A basic four-year, full-time undergraduate degree (BCur) is offered by universities and prepares students for four career fields: general nursing (taking care of patients in private, public, and hospital settings); nursing in the community (primary care and disease prevention in the community); psychiatric nursing (care for people’s mental health); nursing as a midwife (taking care of mothers and infants).

During the four years of study, students get clinical (practical) nursing experience at hospitals and other health services. Post-basic degrees at the diploma, degree, master’s, and doctoral levels are also offered by universities.

Is it possible for a student to study nursing online?

• Yes, distance learning allows you to study nursing online. This option is now offered by many universities. Since UNISA is entirely a distance-learning institution, all of its courses can be taken online.

What are the various types of nurses?

There are many different kinds of nurses, but the following are the most common ones:

• Registered Nurse
• Nurse Practitioner
• Certified Nurse Midwife
• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Nurse Educator
• Nurse Administrator
• Clinical Nurse Leader
• Certified Registered Nurse Anaesthetist

However, there are numerous areas of expertise within each type of nurse. Because of this, each nurse can specialize in a variety of areas.

The three types of nurses are as follows:

• Sisters who are registered nurses: Who, like their counterparts in other nations, is in charge of supervising enrolled and enrolled auxiliary nurses and performing other nursing duties?
  Registered Nurses: They are supervised by registered nurses and carry out tasks within their limited scope of practice.
  Auxiliaries for Registered Nurses: This group of nurses carries out routine, typically non-technical ward procedures like bathing a patient in bed.