The nursing course is usually provided in medical schools and is designed to train students in nursing and nursing care of patients. This course includes theoretical and practical preparation of students in the basic principles and skills of nursing.
A nursing course may include the following core topics:
- Fundamentals of Nursing: An introduction to the nursing profession, its roles and responsibilities, ethics and professional standards.
- Fundamentals of Patient Care: Training in various aspects of patient care, including hygiene, nutrition, mobilization, wound care and drainage, and providing emotional support.
- Clinical Skills: Trains students in basic clinical skills such as taking vital signs, preparing and administering injections, removing and applying dressings, performing catheterization and other procedures.
- Medication and Medication Management: Educates students about the safe and proper management of medications, including dosage, routes of administration, and side effects.
- Caring for Specific Patient Types: Trains students to care for patients of different age groups (children, adults, elderly) and patients with specific diseases or conditions (for example, cancer patients, patients with chronic diseases, patients in critical need).
- Nursing Documentation and Communication: Trains students to properly maintain medical records, reporting, and communicating with patients and other members of the health care team.
- Emergency Care and Resuscitation: Trains students in the basics of emergency care and resuscitation, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid for injuries and other emergency situations.
- Effective Leadership and Management: Provides students with leadership and management skills in nursing practice, including organizing and coordinating care, delegating tasks, and allocating resources.
The nursing course is usually taught by experienced medical teachers, specialists in nursing and nursing. These teachers have relevant qualifications and experience in nursing practice.
Faculty members may be full professors, associate professors, associate faculty members, or faculty members specializing in nursing and related fields. They may have clinical experience working in hospitals, clinics or other medical institutions, which allows them to impart to students not only theoretical knowledge, but also practical skills.
Faculty may also invite external experts and specialists to share their knowledge and experience in the field of nursing. These may be medical practitioners, researchers, or other professionals who contribute to student learning.
It is important to note that teaching a nursing course requires a combination of lectures, practical training, clinical practice and on-the-job training. This helps students gain not only a theoretical basis, but also develop skills and confidence in applying them in real practice.
Course duration:
- Introduction and Fundamentals of Nursing (10 hours)
- Anatomy and Physiology (20 hours)
- Basics of medical terms (10 hours)
- Basics of first aid and resuscitation (20 hours)
- Ethics and Professional Standards of Nursing (10 hours)
- Basics of pharmacology and drug supply (20 hours)
- Fundamentals of Clinical Patient Care (30 hours)
- Caring for patients with various diseases (60 hours)
- Nursing care in specialized areas (40 hours)
- Information and Documentation Management (10 hours)
- Nursing Skills and Procedures (20 hours)
- Working with medical equipment and technology (10 hours)
- Clinical practice and internship (practical classes, 32 hours; internship, 20 hours)