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Nursing Sciences

Nursing Care 3 years (6 semesters) 180 credits

Develop advanced clinical nursing competencies for hospital, community, and specialized 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-108

French Communication

2 Credits
SI-107

English for Health Sciences

2 Credits
SI-106

Medical Psychology

2 Credits
SI-105

General Biochemistry

3 Credits
SI-104

Medical Microbiology and Parasitology

3 Credits
SI-103

Fundamentals of Nursing

5 Credits
SI-102

Human Physiology

4 Credits
SI-101

Human Anatomy

4 Credits
Semester 2 (Year 1)
SI-207

First Aid and Emergency Nursing

4 Credits
SI-206

Biostatistics

2 Credits
SI-205

Nutrition

2 Credits
SI-204

Infection Control and Sterilization

3 Credits
SI-203

Pharmacology I

3 Credits
SI-202

Pathology I — Internal Medicine

4 Credits
SI-201

Medical-Surgical Nursing I

5 Credits
Semester 3 (Year 2)
SI-306

Community and Public Health

3 Credits
SI-305

Mental Health Nursing

3 Credits
SI-304

Pharmacology II

3 Credits
SI-303

Paediatric Nursing

4 Credits
SI-302

Pathology II — Surgery

4 Credits
SI-301

Medical-Surgical Nursing II

5 Credits
Semester 4 (Year 2)
SI-406

Health Service Management

3 Credits
SI-405

Research Methodology

3 Credits
SI-404

Health Ethics and Law

2 Credits
SI-403

HIV/AIDS Care

3 Credits
SI-402

Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing

4 Credits
SI-401

Intensive Care Nursing

5 Credits
Semester 5 (Year 3)
SI-503

Health Promotion

4 Credits
SI-502

Clinical Internship I — Paediatrics

8 Credits
SI-501

Clinical Internship I — Medicine/Surgery

12 Credits
Semester 6 (Year 3)
SI-603

Professional Development Seminar

5 Credits
SI-602

Final Research Project (Mémoire)

10 Credits
SI-601

Final Clinical Internship

15 Credits

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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.
Full requirements

Quick Info

Level
BTS
Duration
3 years (6 semesters)
Credits
180
Department
Nursing Care
Language
EN / FR

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