Dear First Year Students
Welcome! Welkom! Wamkelekile! Sanibona! Dumelang! A warm welcome to the Department of Nursing Science in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Nelson Mandela University.
Congratulations! You’ve made it, and we are thrilled you have chosen nursing as your career path. We hope you are registering for the Bachelor of Nursing qualification here at Nelson Mandela University.
It is our pleasure to welcome you to our department. Our goal is to provide you with the necessary support and guidance to ensure your success on this journey to becoming a skilled and compassionate nursing professional. By choosing this path, you have committed yourself to a life of service—caring for individuals, groups, and communities.
I am Claudine Wittenschinskey, your First-Year Level Coordinator and Practical Lecturer for the Comprehensive Nursing Practice module. This module, along with other theory and practical components, is offered to first-year mainstream nursing students as well as second-year extended programme nursing students.
We look forward to working with you and supporting you throughout this transformative journey.