The Nursing Program provides students with the appropriate nursing scientific knowledge. It builds the necessary technical and administrative skills to meet the needs of the labor market in the healthcare field and adjust to rapid changes. This can be achieved through continuous enrichment of the educational process and expanding scientific and applied research programs. Therefore, the program’s mission aligns with the university’s commitment to actively participate in achieving comprehensive and sustainable national development goals through preparing qualified human resources in collaboration with local community institutions, enhancing community partnerships, utilizing training as a means to enhance competencies, contributing to regional development by supporting and strengthening the local economic environment, adhering to comprehensive quality standards by adopting local and global criteria, efficiently and competitively employing modern technology, promoting outstanding scientific research, and creating a stimulating environment which enhances innovation to provide the community with high-quality educational outputs that meet the needs of the labor market.
Students who have obtained an average of 70% or higher in the Scientific stream or an average of 80% or higher in the Literary stream in the General Secondary Education Certificate Exam (Tawjihi), or equivalent international certificates after being equated by the Ministry of Education, are accepted.
- Graduate professionals capable of responding to the health needs of individuals, families, and communities.
- Develop academic and professional learning skills by keeping pace with rapid advancements in science and knowledge.
- Stimulate scientific and cultural exchange with various faculties inside and outside the country.
- Apply analytical methods and use them in healthcare fields.
- Raise awareness of problems and obstacles in healthcare fields and link them to modern trends.
- Graduate students who can identify and find appropriate solutions for profession-related problems.
- Graduate students who master communication, collaboration, and teamwork skills.
- Graduate students who can be aware of their role in community development and environmental preservation in light of regional and global changes.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs): Upon the completion of this specialization, students are expected to be able to:
knowledge and understanding:
- Be familiar with scientific developments in healthcare fields.
- Understand the mutual impact between practice and the surrounding environment.
- Understand the principles and ethics necessary for professional practice.
- Become more knowledgeable and understand of the principles and foundations of quality in professional practices.
- Be familiar with and understand various theories and scientific principles in the field of specialization.
Mental Skills:
- Solve problems related to the profession.
- Have different knowledge to apply them in solving professional problems.
- Plan to develop performance in the field of specialization.
- Conduct scientific research based on methodological and research basics in the field of specialization.
Professional Skills:
- Master the basic and modern professional skills in the healthcare field.
- Evaluate existing methods and tools in the healthcare field.
- Write and evaluate reports.
General Skills:
- Use information technology to serve the field of specialization.
- Communicate and interact with other specialties.
- Perform self-assessment and identify educational and training needs.
- Establish rules and indicators for evaluating others’ performance.
- Work within a team and exhibit leadership qualities.
- Manage time Efficiently.
- Utilize available resources to achieve benefits.
- Adopt autonomy and continuous learning.
Program’s Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs):
Graduate a number of students distinguished by their competence, skills, and compelling scientific and practical experiences.
Job Opportunities:
Potential Job Titles: Nurse
Potential workplace: Graduates can work in/for:
- Schools, colleges, and universities (teaching and training).
- Pursue higher studies to obtain a Master’s and Ph.D.
- Hospitals, health centers, and community centers.
- Field health work.
- Different health fields and services.
Department of nursing:
Nursing is a science that combines scientific, technical, and administrative knowledge, relationships and human interactions. Its objectives are to prepare nurses to work in environments that require distinguished skills, scientifically, technically, administratively and ethically. Most health institutions need staff of nurses who possess such skills. The nursing program is a qualitative addition to the specializations currently in the college, as there is a direct relationship between the nursing program and the bachelor’s programs in medical imaging, physiotherapy and clinical nutrition. The nursing profession is the cornerstone of human health care and one of the most important professions in the para medical sciences. Nursing is the best and most important because of what it contributes to saving patients’ lives from danger and death in cooperation with the rest of the medical staff. It represents one of the most important strategic and major professions in the health care systems of any country, the nursing profession is considered an essential profession for health care at the local regional and global levels.
Work fields:
- Work in schools, colleges and universities (teaching and training)
- Achievement of postgraduate studies for master’s and doctoral degrees
- Work in hospitals, health and community centers
- Improving employment levels for graduates.
- Field health work
- Work in the fields of health with its several services
Possible job titles: Registered nurse
Admission requirements:
The university accepts students in accordance with the regulations and instructions approved by the Palestinian ministry of higher education (Rules of admission for bachelor and diploma – AL-waqee Newspaper 2020/2021), admission instructions at the beginning of each academic year, and the internal regulations of the university available on the official website of the university. students of the scientific branch are mainly accepted at an average of (70%). And the literary branch so that the high school average is not less than (80%). Student will also be subject to a level test in the English language and Arabic language.
Requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree of
nursing
The student has to pass at least 143 credit hours to learn the BA Degree in Nursing as follows:
| Category | Credit Hours | |
| 1. University requirements* | Obligatory | 21 |
| Elective | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | |
| 2. Faculty requirements | Obligatory | 26 |
| Total | 26 | |
| 3. Departmental requirements | Obligatory | 90 |
| Elective | 0 | |
| Total | 90 | |
| 4. Free electives | 6 | |
| Total | 143 | |
Degree Requirements
In order to earn this degree, students must pass a total of 143 credit hours and satisfy the requirements described in the following sections:
First: University Requirements (21 credit hours)
University Obligatory Requirements (21 credit hours)
Students must pass all of the following courses:
| Course # | Course Name | Weekly Hours | Prerequisite | ||
| Theoretical | Practical | ||||
| 110101 | Skills of Arabic language | 3 | – | – | |
| 120101 | Skills of English language (1) | 3 | – | – | |
| 120102 | Skills of English language (2) | 3 | – | 120101 | |
| 410131 | Computer fundamentals and programing | 2 | 1 | – | |
| 151102 | Islamic culture | 3 | – | – | |
| 113200 | Palestinian studies | 3 | – | – | |
| 130300 | Community service | 1 | |||
| 112101 | Physical education | 1 | |||
| 120100 | Remedial Arabic | 0 | – | – | |
| 110110 | Remedial English | 0 | – | – | |
| 410211 | Critical thinking | 0 | 1 | – | |
| Sum | 17 | 4 | 21 | ||
Second: Faculty Requirements (26credit hours)
Faculty Obligatory Requirements (26 credit hours)
Students must pass all of the following courses:
| Course # | Course Name | Weekly Hours | Cr.Hrs. | Prerequisite | |
| Theoretical | Practical | ||||
| 510175 | Biology for Medical Sciences | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| ———– | |||||
| 510162 | Chemistry for Medical Sciences | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| – | ———– | ||||
| 520121 | Epidemiology and Public Health | 2 | – | 2 | ———- |
| 510302 | Medical Terminology | 2 | – | 2 | ———– |
| 540224 | Methods of scientific research and statistics | 3 | – | 3 | 520141 |
| 520325 | Human Growth and Development | 3 | – | 3 | ———- |
| 550101 | The foundations of Human Nutrition | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 520202 | Biochemistry | 3 | 3 | 510175 510162 | |
| 520171 | Basic Physics | 2 | – | 2 | ———– |
| 520141 | Basic Mathematics | 2 | – | 2 | ———– |
Elective and free requirements: (6) credit hours. These requirements include the following courses:
| Course # | Course Name | Weekly Hours | Cr.Hrs. | Prerequisite | |
| Theoretical | Practical | ||||
| 110102 | Arabic communication skills 2 | 3 | – | 3 | 110101 |
| ———– | |||||
| 142211 | The Arab World and Contemporary Challenges | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| – | ———– | ||||
| 210270 | Democracy, human rights and international humanitarian law | 3 | – | 3 | ———- |
| 210260 | The Law in Our Lives | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 310100 | Principles of Management | 3 | – | 3 | |
| 141210 | Geography of Palestine | 3 | – | 3 | ———- |
| 540102 | Nutrition | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 510111 | First Aid | 3 | 3 | ||
| 510121 | Introduction to healthcare | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 651101 | Biography of the Prophet Analytical study | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 651202 | Islamic System | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 110104 | Library Science | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 12008 | Hebrew (A) | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 11004 | French language | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 11005 | Italian language | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 120106 | Spanish language | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 113201 | The Palestinian Captive Movement | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 113210 | History of Jerusalem | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 131103 | Communication skills in social work | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 144100 | International Political Economy | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 144101 | Turkish language | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 144102 | Programming Basics in Python | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 144103 | Chinese language | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 144104 | Introduction to Mental Health | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 144105 | Introduction to Musicology | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 144106 | Introduction to political science | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 144107 | English communication skills | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 310200 | Leadership | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 144108 | Health awareness and proper nutrition | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 144109 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 144110 | Cinema and theater | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
| 144111 | Introduction to Journalism | 3 | – | 3 | ———– |
1The student can register (3) credit hours as a free course offered by the university’s colleges, or register an additional elective course from the university’s requirements.
2 An elective course for students of the College of Engineering, Information Technology and Nursing Program
Third: Departmental Requirements (90 credit hours)
Department Obligatory Requirements (90 credit hours):
Students must pass all of the following courses:
| Course # | Course Name | Weekly Hours | Cr.Hrs. | Prerequisite | Co- Prerequisite | |||
| Theoretical | Practical | |||||||
| Lab | SIMLab | Clinical | ||||||
| 520101 | Introduction to Nursing | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 510302510175 | 520120520122 |
| 520120 | Human Anatomy& physiology 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 510302510175 | 520101520122 |
| 520122 | Health Assessment Theory | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 510302510175 | 520104520101 |
| 520104 | Health Assessment Lab | – | 3 | – | 1 | 510302 | 520122 | |
| 520106 | Fundamentals of Nursing Theory | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | 520101 | 520101520201 |
| 520107 | Fundamentals of Nursing Lab | – | 6 | – | – | 2 | 520101 | 520106520201 |
| 520201 | Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical and Simulation | – | – | 2 | 14 | 3 | 520101 | 520106520107 |
| 520204 | Microbiology for Nursing | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 520122 | |
| 520220 | Human Anatomy& physiology II | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 520120 | |
| 520213 | Basic Life Support (BLS) | – | – | – | 8*1 | 0 | ||
| 520231 | Adult Health Nursing I Theory | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 520106 | 520232 |
| 520232 | Adult Health Nursing I Clinical & Simulation | – | – | 2 | 14 | 3 | 520106 | 520231 |
| 520103 | Therapeutic Communication and Nursing Ethics | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | ————— | |
| 520417 | Pharmacology for Nursing I | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 520106 | 520231 |
| 520320 | Pathophysiology | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 520220 | |
| 520401 | Behavioral and social sciences for health care | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | ————— | |
| 520331 | Adult Health Nursing II Theory | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 520231 | 520332 |
| 520332 | Adult Health Nursing II Clinical & Simulation | – | – | 2 | 14 | 3 | 520231 | 520331 |
| 520413 | Pharmacology for Nursing II | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 520412 | |
| 520305 | Maternity Health Nursing Theory | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 520231520325 | 520306 |
| 520306 | Maternity Health Nursing Clinical & Simulation | – | – | 2 | 14 | 3 | 520231 | 520305 |
| 520308 | Pediatric Health Nursing Theory | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 520231520325 | 520309 |
| 520309 | Pediatric Health Nursing Clinical & Simulation | – | – | 2 | 14 | 3 | 520231 | 520308 |
| 520403 | Community & Family Health Nursing Theory | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 520231 | 520404 |
| 520404 | Community& Family Health Nursing Clinical | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | 520231 | 520403 |
| 520400 | Clinical Residency | – | – | – | 304 | 3 | 520433 | |
| 520432 | Adult Health Nursing III Theory | 3 | – | – | 3 | 520331 | 520433 | |
| 520433 | Adult Health Nursing III Clinical & Simulation | – | – | 2 | 14 | 3 | 520331 | 520432 |
| 520406 | Nursing Management and Leadership. | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 520231 | 520407 |
| 520407 | Nursing Management and Leadership Clinical | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | 520231 | 520406 |
| 520409 | Genetic for Nursing | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 520231 | |
| 520410 | Geriatric Health Nursing | 1 | 1 | 520231 | ||||
| 520402 | Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Theory | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 520231520401 | 520405 |
| 520405 | Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Clinical | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | 520231520402 | 520402 |
| 520444 | Emergency and Disaster for Nursing | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 520432 | 520432 |
| 520497 | Nursing Seminar | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 520224 | |
| 520498 | Comprehensive Exam | – | – | – | – | 0 | 520432 | |
| 520499 | Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) | – | – | – | 16*1 | 0 | 520213 | 520331 |
ADVISORY PLAN
First Year
| 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| Course No. | Course Title | Cr. Hours | Course No. | Course Title | Cr. Hours |
| 510175 | Biology for Medical Sciences(Faculty Requirements) | 3 | 520101 | Introduction to Nursing(Departmental Obligatory) | 2 |
| 110101 | Skills of Arabic language(University Obligatory) | 3 | 120101 | Skills of English Language (2)(University Obligatory) | 3 |
| 112101 | Physical education | 1 | 520120 | Human Anatomy& physiology I(Departmental Obligatory) | 3 |
| 520171 | Basic Physics | 2 | 510162 | Chemistry for Medical Sciences | 3 |
| 520121 | Basic Mathematics | 2 | 410131 | Computer fundamentals and programing | 3 |
| 520141 | Skills of English language (1) (University Obligatory) | 2 | 520122 | Health assessment theory | 2 |
| 510302 | Medical Terminology | 2 | 520104 | Health assessment lab | 1 |
Total Credit Hours: |
16 |
Total Credit Hours: |
17 | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Course # | Course Name | Cr. Hrs |
| 113200 | Palestinian Studies(University Obligatory) | 3 |
| 520121 | Epidemiology and Public Health | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: |
5 | |
| 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | |||||
| Course No. | Course Title | Cr. Hours | Course No. | Course Title | Cr. Hours | |
| 520106 | Fundamentals of Nursing theory (Departmental Obligatory) | 4 | 520231 | Adult Health Nursing I Theory(Departmental Obligatory) | 3 | |
| 520107 | Fundamentals of Nursing Lab. (Departmental Obligatory) | 2 | 520332 | Adult Health Nursing I Clinical & Simulation(Departmental Obligatory) | 3 | |
| 520201 | Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical &Simulation (Departmental Obligatory) | 3 | 520102 | Therapeutic Communication and Nursing Ethics(Departmental Obligatory) | 3 | |
| 520204 | Microbiology for Nursing(Departmental Obligatory) | 3 | 520412 | Pharmacology for Nursing I(Departmental Obligatory) | 2 | |
| 520220 | Human Anatomy& physiology II(Departmental Obligatory) | 3 | 520320 | Pathophysiology(Departmental Obligatory) | 2 | |
| 520213 | Basic Life Support (BLS)(Departmental Obligatory) | 0 | 520202 | Biochemistry | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours: |
15 |
Total Credit Hours: |
16 | |||
Second Year
| Summer Semester | ||
| Course No. | Course Name | Cr. Hrs |
| ———- | Free Elective #1 | 3 |
| 410211 | Critical thinking | 1 |
Total |
4 | |
|
|
||
Third Year
| 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| Course No. | Course Title | Cr. Hours | Course No. | Course Title | Cr. Hours |
| 520331 | Adult Health Nursing II Theory(Departmental Obligatory) | 3 | 520305 | Maternity Health Nursing theory(Departmental Obligatory) | 3 |
| 520332 | Adult Health Nursing II Clinical & Simulation(Departmental Obligatory) | 3 | 520306 | Maternity Health Nursing Clinical & Simulation(Departmental Obligatory) | 3 |
| 520413 | Pharmacology for Nursing II(Departmental Obligatory) | 2 | 520308 | Pediatric Health Nursing theory(Departmental Obligatory) | 3 |
| 540224 | Methods of scientific research and statistics | 3 | 520309 | Pediatric Health Nursing Clinical & Simulation(Departmental Obligatory) | 3 |
| 520410 | Geriatric Health Nursing (Departmental Obligatory) | 1 | 550101 | The foundations of Human Nutrition | 3 |
| 520325 | Human Growth and Development (Faculty Requirement) | 3 | |||
| 520401 | Behavioral and social sciences for health care | 2 | |||
Total Credit Hours: |
17 |
Total Credit Hours: |
15 | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Course # | Course Name | Cr. Hrs |
| ———- | Free Elective #2 | 3 |
| 151102 | Islamic culture | 3 |
|
|
Total |
6 |
Fourth Year
| 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | |||||
| Course No. | Course Title | Cr. Hours | Course No. | Course Title | Cr. Hours | |
| 520402 | Psychiatric& Mental Health Nursing (Departmental Obligatory) | 3 | 520432 | Adult Health Nursing III(Departmental Obligatory) | 3 | |
| 520405 | Psychiatric& Mental Health Nursing Clinical (Departmental Obligatory) | 2 | 520433 | Adult Health Nursing IIIClinical & Simulation(Departmental Obligatory) | 3 | |
| 520403 | Community & Family Health Nursing theory (Departmental Obligatory) | 3 | ||||
| 520406 | Nursing Management and Leadership. | 2 | ||||
| 520407 | Nursing Management and Leadership Clinical | 2 | ||||
| 520404 | Community & Family Health Nursing Clinical (Departmental Obligatory) | 2 | 520497 | Nursing seminar | 3 | |
| 520409 | Genetic for Nursing(Departmental Obligatory) | 2 | 520498 | Comprehensive Exam(Departmental Obligatory) | 0 | |
| 520444 | Emergency and Disaster Nursing | 3 | 520400 | Clinical Residency / Internship | 3 | |
| 520501 | Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) | 0 | ||||
| 130300 | Community Service | 1 | ||||
Total Credit Hours: |
16 |
Total Credit Hours: |
16 | |||
Description of Courses Offered by
the Department of nursing
510175: Biology for Medical Sciences (3 Cr. Hrs)
Structure of the cell; Cell molecules photosynthesis for cellular respiration; Molecular biology of the gene; genetic code; DNA replication, protein synthesis; Molecular genetics of bacteria and viruses; and control of gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; Endocrine; chemical regulation and immune system.
510162: Chemistry for Medical Sciences (3 Cr. Hrs)
Chemical reactions; Gaseous state; thermochemistry; electronic structure and periodicity; chemical bond; molecular shapes; states of matter and intermolecular forces; Physical properties of solutions.
520202: Biochemistry: (3 Cr. Hrs)
Overview of the types and properties of the most important reactions of organic chemical compounds relevant to biochemistry, and then builds the properties and function of biochemical compounds from carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, general properties of enzymes and regulation. Production of bio-energy metabolic pathways and interactions responsible for energy storage and construction, nucleic acids and proteins, and an overview of the development of molecular biology and their relationship to disease, mechanisms of action of hormones and the relationship of biochemical nutrition.
520171: Basic physics (2 Cr. Hrs)
The course focus on velocity, acceleration, equations of motion, forces, equilibrium, pressure, work, energy, energy, thermal effect, electricity, resistance.
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520141: Basic Mathematics (2 Cr. Hrs)
Systems of Numbers, shapes and patterns, Functions and Graphs, Exponential and logarithmic functions, Trigonometric functions, Measures of Central Tendency and Measures of Dispersion, Applications in different fields of Medicine. The focus is on learning the computational procedures and then applying the skills to problem solving in applications
520131: Computer Skills (2 Cr. Hrs)
The course focus on a public view of the computer in a theoretical and practical way. The student will implement the skills learned in computer science in the computer lab practically on the computer under the supervision of the instructor.
510302: Medical Terminology (2 Cr. Hrs)
This course provides an introduction to the vocabulary, abbreviations, and symbols used in the language of medicine. Emphasis is placed on building medical terminology using prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. Upon completion, students should be able to pronounce, spell, and define acceptable medical terms.
520121: Epidemiology and Public Health (2 Cr. Hrs)
It covers the basic health indicators and patterns of frequency and the causes and effects of diseases in human populations, types of diseases as well as the principles of health education and promotion. The course also includes the main principles of health care systems, types of health care professions and the main principles of health care management. Provide scientific footings for evidence-based medicine and allows placement of strategies for improvement in public health.
540224: Methods of scientific research and statistics (3 Cr. Hrs)
This course is an introduction to nursing research design and methodologies. They are given the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills and apply these skills to an understanding of research and the research process. As a basis for professional practice, students will analyze and discuss the clinical significance of study findings and their implications for nursing practice. Introduction to Biostatistics provides an introduction to selected important topics in biostatistics concepts and inference. This course is an introduction to the field and provides a survey of data types and data. Specific topics include tools to describe central tendency and diversity in the data; Methods for performing inference on population averages and proportions across sample data; testing of statistical hypotheses and their application to group comparisons; power and sample size issues in study designs; and random sample and other types of study. While there are some formulas and arithmetic elements for the course, the focus is on interpretation and concepts.
520204: Microbiology for Nursing (3 Cr. Hrs)
This course focuses on the study of microorganisms and explores how microorganisms affect everyday life, including their impact on agriculture, the environment, industrial processes, immunology, and other fields. Core topics reviewed in this course include the development, evolution, and taxonomy of microorganisms and how microorganisms maintain and affect living organisms in the global environment. Specifically, the course will explore the contributions and impacts of microorganisms on climate changes, the global food chain and population. The principles of infection control are coupled with the science of microbial transmission and reproduction. The course provides knowledge on the most important types of human pathogens, clinical signs and symptoms, laboratory diagnosis and prevention and treatment.
520209: Genetic for Nursing (2 cr. Hrs Theory)
This course provides nurses and nursing students with basic information about genetics and genomics in human health and illness. Students will learn about basic genetic science, genomic and molecular concepts, common genetic tests, and ethical and social implications of genetic information. This course will cover the molecular component, modes of inheritance, and specific applications for genetic knowledge. The ethical consideration as they relate to genetics will also be explored.
520325: Human Growth and Development {3 Cr. hrs.}
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts related to human growth and development throughout the life span. Focuses on biological, psychosocial and cognitive aspects, Moral and spiritual characteristics of each stage of growth. The course will introduce students to the competencies needed to assist individuals during specific developments to achieve optimal health. The course framework will be based on the concept of health preservation and promotion. Teaching will be enhanced using lectures, group discussions and case studies.
550101: The foundations of Human Nutrition {3 Cr. hrs.}
This course is designed to provide the nursing student with the essential knowledge about the importance of nutrition in health and illness. Students will be able to identify the basic nutrient elements and their important for individual through the life span. Students will also discuss the significance of Anthropometric measurement to assess nutritional status. They will also evaluate the nursing role with regard to nutrition support and discuss relevant evidence related to nutrition and nursing care. Several teaching strategies will be used to promote students’ learning including lectures, projects and demonstration.
520320: Pathophysiology {2 Cr. hrs.}
This course will introduce students to disturbances in the normal functioning of the body in adults. It includes the study of human cell biology and the causes of cellular injuries. It focuses on the function of immune system disorders related to the immune system, hypersensitivity and autoimmune disorders as well as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Pain physiology and pain management are also included. The etiology and pathology of the central nervous system disorder, injuries, manifestations, medical management and nursing intervention for patients with increased intracranial pressure will be covered in this course. The course includes the nursing process, looking at pathological conditions management and rationality. Case study scenarios will be used to enhance students’ understanding and critical thinking process.
520401: Behavioral and social sciences for health care {2 Cr. hrs.}
This course provides an overview of the development & the integration of Knowledge in the biological, behavioral, psychological and social sciences that are relevant to health and illness.
The Focus is on the basic theoretical and major practical aspects and complexities of health practitioner’s performance with others concerning their health issues. The course will highlight ways in which the specialist-patient relationship is at the core of medical care and is significantly impacted by the cultural background, history, and current status of the patient and the self-awareness, attitude, & the professionality of the physician. The course explores number of social psychological dynamics to medical behavioral issues as it tackles number of topics such as the holistic model, human development, addictions, quality life management, stress & work, chronic diseases, & eating, sleeping & sex.
520101: Introduction to Nursing
This course introduces an overview of nursing and the role of the professional nurse in a health-related, work-based educational experience that enables the student to apply specialized professional theories, skills, and concepts as a patient-centered care provider, patient safety advocate, member of the health care team, and member of the profession. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professionals.
520102: Therapeutic Communication and Nursing Ethics {3 Cr. hrs.}.
This course is designed to assist nursing students in developing basic teaching and learning skills. The course aims to explore teaching and learning strategies to help undergraduate nursing students identify the learning needs of their clients/patients, initiate a participatory teaching and learning process, and prepare a health education plan for them. The focus will be on assessment, planning, development and evaluation of health education. The program is applied to the healthy and sick individual, family, group, and society, to improve their knowledge, attitudes and healthy behaviors. Students will learn the importance of empowering patients through education to increase patient capacity and encourage positive health-related behavioral changes.
520120: Human Anatomy and Physiology I {3 Cr. hrs.}
This course aims to identify the natural structure of the human body and its mechanism of action includes studying the basic structure of the cell and tissue of the human body as well as all human body organs. This course includes the study of structure and function of the human body of various systems. Anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and genitourinary will be emphasized.
520220: Human Anatomy and Physiology II {3 Cr. Hrs.}
This course aims to identify the natural structure of the human body and its mechanism of action includes studying the basic structure of the cell and tissue of the human body as well as all human body organs. This course includes the study of structure and function of the human body of various systems. The course will cover the anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal, lymphatic, immune, endocrine, and reproductive and nervous system.
520412: Pharmacology for Nursing I {2 Cr. hrs.}
This course briefly describes the general principles of pharmacology and the relationship of the nursing profession in this science, in addition to covering the most important drugs used in the treatment of various diseases, the nurse’s relationship in administering medications and observing the work of nurses. Medications and side effects in the patient. The course includes self-nervous system drugs, central nervous system drugs, heart medications and blood vessels, diuretics, anti-infection drugs, cancer drugs, endocrine drugs, digestive system drugs, respiratory drugs, and hormones self-positional drugs.
520413: Pharmacology for Nursing II {2 Cr. hrs.}
This course briefly describes the general principles of pharmacology and the relationship of the nursing profession in this science, in addition to covering the most important drugs used in the treatment of various diseases, the nurse’s relationship in administering medications and observing the work of nurses. Medications and side effects in the patient. The course includes reproductive system drugs, gastrointestinal system, and renal system. , steroids, antibiotics, musculoskeletal, and lymphatic with a focus on nursing applications.
520409: Geriatric Health Nursing {1 Cr. hrs.}
This course focuses on the major theories and practice component of geriatric care. The focus is on learning basic concepts and theories of aging and developing interventions to promote the health of elderly patients. The course focuses on the role of nursing in meeting the physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs of older persons and their families. The course also includes exploring the clinical symptoms of the common health problems among the elderly in the community. This comprehensive course also focuses on key issues such as pain management, end-of-life issues, legal and ethical issues in geriatric nursing, issues related to pharmacology and pharmacology, public policy, standards of care, health education, and family dynamics.
520104: Fundamentals of Nursing Theory {4 Cr. hrs.}
This course is an introduction to basic nursing concepts and skills. Nurses today must be able to grow in order to meet the demands of a dramatically changing health care system. They need to benefit from the nursing process, and evidence-based practice; Students learn the specific concepts needed in nursing care planning that address the client’s cognitive, interpersonal and motor skills, psychosocial, developmental, protection, safety, and basic physiological needs.
520106: Fundamentals of Nursing Lab {2 Cr. hrs.}
This course provides the student with the knowledge and practical application of basic nursing skills while integrating the concepts learned into the basic theory. Students will learn how to appropriately utilize the nursing process and evidence-based practice. Learn the specific concepts needed in nursing care planning that address the client’s biopsychosocial issues (cognition, personality, protection, psychomotor skills and developmental needs), and support patterns of functional health. There is great emphasis on the critical elements of nursing procedures and the scientific rationale for performing the procedures correctly.
520201: Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical and Simulation {3 Cr. hrs. (2 Cr. hrs. Clinical+ 1 Cr. hr. Simulation)}
This course is designed to provide nursing students with the necessary skills and attitudes based on theoretical knowledge to demonstrate essential nursing care procedures for patient care. It provides them with a non-threatening environment in which they apply basic knowledge and practices of nursing skills accurately and safely through demonstration and back in a simulated nursing lab. This is achieved through competencies that reflect comprehensive human needs within a philosophy of practice that includes core concepts of care, critical thinking, decision-making , professional commitment, and realistic fundamental scenarios .
520122: Health Assessment Theory {2 Cr. hrs.}
This course provides the theoretical basis for health assessment and physical examination and clinical experience to apply knowledge in a practice setting. Students will learn the techniques and techniques of interviewing the history, physical examination, and common and important symptoms. A mental status assessment will also be included. Critical thinking skills are applied to analyze data to identify nursing and collaboration problems.
520123: Health Assessment Lab {1 Cr. hrs.}
This course is designed for nursing students who are learning to interview and examine patients, and to understand and evaluate their health problems. This course provides the skill foundation for health assessment, physical examination, and clinical experience to apply knowledge in a practice setting. This course is also designed to master the various techniques of physical examination; Identify anomalies with a particular focus on common and/or important problems.
520231: Adult Health Nursing I Theory {3 Cr. hrs.}
This course is sequel to the Introduction to Adult Health Nursing course; It introduces students to the conditions that affect the functional health patterns of an adult patient. Nursing process will be used to explore the role of the professional nurse in assisting clients to meet the bio physiological and psychosocial needs in different clinical settings. Communication skills, critical thinking, decision making, psychomotor skills, teaching-learning principles, keeping updated with current literature, and moral principles are emphasized in dealing with selected clients in clinical settings. A clinical rotation in variance clinical care setting will provide practical application of this course content.
520232: Adult Health Nursing I Clinical and Simulation {3 Cr. hrs.} (1 Simulation+2 Clinical)
This course is designed to provide a guided nursing experience, knowledge and skills essential in preparation of professional nurses who are responsible to provide nursing care of adult patients with medical and surgical health conditions. It focuses on the bio-psycho-social responses of adults to actual and high risk conditions that affect their functional health patterns. This course provides the student with the practical experiences in the clinical settings to deliver nursing care for adult patients with altered functional health patterns. The nursing process will be utilized as a framework for care for the individuals and their families. The course aims at developing the decision-making and problem solving skills, and linking theory to practice. The simulation portion will demonstrate case scenarios about safety environment and focused assessment of acute care adult patients including basic skills for cardiovascular and respiratory disorder.
520331: Adult Health Nursing II Theory {3 Cr. hrs.}
This course, a sequel to Adult Health Nursing-1course. It introduces students to diseases and critical conditions of adult patients and their effects on functional patterns of adult’s patients and their families. This course helps students develop a theoretical foundation for nursing practice and introduces the nursing process as a framework for professional nursing practice. Concepts from the human, social, behavioral, and natural sciences are examined for their applicability to nursing. The nursing process is applied to care for clients who are at risk or who suffer from common health disorders. Selected changes in health experienced by the adult client (eg, changes in metabolic, endocrine, renal, musculoskeletal systems, etc.)
520433: Adult Health Nursing II Clinical & Simulation {3 Cr. hrs. (1 Simulation + 2 Clinical)}
This course provides the student with the knowledge and skills appropriate for the care of adults who are suffering from critical health conditions, focusing on bio-psycho-social responses to patient with actual critical problems. This course deliberately give the student clinical experience in specialized medical units. As the student is expected to have basic knowledge and skills related to pathophysiology, treatment modalities, and advanced nursing skills, using the nursing process steps primarily to provide nursing care. The simulation portion will demonstrate case scenarios about safety environment and focused assessment of acute care adult patients including basic skills for nuerological, musculoskeletal disorder, etc.
520332: Maternity Health Nursing {3 Cr. hrs. Theory}
This course aims to prepare a third-year nursing student to provide comprehensive and direct nursing care to women and their families during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. By providing an opportunity to clarify clinical procedures related to the mother and the newborn as well as the different methods of family planning. This course will also provide the students with the opportunity to utilize the nursing process to care for women, newborns, and their families. This course aims to take care for physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, social and economical aspects of women’s health and her family. Emphasis will be placed on maintaining women’s health during the reproductive years, which includes: pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum periods. It also includes fetal growth and development, the immediate care of the newborn after birth and family planning and gynecological problems.
520305: Maternity Health Nursing Clinical & Simulation {3 Cr. hrs. 1 Simulation+2 Clinical}
This course is designed to prepare nurses with the general knowledge and skills to care for women in antenatal care, intrapartum care, and management of complaints and complications during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. By acquiring core competencies, students will integrate rigorous and comprehensive knowledge of ethical principles, and a code of professional conduct for the reproductive process into the scope of professional nursing practice. They will perform a comprehensive, systematic assessment of client needs based on evidence-based nursing theory and practice. The clinical and Simulation will be able to demonstrate the ability to coordinate care and work with all team members to ensure that women’s reproductive care is appropriate, effective and consistent. The student will learn how to advise mothers on family planning methods, and the application of comprehensive nursing intervention for women with gynecological problems.
520308: Pediatric Health Nursing {3 Cr. hrs. Theory}
This course focuses on teaching students the proper nursing care of the healthy and ill child in all stages of his or her life as a unique individual with special needs and characteristics within the family and the community context. Also, it focuses on primary health care for children, including prevention of health problems for children in different age groups, as well as treatment and rehabilitation in case of illness. The course focuses is on the application of the nursing process in the care of children and young people as well as providing care for people living with various health problems.
520309: Pediatric Health Nursing Clinical & Simulation {3 Cr. hrs. (1 Simulation+2 Clinical)}
This course contains the skills necessary for nursing care of healthy as well as ill children and adolescents. The students will be able to perform health assessment to the newborn child, as well as to the children and adolescents at different stages of their lives. Then, the students will compose a holistic plan to meet the client’s physical and psychological needs, and implement the plan of care in accordance with the nursing process. The simulation portion will demonstrate case scenarios about safety environment and focused assessment of acute care childhood patients including skills as newborn and child assessment ,cardiovascular, respiratory , nuerological disorder, etc.
520403: Community and family Health Nursing {3 Cr. hrs. Theory}
This course is designed to help students gain a good and broad perspective on community health nursing. The pre-learned complete health assessment is used to guide the perceptions of individuals within the family and the family within the community in either disease or wellness. All concepts of the nursing process are applied within the framework of family and self-care. Work must be done to analyze the roles and interactions of the community health nurse with the individual, the family and the community. Topics relevant to aspects of primary health care and community health will be applied throughout the course.
520404: Community and family Health Nursing {2 Cr. hrs. Clinical}
This course is designed to gain a broad perspective on community health nursing at the three levels of care; The individual, family and society. Furthermore, the course provides students with opportunities for comprehensive practice in various community health nursing settings under academic supervision in a different community setting, based on a health promotion model. During this course, students will benefit from problem solving approach and decision-making by implementing the nursing process in diverse community settings.
520432: Adult Health Nursing III {3 Cr. hrs. Theory}
This course focuses on students gaining advanced scientific knowledge that moves them beyond basic technologies in providing patient care within a critical care environment. This course is designed to give students the opportunity to gain a deep understanding of the nature of critical care nursing and the role of the nurse in meeting the different needs of critically ill patients with various acute and life-threatening conditions. The knowledge developed through this course will enable students to collaborate in providing comprehensive management for patients admitted into critical care settings and their families and to identify the major changes in system members that nurses frequently encounter in critical care settings. Critical thinking and problem solving are emphasized in assessment and prioritizing patient needs and nursing interventions.
520433: Adult Health Nursing III Clinical & Simulation {3 Cr. Hrs. (`1 Simulation+ 2Clinical)}
This course is designed to provide nursing students with the skills required to care efficiently and safely for critically ill patients. It focuses on making students broaden their knowledge base and master the psychomotor skills of critical care nursing associated with assessment and providing comprehensive nursing care for patients with life-threatening conditions and trends through reflection on clinical procedures. It also focuses on implementing prompt, accurate and rapid nursing assessment and providing high quality nursing care according to priorities. The clinical and simulation will enable students to provide high-quality nursing care to critically ill patients with various modifications of the body system, with different types of invasive devices and different types of machinery encountered in critical care settings and to understand the critical care environment in which practice occurs to provide care to patients with conditions Critical care in different critical care settings. The nursing process is used as an approach to providing comprehensive patient care, with critical thinking, clinical judgment, decision-making and teamwork being emphasized in this course.
520402: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing {3 Cr. hrs. Theory}
This course is designed for the beginner student in mental health psychiatric nursing. The course is based on the belief in the humanistic and holistic approach to the individuals during psychiatric nursing care. This course provides the student with the knowledge base to apply selected theories and concepts to the management of mental disorders. Continuing themes of growth and development across the life span, therapeutic communications, socio-cultural dimensions, pharmacology, teaching, client advocacy, and ethical standards are explored throughout the course. To enhance student learning, the course incorporates process recordings and case studies. The course also addresses other related mental health nursing topics, including, substance abuse, domestic violence, and community resources for psychiatric care.
520405: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing {2 Cr. hrs. Clinical)}
This course has been designed to promote nursing student’s ability and insight to develop knowledge and gain practical experience when dealing with an individual who is suffering from mental and psychological problems, or an individual who is suffering from physical, emotional, spiritual and social problems of a psychological and mental effects. The course is planned to facilitate integration and application of the scientific knowledge acquired from theory class. The nursing process will be applied through the therapeutic relationship between the nurse and the client. The focus is on humanistic holistic approach through effective communication with the health care team members to promote the health and well-being of the client within the therapeutic environment.
520406: Nursing Management and Leadership {2 Cr. hrs. Theory}
This course is designed to provide the student with the basic concepts and principles in management and leadership that necessary to promote student’s ability to manage health care and make appropriate decisions. This course is designed to help nursing students develop and manage essential leadership skills. For today the field of health care is rapidly changing. Nursing students are expected to find themselves running unauthorized affairs paramedical staff, patients, families, and groups of health care providers from a variety of specialties and educational levels. This course aims to orient students in a way that results in lower revenue, higher costs and providing safe, high-quality care.
520407 Nursing Management and Leadership {2 Cr. hrs. Clinical}
This course is complementary to the management and leadership in nursing theory course. The course is designed to provide an opportunity for students to train in health institutions to apply the basic concepts and principles in management through tasks and activities assigned to him/her during his/her training. In addition, individual or group projects will be assigned to test the acquisition of different management skills.
520444: Emergency and Disaster for Nursing {3 Cr. hrs.}
This course aims to prepare nursing students to provide care to people in emergency and disaster situations. This course provides students with the following: Definition of disaster nursing. Recognize community resources, use disaster planning models; Recognizing the role of nurses in disaster situations. In addition, the course will cover the basics of emergency, first aid, and emergency nursing care for specific medical emergencies. Critical thinking and problem solving are emphasized.
520497: Nursing Seminar {3 Cr. hrs.}
This course provides an introduction to the practical use of nursing research, identification and analysis of relevant research findings, and a critical review of the evidence-based literature. It also provides the student with an opportunity to follow up on a creative idea that interests him and to analyze the research results related to this idea. Together with a faculty member, the student is responsible for formulating the project objective, and for defining approaches to be taken in the time frame for project completion. The college advisor acts as a guide, resource, and reference for the project throughout its phase. Students are expected to perform at a high standard using their individuality, creativity and innovation. The written main paper and oral presentation is a required assignment which should include objectives, significance, relevant literature, conclusion and recommendation.
520400: Clinical Residency {3 Cr. hrs.}
This course is designed to assist nursing students in developing managerial knowledge and leadership skills before their graduation. This course is intended to provide undergraduate nursing students with application necessary to deal with management practice issues in the consistently changeable health care environments. Critical thinking of students also will be developed through this course. The student will practice on daily basis “full shift” in one of the health care institutions throughout the graduation semester in the fourth year for 304 clinical contact hours .
520498: Comprehensive Exam {0 Cr. hrs.}
The student will sit down for final comprehensive examination in nursing specialty. The exam will include the major courses in nursing science including Fundamental of Nursing, Adult Health Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Maternity Nursing, and Pharmacology for Nurses, Psychiatric Nursing, and Advanced Health Nursing. The student who will not pass this exam, he/she will not be graduated.
520213: Basic Life Support (BLS) {0 Cr. hrs.}
The Basic Life Support (BLS) course aims to provide the nursing student and healthcare professionals with exceptional emergency care skills of basic recognition to life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, and the use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner.
520499: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) {0 Cr. hrs.}
The ACLS Instructor-led course teaches the importance of preventing cardiac arrest, high-performance teams, early and continuous high-quality CPR, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, post-cardiac arrest care, acute dysrhythmias, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS).