YEAR ONE

SEMESTER I

BNS 111: Anatomy & Physiology▶

Course Content (from NSG 1101 Anatomy I)

References

  1. Tortora, G.J. & Derickson N.,P. (2006) Principles of Anatomy and Physiology; Harper and Row
  2. Drake, R, et al. (2007). Gray's Anatomy for Students. London: Churchill Publishers
  3. Snell, SR. (2004) Clinical Anatomy by Regions. Philadelphia: Lippincott Publishers
  4. Marieb, E.N. (2004). Human Anatomy and physiology. London: Daryl Fox Publishers.
  5. Young, B, et al. (2006). Wheater's Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas: Churchill
  6. Sadler, TW. (2009). Langman's Medical Embryology. Philadelphia: Lippincott Publishers
BNS 112: Foundations of Nursing▶

Course Content (from NSG 1105 Foundations of Nursing)

References

  1. DeLaune, SC, & Ladner, PK, (2010). Fundamentals of Nursing: Delmar
  2. Parker, M. (2005). Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice: FA Davis Company
  3. Ellis, J., & Hartley, C. (2007). Nursing in Today's World: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  4. Barnard, A, & Locsin, RC (2008) Technology and Nursing Practice: issues, concepts; Palgrave
  5. Boykin, A, & Schoenhofer, S. (2000). Nursing as caring: Jones & Ballet
  6. Griffith, R, & Tengnah, C. (2010). Law and Professional Issues in Nursing: Visit Amazon's Richard Griffith Pagesearch resultsLearn about Author CentralLearning Matters.
BNS 113: Health Assessment▶

Course Content (from NSG 2103 Health Assessment)

References

  1. Jarvis, C. (2007). Physical Examination and Health Assessment. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders
  2. Bickley, L.S. (2006). Bates guide to physical examination and history taking: Lippincott
  3. Dains, JE. (2007). Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis: Mosby Publishers
  4. Kozier, B., Erb, G., Blais, K. & Wilkinson, J. M. (2007). Fundamentals of nursing: Addison
  5. Dillon, M, P, (2007), Nursing Health Assessment: Philadelphia. F.A. Davis
  6. Barkauskas, V.H., et al (2001) Health and physical Assessment: Mosby-Year Book Inc.
  7. Wilson, S.F. & Giddens, J.F. (2008). Health Assessment for nursing practice: Mosby, Elsevier
BNS 114: Biochemistry▶

Course Content (from NSG 1102 Biochemistry I)

References

  1. Berg, JM, Tymoczko, JL, & Stryer, L. (2006). Biochemistry: Int. Ed; W.H. Freeman
  2. Lehninger A.L & Nelson D.L. (2008). Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry: Worth
  3. Murray R.K, Rodwell, VV, Bender, D & Botham, KM. (2009). Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry. New York: McGraw-Hill
  4. Sawhney, SK & Singh, R, (2005) Introductory Practical Biochemistry; Alpha Science Ltd
  5. Anthikad J. (2005). Biochemistry for Nurses. Kolkata: Jaypee Brothers
BNS 115: Computer Skills▶

Course Content

Detailed course content for Computer Skills (BNS 115) is not specifically outlined in Chapter IV of the provided "Minimum Standards for Courses of Study for the Bachelor of Nursing Science Program" document. General topics would likely include:

References

Specific references for Computer Skills (BNS 115) are not provided in Chapter IV of the source document.

BNS 116: Communication Skills▶

Course Content (from NSG 1103 Communication Skills I)

References

  1. Smith, Susan. 2002. Communications in nursing: A guidebook. St. Louis: Mosby
  2. Fine, D. (2009). The Fine Art of Confident Conversation: Piatkus Books Publishers.
  3. Bach, S & Grant, A. (2009) Communication and Interpersonal Skills for Nurses: Learning
  4. McCabe, C & Timmins, F, (2006). Communication Skills for Nursing Practice: Palgrave
  5. Riley, JB (2007). Communication in Nursing. Mosby Inc
  6. Gimenez, J. (2007). Writing for Nursing and Midwifery Students: Palgrave Macmillan

SEMESTER II

BNS 121: Pharmacology I (General Pharmacology)▶

Course Content (from NSG 2107 Pharmacology I)

References

  1. Katzung, BG, Masters, SB & Trevor, AJ, (2009) Basic and Clinical Pharmacology: McGraw-Hill
  2. Clayton, B.D. & Stock, Y.N. (2001). Basic pharmacology for nurses. Philadelphia: Lippincott.
  3. Gatford, J.D & Anderson, R. E. 1999. Nursing calculations Edinburgh: Churchill
  4. Gutierrez, K. (1999). Pharmacotherapeutics: clinical decision making in nursing: Saunders.
  5. Goodman and Gilman (2005) The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics: McGraw-Hill
  6. Rang, HP, Dale, MM, Ritter, Flower, R (2007) Rang & Dale's Pharmacology: Churchill
  7. Uganda Ministry of Health (2010). Uganda Clinical Guidelines: MOH, Uganda
BNS 122: Microbiology▶

Course Content (from NSG 2105 Microbiology I)

References

  1. Aycliffe, G. A. J., Collins, B. J. & Taylor, L. J. (2000). Hospital acquired infections: Arnold.
  2. John, DT & Petri, WA (2006). Markell and Voge's Medical Parasitology: Saunders
  3. Virella, G. (2007) Medical Immunology. Informa Healthcare Publishers.
  4. Brooks, GF, Carroll, KC, Butel, JS, et al (2010). Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology: McGraw-Hill Medical
  5. Monica Cheesbrough (1991 ) Medical Laboratory Manual, Vol 1: Tropical Health Tech
  6. Monica Cheesbrough (1991) Medical Laboratory Manual, Vol 2: Tropical Health Tech
BNS 123: Pathophysiology▶

Course Content (from NSG 2106 Pathology)

References

  1. MacSween, M, et al (2000). Muir's Text book of Pathology: Hodder Arnold
  2. Kumar, V, Cotran, R, et al (2007). Robins Basic Pathology: Saunders
  3. Damjanov, I. (2005). Pathology for the Health Professions: Saunders Publishers.
  4. McConnell, T. (2006). The Nature of Disease: Pathology for Health Professions: Lippincott
  5. McPhee, SJ & Ganong, WF. (2006) Pathophysiology of Disease: Appleton & Lange
  6. Chang, E, Daly, J, & Elliott, D. (2006). Pathophysiology applied to nursing: Elsevier Australia
BNS 124: Professional Nursing Issues▶

Course Content (from NSG 4105 Issues in Professional Nursing)

References

  1. Cherry, B & Jacob, SR (2008) Contemporary Nursing: Trends, and Management: Mosby
  2. Aiken, TD, (2004) Legal, Ethical, and Political Issues in Nursing: FA Davis Company
  3. Englebart, S. P., & Nelson R. (2002). Healthcare informatics: Missouri: Mosby.
  4. Herda, T., Car, P., & Mascala, C. (2005). Handbook of informatics for nurses and health care professionals: Prentice-Hall.
  5. Abwang, M. (2005). Vital exercises for pregnant women: Kampala: Net-Media Publishers.
  6. Ellis, JR & Hartley, CL (2007). Nursing in Today's World: Trends, Issues, and Management: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  7. Cowen, PS, & Moorhead, S, (2010). Current Issues in Nursing: Mosby Publishers.
  8. Catalano, J (2008). Nursing Now: Today's Issues Tomorrow's Trends, FA Davis Company.
BNS 125: Advanced Nursing Skills▶

Course Content (from NSG 2101 Clinical Nursing Skills II)

References

  1. Carpenito, J. L. (2000). Nursing diagnosis: Application to clinical practice; J.B. Lippincott.
  2. Kozier B., Erb G., Berman A & Snyder S (2004). Fundamentals of Nursing: Addison Wesley.
  3. DeLaune, SC, & Ladner, PK, (2010). Fundamentals of Nursing: Delmar Publishers
  4. Taylor, C & Lillis, C. (1993). Fundamentals of nursing. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott
  5. Smith, S. & Duell, D. (1992). Clinical Nursing Skills. Norwalk: Appleton & Lange.
  6. Ayliffe, GF & Collins, BJ (1990) Hospital Acquired infections prevention; Butter-worth
BNS 126: HIV/AIDS and Palliative Care▶

Course Content

HIV/AIDS (from NSG 2207 Medical Nursing I)
Palliative Care (from NSG 3206 Oncology and Palliative Nursing)

Note: A single, combined detailed course outline for "HIV/AIDS and Palliative Care" is not available in Chapter IV of the provided "Minimum Standards" document. The content above is synthesized from relevant sections of other courses.

References

(References are from the respective source courses)

For HIV/AIDS (from NSG 2207 Medical Nursing I):
  1. Ignatavius, D (1998) Medical- Surgical Nursing Vol 1 Elsevier
  2. Ignatavius, D (1998) Medical- Surgical Nursing Vol 2 Elsevier
  3. Clark, ML, Kumar, P & Clark, ML (2009) Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine: Saunders
  4. Monahan, F, Sands, JK et al (2006) Phipps' Medical-Surgical Nursing: Mosby
  5. Ministry of Health (2010). Uganda Clinical Guidelines, Kampala: MOH
  6. CDC and IDI (2004) Couple HIV Counseling and Testing (CHCT) - Training Manual
  7. Ministry of Health (2003) National Antiretroviral Treatment and Care: Kampala; MOH.
For Palliative Care (from NSG 3206 Oncology and Palliative Nursing):
  1. Clark, D. (2000) Palliative care history. European Journal of Palliative care, 7 (2), pp 50 –55
  2. Portnoy, D. (1993) “Are you caring or care taking?” American Journal of Hospice & Palliative care. May/June, pp 10-12.
  3. Mahon, M (2009) Palliative and End of Life Care: An Issue of Nursing Clinics, Saunders
  4. Emanuel, LL & Librach, SL (2007) Palliative Care: Core Skills and Competencies, Saunders
  5. Ferrell, BR & Coyle, N. (2005) Textbook of Palliative Nursing: Oxford University Press, USA
  6. Yarbro, CH, Gobel, BH & Wujcik, D (2010) Cancer Nursing: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
BNS 127: Health Psychology▶

Course Content (from NSG 1107 Psychology I - as Health Psychology topics are often covered within general Psychology)

References

  1. Gross, R. (2005). Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior. Dubai: Hodder Arnold. (General Psychology)
  2. Morrison, V., & Bennett, P. (2006). An Introduction to Health Psychology. Prentice Hall.
  3. Taylor, S.E. (2006). Health Psychology (6th ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill.
  4. Ogden, J. (2019). Health Psychology (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. (Commonly used Health Psych text)
  5. Brannon, L., Feist, J., & Updegraff, J. A. (2018). Health Psychology: An Introduction to Behavior and Health (9th ed.). Cengage Learning. (Commonly used Health Psych text)
BNS 128: Sociology of health▶

Course Content (from NSG 1108 Sociology)

References

  1. Giger J.N & Davidhizar, R. E. (2007). Transcultural Nursing: St. Louis: Mosby.
  2. Leininger, M & Mcfarland, M. (2002) Transcultural Nursing: Concepts, Theories, Research and Practice. McGraw-Hill
  3. Clarke, A. (2010). The Sociology of Healthcare. Longman Publishers
  4. Taylor, S & Field, D. (2007). Sociology of Health and Health Care: Wiley-Blackwell
  5. Bond, J & Bond, S. (2002). Sociology and Health Care: Academic Press Inc

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