About STNSN
OUR STORY
Sr. Dr. Thekla School of Nursing is a modern, premier school of nursing that is committed to provide the best quality holistic Nursing and Midwifery educational system that suite a Nursing and Midwifery profession. The School adopted several international best practices in its core functions which enable its staff to win Award. Thus stamping its authority as a centre of excellence. The School is owned by Bishop, the Catholic Diocese of Lindi.
The School offers three years Nursing and Midwifery education programme up to NTA level six. (Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery). All students are accommodated in our Campus, The College is located in Southern Tanzania, within St. Walburg’s Nyangao referral Hospital – Nyangao Lindi.
Adequate number of qualified and registered academic Staffs and supporting Staffs, adequate infrastructure which includes Dormitories, well-constructed classrooms with LCD Projectors, well equipped Skills-laboratory, Computer laboratory connected with Wi-Fi networks, Library equipped with a lot of appropriate text books and computerized E-learning books system, sports ground and clinical practice at our large Mission referral Hospital St. Walburg’s Nyangao Hospital. These provide smooth learning environments for a great academic excellence to many students and potential employees looking for an increasingly competitive, well-trained Nurses and Midwives.
The school granted with full registration and accreditation by National Council for Technical Education (NACTE), recognized and regulated by Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council TNMC and the Ministry of Health Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MOHCDGEC).
VISION AND MISSION
To help protect and improve the health of Tanzanians by being an institution of excellence where competent and caring Nurses and Midwives are trained.
To reduce suffering and to improve peoples’ health by applying the best knowledge, skills and attitudes which will enable graduates to work in different and challenging situations as highly skilled and proud health
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We respect, protect and promote life from conception to natural death.
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We value commitment, dedication, discipline, quality services, love and respect for patients.
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We attend all patients equally regardless of race, education, tribe, religion and gender; social economic and physical economic status.
SCHOOL OBJECTIVES
⚫To provide an attractive training and career perspective for students
⚫To offer a training option for poor students
⚫To reduce general gender imbalance by opening up more opportunities to female applicants
⚫To work with excellent and sufficient staff
⚫To provide very good teaching and learning tools; that students will perform very good in exams and in giving health service as an indicator for quality teaching that graduates have acquired the attitude and the ability for life-long learning that graduates of the school will be very much in demand by potential employers because of the good reputation of the school
ACCREDITATION STATUS
⚫Sr. Dr. Thekla Nyangao School of Nursing – STNSN is accredited by National Council for Technical Education (NACTE)
with a registration no. REG/HAS/128⚫The school is also recognized by Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council TNMC with registration no. 0081