

This qualification is replaced by: 
Qual ID Qualification Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Min Credits Replacement Status
111739  Bachelor of Nursing  Not Applicable  NQF Level 08  480  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Apply educational knowledge, skills, principles and methods to render a professional service, demonstrating the necessary knowledge, skills, professional thinking, behaviour and attitudes to pursue their profession as nurses, midwives and managers of health care in all the spheres of health care.
  • Responding to the needs of the community
  • In life-long learning and the appreciation of the value of education and society.

    Qualifiers will demonstrate knowledge, skills and applied competence in the field of study that provide opportunities for continued personal growth, gainful economic activity and rewarding contributions to society. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Learners who register for this qualification can:
  • Learn from predominantly written material
  • Communicate what they have learnt comprehensively in the medium of instruction.
  • Learn and take responsibility for their own progress.

    Health care related experience.
    Accredited nursing or nursing related learning experience.
    Enrolled auxiliary nurses and enrolled nurses. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    N 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    The planned combination of learning outcomes are integrated with critical cross-field outcomes for this qualification:

    Practical Competency
    The demonstrated ability/skill to achieve the major Skills/Applied Competency of the qualification.

    Foundational Competency
    The demonstrated understanding, by the Learner, of the embedded knowledge that underpins the end result/outcome.

    Reflective competency
    The demonstrated ability/skill to integrate or connect our performances and to reflect on, evaluate and adopt the above competencies.

    To successfully complete the qualification the learner will have to demonstrate his/her learning via module specific learning outcomes as well as critical cross-field learning outcomes.

    Module specific outcomes will include capabilities relating to module knowledge and the understanding thereof within a specific context, and capabilities relating to integrated knowledge and skills from a variety of disciplines within the field.

    Critical cross-field outcomes will include those specified in the learning outcomes for approved modules in the certificate and as appropriate to the learner's field of practice.

    1. Providing, managing and facilitating comprehensive health, nursing and midwifery practice.
    2. Analysing documents, reporting accurately and utilising all relevant situational information regarding nursing care of individuals, families, groups and communities.
    3. Respond efficiently to emergency and disaster situations to save lives and prevent disability.
    4. Conduct research and utilise findings to improve nursing and health care.
    5. Manage and maximise the utilisation of resources to improve the quality of health, nursing care and services.
    6. Establish and maintain ethical partnerships with other health care professionals.
    7. Assume autonomy responsibility and accountability for the effective management of nursing.
    8. Maintain professional excellence, credibility and competence.
    9. Advocate for the rights and responsibilities of individuals, families, communities and health care providers.

    The learner will be able to analyse and apply the basic principles relevant to the following:

    1. Solve health related problems of individuals, groups, families and communities.
    2. Communicate effectively within the health care environment.
    3. Utilise technology appropriately in health care and service delivery.
    4. Record, report and analyse data to render quality health care.
    5. Demonstrate planning and implementation of disaster plans.
    6. Do research within a health care team in order to improve or maintain quality care.
    7. Participate in promoting appropriate utilisation of human and other resources within the health care system.
    8. Establish interprofessional and intersectoral relationships to promote health care.
    9. Implement nursing care management activities according to the Standards of Practice and Scope of Practice.
    10. Utilise the Nursing Act and the Regulations, the Code of Ethics and Professional Practice of the South African Nursing Council and the body of scientific knowledge and apply the principles of PHC in service rendering, for maintaining professional excellence.
    11. Use principles enshrined in the Constitution of South Africa to advocate for the rights of individuals, families, groups, communities and health care providers. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    A learner should provide evidence of learning competency (knowledge, skills and attitude) by means of the following:

    1. Comprehensive nursing care plans written according to set standards and incorporating assessment and problem solving steps.
    2. Research project conducted in accordance with prescribed research requirements.
    3. Community collaboration projects according to prescribed community and professional guidelines.
    4. Documents compiled according to legal requirements.
    5. Emergency-care procedures written to international standards.
    6. Management procedures executed in managing a nursing unit.
    7. Policies formulated according to and evaluated against the requirements of the SA constitution.

    INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT:

    Competence is achieved, through continuous assessment by demonstrating the ability to achieve the outcomes of the Qualification:

    1. Continuous integrated assessment by self, peers and facilitators by way of project presentations, case management reports, discussion, journal writing, simulations, portfolios, clinical workbooks and checklists.
    2. Standardised marking of and feedback on assignments, projects tests and examinations.
    3. Written and oral test and examinations moderated by qualified academics.
    4. Clinical competency tests.
    5. Work-place assessments and practical
    6. Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in simulation and clinical practice (OSCE).
    7. Objective Structured Physical Examinations in simulation and clinical practice (OSPE).

    This will be supported by a module credit system, followed by a final exam on the modules for which credit was not obtained.

    Assessment documents are moderated to ensure that:
  • They conform to the scope and context of the competency as stipulated in the qualification.
  • They are constructed in such a way that the Assessor assesses the critical outcomes applied, during the Learners activity performances, towards achieving an outcome.

    Assessments are:
  • To include confirmation of the Embedded Knowledge component to ensure that the Foundational Competency is achieved.
  • To be verified by Internal Verifiers to ensure valid, credible, true and fair results. 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Vertical: It gives access to the post-basic programme (specialist), including certificates, diplomas and masters degrees.

    Horizontal: Articulation possibilities between exist accredited basic nursing programmes offered at various Nursing Education Institutions in the country. Learners retain credits acquired. 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
  • A system of external peer review and evaluation of departments including evaluation of the standards and assessment practices per Department.
  • Qualifications: The minimum academic and workplace experience requirements at a level above the level of moderation.
  • Appropriate professional criteria will be drafted in the case of workplace assessment
  • Mentorship: All junior and new members of staff are mentored by senior members as they work together in teams. All assessment done by external assessors is quality controlled by internal staff.
  • Any moderation criteria as determined by the ETQA.
  • South African Nursing Council 
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    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    The academic staff of the University of the Free State complies with standards set by Senate and will exercise their assessment within the approved quality assurance system of the University. Assessors will also meet all criteria as stipulated by the relevant ETQA.

    Assessors are:
  • Subject matter specialists
  • Registered with the awarding body
  • Accredited by the awarding body after achieving competency against Unit Standards of competence for Assessors.
  • To be administrated, advised and coached by an Internal Verifier 
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    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015. 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    When qualifications are replaced, some of their learning programmes are moved to being recorded against the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replacement.
     
    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
    1. University of the Free State 


    All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.