Educating Hands, Minds & Hearts
Inspired by the foundress of the Sisters of Mercy "Catherine McAuley" to educate the hands, minds and hearts preparing them for service to God in local and global market as professional nurses and midwives.
Mission
Catherine McAuley Nursing School seeks to be the leading training institution in nursing and midwifery education, innovation, research and professionalism in Africa and beyond.
Vision
To train the spiritually upright nurse/midwife professionals who can provide timely compassionate nursing and midwifery services and quality healthcare to patients and their families through regulations.
Core Values
- Compassionate care
- Professional excellence
- Integrity and professional ethics
- Efficiency in performance
- Honesty and accountability in professional dealing
Training Programs Offered
Diploma in Community Health Nursing
A three-year full-time course preparing holistic nurse professionals who can work anywhere there is a patient or a client.
Post Registered Nursing - Diploma in Midwifery
A one-year full-time course for candidates with prior nursing qualification, playing a vital role in preventing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
Higher National Diploma in Kenya Registered Critical Care Nursing
Specialized training for nurses to alleviate pain and suffering through compassionate care in critical care settings.
Higher National Diploma in Kenya Registered Nephrology Nursing
Specialized training to address the burden of non-communicable diseases through expert nephrology nursing care.
Authorized Remar NCLEX Training
In partnership with Kenyan Nurse consultants Limited, providing English proficiency training, BLS/ACLS, and relocation support for global market transition.
BLS/ACLS Training & Short Courses
Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support training along with other short-term clinical skills training programs.
Course Intakes
Diploma in Community Health Nursing
The diploma in community health nursing program is a three-year full-time course, with intake in April and September. The course prepares the novice candidate with a passion in nursing to be a holistic nurse professional who can work in anywhere there is a patient or a client.
Post Registered Nursing - Diploma in Midwifery
Post Registered Nurse -Diploma in Midwifery is a one-year full time course with intake in October. This offered to candidates who have prior qualification in a nursing course. The graduates from the course plays a vital role in preventing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality as we embrace the EWENE framework.
Higher National Diploma in Kenya Registered Critical Care Nursing and Nephrology Nursing
With increase in the non-communicable diseases and the burden associated with it, our specialized nurses trained in critical care and nephrology nursing are key in alleviating pain and suffering to the patients and their families through offering compassionate care. Our intakes are in April and September.
Remar NCLEX Training
Catherine McAuley Nursing School is an Authorized Remar NCLEX training in partnership with Kenyan Nurse consultants Limited. The training ensures smooth transition of our nurses and midwives in the global market by: Providing English proficiency training and exams i.e. IELTS, TOEFL, OET, PTE, conducting of BLS, ACLS and other short-term clinical skills training programs in the institution and above all the consultants are responsible in the relocation of a student top-up study-abroad program.
Compliance
Available resources have been cross-checked against the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) Skills Laboratory checklist to confirm full compliance and availability of all recommended items for all the trainings. The college is fully accredited by the regulatory body the Nursing Council of Kenya and TVETA.
Academic Resources
Lecture Rooms
The school has state of the earth equipped lecture rooms fitted with Tv screens for theoretical teaching and learning. This embraces technology by use of hybrid and face to face modes of content delivery. Use of technology through virtual ensures very minimal interruption of content delivery to the learners hence completing their studies within the prescribed period.
Each lecturer room is equipped with student armed seats, notice board, a 75-inch smart TV, a whiteboard, and appropriate lighting and ventilation to support effective teaching and learning.
Skills Laboratory
A dedicated and well-equipped skills laboratory is available for the exclusive use by all learners. The lab is designed to simulate a real-world clinical environment for practical skill development. The laboratory is stocked with specialized anatomical models and charts, simulators, and equipment relevant to nursing and midwifery care.
Library Resources
The institution provides comprehensive library services through physical, digital, and computer-based platforms to support the teaching, learning and research needs of both faculty and the learners.
Physical Library
A dedicated, quiet-study physical library is available with ample resources specific for the learners for all the programs. The library maintains an up-to-date collection of textbooks, reference materials, and print journals focused on general nursing, community health nursing, midwifery, reproductive health, and related disciplines.
Computer Library
A modern computer library provides students and faculty with access to digital resources and online research tools with fully functional desktop computers, Internet Connectivity at a high-speed, reliable internet with a bandwidth of 75 Mbps.
The support from the computer library is accorded by a dedicated IT professional and a librarian who assist with technical and research.
Online Library (LIMS) & Edu roam
The institution provides an online library accessible via the Library Information Management System (LIMS) and Edu roam. Access is available on and off campus with secure login credentials. The system provides access to a wide range of e-resources, including e-books, full-text e-journals, academic databases, and multimedia content relevant to the programs.
Accommodation & Meals
The student friendly hostel rooms available at an affordable rate with hot water running in the showers however, the learners who wish to pursue their studies as day scholars are permitted. The catering team ensures high quality meals are provided to the learners considering those on special diet to ensure comfort during their training.
Beyond the Classroom & Clinical Areas
Counselling
The school offers full support for the learners who face different challenges during the training through counselling that is offered at different levels to include professionals based in school and the hospital.
Mentorship
Special mentorship program based on one to one, group is offered to assist learners cope with the studies amid their low moments in life. We have the allocated mother and father mentors among the school staffs who walks with the learners' facing challenges during their training to ensure competency and professionalism at the end of the training.
Cultural Day
Ensuring the art in nursing and midwifery, the school celebrates learners who have different talents by holding an annual event of the cultural day and awarding the winners.
Football & Chess Games
Our football teams "Catherine McAuley starlets and stars" have proved beyond doubt that indeed a competent nurse needs exercise. The discipline instilled during the games is transmitted to the academic set-up to ensure excellent production of professional nurses and midwives.
Dining Hall & Lounge
The learners have a lounge fitted with comfortable couches and a television set where they continuous be updated on the current matters all round the world as they watch the television. The dining area has microwaves and a fridge apart from the dining tables and chairs to enable learners take safe meals.
Spiritual Welfare
Embracing Catherine McAuley values of "Christ centeredness" the school have active Young Catholic Students and Christian Union that prepares them to give the best service to the patients/clients in the way Christ taught and wish us to do. The unique active participation during the liturgical celebrations in compared to no other institutions worldwide.
Our Muslim learners are not left out neither, they are given freedom to worship and attend their prayers in the space provided by the hospital or the nearest mosque.
"The spiritual and corporal works of mercy which draw religious from a life of contemplation, so far from separating them from the love of God, unite them more closely to Him and render them more valuable in His holy service." — Catherine McAuley
Scholarships & Financial Aid
The school has partnered with HELB to offer academic scholarship for our Higher national diploma nurses and midwives.
"Through a vow of service to the poor, the sick and the uneducated, we are drawn to ministries where we see an unmet need. To this end, we serve God's people through education, health care and other ministries that further social, political, economic and spiritual well-being. (Mercy Constitutions 8:4) As we minister to a concern, we shed light on a particular shortcoming of society. Whether a ministry benefits a few or many, each light shine equally bright."
This is why the sisters of mercy offer scholarships to the needy learners at Catherine McAuley Nursing School to let their light shine.
Alumni Forum
The platform continuously maintains, connections, building future networks, and upholding Mercy values. As we grow the web connections, we embrace the quotes "Hurra for foundations, it makes the old young and the young merry". This is achieved by the great support towards improving the infrastructure and financial support of the needy learners who merit in their future career of nursing and midwifery.
We hold the annual event for our alumni and together celebrate the gift of one another and grow together.
Contact Us
nursingschool@materkenya.com
schoolsec@materkenya.com
0700677411
0719163164
Catherine McAuley Nursing School
Mater Misericordiae Hospital
Korongo Road, Off Mbagathi Way, Nairobi