Shape the Future of Patient Care: Save Lives
This degree is designed to nurture compassionate, highly competent, and critically thinking nursing professionals equipped to address diverse health care needs across communities. Approved by the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) and the Commission for University Education (CUE), the programme embodies academic rigour and clinical excellence—preparing graduates to lead and innovate in dynamic health care environments.
Career Opportunities
- Nurse Practitioner
- Community/Public Health Nurse
- Critical Care Nurse
- Clinical/Health Researcher
- Nurse Educator
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Healthcare Administrator
Duration of the programme
Four (4) academic years (12 semesters)
Minimum Entry Requirements
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) or its Equivalent with minimum aggregate of C+ (plus) and C+ in each of the following subjects: English or Kiswahili, Mathematics or Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
- Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (K.A.C.E) Examination; 2 or more Principals, with one in Biology and one in Chemistry.
- International students’ entry requirements will be based on Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) criteria.
Why Study Nursing at Zetech University?
- Accreditation and Recognition by the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK).
- Clinical Experience and Industrial Linkages.
- Comprehensive and Evidence-based Curriculum.
- State-of-the-Art Facilities.
- Innovation and Digital Health Integration.
- Holistic Student Development.
Mode of Delivery
Full-time, face-to-face mode of learning complimented by practicals in the Nursing Skills Lab, Human Anatomy Lab, General Microbiology Lab, Clinical Chemistry Lab and clinical rotations in hospitals and community health centres.
Curriculum Setup
Year 1 Trimester 1
BSN 111 Human Anatomy I
BSN 112 Human Physiology I
BSN 113 Medical Biochemistry
BSN 114 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice I
Year 1 Trimester 2
BSN 121 Human Anatomy II
BSN 122 Human Physiology II
BSN 123 Academic Writing and Nursing Informatics
BSN 124 Medical Microbiology
BSN 125 Nutrition and Health
BSN 126 Medical Sociology and Anthropology
Year 1 Trimester 3
BSN 131 Human Pathology
BSN 132 Clinical Pharmacology I
BSN 133 Medical Parasitology and Entomology
BSN 134 Haematology
BSN 135 Immunology
BSN 136 Health Assessment
BSN 137 Pathophysiology I
Year 2 Trimester 1
BSN 211 Medical-Surgical Nursing I
BSN 212 Clinical Pharmacology II
BSN 213 Paediatrics Nursing I
BSN 214 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice II
BSN 215 Communication and Counselling in Health
BSN 216 Pathophysiology II
BSN 217 Clinical Chemistry
Year 2 Trimester 2
BSN 221 Medical-Surgical Nursing II
BSN 222 Midwifery I (Introduction to Midwifery and Pregnancy)
BSN 223 Medical-Surgical Nursing III
BSN 224 Paediatric Nursing II
BSN 225 Family Planning & Contraception
BSN 226 Environmental and Occupational Health
BSN 227 Community Health Nursing I
Year 2 Trimester 3
BSN 231 Clinical Rotation 1 (16 weeks)
Assessment: Total Nursing Care of a Patient
-Medical Ward (6 weeks)
-Surgical Ward (4 weeks)
-Paediatrics Ward (4 weeks)
-Antenatal Clinic/ Maternal and Child Health/Family Planning (MCH/FP) (2 weeks)
Year 3 Trimester 1
BSN 311 Midwifery II (Labour, Delivery, Emergencies)
BSN 312 Gender, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights
BSN 313 Epidemiology and Demography
BSN 314 Biostatistics
BSN 315 Gynaecology Nursing
BSN 316 Community Health Nursing II
BSN 317 Medical Research Methodology
Year 3 Trimester 2
BSN 321 Ophthalmology and Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT)
BSN 322 Midwifery III (Puerperium, Newborn)
BSN 323 Communicable & Vector Borne Diseases
BSN 324 Trauma and Emergencies, and Peri-operative Nursing
BSN 325 Human Psychology
BSN 326 Community Health Nursing III
MLS 417 Precision Medicine and Technologies in Healthcare
BSN 327 Research Project I
Year 3 Trimester 3
BSN 331 Clinical Rotation 2 (17 weeks)
Assessment: Mother in Labor, Baby at Risk
-Antenatal ward (2 weeks)
-Labor ward (7 weeks)
-Labor ward theatre (1 week)
-Post Natal ward (2 weeks)
-Newborn Unit (NBU) (3 weeks)
-Orthopaedic (2 weeks)
Year 4 Trimester 1
BSN 411 Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing
BSN 412 Oncology, Palliative and Forensic Nursing
BSN 413 Critical Care and Nephrology
BSN 414 Curriculum and Instruction in Nursing
BSN 415 Leadership, Management and Governance in Health
BSN 417 Research Project II
Year 4 Trimester 2
BSN 421 Clinical Rotation 3 (16 weeks)
Assessment: Ward Management
-Gynaecology (2 weeks)
-Ward Management (3 weeks)
-Operating Theatre (2 weeks)
-Out-patient Department & Casualty (4 weeks)
Specialties:
-ENT (1 week)
-Ophthalmology (1 week)
-Dental Unit (1 week)
-Intensive Care Unit (1 week)
-Renal Unit (1 week)
Year 4 Trimester 3
BSN 431 Clinical Rotation 4 (17 weeks)
Assessment: MCH/FP, Teaching Practice
-Mental Health and Psychiatry Nursing (4 weeks)
-County and Rural Health Experience (9 weeks)
-Teaching Practice (4 weeks)