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Airicta Ohara
CURRICULUM
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN
NURSING
JOYMANDY UNIVERSITY
DAYLIGISL, AVR
NaPAL
avodINTRODUCTION
Kathmandu Univesity is an institute of higher learning, dedicated to maintain high
standard of acedemic excellence. "The university is truly 2 ational institution established
to provide for the long tenm need of Nepal, by supplying persons with qualifications that
are widely recognized and highly in demand inthe job market" - Kathmandu University
Bullein.
Vision-statement of university is "to become a word class university devoted to bringing
knowledge and technology tothe services of Nepal”.
The university has the mission to provide quality education for leadership. Therefore K.U
has felt need to establish B.Se, Nursing education program.
In 2003, on the suggestion of the Dean of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu University, a
need assessment was carried out by VSO Curriculum Development Advisor, Valerie
Mackay-Greer. This included nursing manpower needs ascertained through the Country
Assessment Nursing Workforce Document (2002), the Nepal Nursing Council
registration numbers andthe Ministry of Health, * Second Long Term Health Plan (1997-
20171, then country surveys (9) were completed on nursing programs and on National
‘Nursing, Organizations (12) entry to practice requirements. The outcome given in the
"Nepali context favored a four (4) year of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B Se. Nursing)
program. A nursing education task group was formed to move planning forvad for this
possiiiy
‘The first activity undertaken was a stakeholders’ meeting in July 2003. with
appreximately forty participants from nursing education, practice and management. The
focal point of discussion revealed around the furure of nursing education in Nepal,
framed by thee questions: 1) What knowledge, attitudes and skills do nurses need now?
2) What are the precont deficits in the knowledge, attitudes and alle of eurret muro
5) How can new nursing knowledge, atitudes and skills be leamed? This mesting
[geneited interests and commitment in further development of a Bachelor of Science in
"Nursing. It was decided thatthe cursiculum should provide academic basis to produce a
B.Sc. Nurse graduates who will hve competent skills to practice in variety of situations.
In October 2003, Dhulikhel Medical Institute Nursing faculty hosted a curiculum
‘workshop bringing nursing educators and practitioners together to collaboratively
evelop a nursing model for the Kathmandu University B.Sc. Nurse program comprised
‘of ® program vision, philosophy, aims, objectives, met-concepts and conceptual
framework. Expert group developed the curriculum for the B.Sc. degree course to
Kathmanda University