Study Programme: NURSING

The main reason for the implementation of this kind of study programme was to establish an educational programme that is compatible with countries of the European Union, which will contribute to the implementation of a new conception of nursing care oriented in active individual care in hospital practice. In primary care, it will contribute to the healthy lifestyle of the population and disease prevention. The content of the curricula was set up to familiarise students with all the necessary knowledge and skills for providing the profession of a general nurse. The output knowledge and skills obtained by students during the study are in accordance with basic competence criteria that are defined in documents of the European Commission. These competencies cover: care for children, youth, adults and seniors with acute and chronic health disorders and somatic and psychological difficulties.

It also includes inpatients and outpatients.  Nurses will learn how to maintain, protect, and support the health of individuals and groups. They will also gain independence and self-sufficiency in the sphere of physical and mental life functions with regard to psychological, social, economic and cultural differences of the way of life of disabled people. The length of professional preparation is 3 years and the number of preparation hours is 4,600, of which 2,300 hours are the practical part of tuition. In individual semesters the theoretical and practical blocks can change. The practical training is partly organised at the Simulation Centre for Health-oriented Fields. The content of the study originates from the tuition about health, healthy individuals, and its relation to social surroundings. Nursing is focused on the independent work of the nurse in prevention, in helping with the development of patient/client self-sufficiency, and in providing individual care through the method of the nursing process.