Requirements For Nursing Education In Nigeria for School of Nursing and Universities 2018
REQUIREMENT FOR NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN NIGERIA
1.GENERAL NURSING PROGRAMME:
Admission Requirements
Candidates for admission into the General Nursing Education Programme of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria must posses the Senior Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent with five credits to include English Language and either Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Health Science at not more than 2 sittings.
Institutions of learning: Sixty-Eight ( 68 ) Schools of Nursing in Nigeria.
For List of all schools of nursing in Nigeria check List of Accredited Schools of Nursing in Nigeria
Duration of Training: Three Calendar Years.
Registration Obtainable: Registered Nurse (RN) .
Admission Age: You must be 17years old before you apply
2. POST BASIC MIDWIFERY PROGRAMME
Admission Requirements: The Candidate must be a Registered Nurse and must also meet all institutional Requirements.
Institutions of Learning: Sixty-Five (65) Schools of Post Basic Midwifery in Nigeria.
Duration of Training: One and half Calendar Year.
Registration Obtainable: Registered Midwife (RM)
3. POST BASIC PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PROGRAMME
Admission Requirements: The Candidate must be a Registered Nurse and must also meet all institutional Requirements.
Institutions of Learning: Eight ( 8 ) School of Post Basic Psychiatric Nursing in Nigeria.
Duration of Training: One and half Calendar Year.
Registration Obtainable: Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) .
4. BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMME (B.N.Sc.)
Admission Requirements: Five Credits level passes in WASC/SSCE or its equivalent at not more than two sittings. Subject must include English Language, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Mathematics. Candidate must also meet all institutional requirements.
Institutions of Learning: See list of universities offering nursing degree in Nigeria nursesarena.com/undergraduate/nigerian-universities-offering-nursing-science-degree/
Duration of Training: Five Years plus one year intership in a recognized Health Care institution(yet to take off)
Academic Qualification Obtainable: Bachelor of Nursing Science Degree. Registration Obtainable: Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Midwife (RM), Registered Public Health Nurse (RPHN).
5. HIGHER DEGREES IN NURSING
Admission Requirements As obtainable in the different Universities offering higher degrees in Nursing.
Academic Qualification Obtainable: Master of Philosophy, Doctor of Philisophy.
