Registered Nurse (Community Health) (Occupation Code : 222104)
Description
Provides nursing care, health counselling, screening and education to individuals, families and groups in the wider community with a focus on patient independence and health promotion.Tasks
Providing nursing care and preventative health services in community settings and community-based health care facilities.
Identifying health care needs, priorities and problems of individuals, families and communities.
Coordinating health care interventions at community level.
Coordinating the care of patients in community settings in consultation with other health professionals and members of health teams.
Developing and implementing care plans for the biological, social, and psychological treatment of patients in collaboration with other health professionals.
Planning and providing personal care, treatments and therapies including administering medications, and monitoring responses to treatment or care plan.
Planning and participating in health education programmes, health promotion and nurse education activities in clinical and community settings.
Answering questions from patients and families and providing information about prevention of ill-health, treatment and care.
Supervising and coordinating the work of other nursing, health and personal care workers.
Alternate Occupation Names
Primary Health Care Nurse
District Nurse
Occupational Health Nurse
Public Health Nurse
Health Coordinator
Remote / Rural Area Nurse
School Nurse
Nurse Clinician
Industrial / Factory Nurse
Clinic Nurse
Health Education and Promotion Nurse
Learning Pathways
Degree 1
Step 1 : Admission requirements
- NSC Bachelor Admission
Admission into a Degree requires the achievement of a National Senior Certificate (NSC) with the minimum requirements for admission into a degree or a National Certificate (Vocational) NC(V). In addition, each education institution has its own unique entry requirements for each of its programmes. It is important to check the entry requirements for this programme with the institution of your choice before you apply.
Step 2 : General Qualification
Step 3 : Community service
- Community service (Registered Nurse)
After completion of your studies you must do community service for a period of one year at a public facility while registered in the category Community Service Practitioner at the South African Nursing Council.
Step 4 : Designation
- Designation: Registered Professional Nurse
This designation is awarded by the South African Nursing Council (SANC). A designation is a title that professional persons may use (write behind their name) to indicate that they are fully qualified in a certain professional field and are members of a professional body. It also indicates that the persons subscribe to the code of conduct of that professional body.