TANZANIA NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL

NURSING SCHOOL ESTABLISHMENT GUIDELINE

PREPARED 2008

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SECTION ONE

Name of the institution……… ……..

Ownership………………………… ………………..

Physical address: ……………………..…..

Fax…………………………………………email ................................................….

Location……………………….………………………………………………………

Distance from the plot to the main road ……One km.

Title Deed (Yes/No, Land use plan (Yes/No, Building permit (Yes/No, Certificate of occupancy (Yes/No

Land size ……… Level of award expected…………………………...

Type of other trainining/program offered at your institution

Short course……………..

Distance learning ……………………

Mode of training-

Fulltime…………………………..Duration………………………..

SECTION TWO-SOURCE OF FUNDS

S/N Type Source(s) Amount earned per year

1 Government

2 Loan

3 Grant

4 Fees/cost sharing

5 Own

6 Others(specify)

Attach fee structure

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SECTION THREE-HUMAN RESOURCE

A) Number of teaching staff

S/N Name Age Gender Level of

education

Qualifications Area of expertise

Registration Level and Certificate No

Licence No

Attach evidence of certificates and Curriculum Vitae

B) Part time teaching staff

S/N Name Age Gender Level of

education

Qualifications

Area of expertise

Registration Level and No

Licence No

1

2

3

4

5

6

Attach evidence of certificates and Curriculum Vitae.

C) Clinical area – staff

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S/N.

Type of staff

Number of staff available

Certificate Diploma Degree Master/Specility

1 Nurses -

2 Doctors -

3 Laboratory technician - -

4 Radiographer - - -

5 Medical recorders - -

6 Procurement officers - -

7 Pharmacists - -

Attach Hospital Profile

D) ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

S/N FACILITIES REQUIREMENT NO.AVAILABLE REMARKS

1 Administration

School Policy, Vision and Mission in place

School objectives

Departments

School regulations

Staff employment contracts

School board

Students admission procedure

Displinary procedure

SECTION FOUR- INFRASTRUCTURE

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S/N FACILITIES REQUIREMENT NO.AVAILABLE REMARKS

2 1.Permanent Buildings

with:

1.Administration Block

2.Classrom

a) Rooms

-Head of school office

-Assistant head of school office

-2-3 rooms tutors offices each to accommodate

not less than 3 tutors

-Secretarial room

-Office store

-Accountant office

-Conference room

-Tea room

-Staff toilets and for students

b) Equipments

-Notice board

-Chairs and tables

-Shelves

-Cabinates

-Cupboard

-Computer with internet connection in each

room

-Printers

-Photocopy machine

-Reference books

4-classrom

Concrete building with the following

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-Adequate ventilation &lighting

-Safety

-Capacity for 45 students each(measurement

10x8meters) height 275-300cm with ceiling

board

-Desk s&chairs

-Whiteboard/ Blackboard

-Sheves

-Cupboards

-Waste bins

3.Demonstration room

(Skilled Laboratory)

1 big room divided into special skill required for

students Nursing eg. Basic

Nursing,Microbiology, Midwifery, Biochemistry,

Phamacology, Anatomy and Physiolgy

-Equipment for specified skills ( see attached list)

-Sink and running water

-Screens

-Hospital beds, baby cots and mattress

-Wheelchairs

-Hospital accessories

(Each partition should accommodate 45

students)

Stores for demonstration equipments and

supplies

-Display cupboards and shelves

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4.Library -A room to accommodate 45-50 students at a

time

-A room for librarian

-Adequate light and ventilation

-Tables& chairs

-Updated reference books as stipulated in the

curriculum

-Computers

-Printer

-Photocopy machines

-Current Nursing Journals, guidelines and

protocols

-Current MOHSW printed materials

-IT room with 40 computers connected to

internet network

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-

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5.Stores -Stores for teaching materials

-Stores for kitchen

-Main store

(Stores should have adequate space, shelves

and cupboards ,ventilation, light, secured from

vermin and dust, safety precaution)

-Office for store/supply officer

6.Pantry & kitchen -Running water

-Dish wash sink

-Clean & tidy

-Adequate space, ventilation ,light and food

security

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-Shelves and cupboards

-Refrigarator.deepfreezer

-Weighing scale

-Enough cooking and serving utensils

7. Dining Hall -It should be adjacent to the kitchen

-Enough space with table and chair to

accommodate all students

-Washing place with running water

- Adequate Light and ventilation

-Drinking water filter

8. Recreational Hall -Spacious room to accommodate 50 students at

a time with

-Indoors game. Eg.Darts, Pool etc.

-Magazine,news, Journals

-Radio, Tv set

9. Assembly Hall -Spacious room to accommodate ¾ of the

students

-Chairs

-Ventilated and lighting

10.

Dormitories/Accommodat

ion

-Adequate space at least 2mt between beds

-Single or double decker beds

-Ventilation and lighting

-Safety measures

-Cupboards and lockers

-Sickbay room

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-Warden room

-Bathroom and toilets with privacy

11.Toilets 3 pits /water closets toilets for each sex in the classrooms sites, dormitory sites, library sites and demonstration sites

-Drainage system

-Running water

-Waste bins

12.Laundry -Reliable Water supply

-Drainage system

-Ironing boards

-Durable strings/clothlines

-Sinks

-Spacious area for washing

13. Wards -Available clinical areas for skills acquisition

-No. of patients attended in OPD &IPD

(HOSPITAL PROFILE)

14.Staff house -Executive house for head of school

-win house or single occupancy for other staff

-Water supply

-Security

3 Teaching materials -Reference books

-Teaching aids eg overhead projector, LCD,TV Set.

-Chalks, maker pens etc.

4 Extracurricular activities - Social activities eg playing ground

- -Spots tool e.g. balls

- Income generating activity e.g.

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garden,poutry

5 Means of communication -Telephone-Landline/Mobile

-Radio call

-Email

-Fax

-Box mail

6. School transport -Public bus

-School Bus

7. Security -Fencing

-Watchman

-Fire extinguisher

-Sign post for safety measures and precaution

8. Water Source and Supply -Rain water

-Well (deep /shallow well)

-Tap water

9. Disposal system -Solid waste

-Water/liquid waste

-Chemical waste

10 External environment - Flower Garden

- Cleanliness and tidy

- Landscaping ( general terrain)

- Parking site

- Sign posts

11 Power Source -Solar

-Electricity

-Generator

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12. Human Resource -

Supporting staff

-Teaching staff-(Refer training regulation No.8)

-Secretary

-Accountant

-Driver

-Warden

-Cooks

-Librarian

-Watchman

-Store keeper

-Attendants and Laboures

13. Approved Hospital for

clinical practice

-Available wards according to curriculum

-Bed capacity not less than 150 beds

-Various type of clinics for outpatients services

14 Approved sites for

community practice

-Villages

-Occupational areas

-Industries

-Hand caped School

-Others(specify)

15 Approved land size - Not less than 10-15 hectares

- Located in conducive environment

PRERADED BY REGISTRAR –TNMC

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TANZANIA STANDARDIZED SKILLS LABORATORY

The competence-based curriculum of Tanzanian nursing schools requires students to gain a wide

range of clinical competencies that will prepare them to meet Tanzania’s identified health service

needs. In accordance with the requirements of the standardized curriculum, the Ministry of Health

and Social Welfare’s Nurse Training Unit has identified the necessity of providing all nursing

students with access to an adequate skills laboratory in which they can gain and practice the skill

competencies required of them. A work group consisting of experienced nurse tutors, nurse

principals, and nurse leaders has developed the following skills laboratory materials list as a

standard to be implemented in all nursing schools. The materials have been carefully identified to

match the curriculum and the demands of the clinical environment. The items of highest priority

are bolded.

FURNITURE: Bed

Bassinet (baby bed)

Chairs

Exam table/couch

Gurney/stretcher

Hand-washing facility

Privacy screen

Shelving/storage

Tables

Trolley

Heart table

Bedside table

INFECTION CONTROL: Alcohol antiseptic solution

Containers/buckets for decontamination

Cotton balls

Face mask

Gloves/powder

Goggles/eyeware

Gown/apron

Salvon solution

Sharps container

Sterile gloves

Sterile long gloves for delivery

Surface disinfectant (jik 0.5%)

Waste bags

Autoclave

Betadine antiseptic solution

bucket, broom, mop

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Respirator

DIAGNOSTIC: Adult scale

Blood glucose monitor

Blood glucose test strips

Glass thermometer

Infant scale

Lancets

Pen light/flashlight

Sphygmomanometer

Stethoscope

Tape measure

Teaching stethoscope

Digital blood pressure monitor

Digital thermometer

Doppler

Otoscope/Ophthalmoscope

Percussion hammer

Pulse oximeter

Tuning Fork

HYGIENE: Bed sheets

Emesis basin

Linen hamper

Liquid soap

Oral care set

Paper towels

Pillows

Wash basin

Wash cloths

Chux

GI/ELIMINATION: Bed pan

Enema set

Foley catheter set

G-tube

Lubricant

NG-tube

Ostomy pouch

Piston syringe

Specimen containers

Straight catheter

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Urinal

Urinal bags

Feeding tube bag and tubing

Periwash

MEDICATION: Demo medication vials or ampoules

Injection pads

medication cups

Needles

Syringes (sizes)

Demo oral meds

Infusion pump

Inhaler

Mortar and pestle

Pill crusher

Pill cutter

MIDWIFERY: Condoms

Delivery tray

Dilation and curettage set

Episiotomy kit

Fetoscope

Intrauterine contraceptive device insertion kit

Neonatal resuscitation tray

Sponge forceps

Towels of different sizes

Vacuum extractor

Vaginal specula

Amnio-hook

MOBILITY/POSITIONING: Bandages

Fracture board

Splints

Stretcher (carry)

Wheelchair

Sand bag

Air ring

Bed blocks

Bed rails

Cervical collar

Commode Chair

Crutches

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Plaster of paris

Walker

RESPIRATORY: Adult ambu-bag

Chest tube drainage system

Face mask

Nasal cannula

Oxygen tank

Oxygen tubing and connectors

Peak flow meter

Pediatric ambu-bag

Suction catheter

Trach dressing

Trach tube and inner cannula

Vacuum suction (manual operated)

Yankeur suction tip

SURGERY/WOUND CARE: Culture swab

Forceps (variety)

Gauze

Instrument tray

Irrigation set

Scissors (variety)

Suture kit

Suture removal

Sutures

Tape

Gallipot

Laparotomy tray

Lumbar puncture set

Packing strips

Probe

Wound drain/suction

Kerlex

VENIPUNCTURE/IV: IV pole

IV start kit

IV tubing

Luer lock syringe

Primary IV fluid

Tourniquet

Secondary IV fluid

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MODELS/MANNEQUINS: Adult CPR model

Adult full-body mannequin

Birth/Delivery model

Breast exam teaching model

Cervical dilation model

Female pelvic/genitourinary model

Infant CPR model

Injection models

IUD Insertion model

Male genitourinary model

NG/ Intubation model

Organ system models (posters)

Pediatric full-body mannequin

Skeleton

Ear exam model

Episiotomy model (improvised)

Fetal doll

Leopold's Maneuver model

Pregnant model (Zoe model)

Rectal examination model

TECHNOLOGY/RESOURCES: Computer with DVD player

Internet connection

Instructional DVDs, CDs

Posters (anatomy, birth process, breast-feeding, fetal growth, etc.)

Procedure Manuals

Curriculum-related texts