Nurses are employed in hospitals and various healthcare settings, delivering direct patient care through tasks such as administering medications, overseeing intravenous lines, monitoring patients’ well-being, documenting records, and liaising with physicians.
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Here are minimum requirements, duration and campuses offering Nursing at Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma levels
Academic Programme | Course | Duration | KMTC Campus Where Course is Offered | Entry Requirements |
Certificate | Enrolled Community Health Nursing | 2 years | Selected KMTC Campuses | KCSE Mean grade of C-,  C- in Kiswahili or English & Biology or Biological Sciences. D+ in any one of the following: Chemistry or Physical Science or Physics or Mathematics |
Diploma | Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing (Upgrading from Enrolled Community Health Nurse) | 1½ year (full time) | Selected KMTC Campuses | Certificate in Kenya Enrolled Community Health Nursing (KECHN) and registered by the Nursing Council of Kenya |
Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing (Upgrading from Enrolled Community Health Nursing) | 2 years (Distance  Learning) | Selected KMTC Campuses | ||
Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing (Upgrading from Enrolled Nurse /Midwife) | Certificate in Enrolled Community Health Nursing or Certificate in Midwifery, Registered by the Nursing Council of Kenya | |||
Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing (Pre-service) | 3 years | Selected KMTC Campuses | KCSE minimum aggregate C with the following specific requirements: C in English or Kiswahili and Biology or Biological Sciences. C- in Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics / Physical Sciences | |
Kenya Registered Nursing Mental Health and Psychiatry Nursing | ||||
Selected KMTCÂ Campuses | ||||
Selected KMTCÂ Campuses | ||||
Kenya Registered Nurse | ||||
Kenya Registered Nurse/Mid wifery (KRN/M) | Selected KMTCÂ Campuses | |||
Higher  Diploma | Critical Care Nursing | 1 year | Nairobi, Thika, Machakos, Kilifi | Diploma in Nursing or in Community Health Nursing (KRN/KRCHN), Diploma in Nursing (KRN/KRM). Registration by a Nursing Council of respective country is a must. Applicant must demonstrate ability to cope with academic work and research comparable to any Higher Diploma training institution |
Peri-operative Nursing | 1 year | Nairobi,  Mombasa | ||
Paediatric Nursing | 1 year | Kisumu | ||
Palliative Care (Distance learning) | 1 ½ year | Nairobi | ||
Psychiatric Nursing | 1 year | Mathare | ||
Ophthalmic Care Nursing | 1 year | Nairobi | ||
Nephrology | 1 year | Nairobi, Nakuru | ||
Family Health Nursing (Distance learning) | 1year | Nairobi,  Gatundu, Thika, Nakuru, Nyeri | ||
Kenya Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 1 year | Kisumu | ||
Geriatric Nursing | 1 ½ year  (Distance  learning) | Nairobi |