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Nursing

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Course ID
NRS
Cycles
3 years
Credits
180
Semesters
6

Nursing is a discipline of medicine, which deals with the provision of medical assistance to patients, their treatment and care for individuals to maintain and improve their health. A nurse is a professional who deals with nursing, curative, sedative and rehabilitative assistance to patients. He participates in the determination of health needs, plans, administers and evaluates the assistance intervention, guarantees the correct implementation of the diagnostic and curative medical instructions. The nurse assists in scientific research, university training and support staff, and after graduation can specialize in various fields or attend study programs such as professional or scientific masters, etc.

The first cycle of the Nursing Bachelor program is designed to offer students an intellectual, professional and comprehensive training, presenting a variety of concepts and perspectives in the field of medical technical sciences, specifically in Nursing. The main objective of this study program is to prepare general nurses to be able to work in all profiles of medicine, to be able theoretically and practically to serve patients and above all to create in them a sense of respect and love for the patient.

In this program students create a clear vision for the human body; both physiologically, anatomically and biochemically. Starting from the second semester onwards, professional practice has been assigned in the curriculum, in order to enable students to serve patients in all types of diseases. The study program is in line with the vision of the University “Western Balkans” good education and prepared for higher professions.

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
  • Plan and implement nursing activities at all levels of the health system (primary, secondary, tertiary).
  • Integrate patient data, clinical evaluation, and priorities into health care planning and evaluation goals.
  • Manage and practice their profession in an organized and independent manner,
  • Provide effective care for the individual, his / her family and community, respecting differences, culture and ethnicity.
  • Educate their community on a healthy lifestyle.
  • Demonstrate the integration of professional knowledge, skills and attitudes through the use of evidence and clinical reasoning.
  • Provide nursing care in different workplaces according to their level of education.
  • Communicate successfully with patients / clients, and colleagues from other nursing teams and demonstrate communication and management skills for patient safety and ensuring quality assurance in teamwork.
  • Demonstrate skills in the use of technology, information technology system and in the implementation of health care.
  • Think critically, evaluate and interpret expert knowledge in making clinical decisions for patients, to ensure high quality evidence-based care.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary collaborations to ensure a quality care system for treating patients.
  • Coordinate the duties of the nurse in accordance with relevant legal procedures and adhere to ethical standards related to patient safety, confidentiality and the right to privacy.
  • Apply ethical principles in the implementation of health care and learn through independent, self-improvement self-assessment activities for their work as part of their nursing teams.
  • The graduate in the general Nursing program, taking the State Exam, enjoys the right to practice the profession and is able to work as a nurse, both in public and private health structures.

With the completion of the study program of the first cycle in Nursing, students can be employed at public and private hospitals, hospital clinics, polyclinics, laboratories and other institutions that need medical services and can individually practice the profession after obtaining a professional license.

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Integrated Programs

Study Program Curriculum

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3

Semester 1

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 NRS 101 Histology Mandatory English/Albanian B 15 0 15 0 45 1.5 3
2 NRS 103 Academic writing Mandatory English/Albanian A 15 15 0 0 45 1.5 3
3 NRS 105 Human Anatomy I Mandatory English/Albanian A 45 15 15 0 75 4 6
4 NRS 107 Human Physiology I Mandatory English/Albanian A 30 15 15 0 65 3 5
5 NRS 109 Medical Biochemistry Mandatory English/Albanian B 30 0 15 0 55 2.5 4
6 NRS 111 Computer Science Mandatory English/Albanian D 15 0 15 0 45 1.5 3
7 NRS 113 Safety and Health at Work Mandatory English/Albanian C 15 15 0 0 45 1.5 3
8 NRS 115 Foreign Language I (English, German, Italian) Mandatory English/German/Italian D 15 15 0 0 45 1.5 3

Semester 2

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 NRS 100 Microbiology Mandatory English/Albanian B 45 0 15 0 90 3.5 6
2 NRS 102 Basics of Nursing I Mandatory English/Albanian B 30 15 15 0 90 3 6
3 NRS 104 Human Anatomy II Mandatory English/Albanian A 30 0 15 0 55 2.5 4
4 NRS 106 Human Physiology II Mandatory English/Albanian A 30 0 15 0 55 2.5 4
5 NRS 108 Nutrition and Dietetics (Fundamentals of Nutrition) Mandatory English/Albanian C 30 15 0 0 55 2.5 4
6 NRS 110 Foreign Language (English, German, Italian) Mandatory English/German/Italian D 15 15 0 0 45 1.5 3
7 NRS 112 Professional Practice I Mandatory English/Albanian D 0 30 0 30 15 2 3

Semester 1

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 NRS 201 Pathological Anatomy Mandatory English/Albanian A 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
2 NRS 203 Pharmacology Mandatory English/Albanian C 30 15 15 0 65 3 5
3 NRS 205 Basics of Nursing II Mandatory English/Albanian B 30 15 15 0 90 3 6
4 NRS 207 Internal Medicine I and Nursing in Internal Medicine I Mandatory English/Albanian B 45 0 0 15 65 3.5 5
5 NRS 227/NRS 229 Rational Applications of Medicines/Nursing in the Operating Room Mandatory English/Albanian C 30 5 0 15 50 2.5 4
6 NRS 209 Dermatology and Nursing in Dermatology Mandatory English/Albanian B 15 0 0 15 45 1.5 3
7 NRS 211 General and Clinical Psychology Mandatory English/Albanian A 15 15 0 0 45 1.5 3

Semester 2

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 NRS 200 Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing in Obstetrics and Gynecology Mandatory English/Albanian B 30 15 0 15 65 3 5
2 NRS 202 Infectious Diseases and Nursing in Infectious Diseases Mandatory English/Albanian B 15 0 0 15 45 1.5 3
3 NRS 204 Nursing in Mental Health Mandatory English/Albanian B 45 0 0 15 65 3.5 5
4 NRS 206 Surgery I and Nursing in Surgery I Mandatory English/Albanian B 45 0 0 15 65 3.5 5
5 NRS 208 Internal Medicine II and Nursing in Internal Medicine II Mandatory English/Albanian B 45 0 0 15 65 3.5 5
6 NRS 222/NRS 224 Stoma Care Nursing/Hemodialysis Nursing Elective English/Albanian C 30 5 0 15 50 2.5 4
7 NRS 210 Professional Practice II Mandatory English/Albanian D 0 30 0 30 15 2 3

Semester 1

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 NRS 301 Surgery II and Nursing in Surgery II Mandatory English/Albanian B 45 0 0 15 65 3.5 5
2 NRS 303 Health Ethics and Legislation Mandatory English/Albanian A 15 15 0 0 45 1.5 3
3 NRS 305 Public Health Mandatory English/Albanian A 30 0 0 0 45 2 3
4 NRS 307 Biostatistics Mandatory English/Albanian B 30 15 0 0 55 2.5 4
5 NRS 309 Internal Medicine III and Nursing in Internal Medicine III Mandatory English/Albanian B 45 0 0 15 65 3.5 5
6 NRS 311 Medical Emergencies for Nurses Mandatory English/Albanian B 30 0 0 30 65 3 5
7 NRS 313 Pediatrics I and Pediatrics Nursing I Mandatory English/Albanian B 45 0 0 15 65 3.5 5

Semester 2

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 NRS 300 Internal Medicine IV and Nursing in Internal Medicine IV Mandatory English/Albanian B 45 0 0 15 65 3.5 5
2 NRS 302 Pediatrics II and Nursing in Pediatrics II Mandatory English/Albanian B 45 0 0 15 65 3.5 5
3 NRS 304 Nursing Management Mandatory Mandatory English/Albanian C 30 15 0 15 65 3 5
4 NRS 306 Geriatrics and Geriatrics Nursing Mandatory English/Albanian B 30 15 0 15 65 3 5
5 NRS 308 Professional Practice III Mandatory English/Albanian D 0 30 0 30 40 3 4
6 NRS 350 Diploma Thesis / Final Exam Mandatory English/Albanian E 0 30 0 0 120 1 6