School of Nursing Babura

School of Nursing Babura is one of the nursing schools I recommend you try out if you want to study in one of the best nursing schools in the northern part of Nigeria.

School of Nursing Babura is a state-owned institution established in March 2022 by His Excellency, Alh. Baradu Muhammad Abubakar (MNI), is a full-fledged training institution, with an initial intake of 30 students.

The school is located in Babura, a Local Government Area in the North of Jigawa. The school is also under the umbrella of Jigawa State College of Nursing Sciences in line with the current reform in Nursing Education.

School of Nursing Babura runs a three-year Basic Nursing and Midwifery program with a one-year mandatory community service as a prerequisite for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.

The school has a lot of facilities and structures which aid learning and acquisition of Nursing skills and competency.

Studying at the School of Nursing Babura is not difficult, the first thing you need to do is to meet all the admission requirements set by the institution, to find out about these requirements, make sure you read this content till the end.

Admission Requirements of School of Nursing Babura

Before you can be given provisional admission to study at the School of Nursing Babura, you must meet the following criteria 

1. Academic Qualification: You must possess a Senior School Certificate (WAEC, NECO, NECO/WAEC, and NABTEB) in not more than two sittings or its equivalent with five credits in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology 
2. Age: You must be above 17 years of age before you can apply for admission to study at the School of Nursing Babura
3. Pass Entrance Exam: You are to pass the entrance exam set by the school 
4. Pass oral interview: After passing the written exam which is in the form of a computer-based test (CBT) you will be invited for an oral interview/ physical screening exercise 

Nursing programs at the School of Nursing Babura

School of Nursing Babura offers the following Nursing programs.

Basic Nursing Program 

The  Basic Nursing education program is a six-semester program (3 years) of study. 

The courses in the first year of the program are designated in four digits (representing level, credit load, and semester for the last two digits respectively) with the prefix of BGN (Basic General Nursing). 

The courses in the second and third years of study are designated as those of the first year with the same prefix (BGN).

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The aim of the Basic Nursing program at the School of Nursing Babura is to train Nurses who will play an expanded role in rendering services within the hospital as well as coping with challenges of the dynamic nature of society.

At the end of your Basic Nursing program at the School of Nursing Babura, you will be able to 

• Apply the knowledge of Biological, Behavioural, and Nursing Sciences in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care.
• Utilize the nursing process as a framework for providing comprehensive nursing care to individuals and groups in the community and all healthcare settings.
• Establish positive working relationships with individuals, family, and the community and motivate them towards self-reliance in matters of health protection, promotion, maintenance, and rehabilitation.
• Function independently and in collaboration with other members of the health team and related sectors in planning, delivering, and evaluating health services with an emphasis on reproductive health.
• Supervise the clinical experience of student nurses, midwives, psychiatric/mental and public health nurses as well as allied health workers in all clinical settings.
• Counsel and provide family planning services in homes, hospitals, and communities.
• Apply principles of primary health care in providing comprehensive continuous and holistic care in homes, schools, and health care institutions.
• Identify and refer high-risk clients to other members of the health team for specialized care.

Basic Midwifery Program 

The Basic Midwifery Program is a three-year program that is aimed at preparing competent, skilled, versatile, and autonomous midwifery practitioners, who will be capable of providing high-level healthcare to individuals and expectant families in homes, communities, health centers, hospitals, and clinics in rural and urban areas.

At the end of the Program, you will be able to 

• Assess the health needs of the community with special reference to the basic needs of the individuals/family.
• Utilize the nursing process providing comprehensive nursing/midwifery services to individuals and groups in the community and all health care settings.
• Manage minor disorders during antenatal, labor, and postnatal periods of the childbearing circle.
• Function independently and in collaboration with other members of other health teams, inter-sectoral teams, and traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to provide comprehensive reproductive health services.
• Practice and maintain safe and clean delivery service.
• Supervise the clinical experience of student midwives and other health workers.
• Effectively organize and manage the clinic to achieve the goals of health maintenance by utilizing available human and material resources.
• Sensitize, mobilize, and educate individuals, families, ñand groups to effect positive changes in the reproductive pattern of the community.
• Utilize the knowledge and skill of information, educate, and communicate in improving reproductive health care services.
• Counsel and provide family planning services.
• Monitor the effect of family planning services on individuals and the community.
• Identify and refer high-risk clients to other members of the health team for specialization care.

Final thought

The School of Nursing Babura is fully equipped to train professionally disciplined and highly motivated nurses and midwives for a healthy and productive population in Jigawa.

Each year the school accepts students into the Basic Nursing and Midwifery program therefore you are to always visit the school’s admission portal to find out about the exact admission date and deadline.

Before beginning your application, you are to pay a non-refundable fee before you can be given access to the admission application form.

At the end of your nursing/midwifery program at the School of Nursing Babura, you will be subjected to a professional examination by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).

If you successfully pass the exam, you will be issued a Nursing/ Midwifery certificate which automatically certifies you as a Registered Nurse (RN) /Registered Midwifery (RM)