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Basic Nursing Program

The Basic Nursing Program is a three-year, six-semester course sanctioned by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) and administered by Lily College of Nursing Sciences. While awaiting accreditation from the NBTE, this program aims to provide students with practical nursing skills, knowledge, and clinical experience necessary for becoming a Registered Nurse.

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Throughout the program, students will receive training in practical nursing skills, acquiring the essential knowledge and expertise needed to qualify as Registered Nurses (RNs). Registered Nurses play a crucial role in offering support, care, and guidance to patients dealing with medical and surgical conditions. Their responsibilities encompass taking vital signs, monitoring patients, administering medications, maintaining patient records, providing health education, and offering advice and emotional support to both patients and their families. Registered Nurses are qualified to work in various healthcare institutions, including tertiary healthcare facilities (e.g., National Hospital, Federal Medical Centers), secondary healthcare institutions (e.g., General Hospitals), and primary healthcare institutions (Primary Health Care, Comprehensive Health Care) globally.

Admission Requirements:

The minimum entry requirements for ND Nursing include a minimum of five credits, including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, obtained in not more than two sittings in WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB. The JAMB subject combinations for ND Nursing are Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Any combination other than this will not be considered, regardless of the JAMB score. Candidates meeting these requirements are eligible for admission into the program. Cut-off marks will be invited for Screening/Interview by the College.

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Basic Nursing graduates are not issued any legally backed academic certificate, they are only issued Testimonial by their Institution and professional licence by Nursing of Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).

While ND/HND Nursing graduates will be issued with legally backed academic certificates and professional licences.

Academically, HND Nursing is not equivalent to BNSc Nursing, as HND Nursing graduates are required to have PGD Nursing before proceeding to MSc Nursing programme while BNSc Nursing can proceed to MSc Nursing without PGD Nursing. However, professionally they may be the same since both HND Nursing and BNSc Nursing graduates usually obtain 2 same professional licenses, namely, Registered Nurse (RN) and Registered Midwife (RM) or Registered Public Health Nurse (RPHN) license.

What are the SSCE O-Level Requirements for ND Nursing?

Candidates must have minimum of 5 credits including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics at not more than two (2) sittings in WAEC, NECO or NABTEB. Combination of WAEC&WAEC, WAEC&NECO or NECO&NECO are accepted but NABTEB must be one sitting.

JAMB subject combinations for ND Nursing are Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Any combination apart from the above, will not be considered no matter the JAMB score.

Because our college was not featured in JAMB brochure in the year 2024 but the Website will be upgrade after completion of all accreditation by all agency.

Candidates MUST choose our college as First Choice among ALL institutions. However, candidates that did not choose our college as First Choice during JAMB registration and now wish to choose our college, can apply for Change of Institutions through JAMB Portal and choose our college as First Choice among all institutions.

Minimum cut-off marks is usually determined after every JAMB exam for each category of institutions during JAMB Policy Meeting on Admission. The minimum cut-off marks for ND Nursing are the same with the national minimum cut-off marks for Polytechnics. However, the College may the decide to increase its cut-off marks. For the year 2023, the minimum cut-off marks is 140. However, it may be the same or change for subsequent years.

NO. The ND/HND Nursing is a four-year UNINTERUPTED programme. Students starts with ND Nursing programme which is a non-terminal programme. The ND graduates with minimum CGPA of 2.5 (Lower Credit) will then proceed for HND Nursing.

YES, only if students earn a minimum CGPA of 2.5 (Lower Credit). However, where a student scores below a CGPA of 2.5, he/she shall be required to repeat ND II and earn minimum of CGPA 2.5 before proceeding to HND Nursing. 

Students shall participate in Supervised Clinical Work Experience (SCWE) while in training. The period of the SCWEs would be in two parts of eight weeks each. The first part of SCWE shall be between the end of ND I,

while the second part shall be between the end of ND II. Stipend for SCWE shall be paid through Industrial Training Fund (ITF). The SCWE shall be graded on a pass or fail basis.  Where a student has satisfied all other requirements of the programme BUT FAILED SCWEs, he/she may only be allowed to repeat another four months SCWEs at his/own expenses.

Indexing shall be at the beginning of first semester of ND II.

Council’s Professional Exam for General Nursing shall be after successful completion of HND 1 Nursing. However, graduates of HND Nursing programme are required to sit for Council’s professional exam in either of the two options of specialization, namely: Midwifery for registration and licensing as Registered Midwife (RM) and Public Health Nursing for registration and licensing as Registered Public Health Nurse (RPHN).

Graduates of HND Nursing will obtain 2 academic certificates and 2 professional licences. The academic certificates are ND Nursing Certificate and HND Nursing Certificate. The professional licenses are RN Licence and RM or RPHN Licence

Yes, graduates of HND Nursing programme shall undergo a one-year mandatory Supervised Clinical Attachment in an approved health facility or institution before proceeding to NYSC.

Yes, graduate of HND Nursing will be mobilized for NYSC after completing a one-year mandatory Supervised Clinical Attachment in an approved health facility or institution.

Only ND Nursing is though JAMB for now. Sale of application forms, entrance exam and interview for Basic Nursing, Basic Midwifery, Community Midwifery, Community Nursing, Post Basic Nursing, Post Basic Midwifery, will be done entirely by the College.

You cannot apply for HND Nursing. The ND/HND Nursing is a four-year UNINTERUPTED programme i.e 2 years for ND and 2 years for HND. Only students that start with ND Nursing programme which is a non-terminal programme and obtain minimum CGPA of 2.5(Lower Credit) will proceed for HND Nursing.

However, NBTE and NMCN are working on modalities for an abridgement programme for those with RN or RM to have ND/HND Nursing certificate.

Yes, since their Exams and Interviews are not in the same day.

Yes. Since their Exams and Interviews are not in the same day.

Will there be Entrance Exam by the College, after sitting for JAMB exams No entrance exam. Only Screening/interview for those that obtain the minimum cut-off marks from JAMB.

No introductory exam during ND Nursing programme. However, students have must good academic standing to proceed from ND I to ND II. Also, sstudents must earn a minimum CGPA of 2.5 (Lower Credit) to proceed to HND 1 and where a student scores below a CGPA of 2.5, he/she shall be required to repeat ND II and earn minimum of CGPA 2.5 before proceeding to HND Nursing.

All citizens of Nigeria can apply for ND Nursing, Basic Nursing, Basic Midwifery, Post Basic Nursing, Post Basic Midwifery, Refresher Nursing and Refresher Midwifery programmes of the College. Only Community Nursing and Community Midwifery programmes are meant for only indigene of Delta State, but is open for other state who is sponsoring their wards with bond.

Can a student that is already studying under the College apply for ND Nursing or any other programme of the College?”

Yes but if admitted, he/she must self-withdraw from the previous programme.

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