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Registration

We offer Three kinds of registration for local candidates, Expatriates and Pupil Nurses

Application letter specifying area applied for
Curriculum Vitae
Certified Copy of the Identity document
Certified copies of Academic certificates.
Certified copies of registration certificates of the
Regulatory Body from the Country of
Origin.
Record of education and training
(Transcript) from the school of Nursing
attended.
Verification certificate from the Regulatory
Body of the country of origin confirming
that the applicant is in good standing and
has no criminal cases pending.
Licensure examination: PASS

· Submit your filled Application form for registration

· Accompanied by a non-refundable application fee

· Licensure examination: when the application
documents have been received and reviewed, you will be expected to pay the prescribed fee and write licensure examination.

· When the licensure examination results are out and you have passed then you are to pay the prescribed registration fee after which you will be issued a registration certificate and a license to practice.

Local Registration fees

General Nursing: R1,160.00
Midwifery: R835.00
Nursing Assistants: R940.00
General Nursing+MID: R1,595.00
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Expatriate Registration fees

Nursing Assistants: R3,280.00
General Nursing+MID: R6,275.00
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Indexing of Pupil nurses & Student nurses

· Submit the indexing form to your School of Nursing with a prescribed fee.

· Each School of Nursing will submit a list of its student nurses and pupil nurses to the Council within three months of each intake.

Account Number

Lesotho Nursing Council
Standard Lesotho Lesotho Bank
Tower Branch
Account Type: Current A/C
AC: 9080004887367

Examination [Licensure]

We offer two Kinds of Examinations

General Nursing

Local price: R340.00 + R30
Expatriate Price: R400.00 + R30

Deadline: 26/November/2020
Account Number: Lesotho Nursing Council
: Standard Bank
: Tower Branch
Account Type : Current A/A
: 9080004887367

Nursing Assistant

Local price: R340.00 + R30
Expatriate Price: R400.00 + R30

Deadline: 26/November/2020
Account Number: Lesotho Nursing Council
: Standard Bank
: Tower Branch
Account Type : Current A/A
: AC: 9080004887367

Written Exams

General Nurses

Midwifes

Expatriates

Licence Renewal

We offer three Kinds of Licences

Conditions for Licence Renewal

Your license to practice is renewable annually on or before 31st March every year at a fee prescribed by the Council.
Conditions for Renewal of a license:
Attainment of a minimum of 12 CPD points annually, submitted prior renewal.
Fill in the Application form for listing.

Registered Nurses

With Bank Charges included

Local price: R280.00
Expatriate Price: R340.00

Deadline: 31/March/2021
Account Number : Lesotho Nursing Council
: Standard Bank
: Tower Branch
Account Type : Current A/A
: 9080004887367

Nursing Assistants

With Bank Charges included

Local price: R170.00
Expatriate Price: R170.00

Deadline: 31/March/2021
Account Number: Lesotho Nursing Council
: Standard Bank
: Tower Branch
Account Type : Current A/A
: 9080004887367

Enrolled Nurses

With Bank Charges included

Local price: R250.00
Expatriate Price: R250.00

Deadline: 31/March/2021
Account Number : Lesotho Nursing Council
: Standard Bank
: Tower Branch
Account Type : Current A/A
: 9080004887367

Guide lines to patients and relatives

Complaints procedure in cases of professional misconduct of a Nurse and midwife or nursing assistant

How to lodge a complaint

The complaint must be in writing stating the following details:

The places, date and time of the incident
The conduct complained of
The names and particulars of persons involved and witnesses if any.

NOTE: be specific and give as much information as possible.
Send your complaint to:

The Registrar
Lesotho Nursing Council
P.O Box 9110
Maseru 100
Lesotho
MASOWE III opposite Lesotho Housing Houses, along Matukeng Road
Tel: +266022320264/ 28315563
FAX: +266022315561
Email: lnc@leo.co.ls

Examples on lodging a complain

Examples of acts and omissions which are regarded as professional misconduct by the Lesotho Nursing Council.

Failure to give the required treatment to the patient
Failure to keep accurate and complete record of all nursing care provided to a patient
Giving confidential information about the patient to unauthorized persons
Neglect to or delay in obtaining medical assistance for a patient
Failure to prevent injury or accident to a patient
Theft from a patient or a deceased person
Patient assault (physical, sexual or verbal)
Arson and attempted murder
Leaving the patient unattended
Misuse of medications
Forcing a patient to sign a consent for surgical procedure
Practicing in a private clinic without a Private Practice License

How the council deals with complaints

For every received complaint, the Practitioner is identified
The matter is investigated and all relevant information is obtained
A report is submitted to the Professional Conduct Committee
The Committee may impose a fine or refer the complaint for a disciplinary hearing
A formal professional conduct inquiry will be held during which evidence is heard
The applicable penalty may be imposed which may be:

A fine
Censure
Suspension or
Removal of his/her name from the Register/Roll

NOTE :

Patients, managers, police officers and other members of the public are requested to bring to the Council’s attention any case of misconduct by a registered nurse, Midwife and a Nursing Assistant. This will assist the Council to fulfill its commitment to provide a competent, safe, compassionate and ethically based health service by Nurses.