This option trains students to become nurses who, together with other professionals, can assist and guide psychiatric patients so that they might attain the maximum degree of self-care and independence.
The coordinating task of the psychiatric nurse is of central importance. The accent is on counselling and nursing of individuals who are temporarily or semi-continuously affected by psychological and/or social problems. The training programme devotes attention to all important aspects of the job, both in the theoretical classes and during internships.
This option is intended for nursing students who are interested in the circumstances of psychiatric patients, who possess empathy and communication skills, and who are creative.
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The nursing training encompasses a single three-year cycle within the Healthcare study field in higher education.
The first two years provide basic training, while the third year offers students an opportunity to specialise.
In our institution, there are three specialisation options:
hospital nursing
psychiatric nursing
social nursing
The first year provides a solid theoretical and broad general training, and introduces students to the field through internships. This year lays the foundations for subsequent years of study.
In the second year, students receive a theoretical background to the various specialisation internships, incl. paediatrics, psychiatry, social nursing and home nursing, so that they could make an informed choice for the third year. Social skills, psychology, communication skills, and civil and work-oriented law are also important components of the training programme.
Social nurses provide care aimed at improving the social functioning of individuals and their households or other groups of people. To this end, they try to detect the causes of physical, psychological and/or social imbalances and they organise activities that can restore this balance. Students are offered internships in specialised working environments that provide this kind of care.
The training programme is intended for students who are interested in providing social assistance and care for children, adults and elderly persons, either in the preventative or in the curative healthcare and welfare services. This sector, too, is understaffed.
The professional field of the ergotherapist lies in public welfare and healthcare.
The occupational therapist strives towards optimising the personal autonomy of the individual in relation to housing and self-care, work and/or training, leisure and recreation.
The occupational therapist assists the individual with functional limitations caused by illness, accident or old age in attaining an optimal level of activity.
To this end, the occupational therapist applies goal-oriented therapies that tie in closely with the individual’s living environment: self-care, professional as well as creative, recreational and educational activities. Furthermore, the occupational therapist offers advice on adaptations to the home and the use of various
Graduate programs in Psychiatric Nursing are focused on providing psychological maintenance care across the life span, promoting positive psychological behaviors through education and counseling, and collaborating with physicians and other health professionals as needed. Graduates with a masters (MS) or PhD degree in psychiatric nursing can become home health aides, psychiatric aides, psychiatric nurses and more.
This unique four-year professional program prepares psychiatric nursing graduates to work in a variety of settings with industry, families, and communities.
Psychiatric Nursing is concerned with the health, especially the mental health, of individuals, families, groups and communities. Psychatric nurses engage in therapeutic interactions with people to promote, maintain and restore health. They are concerned with those affected by psychiatric illness and developmental challenges, and with the influence of society on the mental health of people.
Graduates of the program will be eligible to write the qualifying examinations for licensure as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses
Welcome to the School of Nursing Science of the North- West University (Potchefstroom Campus). Situated in the North-West Province in South Africa, the School provides education and training of international standards to both undergraduate- and post-graduate students.
The School of Nursing Science views itself at the dorrstep of international opportunities. We are daily perservering in a task of not only academic excellence but also research excellence.
The School is not only an academic and research domain, and also proud to claim that we play an integral role in the services of our community.