Assessment criteria associated with Critical Cross-Field Outcomes:

Develop critical evaluation and problem-solving skills in various clinical settings.
Establish partnership with communities/groups.
Develop collaboration and network strategy in partnership with communities and other health care providers.
Assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of health and development programmes.
Apply ethical and legal principles in decision-making and nursing practice when dealing with individuals, families and communities.

Assessment criteria associated with Specific Outcomes:

Create a therapeutic environment to promote health and to prevent illness.
Provide promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative care to and with individuals, families and communities.
Utilise the nursing process to meet the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of individuals and groups in a multiplicity of settings.
Participate in research projects as an individual/member of a group in order to evaluate and improve nursing care.
Integrate her knowledge of culture, values, beliefs and human rights in meeting the needs of individuals and groups.
Empower co-workers, individuals, groups and communities with the necessary knowledge and skills.
Participate actively in the education and training, socialisation and nurturing of the neophyte into the profession.
Encourage involvement and active participation of communities in the identification of health care needs, prioritisation, planning, implementation and evaluation of intervention strategies to promote self-reliance.
Identify and utilise available human and material resources with and within the community.
Initiate and monitor community projects.
Analyse, document, report and utilise accurately all relevant information on the situation and nursing care of individuals, families and communities to facilitate continuity of care.
Establish and maintain ethical partnership with individuals and other health care professionals to provide for collaborative planning and implementation of integrated health services.

Integrated assessment to ensure that the purpose of qualification is achieved:

Assessment/evaluation in the programme is based on an integrated approach that includes formative and summative evaluation of theory and practical.

1. Continuous Assessment

2. Formative Assessment
Journals and Reports
Tests
Assignments
Case Studies and Presentation
Simulations
Clinical Workbooks
Projects
Self and Peer Evaluation
Ward Rounds and Ward Inspections
Consumer/Patient Evaluation
Portfolios
Teacher evaluation
Practitioner evaluation.

Summative Evaluation
Theory: 90-120 periods: 2 X 2 hour papers or 1 X 3 hour paper;
45-60 periods: 1 X 2 hour paper.

Practica: Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) will be done in all nursing science courses.