قسم التمريض

قسم التمريض  

ا/ المكاتب : وتشمل

• مكتب رئيس القسم

ب/ القاعات وتشمل

• قاعة عمر بلال بسعة 208 طالب وطالبة
• قاعة عمر بن ادريس بسعة 100 طالب وطالبة

ج/ المعامل : وتشمل

• معمل اساسيات التمريض  بسعة 30  طالب وطالبة
• معمل النساء والتوليد والأطفال بسعة 20 طالب وطالبة

          –    معمل الباطنية والجراحة بسعة 20 طالب وطالبة

Introduction

The Bachelor of Nursing Sciences at the faculty of nursing in Elsheikh Abdulla Elbadri University would be offered as a block programme to prepare a graduate with capacity of providing leadership in professional nursing practice, nursing education, nursing and health care administration and in nursing research.

The graduate will utilize his/her skills based on knowledge derived from theory, practice, and evidence based on research, and in relation to emerging health needs of a changing Sudanese society. The graduate of the proposed programme will be capable of functioning effectively in a variety of health care settings: promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative.

The proposed nursing curriculum courses include intensive training in theory and practical placements.       

The curriculum will be frequently reviewed and appropriate changes will be made in line with new trends in health care in Sudan.

The Bachelor Degree of Nursing Sciences Award:

The bachelor degree of nursing sciences will be awarded to the students who satisfy all the requirements of the Bachelor Award.

The honor Degree of Nursing Sciences Award:

the student is awarded the honorary degree in one the flowing specialty

Honor degree in medical surgical nursing

Honor degree in MCH nursing

Honor degree in Community Health Nursing

Honor degree in Psychiatric Nursing

The Vision:

Excellence and leadership in nursing internally and externally based on the results of the latest research and knowledge.

The Mission:

Rehabilitation of nurses who are characterized by high quality performance in the progress of the profession locally, regionally and globally and are able to provide preventive and treatment services concerned with the community as a whole to carry out nursing research based on the solution of health problems based on competitiveness in the labor market.

Justification

The establishment of the Bachelor of Nursing Programme is justified because it aims to fulfill the following:

To establish educational and training programme capable of qualifying adequate numbers of nurses to remedy the acute shortage in qualified professional nurses.

To build an educational structure that focuses on skillful clinical practice that leads   to better nursing care.

Graduates of the bachelor of nursing with honours may enter graduate professional development programme in healthcare systems.

Graduates are prepared to undertake postgraduate research and activities and gain professional access to postgraduate courses.

Programme objectives

General objectives: –

The graduate to be able to use the basic science, behavioral and social skills applied to provide nursing care integrated prevention and rehabilitation in accordance with physical, psychological and social needs in the cases of health and disease.

Specific objectives:

– Apply skills of critical thinking using a problem solving, and evidence-based practice approaches.

– Function as an effective nurse teacher, nursing and health care administrator and practitioner in a variety of healthcare settings.

– Collaborate with other health professionals and the community for the purpose of promoting, maintaining and restoring the health of individuals, families and communities.

– Develop and implement relevant educational and community programme that promote a healthy lifestyle, self-worth, individual, and community responsibility, and a holistic approach to health care.

– Analyze, utilize, and carry out research, assess new technologies and apply relevant findings in different health care settings.

– Apply role model values by reflecting Sudanese culture, basis and ethics both in the community and in the delivery of health care services.

Admission Requirements

Admission to nursing education must follow successful completion of the secondary school education, with qualifications equivalent to those required by the Ministry of Higher Education entry criteria.

Students are required to complete the 156 credit hours of the programme. The plan of the eight semester’s programme is as follows:

Semester	Duration	No. of Courses / Modules	Credit hrs.
One	16 weeks	9 courses / modules	23
Two	16 weeks	8 courses / modules	23
Three	16 weeks	6 courses / modules	18
Four	16 weeks	7courses/ modules	20
Five	16 weeks	6 courses / modules	18
Six	16 weeks	6 courses / modules	20
Seven	16 weeks	5courses / modules	16
Eight	16 weeks	5courses / modules	18
Total	128 weeks	52 courses or modules + Thesis	156

 In these semesters the students receive a number of courses which include theoretical, lab practice, clinical practice and flied training. Each course has certain number of Credit hours during the week. the credit hours system is calculated on base of:

– One theory teaching hour   = one credit hour   

– Two lab teaching hour     =   one credit hour

-Three clinical practice hour = one credit hour  

-Four field practice hour = one credit hour

The total of credit hours of general bachelor degree is 156

    Courses are assessed during and at the end of each semester.

The student will not be transferred to the next year unless he/she pass the courses of the two semesters.

After the students have successfully completed the prescribed curriculum   the graduate will be awarded the degree of B.Sc. general in nursing.  

Academic system:

The Faculty offers bachelor degree (honor), after completing the specified Duration and fulfilling all the requirements designed for each course in the corresponding programme.

There quirked length of study for the award of bachelor degree is five academic years (10 semesters) for honor degree.

The academic year comprises of two semesters, each of which has a maximum duration of fourteen weeks not including reading week and examinations.

Semester	Duration	No. of Courses / Modules	Credit hrs.
Nine	16 weeks	3 courses (include specialty) / modules	15
Ten	16 weeks	3 courses (include specialty) / modules	15
Total	32 weeks	6 courses or modules + Thesis	30

The honor degree of nursing sciences will be awarded to the students who earned a degree very good grade (3.00 and above) in general bachelor and satisfy the all the requirements of the honor

The total credit hours for bachelor honor is 186 hours

English languages are used as teaching median the Faculty.

Learning methods:

Theoretical methods: –

• Lectures
• Seminars.
• Tutorials.
• Group discussions.
• Problem solving
• Assignments and reports.

Practical methods: –

• Demonstrations.
• Supervised practice.
• Ward teaching.
• Case studies.
• Assignments and reports
• Nursing report
• Practical training based on the nursing process under the supervision of a nursing supervisor.

Teaching and learning strategies:

This curriculum is based on the competencies needed from the graduates.

The educational outcomes indicate the cumulative learning on graduation.

Students & staff are guided by these outcomes throughout the programme.

The curriculum is student centered which offers active participation & practice self-learning as much as he /she can do so.

The types of evaluation:

1- Formative evaluation:

Continuous evaluation through- out the course to ensure the achievement of students’ knowledge or skills and it is not for giving grades.

2- Summative evaluation:

At the end of the semester to ensure the achievement of the academic objectives or whether the programme produced the desired outcomes and to give grades to the students so that to take decision about their ranking, transferring, repeating…etc.

Continuous assessment (40%) includes mid-term exam, Homework, tests, quizzes, practical assignments.

Methods of evaluation:

• Continuous assessment
• Theoretical
• Practical (laboratory)
• Clinical (in all hospital departments) 

. Final Examination (60%)

A- Types of examination:

1- Written examination: Includes, one best answer, short notes and long assays, problem-solving question.

2- Practical examination.

– include: Clinical, OSPE (Objective structural practical examination), OSCE (Objective structural clinical   exam, practical examination).

– Oral exam part of Clinical exam.

– graduation project.

B – Programme evaluation:

Depending on:

• Students’ academic performance.
• Feedback from students and teachers.
• Feedback from the employers.
• Feedback from the clients.
• Community opinion.
• The result of researchers  

The rules and regulation of examination:

 According to the rules and regulation of examination of Elsheikh Abdulla Elbadri University

Resources

• Faculty staff (lecturer, tutors)
• Lecture room, laboratories.
• Faculty library main text and references.
• Papers and Electronic library.

The curriculum composed of: –

• University Requirements.
• College requirement Courses.
• Specialization Requirements.

Examination Regulations

These regulations should be read together with the general examination regulations.

The student who is absent from 25% or more of the course time will not be allowed to sit for the exam of the course.

In the practical courses the student mark of the course is composed of 20-30 % to term work and 70- 80% to the final examination.

The final examination mark is 40% for the theory and 60% for the practical in nursing courses.

In all practical and clinical nursing courses, the student is required to satisfy the examiners in the theoretical and clinical or practical components independently.

Human Resources: –

– teaching staff

– Practical instructor and supervisor

Physical Resources

– Skill lab and Anatomy lab.

-Multimedia, projectors, practical field work facilities.

– lecture rooms

– Libraries: (Traditional library and electronic library)

-Buses and 3to 4 mini buses needed to transport and transfer students to and between training sites.

Outline of the curriculum

SEMESTER 1

NO- CODE	COURSE	THEORY	PRACTICAL	CREDIT HOURS
ARL 1113	Arabic languages 1 اللغة العربية 1	2	0	2
ISS 1123	Islamic studies 1 الدراسات الاسلامية 1	2	0	2
ENL 1133	English languages 1 اللغة الانجليزية 1	2	0	2
COS1142	Introduction to computer  مقدمة الحاسوب	1	2	2(1+1)
HEN1152	History and Ethics of nursing تاريخ واخلاقيات التمريض	2	0	2
NUS1162	Nutrition science	2	0	2
FNU 1176	Fundamental of Nursing 1 أسس التمريض (1)	2	8	6(2+4)
ANT1183	Anatomy 1 التشريح1	2	2	3(2+1)
PHY1193	Physiology 1 وظائفالاعضاء1	2	0	2
Total	9	17	6	23

One-hour theory     = One credit.

2hours practical lab = One credit.

3hours clinical practical lab = One credit.

4hours field practice = One credit.

SEMESTER 2

NO-CODE	Course	Theory	Practical	CREDIT HOURS
ARL 1213	Arabic languages 2 اللغة العربية 2	2	0	2
ISS 1223	Islamic studies 2 الدراسات الإسلامية 2	2	0	2
ENL 1233	English languages 2 اللغة الإنجليزية 2	2	0	2
FNU 1256	Fundamental of nursing 2 اسس التمريض 2	2	8	6(2+4)
BIO 1263	Biochemistry كيمياء حيوية	2	0	2
CHN 1273	Community Health Nursing 1 تمريض صحة المجتمع	2	6	4(2+2)
ANT1283	Anatomy 2 علم التشريح 2	2	2	3(2+1)
PHY1292	Physiology 2 علم وظائف الأعضاء 2	2	0	2
Total	8	16	7	23

One-hour theory     = One credit.

2hours practical lab = One credit.

3hours clinical practical lab = One credit.

4hours field practice = One credit.

SEMESTER 3

NO-CODE	Course	Theory	Practical	Credit Hours
ANM2316	Adult Nursing (Medical)1 تمريض البالغين  (باطني 1)	2	9	5(2+3)
ANS2326	Adult Nursing (Surgical)1 تمريض البالغين  (جراحي 1)	2	9	5(2+3)
PHR2332	Pharmacology علم الأدوية	2	0	2
PAT2342	Pathology علم الامراض	2	0	2
MIB2353	Microbiology and parasitology علم الأحياء الدقيقة والطفيليات	2	0	2
SOA2362	Sociology and Anthropology علم الاجتماع والأجناس	2	0	2
total	6	12	6	18

One hour theory     = One credit.

2hours practical lab = One credit.

3hours clinical practical lab = One credit.

4hours field practice = One credit.

SEMESTER 4

No-Code	Course	Theory	Practical	Credit Hours
ANM2416	Adult nursing(medical)2 تمريض البالغين  (باطني 2)	2	9	5(2+3)
ANS2326	Adult nursing (surgical)2 تمريض البالغين  (جراحي 2)	2	9	5(2+3)
COS2332	Communication skills مهارات الاتصال	2	0	2
SUS2442	Sudanese studies الدراسات السودانية	2	0	2
HTE2352	Health economic اقتصاديات الصحة	2	0	2
DTT2462	Diet therapy التغذية العلاجية	2	0	2
EPD2472	Epidemiology علم الوبائيات	2	0	2
Total	7	14	6	20

One-hour theory     = One credit.

2hours practical lab = One credit.

3hours clinical practical lab = One credit.

4hours field practice = One credit.

SEMESTER 5

No- Code	Course	Theory	Practical	Credit Hours
MHN3514	Maternal health Nursing تمريض صحة الام	2	6	4(2+2)
LPN3524	Labour and Puerperium Nursing	2	6	4(2+2)
GYN3534	Gynaecological Nursing تمريض أمراض النساء	2	6	4(2+2)
GES3542	Genetics علم الوراثة	2	0	2
HES3552	Health statistic الاحصاء الصحي	2	0	2
EDT3562	Education & technology التعليم والتقنيات التربوية	2	0	2
Total	6	12	6	18

One-hour theory     = One credit.

2hours practical lab = One credit.

3hours clinical practical lab = One credit.

4hours field practice = One credit.

SEMESTER 6

No –Code	Course	Theory	Practical	Credit Hours
CHN3613	Child health nursing تمريض الطفل السليم	2	3	3(2+1)
PDN3628	General Paediatric Nursing تمريض الأطفال العام	4	12	8(4+4)
GRN3633	Geriatrics and Gernotological تمريض ورعاية المسنين	2	2	3(2+1)
FNM3642	Forensic Nursing تمريض الشرعي	2	0	2
PSY1241	Psychology علم النفس	2	0	2
NUT3662	Nursing theory نظريات التمريض	2	0	2
Total	6	14	6	20

One-hour theory     = One credit.

2hours practical lab = One credit.

3hours clinical practical lab = One credit.

4hours field practice = One credit.

SEMESTER 7

No Code	Course	Theory	Practical	Credit Hours
CHN4716	Community health nursing 2 تمريض صحة المجتمع 2	2	8	4(2+2)
PMN4727	Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing تمريض الصحة النفسية	4	6	6(4+2)
MLN4734	Management and leadership in nursing الإدارة و القيادة في التمريض	2		2
REM3652	Research Methods طرق البحث	2	0	2
REP4742	Research Proposal مقترح البحث	2	0	2
Total	5	12	4	16

One-hour theory     = One credit.

2hours practical lab = One credit.

3hours clinical practical lab = One credit.

4hours field practice = One credit.

SEMESTER 8

No-Code	Course	Theory	Practical	Credit Hours
RER4812	Research Project مشروع البحث	2	0	2
CMN4824	Critical &emergency care Medical Nursing باطني تمريض الحالات الحرجة	2	6	4(2+2)
CSN4834	Critical & emergency care Surgical Nursing جراحي تمريض الحالات الحرجة	2	6	4(2+2)
COGN4844	Critical & emergency care Obstetric and Gynaecological   Nursing نساء وتوليد تمريض الحالات الحرجة	2	6	4(2+2)
CPN4854	Critical& emergency care Paediatric Nursing اطفال تمريض الحالات الحرجة	2	6	4(2+2)
Total	5	10	8	18

The student graduate with bachelor in nursing science (general)

One-hour theory     = One credit.

2hours practical lab = One credit.

3hours clinical practical lab = One credit.

4hours field practice = One credit.

SEMESTER 9

Code	Course title	Theory contact hours	Practical hours (Clinical and lab.)	Credit
CTE5913	Critical thinking and ethical issues  in nursing	3	–	3
NUS5928	Nursing specialty	4	12	8(4+4)
NUI5934	Nursing informatics	2	4	4(2+2)
Total credit hours	3	9	6	15

Code	Course title	Theory contact	Practical (Clinical and lab)	Credit
REP51014	Research project and scientific writing	4	–	4
NUS51028	Nursing specialty	4	12	8(4+4)
EBP51033	Evidence based nursing practice	2	3	3(2+1)
Total credit hours	3	10	5	15

SEMESTER 10

The student graduate with honor bachelor degree in nursing science (specialty)

One-hour theory     = One credit.

2hours practical lab= One credit.

3hours clinical practical lab= One credit.

4hours field practice= One credit.

Level 1 syllabus

توصيف مقرر اللغة العربية (1)

اسم المقرر: مقرر اللغة العربية (1)

رمز المقرر: ARL 1113

الساعات المعتمدة: 2

المستوي المقصود: السنة الاولي السمسترالاول

المتطلبات الانيه لهذا المقرر: (ان وجدت):

المنسق:

مساعد المنسق:

الطالب المنسق:

وصف المقرر

يهتم هذا المقرر بالحس اللغوي للطلاب ومهارات اللغة وتصحيح الاخطاء الشائعة ومعرفة المستويات اللغوية وغيرها.

الهدف العام للمنهج: –

معرفة الأسس والمفاهيم العلمية التي تساعد الطالب في الاستفادة من المراجع العلمية الإسهام بصورة فعالة في سياسات التعليم العالي بدفع عجلة التعريب.

الأهداف الخاصة للمنهج

عند إتمام دراسة المنهج ينبغي أن يكون الطالب قادرا علي:

– معرفة حقيقة اللغة ونشأتها ومعالجة الأخطاء الشائعة بين الطلاب

– الإلمام بصياغة المصطلح العلمي و و ضعه من المصادر المختلفة.

– معرفة بعض العلوم المساعدة في وضع المصطلح العلمي كالنحت والاشتقاق.

– الإلمام بقواعد وأساسيات الترجمة والتعريب.

– معرفة المستويات اللغوية والاختلاف بين الإنجليزية والعربية في النبر

المحتويات:

• نشأة اللغة
• الفرق بين اللغة وعلم اللغة
• تصويب الأخطاء الشائعة
• أساليب الكلام: والأطناب والمساواة والإيجاز
• علامات الترقيم وفوائدها
• مقدمة عن علم المصطلح
• قوانين صياغة المصطلح العلمي العربي
• مفهوم المصطلح العلمي في التراث
• المصطلح العلمي والصياغة العربية للمعرب والدخيل
• أصل الاشتقاق وتعريفه وأنواعه
• النحت: تعريفه – رأى الباحثين

طرق التدريس: –

• محاضرات
• سمنارات
• مناقشة عبر المجموعات

طريقة التقييم: –

• امتحان أعمال الفصل 30%
• الامتحان النهائي 70%

مقرر الدراسات الدينية 1

اسم المقرر: الدراسات الدينية

رمز المقرر: ISS 1123

الساعات المعتمدة: 2

المستوي المقصود: السنة الاولي السمسترالاول

المنسق:

مساعد المنسق:

الطالب المنسق:

وصف المقرر

 يهتم المقرر بأهمية الأخلاق والعلم والإيمان في الحياة وعلى رأي الإسلام في المستجدات الحديثة ودور اختصاصي التمريض في المجتمع الإسلاميً.

الأهداف الخاصة للمنهج:

 عند إتمام دراسة المنهج ينبغي أن يكون الطالب قادرا علي: –

معرفة علم التشريح ومعرفة فقه الجنائز والتعرف الديني للموت مقرونا. بمعرفة الموقف الفقهي والرأي الديني من نقل وزراعة الأعضاء، نقل الدم، موقف الشريعة الإسلامية في موانع الحمل والإجهاض والتلقيح الاصطناعي.

محتويات المنهج: –

– الإيمان والعقل والعلم والعمل

– مفهوم الأخلاق في الإسلام وأهميتها في الحياة الإنسانية

– أهمية الأخلاق في ممارسة المهن الطبية المختلفة

– مواصفات المسلم الذي يعمل في مجالات المهن الطبية المختلفة

– التعرف بالموت والمفهوم الديني والسكتة الدماغية

– الاحتضار، تلقين الشهادة، غسل الميت وصلاة الجنازة

– تعريف علم التشريح وأغراضه وإسهامات الثقافة الإسلامية في علم التشريح

– نظرة الإسلام إلي نقل وزراعة الأعضاء و نقل الدم 

– موقف الشريعة الإسلامية من الإجهاض

– رأي الدين في وسائل منع الحمل وتنظيم الأسرة

– الموقف الفقهي من التلقيح الاصطناعي بأنواعه المختلفة و أطفال الأنابيب

– دور تقني التمريض   في المجتمع الإسلامي

طريقة التقييم: –

• امتحان أعمال الفصل 20%-30%
• امتحان النهائي 70%-80%

English Language 1

1. Course title: –    English language 1
2. Code number: ENL1133
3. Credit hours: – 2hours/week.
4. Intended level: -1st year (semester1)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

The course is concern with medical terminology and the root, suffix and prefix and their combination on between these items and syntax used in scientific writings.

General Objective: –

 To Prepare student to write and speak English fluently

Specific Objective

1. Know the root, suffix and prefix and their combination on between these items and syntax used in scientific writings.

2. Understand the scientific medical term.

3. Know the use of miscellaneous syntax scientific writings.

Course contents: –

– Introduction to medical terminology

– Root and counting term

– Prefix and Suffix and Common suffix and prefix

– Past participle and  Body parts – root word

– Abbreviation and pronunciation

– Diseases , diagnosis suffix and  case study and Root word

– Analysis of medical term

– Revision Week

 Evaluation methods: –

1- Continuous assessment 20%-30%

3- Written Examination 70%-80%

Introduction to Computer

1. Course title: – Introduction to Computer
2. Code number: COS1142
3. Credit hours: – 2hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 1st year (semester 1)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators:

Course description:

This course is designed to help students gain a basic understand of computers science in Order to utilize this in rendering effective nursing care in different settings.

General objective

To provide student with informative knowledge and practice regarding the using of the computer

Specific Objectives

Among successful completion of this course student will be able to:

1.Identify computer and disk-operating system

2.Discuss word processing

3.Recognize the data base

4.List the types of windows, word, excel, PowerPoint programme.

5.Use internet and electronic mail.

6.Use of statistical packages

Course Content

1 – Introduction to computers and disk-operating system.

2 – Introduction to word processing.

3 – Introduction to data base.

4 – Graphics and use of statistical packages.

5 – Windows application, word, excel, power point, multimedia

6 – Introduction to Internet and use of electronic mail.

7 – Computer aided teaching and testing

Instructional methods: –

-Lectures 

-Laboratory

Evaluation: –

-Continuous assessment20%-30%

-Final Written exam 30%-40%

-Practical exam 40%-50% 

History and Ethics of Nursing

1. Course title: History and Ethics of Nursing
2. Code number: HEN1152
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 1st year (semester 1)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators:

Course description

This course provides an opportunity for nursing student to discuss history of nursing and assess ethical and legal issues confronting nurses and other health care providers in a variety of health care delivery settings.

General objective

  To identify and analyze the legal and ethical concepts and principles underlying nursing and health care.

Objective: –

By the end of this course the student will be able to:

– Discus the history of nursing

– Explain the aims of studying nursing ethics.

– Discus the concepts of ethics.

– Discus nurses’ obligation towards the client.

– Discus nurses’ obligations towards the community.

– Explain nursing values and ethics.

– State nurses’ obligations towards the nursing profession. 

– Demonstrate nurse’s obligations towards the colleagues.

– Discuss respect to client’s rights.

– Point out the prohibited actions (out of law actions).

– List the nurse’s rights.

Content: –

– Introduction to nursing ethics

– Introduction (Concept and aims of studying nursing ethics).

– History of nursing in the world

– History of nursing in the first Islamic period

– History of nursing in the first Christian period

– History of nursing in the Sudan

– Nursing Values and ethics

– Nursing codes of ethics

– International nursing code of ethics

– Standards of nursing practice

– Nurses rights

– Patient’s rights

– Qualities of good nurse

– Nursing interaction regarding patient refused nursing care

– Ethical dilemma

– Ethics of Muslim nurses and non-Muslim

– Licensure.

Evaluation methods: –

-Continuousassessment20%-30%

 -Final written exam 70%-80%

Nutrition Science

1. Course title:–  Nutrition Science
2. Code number :NUT1262
3. Credit hours:– 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 1st year (semester1)
5. Pre requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators :
8. Student coordinators:

Course description

The course concern about nutrition principles in the promotion of health, prevention & treatment of nutrition-related problems.

General Objective:

Students will be acquired knowledge of nutrition for maintenance of optimum

Health at different stage of life and its application for practice of nursing.

Specific objectives

After completion of these course students will be able to:

–Identify food classifications, food analysis, chemical Composition of food, and Sudan food values

– Discuss water- and fat-soluble vitamins.

-List some major minerals and trace element.

-Recognize Human nutritional requirement Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAS).

-Assess nutritional status

-Discuss some   deficiencies disorders.

Course content: –

1- Classes of food, food analysis, chemical Composition of food, Sudan food values

2- Water soluble Vitamins 

3- Fat-Soluble Vitamin 

4- Major Minerals 

5- Trace Elements

6- Human nutritional requirement Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAS)

7- Nutritional planning

8- Assessment of Nutritional Status

9- Introduction to Clinical nutrition

10- Nutritional Diseases (deficiencies and excess)  

Evaluation methods: –

1- Continues assessment 20%-30%

2-Final Written Exam 70%-80%

Fundamental of Nursing (1)

1. Course title: – Fundamental of nursing 1.
2. Code number: – FNU1176
3. Credit hours: – 6hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 1styear (semester 1)
5. Prerequisite: 
6. Coordinators:
7. Co-coordinators:
8.  Student coordinator

Course description

This course is designed to provide the basic nursing knowledge and skills of nursing procedures necessary for professional nursing practice

General Objective: –

This course aim to covers basic nursing sciences, which provide nurses student with essential information for patient care.

Course objective: –

By the end of this course the student should be able to:

– Apply the nursing process at a beginning level of skill.

-List the methods of sterilization.

– Apply standard precautions methods.

-Discuss basic life support and CPR.

-Understand infection control methods.

-Recognize   medical & surgical hands washing and their uses.

-Identify the way of donning & removing of the gloves.

-Apply principles of body mechanic.

-Understand physical examination steps.

-Measure vital signs and verbalize normal values among different age.

-List the sites for taking vital signs.

-Administer oxygen therapy and list the methods.

-List route of administering medications & calculate the dose.

-Define I.V. therapy and list types of solutions.

-Calculate drop/ minute and ml/hour.

-Calculate intake and out put

-Perform wound care properly.

-Collect blood sample properly 

– Collect other specimen properly.

Learning strategies: –

         – lecture

– Lab demonstrations.

– Role play.

Course content: –

-Introduction to fundamental.

-Medical and surgical hand washing.

-Donning and removing of gloves

-Vital signs.

-Basic life support and CPR

– Nursing process.

-Infection control.

– Principles of sterilization and disinfection.

– Medications administration.

-Drugs and fluids calculations

 -i.v fluids therapy and venous puncture.

– Oxygen therapy

-Wound care and wound suturing.

-Different – specimen collection

-Personal protective equipment (ppt)

        – Body mechanics

         -Intake and output 

Teaching methods

       – Lecture

       – Group discussion

       -Role play

       -Assignment    

    Evaluation: –

– Continues assessment: (10%-20%)

 -Written exam:   30%- 40%

-Practical exam: 40%-50%

Anatomy part 1

1. Course title: –   Anatomy 1.
2. Code number: – ANT1183
3. Credit hours: – 3 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 1st year (semester 1)
5. Prerequisite: 
6. Coordinators:
7. Co-coordinators:
8.  Student coordinator

Course description

The emphasis of this course will be concerned with understanding the structural of the organ systems of the human body

General objectives

Human body structure course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the basic principles inherent in the study of human anatomy     Specific objectives :-

After completion of this course students will be able to:-

– Explain the different anatomical terms

– Describe the form and organization of anatomical parts.

– Identify the structure or anatomy of body parts and organs.

– Describe the composition of body parts and its different levels of organization

– Discuss directional term, anatomical position, planes and section used in anatomy

1- Course contents:

1- Introduction to anatomical terms

2- Anatomical position :-

– Relative directional terms

– body part regions

3-body planes and sections

4-Cell and tissues

2- Cardiac system:-

– The heart (location –muscles –champers –valves )

– Blood vessels

– Nerve supply

3- Respiratory system:-

– Respiratory muscles

– Lungs

– Airways

4- Urinary system: –

– Kidneys

– Ureters

– Urethra

– Urinary bladder

– Renal structure

5- Lymphatic system, circulation and immune system: –

– Lymphatic glands

– Lymphatic vessels

– The spleen

Teaching setting

 –lectures

-Anatomy Lab and morgue

Evaluations:-

-Continues assessment 20%-30%

-Final written exam 30%-40%

– Practical: 30%-40%

Physiology 1

1. Course title: –   Physiology 1.
2. Code number: – PHY1192
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 1st year (semester 1)
5. Prerequisite: 
6. Coordinators:
7. Co-coordinators:
8.  Student coordinator

Course description

The emphasis of this course will be concerned with understanding the structural and functional relationships of the organ systems of the human body. A special effort will be made to help the student to understand the concepts of homeostasis and how the individual organ systems of the body interact with each other in the maintenance of the normal functioning of the entire organism.

General objectives

Human body function course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the basic principles inherent in the study of human physiology.

Specific objectives:-

–Describe the different physiological terminologies that help the student to acquire knowledge and understand of human body functions

– Explain the function of the inside the human body to help students to apply nursing functions.

Contents: –

-Definition of terminology

Physiology of cells: –

– Body fluids, osmosis and disturbances.

– Transport across cell membrane.

– Fluid and electrolytes balance.

– Essential regulatory systems: 

– Acid- base balance.

– Homeostasis.

– Basal metabolic rate.

– Heat balance.

– Functions of: –

– Respiratory system:-

– Mechanism of breathing

– Respiratory rate and factors affecting

– Respiratory rates         

– Respiratory volume

– Size and capacity of the lungs

– Regulation of blood gases(gas exchange)

– Cardiac system:-

– functions of the  heart

-circulation

-electrical conduction system

– Electro-cardio-graphic

– Regulation of Systolic and diastolic Blood pressure

– Cardiac out put

– Shock stroke

Urinary system:-

– Urinary system, function

– Renal functions, normal and abnormal renal function

– Renal function and control.

– Haematology, description, contents and general functions: –

– Content and functions of Plasma,

– Content and Functions of Red blood cells

– Content and functions of Hemoglobin and ABO group

– Anemia, Causes of anemia

– Content and functions of platelets

Lymphatic system, circulation and immune system: –

– Lymphatic glands and fluids

– The spleen

Methods of the teaching

–Lectures

-Assignment and seminar.

-Small group discussion 

Evaluations: –

-Continuous assessment 20%-30%

  –Final written exam 70%-80%

Level 2 syllabus

مقرر اللغة العربية 2

اسم المقرر: مقرر اللغة العربية (2)

رمز المقرر: ARL 1113

الساعات المعتمدة :2

المستوي المقصود: السنة الاولي السمستر الاول

المتطلبات الانيه لهذا المقرر: (ان وجدت):

المنسق:

مساعد المنسق:

الطالب المنسق:

وصف المقرر

يهتم هذا المقرر بالحس اللغوي للطلاب ومهارات اللغة وتصحيح الاخطاء الشائعة ومعرفة المستويات اللغوية وغيرها.

الهدف العام للمنهج: –

معرفة أسس وقواعد التعريب والاختلاف بين اللغة العربية والإنجليزية

الأهداف العامة للمنهج: –

عند إتمام دراسة المنهج ينبغي أن يكون الطالب قادرا على

1/ معرفة أنواع وطرق النحت وقواعد التعريب والاختلافات بين اللغة العربية واللغة الإنجليزية في النبر

2/ معرفة أسس التعريب والترجمة وما يتبع ذلك كتاريخ الترجمة وأهميتها وأنواعها وأساليبها.

3/ معرفة إسهامات العلماء العرب في الحضارة والعلوم المختلفة

4/ معرفة المستويات الصوتية وأنواعها ودلالاتها 

الأهداف الخاصة للمنهج: –

  عند إتمام دراسة المنهج ينبغي أن يكون الطالب قادرا علي: –

1/ فهم طرق النحت، وأهمية الترجمة وتاريخها ووحداتها وأنواعها ومستوياتها وجذورها عند العرب

2/معرفة قواعد الألفاظ والتعريب وإسهامات العلماء العرب في الحضارة والعلوم

3/ معرفة أنواع المستويات اللغوية كالمستوي الصوتي والنحوي والدلالي.

4/ معرفة الاختلافات بين اللغتين العربية والإنجليزية في النبر.

محتويات المنهج: –

– أنواع وطرق النحت

الترجمة:

– تعريف وتاريخ الترجمة

– أهمية الترجمة

– الترجمة عند العرب

– وحدة الترجمة

– الترجمة على مستوي الفونيم والمورفيم

– الترجمة على مستوي الكلمة والجملة

– الترجمة على مستوي العبارة والنص

التعريب:

– قواعد تعريب الألفاظ

– إسهامات علماء العرب في الحضارة العربية

– نبوغ العرب في العلوم المختلفة

المستويات اللغوية:

– المستوي الصوتي

– المستوي النحوي

– المستوي الدلالي

بعض الاختلافات بين الإنجليزية والعربية في النبر

طريقة التقييم: –

امتحان أعمال الفصل 30%

الامتحان النهائي 70%

توصيف مقرر الدراسات الإسلامية 2

اسم المقرر: الدراسات الإسلامية 2

رمز المقرر: ISS 1123

الساعات المعتمدة :2

المستوي المقصود: السنة الاولي السمستر الاول

المنسق:

مساعد المنسق

الطالب المنسق:

وصف المقرر

يهتم المقرر بمدياهمية الأخلاق والعلم والإيمان في الحياة

الأهداف الخاصة للمنهج: –

عند إتمام دراسة المنهج ينبغي أن يكون الطالب قادرا علي:

1/ التعرف على أهمية الأخلاق والعلم والإيمان في الحياة.

2/ التعرف على رأي الإسلام في المستجدات الحديثة ودور التمريض في المجتمع الإسلامي.

3/ والإجهاض والتلقيح الاصطناعي.

محتويات المنهج: –

• الأمراض الجنسية: ضريبة الإباحية
• الإسلام والإجهاض.
• الإسلام والخمر
• . الإسلام والتدخين.
• الإسلام وعلاج الرجل للمرأة.
• الإسلام والزنا
• الإسلام والإنعاش الصناعي.
• الإسلام والحيض.
• الإسلام والاستنساخ
• الإسلام والتلقيح الصناعي.
• الإسلام والموانع.
• الإسلام م والإيدز.

طريقة التقييم: –

امتحان أعمال الفصل 20%-30%

الامتحان النهائي 70%-80%

English syllabus 2

1. Course title: –    English language
2. Code number: ENL1233
3. Credit hours: –   2hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 1st year (semester 2)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

The course is concern with Students to practice their skills in verbal and written English during the course time.

General Objective: –

The Course is designed to enable students to enhance ability to:

Comprehend spoken and written English (and use English) required for effective communication in their professional work.

Specific objective :

-List the Types of composition, letter writing, definitions, scales and approximation.

-Discuss ESP Materials, description, graphic representation, instructional aspects, reports and explanation.

-Identify the Tenses and aspects relationships.

-Perform Exercises in long paragraphs and short essays.

-Recognize Writing organized essays, presentation and foot – notes.

-Reading exercise (Silent and loud).

-Play Group discussion and conversation expressing ideas, facilitating group discussion providing appropriate feedback.

-Apply Communication skills at different places e.g. at airport, insurance

Methods of the teaching

–Lectures

-Small group discussion.

Content:-

-Types of composition, letter writing, definition, scales and approximation.

-ESP Materials, description, graphic representation, instructional aspects, reports and explanation.

-Tenses and aspects relationships.

-Exercises in long paragraphs and short essays.

-Writing organized essays, presentation and foot – notes.

-Reading exercise (Silent and loud).

-Group discussion and conversation expressing ideas, facilitating group discussion providing appropriate feedback.

-Communication skills at different places e.g. at airport, insurance

Course evaluation

-Continuous assessment20%-30%

-Final exam70%-80%

Fundamental OF Nursing (2)

1. Course title: –     Fundamental of nursing 2
2. Code number: FNU1266
3. Credit hours: – 6Hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 1st year (semester 2)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course is designed to provide the basic nursing knowledge and skills of nursing procedures necessary for professional nursing practice.

General Objective:-

This course aim to covers basic nursing sciences, which provide nurses student with essential information for patient care.

Specific  objectives:-

By the end of this course the student should be able to:

-Prepare healthy environment to patient.

-discuss pressure ulcer stages, causes and prevention.

-Discuss first aid of common problems and disorders.

-Make occupied and unoccupied bed

-Insert and care for urinary catheter.

-Insert enema.

-Perform dependant and independent patient hygiene.

-performed pre and post operative care

-list patient positions and bed positions and their indications.

-Insert NGT and performed the care.

-Performed wound care and suturing.

Learning strategies

– Modified lectures.

-Seminars

– Lab demonstrations.

– Role play.

Course contents: –

 -Pressure ulcer

-Wound  care and suturing..

-Hospital bed making and bed positions

-NGT insertion and care.

-Urinary catheterization

-Personal hygiene

– Dependant and independent patient hygiene.

-Patient and bed positions and indications

-Turning and lifting.

-patient admission and transferee

-Assist patient in elimination

-Pre and post operative care.

–First aid of the following (seminars )

-Electrical shock

-Bone  Fractures

-Burns and Scalds

-Poisoning

-Scorpion sting

-Snake bite

-Heat and cold exhaustion

-Shock

-Attack

-Stroke

-Spinal injuries

-Bleeding

-Fainting

Evaluation :–

-Continues assessment: 10%-20%

-Written exam:    30%-40%

– Practical: 40%-50%

Biochemistry

1. Course title: – Biochemistry
2. Code number: BIO1273
3. Credit hours: – 2 Hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 1st year (semester 2)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators:

Course description

   Biochemistry is the science concerned with studying various molecules, chemical reactions and process that occur in living cell.

Knowledge is accumulating rapidly concerning biomolecules and metabolism. Their importance is increasing in molecular biology because all diseases including genetic abnormalities are associated with metabolic changes.

General objectives

The course is designed to provide an understanding of cell biochemistry and enable the student to master clinical sciences (nutrition, pathology, immunology and pharmacology). Also, it introduces him to understand the best method for biochemical analysis of diagnostic specimens to get the best result

Specific objectives

By the end of this course the student will be able to:

– Describe the composition of carbohydrate, fat, protein, water, nuclear acids and minerals

– Explain the metabolism of the food elements

– Understand the hormones and their effects in the process of metabolism

Course content:-

– Basic principles of biochemistry

– Cell and Cell Cycle

– The cell membrane

– Water& pH (Buffers – acid- base balance)

– Enzymes

– Introduction of carbohydrates (Structure &Functions)

– digestion and Absorption

– Introduction of lipid (Structure &Functions) digestion and Absorption

– Introduction of amino acid

– Introduction (Structure &Functions) of purines, pyrimidines and Nucleic Acids

– Vitamins

– Hormones

Evaluation methods:-

-Continuous assessment 20%-30%

-Written Examination 70%-80%

Community Health (1)

1. Course title: –     Community Health nursing (1)
2. Code number: CHN 1293
3. Credit hours: – 4 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 1st year (semester 2)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:

7.Co–coordinators:

8.Student coordinators

Course description

This course focus on primary care of individual families, experiencing problems of special significant health problems, health maintenance, illness prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation are the main function of primary health care and this very important for nursing student to identify them.

General objectives:-

On the completion of this course, the student will identify the primary health care and its elements and know how to apply it in the community.

Specific objectives:-

By the end of this course, the students will be able to:-

1. Define primary health care.
2. Describe the objective of primary health care.
3. Identify the strategy of primary health care in Sudan.
4. Discuss the element of primary health care.
5. Developed and synthesized skill in communicating the promotive & preventive aspect of care through health education of mothers, children and families.
6. Observe the health care rendered in the primary health care centers.
7. Collect data.
8. Give health education to the attendance.

Course contents:-

1. Introduction to the course.
2. Definition and concept of health.
3. Definition of PHC.
4. Objective of PHC.
5. Concept of primary health care.
6.  Principle of primary health care
7. PHC strategy in Sudan.
8. Elements of PHC:-
   1. Health education concerning prevailing health problems & the methods of preventing & controlling them
   1. Environmental sanitation &safe water supply.
   1. Mother& child health including family planning.
   1. Food supply & proper nutrition.
   1. Immunization.
   1. Appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries.
   1. Prevention and control of locally endemic diseases
   1. Provision of essential drugs
   1. Mental health.

 –

14. Teaching methods:-

1) Lecture and discussion.

2) Assignment.

3) Practical training in health centers.

 Evaluation Tools:-

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

Written exam 70%-80%

Anatomy part 2

1. Course title: – Anatomy part 2
2. Code number: ANA1283
3. Credit hours: – 3 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 1st year (semester 2)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

The course is concern about normal structure of various human body system.

General objectives

acquire knowledge of normal structure of various human body system and understand the alteration in Anatomical structures in diseases and practice of nursing.

Specific objectives :

After completion of these course students will be able to

-Identify the Skeletal system, trunk and peripheries

-Discuss Musculoskeletal structure

-Recognize nervous system.

-Discuss endocrine system.

-List the component of reproductive system

Content: –

1- Skeletal system, trunk and peripheries

– Muscular system

– Muscles and Nerves

– Chest and Abdominal muscles

– Pelvic muscles

– Peripheral muscles

– The skull

– Face and neck

The Nervous system

– Central nervous system

– Peripheral nervous system

– Brain and spinal cord, Brain stem

– Cranial nerve

– Gastro-intestinal canal Liver

-Pancreas Salivary glands

-Function of Salivary glands

-Gastro-intestinal movement

-Secretion of small intestines

– Liver and gallbladder, digestion and absorption of glucose, fats and proteins.

– Functions of large intestines and elimination

Endocrine system

– Thyroid gland

– Parathyroid

– Pancreas

– Adrenal gland

– Pituitary gland

The reproductive system

– Female reproductive system

– Male reproductive system

– Anatomy of sensory organs

Evaluation methods:-

-Continuous assessment 20%-30%

– Written Examination 40%-50%

-Practical 10%-20%

Physiology part   2

1. Course title: – Physiology part   2
2. Code number: PHY1292
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: -1st   year (semester 2)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

The emphasis of this course will be concerned with understanding the structural and functional relationships of the organ systems of the human body. A special effort will be made to help the student to understand the concepts of homeostasis and how the individual organ systems of the body interact with each other in the maintenance of the normal functioning of the entire organism.

General objectives

Human body function course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the basic principles inherent in the study of human physiology .

Specific objectives

-Discuss the function of the nervous system.

– Identify GIT function

-Recognize body temperature regulation.

-list the function of sensory system

-Discuss the endocrine system

Contents

– Types and functions of Nervous and muscular system

– Muscle tone

– Muscular pain

– Sensory system, types and functions, visual, auditory, touch, Taste, smell

– Function of motor system, motor reflex, motor centre, brain and spinal cord, Brain stem

– Body Temperature, hypothermia, hyperthermia, regulation of body temperature

– Function of Salivary glands

– Gastro-intestinal movement

– Secretion of small intestines

– Liver and gallbladder, digestion and absorption of glucose, fats and proteins.

– Functions of large intestines and elimination

Endocrine system :-

– Pituitary gland Function of the endocrine system

– Definition and functions of Hormone

– Function of Pituitary gland

– Function of thyroid gland

– Function of parathyroid and metabolism of calcium

– Function of pancreas, insulin function and metabolism of glucose

– Function of adrenal gland and hormones

– Non-specific resistance and the immune system

– Functions of Genital and reproductive organs and hormones, ovulation, Menstrual cycle, fertilization, pregnancy, and genetics

Evaluation methods:-

1- Attendance and participation 10%

2- Assignments 20%

3- Written Examination 70%

Level 3syllbus

Adult Nursing (Medical) 1

1. Course title: – Adult Nursing (Medical) 1
2. Code number: ANM2316
3. Credit hours: – 5 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 2st year (semester 3)
5. Pre-requisite:    Anatomy and physiology.
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course is concern about adult medical disorders and provide knowledge and skills for nursing students to apply proper nursing care for patient with respiratory, endocrine, GIT system beside hematological and ophthalmology disorders.

General objectives

On successful completion of the module, the student will demonstrate knowledge, understanding and appropriate attitudes in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualized care of patients with medical disorders.

The student will be competent to practice, under the supervision of a mentor, a range of nursing skills.

Specific Objectives:

 By the end of this course the student should be able to:

* Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document nursing care through systematic data collection.

* State the steps of assessment including taking history, physical examination and observation

-Utilize the nursing process to plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients with respiratory, endocrine, metabolic, infectious and GIT disorders.

* Apply nursing management for upper and lower respiratory disease

* Apply nursing management for upper and lower gastro intestinal tract disease

* Discuss metabolic disorders

* Apply nursing management of patients with hematological disorder by using nursing process.

*Discuss ophthalmology medical disorders

Learning Strategic:

* Lectures

* Seminars

* Group discussion

* Assignments

* lab Demonstrations

Practical setting :

    Hospital (medical words and emergency department)

Course Contents:

1- Introduction to nursing process

Assessment, History taking, Physical examination (general, systemic)

Planning, Nursing diagnosis and Implementation.

2- Respiratory Condition

Assessment of the respiratory system.

Upper Respiratory Condition:

Common cold, Sinusitis, Pharyngitis Laryngitis, Tonsillitis

Lower Respiratory Condition

• Acute trachea bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Pneumonia, Empyema,

, Bronchitis, Emphysema, Tuberculosis.

3- Gastro intestinal problems

Barium meal and barium enema, Gastritis, Gastric and duodenal ulcer

Gastric analysis, Hepatic and biliary disorder, Viral hepatitis, jaundice

Cholecystitis. gingivitis, herpes simplex, Parotitis, Viral hepatitis

Jaundice, Cholecystitis and Irritable bowel syndrome.

4- Endocrine disorders

Pituitary gland, Hyper and hypo secretion of thyroid gland, Hyper and hypo secretion of Para thyroid gland, Hyper and hypo secretion of adrenal gland

5- Hematological disorders

Introduction of hematological disorder

Anemia, Polycythemia, (DIC), thrombocytopenia, Hemophilia Dermatology

Ophthalmology

• Ophthalmic assessment
• Anatomy of eye
• Inflammation of the eye
• Glaucoma and cataract.

Evaluation methods :-

Continuous assessment 10%-20%

         Written examination 30%-40%.

 Practical exam 50%-60%

Adult Nursing (Surgical)1

1. Course title: – Adult Nursing (Surgical)1
2. Code number: ANS2326
3. Credit hours: – 5Hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 2st Year (semester 3)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course is concern about adult surgical disorders and provide knowledge and skills for nursing students to apply proper nursing care for patient with respiratory, endocrine, GIT system beside burns management, Maxillo facial disorders, orthopedic  and fluid and electrolyte disorders.

General objectives

On successful completion of the module, the student will demonstrate knowledge, understanding and appropriate attitudes in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualized care of patients with surgical disorders.

The student will be competent to practice, under the supervision of a mentor, a range of nursing skills.

Specific objectives

Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document nursing care through systematic data collection and the application of clinical reasoning skills incorporating evidence-based practice.

1. Participate in the nursing management of patients needing or suffering of any surgical problems and its nursing diagnoses, educational needs.
2. Recognize therapeutic communications skills in the nurse-patient relationship as a nursing intervention.
3. Utilize the nursing process to plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients with respiratory, endocrine, renal , and GIT Surgeries.
4. Identify the principles of infection control, Define (disinfectant, aseptic technique & sterilization), Perform health assessment of surgical patients.
5. Demonstrate the ability to prepare client for investigating and diagnostic procedures.
6. List steps of wound healing and Perform wound care
7. Apply nursing process for patient with burn, bone fractures
8. Administer blood transfusion
9. Identify A septic technique

10.Recognize fluid and electrolyte balance

Content:

1. Introduction to surgery & Nursing process (assessment, nursing diagnosis, expected outcome, implementation & evaluation)
2. Principles of aseptic technique.
3. Fluid and electrolyte Imbalance
4. Pre-&post-operative care for general surgery.
5. Definition, Pathophysiology, causes, sings& symptoms, management & nursing process of the following conditions;
   1. Upper respiratory tract condition                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
   1. lower respiratory tract condition;   
   1. Upper GIT & lower GIT conditions (pre-&post-operative care.);
   1. foreign bodies, esophageal achalasia
   1. hiatus, hernia, endoscopy , peptic,ulcer(upper and lower,)                                                                       peptic ulcer, anorectal conditions (anal fissure , hemorrhoid fistula) Appendicitis, peritonitis, hernia,   
   1. Burn management.
   1. Bone fractures management.
   1. Maxillo facial surgery;
   1. Endocrine surgery Thyroidectomy and DSF
   1. Burn. (nursing process).
   1. Fracture.(nursing process)
   1. Blood transfusion.

Method of teaching;

1. Lecture & discussion
2.  Assignment & presentation
3.  Demonstration Skills lab.

 Practical setting:

    Hospital (surgical words, operation room, recovery room, burn units, orthopedic wards)

Evaluation methods:

Continues assessment 10%-20%

written exam 30%-40%

Practical exam 60%.

Pharmacology Syllabus

1. Course title: – Pharmacology Syllabus
2. Code number: PHR2332
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 2 st year (semester 3)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

The course is concern about drugs pharmacokinetic and its sources. pharmacodynamics.

General Objectives: –

Administer the main medications used in the treatment of disease correctly and safety to patient.

Specific objectives

By the end of this course the student will be able to :-

– Define the various terms used in pharmacology

– Describe the major classification of drugs

– Explain the important of keeping correct document

– Follow the ethical consideration in administrating medication

Course content:-

1- Introduction to Pharmacology: –

• Definition of terms

Pharmacology – Drug–Pharmacokinetics – Pharmacodynamics – Chemotherapy –Toxicology

• Nomenclature of drugs
• Drug calculation.

– Classification of drugs

– Pharmacological and trade names of the drugs.

– Reading, interpretation and implementation of drug order, drug storage.

– Uses, dosages, routes of administration, mode of action, metabolism, toxic effects, side effects, and elimination of drugs from body.

– Types of Drugs-Types of Preparations

– Route of Administration

– Documentation of Drug Administration

– Adverse Drug Reactions-Signs & Symptoms of Adverse Reactions to Drugs

– Nursing Measures in Acute Poisoning-Examples for Antidotes

– Nursing Observations during Mixing of Drugs to I.V Fluids

  2- Antibiotics     

  3- Drugs Administration in Special Categories: –

Drug Treatment During Pregnancy & Breast Feeding-Pregnancy Risk Categories

– Drugs in Renal Failure

– Drug Therapy in Geriatrics

– Drug Therapy in Pediatrics

– Mental Health

– Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System

– Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System

– Corticosteroids

– Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System

– Drugs Affecting Hematopoietic and

The Immune System

– Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System

– Drugs Affecting the Digestive System

– Drugs Used in Special Conditions: -drugs Used in Oncologic Disorders

-Drugs Used in Ophthalmic Conditions

-Drugs Used in Dermatologic Conditions

-Drug Use During Pregnancy and Lactation.

Drug abuse, control and prevention

Evaluation

Continuous assessment 20%-30%        Final written exam 70%-80 %

Pathology

1. Course title: Pathology
2. Code number: PAT2342
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 2st year (semester 3)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

The course is concern about pathology branches and cause of the diseases and the mechanism.

General Objectives:-

The course gives the students and introduction in the field of microbiology, pathology, immunology and Parasitology. It also introduces them into understanding of the best methods for collection and preservation of diagnostic specimens to get the best result. 

Specific objectives

At the end of this course the student will be able to :-

1. Define pathology and its branches
2. List the Causes and mechanism of disease
3. Discuss Chemical, structure, and functional changes during the diseases
4.  Discuss inflammation, wounds and tumors. Describe the processes of wound healing
5. Discuss the morphology, pathogeneses and classify bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites Determine their common diseases
6. Realize the best attitude in applying antibiotics treatment.
7. Discuss the general principle of immunology.
8.  Define antibiotic, bactericidal, bacteriostatic and briefly describe the mode of action and development of resistance to antimicrobial drugs.
9. Define the following terms: – Sterilization, Disinfection, Antiseptic, Disinfectant, Decontamination, cleansing, asepsis & (High, intermediate & low-level disinfectant; critical, semi-critical & non-critical items).
10. List bacteria and viruses that cause nosocomial infections
11. Briefly describe the mechanisms involved in the production of HSR with reference to some disease (e.g. hay fever, asthmatic bronchitis, rheumatic fever, urticaria, hemolytic disease of the fetus, mismatched blood transfusion, rheumatic fever and Monteux (tuberculin) test.
12. Briefly discuss immune response to different types of infection (bacteria, viruses, fungi & parasites).
13. Define the term vaccine and classify vaccines used in medicine.
14. List vaccines used in Sudan with ages of vaccinations.

Course contents:

1. Introduction to pathology
2. Cell injury and adaptation
3. Acute and chronic inflammation
4. Cell repair and wound healing
5. Hemodynamicdisorder-thrombosisandshock-edema-hemorrhage-thrombosis.
6. Neoplasia
7. Disorder of immunity
8. Morphology and classification of bacteria, virus and parasites.
9. Pathogenesis of bacteria with specific reference to common organisms and diseases (staphylococci, typhoid fever, cholera, neisserial meningitis and tuberculosis & tetanus)
10.  Pathogenesis of viruses with specific reference to common disease.  
11. Sterilization and disinfection (chemical and physical)
12.  Chronic inflammation (exemplified by tuberculosis, leprosy)
13. Tissue necrosis (types of necrosis).
14. Blood parasites such as Plasmodium, Entamoeba and Leishmania.
15. Round worms (Ascaris, Ancylsotoma).
16. Flat , Tape worms such as (Schistosoma and Toenias).
17.  Morphology and classification of fungi
18.  General pathogenesis of fungi (dermatophytes and systemic).
19. Hypersensitivity reactions.
20. action antimicrobial drugs  
21. Development of resistance to antimicrobial drugs.
22. Types of vaccines.
23. Tumors (benign and malignant

Evaluation

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

  Final written exam 70%-80%

Microbiology and Parasitological

1. Course title: – Microbiology and Parasitological
2. Code number: MIP 1283
3. Credit hours: – 2Hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 2st year (semester 3)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

The course is focused on the structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, host-microbe interactions, immunity and human

infectious diseases and methods of sterilizations.

General Objective:

The course is aimed to provide knowledge for nursing student to Identify causes of microbiological infections as well as related preventive and diagnostic measures.

Specific objectives

At the end of course, the student will be able to: –

-Classify micro-organisms

-Identify types of micro-organism and the diseases they cause (viruses, fungus, bacteria, parasite)

-Explain the types of immunity

-Describe the methods of disinfection and sterilization

-Demonstrate methods of disinfection and sterilization

Course content: –

1-Definition of terminology

2-Classifications of micro-organisms 

3-Bacterial growth

4-Culture media

5-Staining method

6-Sterilization &disinfection

7-Bacterial pathogeneses

8-Pathogenic microorganism

9-Antibiotics

10-Pathogenic virus

11-Pathogenic fungi /parasite

Evaluation methods:-

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

3-Written Examination 70%-80%

Sociology &Anthropology

1. Course title: Sociology &Anthropology
2. Code number:SOA2362
3. Credit hours: – 2 Hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 2 st Year (semester 3)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course is focusing about the concepts of sociology, anthropology and their relation to the health and disease ,  e. g effects of culture on illness, cultural shock,  variations in symptoms, sick behave, food taboos  maladjustment, traditional medicine socialization.

General Objective: –

Aims to be submitted to the knowledge of the origins and development of sociology and to know the culture of the various Sudanese tribes and their problems, how socialization and social behavior influence the health.

Specific objectives

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

• Discuss the various social systems in Sudan with emphasis on their effect upon the health of the community.
  • Recognize the impact of cultural norms, traditions and beliefs on individuals and community in the country while planning and implementing nursing care for the maintenance of health and prevention of illness.
• Define sociology, principles and objectives and their relationship to other sciences.
•  Enumerate the Forms of assembly and discuss the emergence of human communities and the evolution of humanity.
• Social process, Stratification, change, Inequality, Institutions, norms and stigma .
• Lists the characteristics of social systems.
• Lists the forms of social systems. 
• Discuss the importance of socio-cultural anthropology and its relation to   health.
• Classify and define groups and common Terms.
• Discuss the concept, types and characteristics of culture.
• Define the concept of social development.
• Define the urban community and the rural community.
• The differences between urban and rural community
• Define the concept of traditional medicine.
• Discuss health behavior.
• Analyze health-related knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and practices of various socio- cultural groups in Sudan.
• Define and appreciate the role of society and culture in recognizing health system utilization.
• Discuss the application of trans-cultural nursing concepts when providing nursing care to clients.
• Discuss relevant social issues and suggest methods to facilitate change where necessary.
• Discuss relationship between sociology and nursing.
• Define social work In health care and social services.

The content:-

• Introduction of the course.
• Sociology and anthropology.
•  Place of sociology among the social science.
• Individual and Society. 
• Assembly of human forms.
• Social organization and system.
•  The concept of culture.
• Rural and Urban community.
• Sudanese tribes.
• Social process.
• Social change and  Stratification.
•  Social Institution.
•    Social norms, mores, values, Taboo.
• Disease and health and   in their social context.
• Sociology and nursing science.
• Roots and beliefs of health.
• Health behavior.
• Social work in health care and social services.

Evaluation methods: –

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

Written Examination 70%-80%

Level 4 syllabus

Adult Nursing (Medical) 2

1. Course title: – Adult Nursing (Medical) 2
2. Code number: ANM2416
3. Credit hours: – 5 Hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 2st Year (semester 4)
5. Pre-requisite: –
6. Coordinators: –
7. Co–coordinators: –
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course is concern about adult medical disorders and provide knowledge and skills for nursing students to apply proper nursing care for patient with cardiovascular , urinary system . CNS, ENT systems beside dermatological disorders and maxillofacial problems. 

General objective :

The students should be able to apply his knowledge, skills, and attitude that he learned to assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualized care of patients with medical disorders.

Specific objectives:

By studying this course, the student will be able to:

– Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration with patients, families and other members of the health care team.

– Demonstrate the knowledge of Path physiology, pharmacology, and the patient condition – in integrated way – and the collaborative role of nursing to the holistic management of patients.

– Identify cause of heart failure.

– Describe the diagnostic test and interventions for congestive heart failure.

– Discuss the Path physiology and symptoms of left- and right-sided heart failure.

– Apply nursing management for patients with heart failure.

– Review central and peripheral nervous systems.

– Identify cranial nerves and their function.

– Describe the components of the Glasgow Coma Scale.

– Practice Glasgow Coma Scale accurately

– Discuss the implications of abnormal findings in a baseline neurological assessment.

– Apply nursing care for patients undergoing diagnostic testing for neurological disorders accurately.

– Apply nursing care of patients with neurosensory losses related to cranial nerve dysfunction accurately.

– Apply nursing care to promote neurological function and patient safety.

– Mention the stages of chronic renal failure systematically.

– Apply the nursing management of patients’ renal failure.

Contents:

– Introduction:

– Cardiovascular disorders: Diagnostic test and procedure: chest x-ray, ECG, Echocardiogram, cardiac enzymes, cardiac catheterization.

– Myocardial infarction

– Congestive heart failure

– Acute pulmonary edema

– Myocarditis, Pericarditis, endocarditis.

– Rheumatoid arthritis

Nervous system problems:

– Neurological assessment

-GCS

-Diagnostic procedures

– Meningitis

– Hemiplegic and paraplegia

– Myasthenia gravies and Gillian Barrie syndrome

– Seizure.

ENT DISORDERS

-Sinusitis

-Tonsillitis

-Otitis media

Urinary system problems

-Assessment of the urinary system

– Renal function, Urine retention

-Glomerulonephritis

 -Nephrotic syndrome

– Pyelonephritis Kidney tuberculosis

-Acute renal failure

 -Chronic renal failure

 -End stage renal disease

-Peritoneal and haemodialysis

Dermatological disorders

maxillofacial problems

Learning methods:-

– Lectures.

– Seminars.

– Group discussions.

– Demonstrations.

– Assignments and reports.

– supervised practical

– Case study. 

Course Evaluation:-

– Continuous assessment 10%-20%

-Written exam 30%-40%

-Practical exam 40%-50%

Adult Nursing (Surgical) 2

1. Course title: – Adult Nursing (Surgical) 2
2. Code number: ANS2326
3. Credit hours: – 5 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 2st year (semester 4)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course is concern about adult surgical disorders and provide knowledge and skills for nursing students to apply proper nursing care for patient with cardiovascular, renal , CNS ,ENT systems surgical condition .

General objective: –

Upon completion of this course the student will have the opportunity to use the steps of the nursing process to deliver safe, effective, and individualized, nursing care for surgical client how experience surgical problem.

Specific objectives: –

By studying this course, the student will be able to: –

1. Utilize the nursing process to plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients with cardiovascular, neurosurgery, and ENT Surgeries.
2. Develop nursing care plans to promote the physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being for clients at risk and their support systems
3. Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration with patients, families and other members of the health care team.
4. Demonstrate and integrate knowledge of Pathophysiology, pharmacology and the collaborative role of nursing to the holistic management of patients
5. Identify ways to help the patient with a surgical condition cope with: – the illness event – the environment – hospitalization- altered body image – complications.
6. Participate/observe in the nursing management of patients undergoing Investigations/diagnostic investigations where appropriate.
7. Describe physical and emotional needs of the individual and family of the client at risk.
8. identify the principles of infection control.
9. Define disinfectant, aseptic and sterilization.
10. Assess surgical patients include: –
11. History taking.
12.  Physical examination (general –systemic).
13.  Demonstrate and discuss the principles of handling of surgical instrument.
14.  demonstrate and discuss the methods of handling medication on the surgical field with patient safety

Contents: –

Cardio vascular surgery

• Indication of cardiac surgery
• Cardiac Valvular surgery
• Heart Valve Repairs
• Cardiac Catheterization
• Cardiac transplantation

Urinary surgery

• Urinary stone
• Urinary diversion
• Urine retention
• Kidney transplant
• Prostate enlargement
• Testicular trauma & torsion

CNS surgery

• Management of Patient with Neurologic Trauma
• Head injury
• ICP

Maxillofacial

• Dental disorders
• Dental caries
• Facial palsy
• Dental Assessment

ENT disorders

• Otitis Media, otitis external, deafness
• Sinusitis, pharyngitis
• Tonsillitis & Adenoiditis –
• Laryngitis
• Epistaxis

Learning methods: –

-lecture.

– Group discussions.

– Assignments and reports.

– Case study..

Evaluation

Continuous assessment 10%-20%

Written exam 30%-40%

Practical exam 40%-50%

Communication skills

1. Course title: -Communication skills
2. Code number: COS2332
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 2st year (semester 4)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

General objective:

Student will able to describe the principles of interpersonal relationships and communication techniques used for interaction with a variety of individuals and groups in various health care setting

Specific objectives

By the end of this course the student will be able to:

– Use various approaches to therapeutic communication with individuals, groups in various health care setting.

Describe the general principles of health education (purposes, approaches, and factors influence health education).

– Describe the process of health education.

– Explain the steps followed in health education session.

Content: –

• Therapeutic and interpersonal relationship.
• Principle of communication.
• Factors affect communication.
• Types of communication (verbal and non-verbal).
• Therapeutic communication (purpose, technique use to enhance communication).
• Technology in communication and nursing care.
• Practical demonstration in communication
• Concept of health education.
•  Principles of health education (purposes, approaches, advantages and disadvantages of various approaches).
•  Factors that influence health education.
• Assessment of needs for health education.
• Educational process (components of educational session, learner characteristics).
• Steps followed in development of educational session (choice approach, design of session, preparation of material &environment, implementation and evaluation).
• Practical training on designing and implementing health session and evaluating it

Methods of the teaching

Lecture

Seminars

Case study

Evaluation: –

Continuous assessment 10%-20%

Written exam 30%-40%

Practical 40%-50%

مقرر الدراسات السودانية

اسم المقرر: الدراسات السودانية

رمز المقرر: SUS2342

الساعات المعتمدة :2

المستوي المقصود: السنة الثانية السمستر الرابع

المتطلبات الانيه لهذا المقرر: (ان وجدت):

المنسق:

مساعد المنسق:

الطالب المنسق:

توصيف المقرر

يهتم هذا المقرر بالعادات والتقاليد السودانية ومعني القومية.

 الاهداف العامة

يهدف المقرر لتبصير الطالب بالشعور القومي وتبصيره بالقبائل السودانية

أهداف المنهج الخاصة

1-تقوية إحساس الطلاب بالوحدة وإذكاء الشعور القومي فيهم.

2-تعريف الطلاب بخصائص الشخصية السودانية ومكوناتها وهويتها.

3- تثقيف الطالب وتبصيره بالقبائل السودانية والعربية والإفريقية من أصلها وعاداتها وتقاليدها وأماكن تواجدها.

4- تعريف الطالب بأصول الثقافة السودانية وهويتها عربيا وإفريقيا.

5- تعريف الطالب بالتطور التاريخي للدولة السودانية. والحضارات السودانية غبر القرون.

6- تعريف الطالب بالمعالم الأساسية في تاريخ السودان.

كيفية تحقيق المنهج

دراسة بعض الجوانب التاريخية والجغرافية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية والإدارية والسياسية للتعرف علي نشأة الدولة السودانية ومكونات الشخصية السودانية والمجتمع السوداني وخصائصه وسماته ..

تفصيل المنهج(المحتويات)ا

• مقدمة, الشخصية السودانية وخصائصها ومكوناتها ومحددات الهوية.
• اثر الإسلام والعروبة والإفريقية علي خصائص الشخصية السودانية ومكوناتها.
• نشأة المجتمع السوداني: السكان والقبائل الأصلية  وأماكن تواجدها وعاداتها
• القبائل العربية في السودان وأماكن تواجدها وعاداتها.
• الثقافة السودانية: مكوناتها ,أصولها, مدارس الثقافة.
• تطور نظام الحكم في السودان: نظام الطوائف الدينية,, النظام القبلي, الإدارة الأهلية , الأحزاب السياسية, الاتحادات المهنية والفئوية والنقابية والشبابية والجمعيات.
• تطور التقسيم الإداري : من المركزية إلي اللامركزية. الفدرالية,
• الحضارات السودانية عبر القرون: كرمة، مروي، نبتة، الممالك المسيحية ,الممالك الإسلامية
• مناقشة مقالات الطلاب, سمنار
• الوحدة الوطنية: المفهوم ,أهداف الوحدة الوطنية, العوامل السلبية لهدم الوحدة ,العوامل الإيجابية لبناء الوحدة.
• البيئة في السودان التلوث, الغذاء, المياه,
• الهجرة الداخلية والخارجية وأثارها, هجرة الكفاءات السودانية أسبابها وتداعياتها
• العادات والتقاليد: العادات الضارة: الشلوخ, الريح الأحمر, الختان الفرعوني, البطان.
• سياسة الدولة المهدية وأثرها في الحياة الاجتماعية.

طرق التدريس :

• محاضرات
• سمنارات

التقييم:-

اعمال الفصل 20%-30%

الامتحان النهائي 70%-80%

Health Economic

1. Course title: – Health Economics
2. Code number: THE2352
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 2st year (semester 4)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinator

Course description

The course also guides students to know ideal situation and present status of health economics in general to be aware (during their work) to solve any problem related to health economics

General objective: –

The course address constrains of health economic with regards different diseases especially endemic preventive diseases.

Specific objectives:

At the end of this course, the graduate should be able to:

1. Discuss health economic as major factor influencing the health status of Sudan.
2. Identify concept components of health economic.
3. Dictate the measure controlled of the health economics  
4. Gain skills to motivate and inspire all society sectors all over Sudan to upgrade health economic.
5. Identify examples of interventions that improved health economic status of his/her work area.
6. Identify key health economic tools and resources that support clients, providers, projects and programme.
7. Identify success factors that guide local capacity and smooth the way for effective change in health care practices.
8. Describe the effective pathway to changing and improving health care practices in Sudan as a developing country.
9. Describe the steps to support a change in health practices in initiation through widespread use of financial, human and equipment resources.
10. Identify types of data resources.
11. Describe how information can be used for decision-making. 

Contents

1. Concept of health economic-development and peace.
2. Health investment.
3. Health financial policies.
4. Administration and management.
5. Health system.
6. Health indicators.
7. Leadership.
8. Monitoring and evaluation of health economic.
9. Macroeconomic in health.
10. Building capacity, financial, human resources.
11. Impact of endemic diseases.
12. Health and peace.
13. Health and environment.
14. Reproductive health-immunization.
15. Governmental, private and community sectors participation.
16. Community, Local and International Organizations participations
17. Environmental health and pollution.
18. Sustained health development.
19. Health development challenges and goals.
20. Methods of instructions:

Visit Ministry of Health (Federal –State) 

              Solving health problems and social

Methods of teaching:

 Lecture

Assignments

Discussion

  Evaluation:

• Continuous assessment 20%-30%
• Written exam 70%-80%

Diet Therapy Syllabus

1. Course title: -Diet Therapy Syllabus
2. Code number: DTT3532
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 2st year (semester 4)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course provides a foundation for nutrition knowledge & hopefully will encourage an ongoing interest keeping up-to-date with current nutrition research in the future.

General objectives

The aim of the course is to enable the students to apply nutrition principles in the promotion of health, prevention & treatment of nutrition-related problems.

Specific Objectives:

By the end of the study and practice of these course the student should be able to know the following :

• Describe the effects of food on the health of the each age groups.
• Identification f the suitable food in different medical disorders.
• Application of the nutritional measurement for each patient and according to his illness.
• Discuss the role of nutrition in the development of chronic disease e.g.

  diabetes, HTN.

• Discuss the causes & risk factor for protein-energy malnutrition.

Classify protein energy malnutrition (wasting; stunting & stage).

• Outline the difference in the etiology & clinical presentation of Marasmus & Kwashiorkor.
• Plan for the treatment of protein energy malnutrition

Diagnose & classify grade of obesity.

• Describe the conservative management, radical treatment & complications of obesity.
• Describe the features eating disorders. (Anorexia nervosa & bulimia nervosa), & plan for management.
• Describe major dietary principles for the management, of diabetes mellitus.
• Explain the concept & application of glycemic index.
• Identify the role of fatty acids and other dietary factors in the etiology & treatment of cardio-vascular disease & hypertension.
• Describe the role of dietary factors in the etiology & treatment of gastro-intestinal disorders.
• List the type of dietary fiber, & discuss their clinical significance.
• Discuss the possible association between food & etiology of cancer.
• Define and describe the terms (food intolerance, food allergy, food aversion) & identify the commonest food items that associated with allergy.
• List the indications for & different methods of enteral & parenteral nutrition.
• Have a basic understanding of tube feeding equipment, & the feeds.

 contents :

• The effects of food on the health of the each age groups.
• Suitable food composition for the following conditions:
• Typhoid fever.
• Diarrheal disease.
• Constipation.
• Ulcerative colitis.
• Liver disorders.
• Pancreatic disorders.                                                      
• Obesity.
• Gastric and duodenal ulcers.
• Diabetes millets.
• Animas.
• Hypertension.
• Cardiopulmonary conditions.
• Marasmus & Kwashiorkor.

Evaluation methods :-

-written examination 70%-80%.

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

Epidemiology

1. Course title: – Epidemiology
2. Code number: EPD2472
3. Credit hours: –   2hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 2st year (semester 4)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course is focuses on the most common infectious diseases and their epidemiology, causative organisms, clinical features, principles of medical management and nursing management including prevention of infection.

General Objectives:

Student will be able to  discuss the impact of the prevalent communicable and non-communicable conditions on community and national health.

Specific objectives 

By the end of the course the student will be able to: –

– Recognize the preventive and therapeutic approaches taken towards the major endemic parasitic in the country.

– Define epidemiology.

-Know the common causes of epidemic.

– Explain morbidity and mortality measures.

– Know experimental epidemiology

– Know the analytic epidemiology

– Statistics and keep records

– Demonstrate ability take to measures that prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

– Demonstrate ability to carry out statistical calculations and to keep accurate records.

Content:-

1- Terminology of epidemiology

2- Principles of epidemiology

3- Concepts of causation

4- Epidemiology measurement

5- Prevention and Control of disease

6- Screening of disease

7- Concept of infection (chain of infection)

8- Nature history of disease and concept of epidemic 9-(investigation of epidemic surveillance of disease)

9- Morbidity and mortality rates

10- Descriptive, experimental, and analytic and preventive epidemiology

11- Infectious diseases (infection process, reservoir of infection, mode of transmission, patterns of disease occurrence, preventive and control measures).

12- Sexual transmitted diseases.

13- Mange the client with tropical and communicable diseases

Methods of learning

Lecture

Seminar

Assignment

Evaluation: –

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

Written exam 70%-80%

Level 5 syllabus

Maternal Health Nursing

1. Course title: – Maternal Health Nursing
2. Code number: MHN3514
3. Credit hours: – 4 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 3st year (semester 5)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description 

The course is  provides   basic knowledge and skills required for nursing normal and high risk pregnant women during antenatal, natal and postnatal periods in hospital and community settings. And to introduce the students to the concepts, aims, importance and history of gynecological nursing.

General objectives

This course is designed to introduce the students to the concepts and principles of obstetrical and gynecological nursing.

Specific Objectives:

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:-

1- Explain basic knowledge associated with anatomy of female genital organs, menstrual cycle, fertilization, normal pregnancy

2- Describes the pre-embryonic and embryonic stages of fetal development Physiological change during pregnancy

3- Knows the stages of prenatal development

• Knows how to consult a pregnant woman and her family about the physiological and psychological changes occurring during pregnancy
• Discuss disease during pregnancy

The content: – theoretical

-Fertilization

– Implantation

– Amniotic Fluid.

– Placenta and Umbilical Cord

– Functions of the Placenta

 Fetal Development System: –

– Development Cardiovascular System

– Gastrointestinal System

– Musculoskeletal System

– Genitourinary System

– Integumentary System

– Respiratory System

– Immunologic System

Maternal Physiological Changes of Pregnancy: –

– Reproductive System.

– Uterus Cervix Ovaries Vagina Breasts

– Cardiovascular System

– Respiratory System

– Musculoskeletal System

– Gastrointestinal System

– Urinary System

– Integumentary System

– Endocrine System

– Metabolism.

Signs of Pregnancy

Presumptive Signs

Probable Signs

Pelvic Signs

Braxton-Hicks Contractions

Increased Pigmentation

Ballottement

Pregnancy Test

Positive Signs

Hearing the Fetal Heartbeat

Visualization of the Fetus

Examiner Feeling Fetal Movement

Prenatal Education and Care

– Prenatal Care Initial Visit

– Screening Tests

– Return Visits

– Anticipatory Guidance

– Environmental Hazards

– Discomforts of Pregnancy Warning Signs

– Nutrition

– Self-Care Breast Care Personal Hygiene

– Activity/Rest.

– Dental Care

– Sexual Activity

Diseases with pregnancy:

–Gestational diabetes

-Anemia

-Hypertension

-DM

-Thyroid disorders

Methods of the teaching

Lecture

Seminar

Discussion

Evaluation

Continuous assessment 10%-20%

Written exam 30%-40%

Practical exam 40%-50%

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Labour and Puerperium Nursing

1. Course title: – Labour and Puerperium Nursing
2. Code number: LPN3524
3. Credit hours: – 4 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 3st year (semester 5)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

The course is focusing about labor periods and puerperium time.

General objectives

Student will demonstrate labor and puerperium care and demonstrate the application of knowledge and skill in giving need –based care.

Specific objectives

At the end of the course student will be able to:-

1- Describe the anatomy and physiology of labor and the clinical features of each stage of labor

3- Describe physiologic adaptation of the normal newborn

4- Describe the physiologic adaptations or the puerperium.

5- Describe the various FP methods.   

6- Prepare the mothers for labor and puerperium

7- nursing care for mother and newborn

8- nursing care for mothers after delivery

The theoretical content:-

– Physiology of labour,

– mechanism of labor.

– Management of labor

First stage –

• Signs & symptoms of onset of labor
• Assessment and observation of women in labor ; portogram
• Active management of labor,
• Pain relief & comfort in Labor

Second stage: –

• Signs and symptoms; normal & Duration of delivery; Principles &techniques Episiotomy (only if required) Receiving the new born
• Care of umbilical cord
• Immediate assessment including screening for congenital anomalies – Identification – Bonding – Initiate feeding – -Screening and transportation of the neonate

 Third Stage

• Signs and symptoms; normal and Duration
• Method of placenta expulsion Management;
• Principles and techniques Examination of the placenta -Examination of perineum Maintaining records & reports

puerperium

 – Describe the physiology of puerperium

– Describe the management of women during post-natal period

– Assessment and management of women during post-natal period

 Normal puerperium;

• Physiology Duration Postnatal assessment and management

– Promoting physical & emotional well being 

– Lactation management

– Immunization 

– family planning and Family dynamics after childbirth.

– counseling Follow – up and  Records and reports

Methods of teaching

Lecture

Case study

practical

Evaluation-

 Continuous assessment 10%-20%

Written exam 30%-40%        

 Practical 40%-60%

Gynecological Nursing

1. Course title: -Gynecological Nursing
2. Code number: GYN3534
3. Credit hours: – 4 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 3st year (semester 5)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course will enable student  to  analyses knowledge and understanding of gynecological conditions and explore the scope of professional practice. It will enable the development of skills and competencies needed to provide quality gynecological nursing care to

women and their families, within all settings in gynecology.

General objectives

The course aims to enhance students’ knowledge and understanding of gynecological conditions and to explore the scope of professional  nursing practice within all areas of gynecology.

Specific objectives 

-Discuss Anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system.

 -Perform assessment for women with gynecologic problem. 

– Prepare woman for various gynecologic examination and investigations

– Provide pre- and postoperative care for women with various gynecologic operations.

Content

-Anatomy and physiology female reproductive

– congenital malformations of the genital tract.

– Disorders of puberty

–  Menstrual cycle and disorders.

-Premenstrual syndrome.

-Inter-menstrual bleeding

-Post-coital bleeding

-Heavy periods

-Polycystic ovarian syndrome.

-Ovarian cysts.

-Chlamydia and pelvic inflammatory disease

-Subfertility/fertility.

– Sexually transmitted diseases.

–Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

–Endometriosis

–Fibroids

–Menopause

–Ovarian Masses

–Pelvic Pain

–Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

–Urinary Tract Infections

–Vaginitis

-Early pregnancy disorders ( abnormal of pregnancy and abortion) .

-Cancer of the uterine cervix.

-Cancer of the ovary.

-Cancer of the vulva and the vagina.

-Problems of the lower urogenital tract in the post-reproductive years with associated

-Uterine displacement/prolapse.

-Disorders of micturition.

-The climacteric. Gynaecological surgery.

-Amenorrhea

-Early menopause

-Post menopause bleeding

Common gynaecological procedure:-

– pre and post-operative nursing care for hysterectomy

– Pre and post-operative nursing care for laparoscopy

– Pre and post-operative nursing care for endometrial biopsy

Teaching methods

Lecture

Seminar

Case study

Group discussion

Evaluation

Continuous assessment 10%-20%

Written exam 30%-40%

Practical exam 50%-60%

Genetics

1. Course title: –   Genetics
2. Code number: GES3542
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 3st year (semester 5)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course introduces the student to have many opportunities to integrate the latest genetic advances into their practice.

General objectives

As genetic and genomic knowledge continues to increase, nurses can lead in applying this knowledge to support persons with genetics problems  and their efforts toward independence and self-determination.

Specific Objectives:

At end of this course the student will be able to

 1.  Define genetics Science
2. Describe the structure of nucleic acids and genetic code

  3. Explain the isolation of legacies and distribution
4. Discuss the sex-linked inheritance
5. Discuss the cross and link of legacies
6. Explain the groups and maps associated with genetic
7. Discuss the transmission of genetic material and sexual differentiation
8. describe the appropriate counseling and management in families with a previous genetic disorder

 9.Discuss the interaction of genetic and genotype of the human 

10.Describe appropriate counseling and management in families with a previous chromosomal disorder and fetal chromosomal anomaly.

1.  Explain and supervise a programme of screening for chromosomal anomaly during pregnancy
2. to carry out the preconception counseling in families at increased risk of fetal anomaly (including those with family history, prior anomaly, medical disorder or exposure to teratogenic drugs)

Content:

1. Introduction to Genetics
2. Structure and installation of nucleic acids and Genetic code

. gene structure & function

• DNA as genetic material

• replication, transcription & translation

• mechanisms & effects of mutation
 3. Isolation legacies

  4.The distribution of legacies
5. Sex-linked inheritance

  Chromosomes

– structure & function 

– cell division

– types of abnormality (incl. structural

rearrangements, trisomies, sex chromosome
6. Link and cross the legacies
8. groups associated with the genetic maps 
10. Transmission of genetic material and sexual differentiation Preconception counseling: –

– assessment of risk of fetal anomaly

• personal / family history of genetic disorder

• prior chromosomal disorder / advanced age

• prior structural anomaly

• current medical disorder e.g. diabetes

• teratogen exposure

– investigations (incl. genetic testing)

– methods of screening / diagnosis

– alternative options (incl. assisted conception /

preimplantation diagnosis)

methods of the teaching

-Lectures.

– Seminars.

– Group discussions.

-Assignments and reports

Evaluation

Continuous assessment 20%30%

Written exam 70%-80%

Health Statistics

1. Course title: – Health Statistics
2. Code number: HES3552
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 3st year (semester 5)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

describe general principles of statistics (introduction to vital statistics, type of information, collection of data, measure of central tendency, use of qualitative & quantitative statistics, means & comparison, analysis of results and presentation of data result and SPSS.

General Objectives: 

Student will recognize the importance of statistical analysis in field of nursing.

Specific objectives

At the end of this course the student will be able to:-

1. Define and classify medical statistics.

2. Define the terms, data, variable.

3. Differentiate between quantitative and qualitative data.

4. Describe and analyze the components of descriptive statistics and discuss its functions.

5. Define and apply the measures of central tendency (the mean, median and mode).

6. Apply a computer programme for data processing relevant to biostatistics (e.g. SPSS).

7. Define and discuss normal distribution curve. 

8. Define the concepts of probability, sample and population.

9. Describe the main sampling techniques and the determine the sample size relevant to the research concerned

10. Discuss and demonstrate hypothesis generation and testing.

11. Discuss and apply statistical analysis – scales and measurement

12. Discuss the various forms of data presentation and reporting of result (tabulation, diagram, line, pie, histogram and curve).

Contents:

• Introduction to the course biostatistics.
• Definition and classification of medical statistics
• Sampling (methods, sample size, random table)
• Bias and variables
• Data collection, collation and cleaning
• Frequency distribution
• Data analysis and interpretation .
• Test of significant. 
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Population definition and sampling
• Hypothesis generation and testing
• Statistical analysis – scales and measurement
• Hospital statistics.
• Use of qualitative and quantitative statistics.
• Presentation of data.
• SPSS

Teaching methods

Lecture

Assignment

Siminar

Evaluation

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

Written exam 70%-80%

Education & Technology

1. Course title: Education & Technology
2. Code number: EDT3562
3. Credit hours:2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: 3st year (semester 5)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course is concern about education, teaching, learning methods

General objectives

Student will be able to discuss different teaching strategies

Specific objectives

At the end of this course the student will be able to:

– Define education, teaching, learning.

– Understand curriculum and its content.

– Explain objectives of; curriculum, course, and teaching topic.

– Describe the different methods of teaching.

– Describe the process of training the practical session.

– Describe the different types of audio visual aids.

– Describe the different types of evaluation.

Course Content:

– Definition of terms.

– Curriculum and its content and curriculum, course and topic.

– Methods of teaching and training.

– Methods of evaluation

– Practical training on preparing theoretical lesson and conducting it.

– Preparing practical training session and apply it.

– Use of educational technology.

Evaluation methods:-

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

Written exam 70%-80%

Level 6syllabus

Child Health Nursing

1. Course title: -Child Health Nursing
2. Code number: CHN3613 
3. Credit hours: – 3 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 3st year (semester 6)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

The course is concern about child health , growth  and development.

General objectives

The aim of this course is to equip the student nurse with the knowledge, practice and attitudes about care of health child   to develop the knowledge and competence demanded by the complexity of the changing health care system.

Specific objectives

  By the end of this course each student will be able to ;

• Identify the characteristic of pediatric nurse
• Identify the necessary facts about child and principle of child care
• Identify the community behavior changes to ward best child care.
• Identify the primary health care and it is level to child care
• Identify the child growth and development
• Identify the factor affecting growth and development
•  Identify the types and stages of growth and development
• Identify the characteristic of healthy child and monitor normal growth and development at each stage
• Identify the basic need for the child in each developmental stage
• Identify the importance of play for healthy child
• Identify the breast feeding and artificial feeding
• Identify the importance of growth and development for pediatric nurse and instruct child and their parent about preventive and treatment measures
• Identify the child right
• Identify the different method for child raring
• Apply different method of communication with child
• Acquire the practical experiences in nursing skills
• Professional and Practical Skill

Contents

• Child nutrition.
• Immunization
• Principles of growth and development.
• Neonate and neonatal reflexes
• General characteristics of neonate
• Infant
• Toddler
• Immediate and ongoing care of neonate.
• Developmental theory.
• Introduction to principles of child care
• Preschool
• Adolescent
• School age

Methods of teaching

• Lecture
• Seminar
• Case study

Evaluation methods: –

Contentious assessment10%-20%

Written exam 30%-0%

Practical 40%-50%

General Pediatric Nursing

1. Course title: General Pediatric Nursing
2. Code number: PDN3628
3. Credit hours: – 8 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 3st year (semester 6)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course concern about information of medical and surgical various diseases that affect children in terms of causes and pathological signs and diagnostic methods (Diagnosis) medical examinations and laboratory.

3. The decision also addresses the identification of the role of specialist nurses in the curative and preventive aspects of the different stages .It also deals with the analysis of this decision specialized skills needed to care for children affected by the various organs of the body disease, with a focus on the role of the nurse and the nurse to avoid complications .

General objectives

The aim of this course is to equip the student nurse with the knowledge, practice and attitudes about health problems in pediatrics and how to provide required nursing care in each stage of growth in order to develop the knowledge and competence demanded by the complexity of the changing health care system.

Specific objectives

      By the end of this course each student will be able to ;

1. provide students with scientific information and basic skills necessary to care for the patient  children starting from the newborn (neonate) and even teens.

2. Apply the art of guiding and educating the child and his parents preventive and curative aspects

3. identify the immediate care of the newborn

Neonatal problems, condition that should be admitted to nursery unit 

4.  Identify the preterm baby & nursing care of premature baby.

 – assist with assessment of the premature baby.

-perform physical care(skin, mouth, eye, ears& nose)

-regulate incubator temperature & maintain cleanliness

5.  prepare, give& record medications

6.identify the oxygen therapy & assist in procedure. .

7.Identify etiology, signs and symptoms & nursing care of the following conditions;

8. GI disorders, metabolic disorders, respiratory disorders, cardiovascular diseases, genito-urinary disorders,, neurologic disorders,

9.prepare equipment for cut down procedure.

10. give health education to the mothers with regard to infant feeding, immunization, nutrition & prevention accident & infection

11.preform the care of baby in intensive care unit

Content:

• Neonatal problems & cases should be admitted to nursery unit( preterm neonate – IDM – RDS – Neonatal  jaundice -neonatal sepsis – seizer – hypothermia – hypoglycemia – hypocalcaemia- hemorrhage birth asphyxia ) 
• The pre mature baby & assessment
• Oxygen therapy
• Care of incubator
• Prevention of infection
• Nursing process for child with;
• GIT disorders &surgical intervention
• Metabolic disorders
• Respiratory disorders,(Lower respiratory tract infection)
• Cardiovascular diseases surgical intervention (congenital heart diseases – valvular lesion)
• Gento-urinary disorders, surgical intervention
• Neurologic disorders surgical intervention)spina bifida, meningocele, myelomeningocele increase intracranial pressure &surgical intervention& nursing care).
• Administer of Medication.
• Preoperative &post-operative nursing care.
• Cut down.
• Care of baby in intensive care unit
• Neonatal resuscitation

Methods of teaching

Lecture

assignment

seminar

Evaluation methods :-

Continuous assessment 10%-20%

Written exam 30%-40%

Practical 40%-50%

Gerontology Nursing

1. Course title: Gerontology Nursing
2. Code number: GRN3633
3. Credit hours: – 3 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 3st year (semester 6)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinator

Course description

This course is describe the concepts and theories of geriatric care and the new trends in the management of the elderly and over view of aspects that affects the health of aged, the roles of the health care team members working with the aged.

General objectives

This course is designed to help nursing students to meet the challenges of providing care to elderly individuals with a variety of needs in a wide range of health care settings. It also provides a basic theory and practice essential to the nursing assessment and management strategies appropriate to the care of the elderly with a range of health problems

Objectives:

By the end of this course the student will be able to:

1. Identify the most common terms related to aging
2. Discuss the demographic aspects of aging
3. Discusses the physiological and psychosocial changes for elderly people 
4. Explain the environmental safety  precautions for the elderly
5. Discuss the most common myths related to elderly persons
6. List the nutritional needs and the nutritional deficiency diseases affecting the elderly.
7. Identifying the community services form for the elderly
8. Identify the different needs and characteristics of the aging population
9. Differentiate between normal and abnormal changes among aging people
10. Utilize the nursing process in developing health promotion programme for elderly people.
11. Illustrate the role of the community health nurse toward the elderly care
12. Identify the commonest health problems (physical, social, psychological, environmental and functional) of the advanced age.

13.Apply different assessment methods for nursing diagnoses health problem among aging peoples.

14, Demonstrate ability in planning and executing health education for promoting health as well as health protection and disease prevention.

15. Demonstrate safe principles when providing care for aging people

16. Eliminate personal attitude of ageism by understanding the realities of aging

17. Apply interpersonal communication and ethics in caring for elderly person in normal and abnormal conditions

18. Demonstrate patient /client rights to autonomy, respect, privacy, and dignity.

19. Apply a role model and mentor for less experienced nursing care providers and nursing students.

20. Communicate with patient /client with a respect for different values ,cultures, intellectual levels and emotional state

Contents:-

An overview about gerontological nursing

–Attitude toward aging

  – Age-related changes:

• Physiological changes
• Psychological changes

    –Social changes

   – Common Problems associated with ageing

• Physiologic problems
•  Psychosocial problems

    -Physical care of the elderly:

         Care of aging skin and mucous membranes.

        Meeting nutritional and fluid needs.

         Elimination.

         Activity and exercise.

        Sleep, rest and Safety.

         Medications and older aging.

         Pain and comfort

   – Role of gerontological nurse.

– Common medical problem that may occur in elderly (Respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, nervous system musculoskeletal system.

– Nursing management of elderly (assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating)

– Practical training on elderly nursing care.

Methods of teaching

Lecture

Assignment

Geriatric home visit

Case study

Evaluation methods :-

Contiguous assessment 10%-20%

Written exam 30%-40%

Practical exam 40%-50%

Forensic Nursing

1. Course title: Forensic Nursing
2. Code number: FNN3642
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 3st year (semester 6)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

The course is focusing to examine, investigate, report and give evidence in a variety of accidental and criminal cases ranging from the most minor injuries, rape, drugs poisoning to toxication and obscure and complicated murder cases .

General objectives

In this course the student will familiarize and acquaint himself with the most common medico legal problems that he will meet during his professional career and the available means to investigate and how to report on them and to the technical aspects of court procedure as far as could be required from a nurse witness.

Specific objectives:

By the end of this course the student will be able to:

– Define of the forensic medicine

– understand the medico legal issues.

-describe causes of death

-understand the illegal nursing procedures

-know sings and time death

1.Describe and explain the post-mortem changes in the body.

2.Describe the scene of death in suspicious circumstances and collect information that can help inrecogizing the cause of death.

3.Describe methods of  identification of persons (dead usually )

4.Describe various types of injuries (wounds missile, thermal and electric )and deduce their relevant signification in forensic medicine

  5.Reasonably compare and contrast cases of homicide and suicide and salient differencebetween them .

      6.Describe features of asphyxia and the post-mortem findings with special referance to suffocation, strangulation, drowing and carbon monycide poisoning .

7. Investigate and  examine cases of sexual offeneces i.e rape, sodomy and reach reasonable conclusion that can assist the court.

8. Investigate cases of infanticide and differentiate between postmorem findings in post natal death and on the still born infants.

 9.Investigate cases of criminal abortion , the method used in procuring illegal abortion and complication that can arise from performing such abortion .

10.Investigate paternity and maternity disputes and know the limitions of various methods of investigations used .

11. Describe performing a postmortem examintion and the invesigation and information needed in the various circumstances when these two procedures are undertaken.

12. Discuss the common poisonous substances that may cause death or infertity, whether of plant origin or chemical specially pesticide, weed killers and drugs .

CONTENT:

– Definition of terminology.

– Illegal nursing procedures

– Legal certificate for serious injuries

– Causes and modes of death 

– Poisons, rifles, blades,

– Violence toward women and children.

-illegal nursing procedures

-postmorem findings in post natal death and on the still born infants

Methods of the teaching

Lecture

Assignment

Seminar and Group discussion

Evaluation methods:-

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

Final written exam 70%-80%

Psychology

1. Course title: –     Psychology
2. Code number: PSY1251
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 3st year (semester 6)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

Psychology is a science that seeks to understand behavior and mental processes and a profession that applies empirical knowledge to improve the lives of people. It is a broad discipline. Psychologists study the intersection of two critical relationships: one between brain function and behavior, and one between the environment and behavior

General Objective: –

To provide knowledge and understanding in theory and research in learning and cognition, individual differences, biological bases of behavior, and developmental changes; the history of psychology; overarching themes in psychology.

Specific objective :

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:-

– Describe the development of psychology and different types of theories’

– Describe the motives of human behaviors.

-list the type of the  psychology school.

-Discuss motivation and emotions theories   

– Identify Cognitive learning process

– Learning and Intelligence theories

– Discuss – Personal development theories and Attitude

– Recognize Individual deference’s

– Conflict /adjustment and mental health

– Discuss frustration and mechanical defense

Course content:-

– Introduction of psychology

– Schools of psychology

– Motivation theories 

– Emotions theories 

– Cognitive learning process

– Learning theories

– Attitude

– Intelligence theories

– Individual deference’s

– Personal development theories

– Conflict /adjustment and mental health

– Frustration

– Mechanical defense

Methods of teaching :

-lectures

-Group discussion

-Seminar

Evaluation methods:-

-Continuous assessment     20%-30%

-Written Examination 70%-80%

Nursing Theories

1. Course title: Nursing Theories
2. Code number: NUT3662
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 3st year (semester 6)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

The course is focusing about application of these theories and nursing models in nursing process

General objectives

 Nursing theory is intended to help the students to support their   nursing practice by guided thinking, observations, interpretation of client information, and apply of many forms of knowledge and critical thinking skills to each client situation in nursing intervention.

Specific Objectives:-

By the end of this course the student will be able to: –

• Discuss the importance of theory-based nursing practice.
• Discuss the evolution of theory development.
• Have over view of some theories, models and frame works currently used in nursing and other disciplines.
• Understanding the application of these theories and nursing models in nursing process
• Define nursing philosophy- theory-concept – conceptual models- theoretic framework.
• Numerate    functional component of theory.
• Numerate steps in theory construction.
• Discuss & describe the major theories used in nursing.
• Describe types of nursing theories.
• Apply nursing theories and nursing models in nursing process.

Content:

• Theory, philosophy, concept, conceptual model, theoretical framework definition
• Functional component of the theory
• Steps in theory construction
• Historical role of “grand” theory in nursing
• Current development of mid-level theory
• Applications of theories based nursing practice in nursing process
• Major theories used in nursing
• Philosophies theories- Nightingale’s theory
• Virginia Henderson theory
• Adaptation theory- Calista Roy Adaptation theory
• Middle Range Theories- Hildegard E. Peplue: Psychodynamic nursing theory
• Conceptual Model and Grand theory –Dorthea E Orem: Self Care Deficit theory

Methods of teaching

Lecture

Assignment

Group discussion

Evaluation methods:-

• Continuous assessment 20%-30%
• Written examination 70%.-80%

Semester 7 syllabus

Community Health Nursing 2

1. Course title: Community Health Nursing 2
2. Code number: CHN4727
3. Credit hours: – 4 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 4st year (semester 7)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course focuses on providing health care to individuals, families and groups within the concept of Community health, services offered are based on health promotion, health maintenance and disease prevention in the community, The nature of this service is comprehensive which extends to well or ill people throughout their life span.

General objective:-

On successful completion of this module, the student will demonstrate knowledge, understanding and appropriate attitudes in relation to the scope and practice of community nursing, to multi – professional team work and to other supporting agencies in the community, and will be able to apply, under supervision, a systematic approach to health assessment, care and rehabilitation in the community . The student will have gain knowledge of and experience in family and community needs assessment and preparation of a community profile.

Specific Objectives:  

By the end of this course the student will be able to:

Understand, explain and describe the responsibilities and functions of community nurse in the following:

– MCH services and the family planning.

– Family health and home management.

– Health problems in various types of communities (urban, industrial, rural, nomadic).

– Control of diarrhea disease.

– Immunization.

– Different habit affect health e.g. FGM

– Care of elderly, handicaps and refugees

– Nursing services of various health centers (management supervision, keeping health record a report and refer).

– Work with agencies and communities in health plan

– Health education programme.

-Demonstrate the ability to provide nursing care to individuals and families in homes and community health centers based on primary care concepts.

Content:

– Community nursing and the responsibilities of community nurse.

– Community mapping and Home visit

– Health problems in various types of communities urban, industrial, rural and nomadic.

– Control of diarrhea disease and common diseases affecting children

– Immunization mainly for children and women at bearing age.

– Deferent communities habits affecting health and socio -economic  

– Care of elderly, handicaps and refugees.

– Nursing services of various health centers  

– Community team work and agencies for plans of health.

– Disease surveillance.

– Health education.

– Practical training in health centers, the communities and in home care to individuals and families applying of health education in various communities setting with more emphasis on the rural communities

Methods of teaching

Lecture

Field visits

Report

Group discussion

Evaluation methods :-

  Continuous assessment 20%-30%

  Written exam 70%-80%

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

1. Course title: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
2. Code number: PMN4727
3. Credit hours: – 6 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 4st year (semester 7)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course Description

This course is designed to assist students in developing expertise and in depth understanding in the field of Psychiatric Nursing. It will help students to appreciate the client as a holistic individual and develop skill to function psychiatric nurse specialist.   

 General objective:-

 Enable the student to function as practitioner, educator, manager, and researcher in the field of Psychiatric nursing

Specific Objectives:-

By the end of this course, the student will be able to-

• Define psychiatry
• Describe the principles of management of mental health

3-explain the factors influencing mental health status

4-describe concepts of mental health and mental illness

5- Describe the different types of personality and identify personality disorders

6-understand and explain the characters of therapeutic relationship

7-describe symptomology

8-describe the different types of personality and identify personality disorders

9-demonstrate ability to interact with clients, relatives and staff

10- Demonstrate ability to differentiate between mental illness and physiological

content:-

-History of psychiatric

-Symptomatology

-Anxiety disorders 

-Obsessive- compulsive and related disorders 

-Trauma and stressor related disorders

-Dissociative disorders

-Somatic symptom and related disorders

-Eating and feeding disorders

-Elimination disorders

-Sleep –wake disorders

-Sexual dysfunction

-Gender dysphoria

-Substance –related and addictive disorders

-Neuro cognitive disorders

-Personality disorders

-Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic’s disorders

-Mood disorders

-Organic therapy (ECT- psychopharmacology) nursing role

-Psychotherapy (relaxation–CBT)

-Neuro developmental disorders

-Therapeutic relationship & phases

-Therapeutic communication

-Counseling & nursing role

-Suicide and nursing intervention  

-Crisis intervention

-Patient right & role of psychiatric nurse

-Loss and grieving

Practical training: –

In psychiatric wards – ECT unit -Outpatient clinics -Child Care Centers -Rehabilitation institutes mentally retarded children- Prisons

Methods of teaching

Lectures

Seminar

Assignment

Evaluation

Evaluation

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

Written exam 30%-40%

Practical exam 40%-50%

Management & Leadership in Nursing

1. Course title: Management & Leadership in Nursing
2. Code number: MLN4734
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 4st year (semester 7)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course provides knowledge for nursing student to understand management/supervision skills, which is very important for every successful nurse.

General objectives:

 Students should be able to discuss the structure, function and principles of management, explore organizational strategies, leadership, management theories, and decision making in health care. And should be able to discuss methods of planning, organization, direction, supervision, implementation and evaluation.

Specific objectives:

By the end of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Define management as a process and define manger.
2.  Identify principles of management applicable in a variety of situation.
3. Identify broad function of management and show how they related to one another.
4. Describe the nurse manager’s function in training nursing staff.
5. Describes leadership roles and management functions in time management
6. Discuss the technique and methods that manager use to maintain adequate control.
7. Discuss the different strategies that could be used by the nurse manager for effectively managing the absenteeism and turnover problems.
8. Define planning and explain it is principles and types.
9. Identify ways to organize and plan activities in nursing unit.
10. Define evaluation and identify component of evaluation.
11. Describe the responsibilities, function and principles of administration and supervision.
12. Explain the components of supervision process.
13. Describes planning skills for nurse supervisor (employee charts, files, documentation, weekly and daily goals.
14. Discuss how to manage the department needs for medication, equipment’s, and supplies necessary for patient care.
15. Describe how to develop time table for work during the day.
16. Describe how to estimate the supplies and equipment in the unit.
17. Describe how to prepare the different forms of requisition to be used in clinical area.
18. Demonstrate the head nurse role in shift report through using cardex.
19. Define decision-making.
20. List the process and different types of decision-making.
21. Describe methods of problem solving.
22. List examples for different type of problems that could face the nurse manager in her work and describe how it could be manage.
23. Discuss the concept of infection control in the hospital.
24. Define leadership and identify types of leadership style and practices.
25. Explain selected components of leadership and management in nurse performance in a variety of setting.
26. Identify the difference between leadership and manager. .
27. Discuss the role of the nurse as a change agent.
28. Describe strategies for implementing change in nursing
29. Describe the nurse job description.
30. Demonstrate ability to provide leadership in team work.
31. Demonstrate ability to manage health facilities (assess needs, plan, organize staff, and directing).

Course contents: –

1- Introduction.

2- Principles of management.

3- Function of management

4- Strategic plan

7- Decision making.

8- Structure and job description.

9- . Time management

10- Leader ship.

11- Supervision and administration

12-. Delegation

13- Directing and communication.

14- Controlling

15- Evaluation

16- Role of staff nurse, matron and head nurse

18- Legal issue in public health setting.

19- Staffing and scheduling

20- Patient care delivery system

21- Concept of team work and problem-solving approach.

Methods of teaching

Lecture

Assignment

Report

Group discussion

Evaluation

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

Written exam 70%-80%

Research Methodology

1. Course title: Research Methodology
2. Code number: REM3652
3. Credit hours: – 2 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 3st year (semester 6)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators:

Course description

On successful completion of this module, the student will demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of the relevance of research to nursing practice, methods and tools, of the complementary nature and critical analysis of the research process, of commonly used research designs, quantitative and qualitative approaches to enquiry, and ethical issues in nursing and health care research.  .. 

General objectives :

The course enables the student to plan, analyze, implement and assess health problems and communicate his findings. It also enables the student to develop teamwork spirit in research and ethical attitude and write scientific paper and prepare it for publication .

 Specific objectives:

On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to.

3. Differentiate between quantitative and qualitative data.

7. Define the term research proposal and describe its components. 

10. Discuss and apply the ethical issues when conducting a research.

11. Discuss and apply research methods and designs.

12. Write a research proposal

13. Write a scientific report paper

14. Define the concepts of probability, sample and population.

15. Describe the main sampling techniques and the determine the sample size relevant to the research concerned

16. Discuss and demonstrate hypothesis generation and testing.

17. Discuss and demonstrate data collection methods.

18. Discuss and apply Pilot studies

19. Discuss and apply Approaches to data collection – research methods/tools.

20. Asking questions through interview and questionnaire

22. Discuss the various forms of data presentation and reporting of result (tabulation, diagram, line, pie, histogram and curve).

23. Discuss the opportunities and barriers to the application of research in nursing.

24. Identify citation methods

Discuss scientific writing

Contents:

• Introduction to the course
• Definition of research
• Introduction to the research process
• Preparing of a research proposal
• Sampling (methods, sample size, random table)
• Bias and variables
• Data collection, collation and cleaning
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Nature of nursing knowledge
• Scientific approaches to knowledge acquisition and development
• Conducting an on-line or manual literature search
• Informed consent
• Relevance of research to nursing practice
• Developing a questioning approach to practice
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Evidence based practice
• Research and problem solving
• Quantitative and qualitative research
• Ethical issues in nursing research
• Processes for obtaining ethical approval
• Delineating researchable questions
• Population definition and sampling
• Hypothesis generation and testing
• Research designs
• Survey
• Documentary and historical
• Concepts of reliability and validity
• Pilot studies
• Approaches to data collection – research methods/tools
• Health information system
• Scientific observation
• Asking questions through interview and questionnaire
• Statistical analysis – scales and measurement
• Presentation and reporting of results
• Opportunities and barriers to the application of research in nursing
• Levels of research evidence
• Citation methods

Teaching strategies:

 Lectures

 Seminars

student presentation.

Write research and scientific paper

Evaluation

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

Written exam 70%-80%

Semester 8 syllabus

Critical care Medical Nursing

1. Course title: Critical care Medical Nursing
2. Code number: CMN4824
3. Credit hours: – 4 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 4st year (semester 8)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course focuses on the selected medical systematic  crisis throughout the lifespan and applies the nursing process in meeting critical care setting. Health promotion and maintenance, rehabilitation, and continuity of care are emphasized. The role of the practical nurse is incorporated throughout.

General objective:-

The aim of this course is to provide the student practical critical nurse   with  necessary knowledge and skills to care for clients with medical systematic crisis 

Specific objective:-

By the end of this course the student will be able to:-

1. Discuss the anatomy and pathophysiology  of Cardiovascular system, Respiratory system  , Gastrointestinal system , Endocrine system , musculo-skeltal system and hematology .
2. Identify Cardiovascular system, Respiratory system  , Gastrointestinal system , Endocrine system and Musculo-skeltal system crisis.
3. Take history and performed physical examination for patient with respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine , gastro-intestinal  and musculoskeletal  crisis.
4. Apply nursing process  for patient with medical surgical disorder according to system crisis.
5. Discuss and apply concepts related to pain assessment tools, medication administration, fluid and electrolytes and dose calculations.
6. List pre and post operative care pre- and post-operative nursing care for each critical surgical operation.
7.  Assess and mange patient with sever burn
8. Discuss oxygen therapy device and methods of administration.
9. Demonstrate specific system  medical-surgical procedure according patient needs.
10. Prepare medical patient for systematic diagnostic procedure. 
11. Discuss pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy related to the nursing care of patients with respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine , gastro-intestinal  and musculoskeletal  disorders,  and management of pain.
12. Discuss renal crisis, immunological crisis , lymphatic crisis  management
13. Explain and manage hematological crisis .
14. Discuss ICU and CCU protocol.

Contents :

Respiratory crisis

Airway maintenance

Respiratory arrest.

Pleural disease

Status asthma and COPD

Respiratory acid base balance

ABG interpretation

Oxygen therapy .

Mechanical ventilator and ETT intubation and extubationcriteria .

pharmacology  and diagnostic procedure

Cardiovasolarcrisis

          ECG interpretation and  arrhythmias

          heart attacks

          Heart block

          cardiac catherterizatins .

          pharmacology  and  diagnostic procedure .

          diagnostic procedures

         Hemodynamic monitoring  

         D/C Shock and pace maker

         Central venous  and arterial lines care.

Endocrine crisis

Thyroitoxicosis

DKA

myxodema

adrenocorticosteroid crisis

diabetic hypoglycemic shock

pharmacology  and diagnostic procedure

Renal crisis

ESRF and perotineal and heamodialysis

Hyperkalemia

Fluid over load

Toxic ureamia

pharmacology  and diagnostic procedure

GIT crisis

Liver cirrhoses

Hepatic encephalopsy

NGT continuous feeding

Parenteral nutrition

pharmacology  and diagnostic procedure

Hematological crisis

Hemophilia

 sickle cell anemia

leukemia 

DIC

severe anemia blood transfusions

pharmacology  and diagnostic procedure

CNS crisis

Stroke

Coma and GSC

Myasthenia gravis

Parkinson’s disease.

Emergency drugs and fluids calculations

ICU and CCU protocol.

Learning methods:-

– Lectures.

– Seminars.

– Group discussions.

– Demonstrations.

-Assignments and reports.

– Case study.

Practical placement:

• ICU, CCU, asthma unit, emergency units, neurology units and renal units

Evaluation methods:-

Continuous assessment 10%-20%

Written Examination 30%-40%

Practical Exam 50%-60% .

Critical care Surgical Nursing

1. Course title: Critical care Surgical Nursing
2. Code number: CSN4844
3. Credit hours: – 4 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 4st year (semester 8)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course focuses on the selected surgical systematic crisis throughout the lifespan and applies the nursing process in meeting critical care setting. Health promotion and maintenance, rehabilitation, and continuity of care are emphasized. The role of the practical nurse is incorporated throughout.

General objective: –

The aim of this course is to provide the student practical critical nurse   with  necessary knowledge and skills to care for clients with surgical systematic crisis  and to provide the opportunity for students practicing in specialized units to become competent and skillful in assessing and recognizing critically ill patients and apply accurate and systematic nursing management.

Specific objectives 

By the end of this course the student will be able to:

• Apply diagnostic tests and procedure for critically surgical patient systematically. 
• Apply nursing planning of pre, during and post-operative critically ill surgical patient.
• Care efficiently for the client in different surgical units and wards.
• Interventions and evaluation of the care provided to  patients pre –during and  post open heart surgery
• Apply preparation for diagnostic tests and nursing care of patients with spinal cord disorders as tumors, spinal stenosis, and brain lesion as brain tumors and head injury.
• Nursing care for critically ill surgically patient with renal  failure and renal transplantation
• Nursing care for patient with liver transplantation
• Pain nursing management of critically ill surgical patient
• Fluid and electrolyte nursing management of critically ill surgical patient.

Contents: –

Respiratory system: –

-Chest Trauma

-pneumothorax

-trachestomy

-lung cancer

-chest tube

Cardiac system: –

–Cardiac catheterization

-Open heart surgery

-heart valve replacement

-Coronary artery bypasses graft 

-DVT

-Dissecting aneurysm

CNS system: –

–intracranial pressure

-head injury

-spinal cord injury

-ICP monitoring

Renal system: –

-Renal transplantation

-Renal biopsy

GIT System:-

-Abdominal trauma

-GIT Bleeding

-intestinal obstruction

-Liver transplantation

Endocrine

Thyroidectomy

diabetic septic food

Others

-Fracture management

-Burn

-Wound debridement management

 Learning methods:-

– Lectures.

– Seminars.

– Group discussions.

– Demonstrations.

-Assignments and reports.

– Case study.

Practical placement:

-ICU, CCU, asthma unit, emergency units, neurology units and renal units

Evaluation methods: –

Continuous assessment 10%-20%

Written Examination 30%-40%

Practical Exam 50%-60%

Critical & Emergency care Obstetric and Gynaecological Nursing

1. Course title: Critical & Emergency care of OBS and Gynaecological Nursing
2. Code number: COGN4844
3. Credit hours: –4 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 4st year (semester 8 )
5. Pre-requisite:    anatomy and physiology
6. Coordinators:
7. Co-coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description

This course enables students to  deal with critical  Obstetric patients who needs to admitted in  Intensive Care Unit (ICU) present a challenge to an intensives.

General objective:

This course aims at equipping the necessary competency and skills in practicing nursing care of patients with critical  OBS and gyneacological conditions.

Specific objectives:-

By the end of this course the student will be able to:-

1. Describes different risks of pregnancy and high-risk pregnancy
2. Describes abnormalities in pregnancy and action instructions depending on a situation.
3. Differentiates between pathology accompanied by delivery and abnormalities of puerperium,
4. Observes a woman in childbirth/ after giving birth in co-operation with a gynecologist or with another health care professional according to the instruction.
5. Describes pathological processes and complications occurring during childbirth and care actions according to the condition explaining teamwork principles.
6.  Knowledge and skills of prospects of inducing labour and use of pharmacokinetics in simulation environment depending on the indications. 
7.   Describes how to provide care in extreme situations such as preeclampsia, bleeding, revision of the uterine cavity, manual
8. placenta removal, multiple birth, various fetal positions, fetal position anomalies, shoulder dystocia, umbilical cord prolapsed, and use of pharmacokinetics in these cases
9. Perform the methods used for diagnosis of pregnant women.
10. Apply nursing care for pregnant women with bleeding.
11. Apply nursing care for pregnant women with ectopic pregnancy
12. Demonstrate required procedures in the care of pregnant women with diabetes mellitus.
13. Assesses and manage signs and symptoms of toxemia of pregnancy.
14. Demonstrate competency in caring for pregnant women with eclampsia.
15. Apply nursing care for pregnant women with heart diseases
16. Apply nursing care for pregnant women with severe anemia
17. Practice skillful nursing care for pregnant women with liver diseases.
18. Apply nursing care for pregnant women with Molar pregnancy
19. Apply nursing care for pregnant women with labor complications.

Contents:

High risk pregnancy assessment &management:-

Disorders of pregnancy

Bleeding in early pregnancy

-Abortion,

-Ectopic Pregnancy

-Molar pregnancy

Bleeding in late pregnancy and Intrapartum period:-

-placenta praevia

– Placental abruption

-uterine rupture

– complications during pregnancy :-

-Hyper emesis gravidarum.

– Anemia in pregnancy.

-Cervical incompetence.

-Mal-presentations and mal-positions.

– Multiple gestations.

–Hypertensive Disorders In pregnancy:-

-Pre-eclampsia

-Eclampsia

Infections during Pregnancy. :-

-Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy

-HIV and Hepatitis during pregnancy.

– Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection during   pregnancy.

-Syphilis in pregnancy. .

-Pyelonephritis during pregnancy. 

-Uterine abnormality and displacement.

-Diabetes In Pregnancy

– Hydraminos, 

Rh incompatibility 

– Restricted Fetal Growth.

– Preterm Labor And Preterm

-Premature   Rupture Of Membranes.

-Labor Dystocia.

– Cord Presentation and Prolepses.

– Cesarean Section

-Instrumental Vaginal Delivery

-Perianal Lacerations.

– Post Term Pregnancy.

– Induction of Labour.

. Post-Partum Fever.

– Deep Vein Thrombosis

-Pulmonary    Embolus.

-Puerperal Psychosis (Post-partum Blues –

Postpartum Depression – Postpartum Psychosis)

Gynecology: –

-Infertility

– Pelvic Masses.

Menstrual Disturbances. :-

-Ammenhorea.

-Dysmenorrheal.

– Premenstrual Syndrome

-Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

-Cancers and Tumors.

-Cervical Cancer.

-Endometrial Cancer.

-Ovarian Cancer

-Menopause

-Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases

Vaginal Discharge Syndromes.

– Bacterial Vaginitis

– Mucopurulent Cervicitis.

– Trichomonas Vaginitis.

-Vulvo-Vaginal Candidacies

The nursing care for pregnant women with diabetes mellitus.

Assessment and management of signs and symptoms of toxicity of pregnancy.

Nursing care for pregnant women with eclampsia

Nursing care for pregnant women with heart diseases

Nursing care for pregnant women with severe anemia

Nursing care for pregnant women with liver diseases

Nursing care for pregnant women with Molar pregnancy

Nursing care for pregnant women with labor complications.

Learning methods:-

– Lectures.

– Seminars.

– Group discussions.

– Demonstrations.

– Case study.

Practical setting

 emergency units, eclampsia units, bleeding ward, labor room, ICU, CCU.

Evaluation

 Continuous assessment 10%-20%

Written exam 30%-40%

Practical exam 50%-60%

Critical & Emergency care Pediatric Nursing

1. Code number: Critical & Emergency care Pediatric Nursing
2. Code number: CPN4854
3. Credit hours: – 4 Hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 4st year (semester 8)
5. Pre-requisite:   
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Course description:

 This course is to equip the student nurse with the knowledge, practice and attitudes about Nursing in emergency situations as well as how to provide the necessary nursing care for these emergency situations and prevent serious complications.

General objectives

This course is aimed to provide knowledge for nursing student by using nursing process   to pediatric patient  with high quality in critical setting.

Specific objectives

      By the end of this course each student will be able to:

1. Assess children airway safety
2. assessment of full term and preterm, assessment of gestational age, problems and nursing care associated with preterm and low birth weight, how to take care of the newborn inside the incubator.

3-Perform required procedures for assisting with tracheal tube intubation for children.

4-Demonstrat competency in assisting with insertion of nasopharyngeal airway

5-Assess respiratory effectiveness in children.

6-Assess perfusion

7-Identify and use methods of non invasive respiratory support

8-Identify and use invasive methods of respiratory support

9- Perform care of the ventilated child

10- Recognize complications of intubation and ventilation

11. Perform transfer and retrieval of an unstable child

12- Practice arterial line nursing management and arterial blood gas sampling.

13-Demonstrate skills in venous blood sampling technique                       

14 -Practice total para-enteral nutrition via IV route

15- Apply Inotropic support via central line

16. Apply nursing process in cases of withholding and withdrawing of life sustaining care.

17- Perform haemodynamic procedures.

18-Apply nursing care for patients with neonatal distress.

19- Apply nursing care for patients with bronchial asthma accurately

20- Practice nursing care of patients with congenital abnormalities of the heart accurately

21- Apply nursing care for patients with valves problems

22- Apply nursing care for patients with RHD

23- Perform nursing care for patients with heart failure accurately.

24- Practice nursing care for patients with acute renal failure.

25- Practice nursing care for patients with chronic renal failure

26- Practice nursing care for patient with nephritic syndrome

27- Perform nursing care for patients with congenital gastrointestinal problems

28- Apply nursing care for patients with tumors of the glands

29- Perform nursing care for patients with Addison disease

30- Practice nursing care for patients with febrile convulsions

31- Apply nursing care for patients with epilepsy

32- Perform nursing care for patients with meningitis

33- Practice nursing care for patients with CNS tumors

34- Practice nursing care for patients with leukemia

35- Apply nursing care for patients with hemophilia

36- Demonstrate skills in caring for patients with anemia

 Content

-Immediate fetal assessment

-Heart diseases

– Birth defects (cyanotic and A cyanotic)

– Heart failure and nursing care required.

– Rheumatic diseases.

– Nursing care for congenital and acquired heart disease

– Blood disorders

 (blood cancer, Nursing care of various blood diseases, Jaundice)

– Nervous system disorders

 (Convulsion, Meningitis and encephalitis, Cerebral Palsy, Hydrocephalus and nursing care for disease for Nervous system

– Respiratory problems

(RDS, Respiratory failure

– Renal diseases

 (renal failure, peritoneal and hemodialysis and Kidney transplants

-Pediatric Surgical Problem

-Admission to the surgical ward and the basic principles of pediatric nursing surgery.

–  Pre and post-operative nursing care

– Intestinal obstruction

– esophageal atresia .

    –  Cleft lip cleft palate

    – Burns

    – Pain in children and nursing care to him

     -Medical surgical crisis

Learning methods: –

Lectures.

Seminars.

Group discussions.

Demonstrations.

-Assignments and reports .

Evaluation methods:-

Continuous assessment

Written Examination 40%

Practical Exam 60% .

Level 9 syllabus

Critical thinking and ethical issues in nursing

1. Course title: –    Critical thinking and ethical issues.
2. Code No: –    CTEI5913
3. Credit hours: – 3 hours/week.
4. Intended level: -5st year (semester 9)
5. Prerequisite: 
6. Coordinators:
7. Co-coordinators:
8. Student coordinator

Course description

This course will introduce students to a variety of tools that will enhance their critical thinking skills and ultimately their ability to make effective decisions. Students will gain practice in assessing critical thinking by others, which will help them develop a plan for ongoing advancement of their own critical thinking skills. The course is also designed to focus on ethical problems and dilemmas that nurses may experience as they carry out their roles and responsibilities as health professionals. Hypothetical problems dealing with ethical issues in intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships, life and death issues, and individual rights and choices will provide a framework for the development of a sound theoretical base and a philosophical approach for critical analysis of such ethical problems and the development of strategies for addressing them.

Rationale

Nurses are faced with decision-making situations in patient care, and each decision they make impacts patient outcomes. Nursing critical thinking skills drive the decision-making process and impact the quality of care provided, So critical thinking in nursing is a paramount skill necessary in the care of   patients.

General objectives

Developing critical thinking abilities in order to practice safe, effective, and professional nursing care.

Specific  Objectives

1. Describe characteristics of a critical thinker.
2. Describe the components of clinical reasoning.
3. Discuss the nurse’s responsibility in making clinical decisions.
4. Describe the components of critical thinking model for clinical decision making.
5. Identify the responsibilities of the leader ship.
6. Discuss critical thinking skills used in nursing practice.
7. Discuss the relationship of the nursing process to critical thinking.
8. To identify human rights and their relationship to the quality of health care received by individuals.
9. to enable critical analysis of possible ethical dilemmas.
10. To identify the rights and responsibilities of a nurse as a health team professional.
11.  To develop strategies through the critical analysis of case studies for addressing possible ethical dilemmas.

Contents

1. Critical thinking introduction
2. Component of critical thinking
3. Characteristic of critical thinker
4. Components of clinical reasoning
5. Clinical leader ship and making decision
6. Nursing process and critical thinking
7. Critical analysis
8. Ethical dilemmas
9. Rights and responsibilities of a nurse as a health team professional.
10. Problems solving.
11. Leader ship
12. Experience, Competencies and Attitudes.

     13.Critical thinking activities.

Methods of the teaching;

-Lecture & discussion

-Assignment &presentation .

-Problem solving and decision making exercises.

Evaluation methods:

 – Continuous assessment 20%-30%

 – Final written exam 70%-80%

Medical surgical nursing 1

1. Course title: –    Medical surgical 1
2. Credit hours: – 8 hours/week.
3. Code No:-MSN5928
4. Intended level: – Fifth year (semester 9)
5. Pre requisite:  Anatomy and physiology.
6. Coordinators:
7. Co–coordinators :
8. Student coordinators:

Description of the course

This course focuses on the effect of disorders of selected systems throughout the lifespan and applies the nursing process in meeting basic needs. Health promotion and maintenance, rehabilitation, and continuity of care are emphasized. The role of the practical nurse is incorporated throughout.

General objectives

The aim of this course is to provide the student practical nurse with the necessary knowledge to care for clients with disorders and diseases of all the systems of the body.

Specific Objectives

Upon completion of this course nursing student will be able to:

1. Discuss the anatomy and pathophysiology  of Cardiovascular system, Respiratory system  , Gastrointestinal system , Endocrine system , musculo-skeltal system and hematology .
2. Identify Cardiovascular system, Respiratory system  , Gastrointestinal system , Endocrine system and Musculo-skeltal system disorders.
3. Take history and performed physical examination for patient with respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine , gastro-intestinal  and musculoskeletal  disorders.
4. Apply nursing process  for patient with medical surgical disorder according to systematic diseases.
5. Discuss and apply concepts related to pain assessment tools, medication administration, fluid and electrolytes and dose calculations.
6. List pre and post operative care pre- and post-operative nursing care for each surgical operation.
7.  Assess and mange patient with burn
8. Discuss oxygen therapy device and methods of administration.
9. Demonstrate specific system  medical-surgical procedure according patient needs.
10. Prepare medical-surgical patient for systematic diagnostic procedure. 
11. Discuss pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy related to the nursing care of patients with respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine , gastro-intestinal  and musculoskeletal  disorders,  and management of pain.
12. Explain and manage hematological disorders.
13. Deal with  patient with  Cardiovascular system, Respiratory system  , Gastrointestinal system , Endocrine system and Musculo-skeltal system and hematological crisis.

Contents

1. Nursing process and physical examination 
2. Systematic anatomy and patho-physiology .
3. Infection control and wound management.
4. Respiratory disorders, pharmacology, diagnostic procedure and crisis
5. Cardiovascular disorders, pharmacology, diagnostic procedure and crisis.
6. Endocrine disorders pharmacology, diagnostic procedure and crisis.
7. GIT disorders pharmacology  , diagnostic procedure and crisis .
8. Hematological disorders,  pharmacology  , diagnostic procedure and crisis
9. Muscles disorders and spinal bone disorders , Bone Fracture management .
10. Burn and  burn crisis management
11. Pain assessment tools and management protocol.
12. Emergency drugs and fluids calculations

Methods of the teaching

-Lecture & discussion.

-Assignment &presentation .

 -Case studies.

 -Case presentation

-Small group discussion .

Practical field

– Lab demonstration  skills

– Hospitals (Medical wards, Surgical wards, Orthopedic wards, Endoscopy units, Burn units, CCU, ICU, Emergency department .

Evaluation methods:

-Continuous assessment 10%-20%

-Final written exam 30%-40%

-Practical exam 60%(OSCE  exam 20 %+ clinical 30%-40%(

Maternal and child health nursing 1

Course title: Maternal and Child health Nursing 1

Credit hours: – 8 hours/week.

Code number: MCH5928

Intended level: – 5st year (semester 9).

Prerequisite:  Anatomy and physiology.

Coordinators:

 Co-coordinators:

Student coordinators:

Course description
Concepts, theories, principles and processes basic to the delivery of safe and quality nursing care of mother and child. It encompasses preventive care of mothers with normal health conditions including curative and rehabilitative care to those with disturbances in reproductive health. Further, it focuses on the nursing care to children in various stages of growth and development.

General objectives:

This course is designed to assist students in developing expertise and in depth understanding in the field of MCH Nursing.   

Specific objectives :

Upon completion of this course , the student will be able to:

1. Identify in depth anatomy and physiology of reproductive systems.
2. Students will be able to discuss the principles of maternity care.
3. Students will be able to discuss the principles of newborn care.
4. Explain the implementation of nursing care of the maternalpatient.
5. Explain the implementation of nursing care of the newborn patient.
6. Evaluate the effect of treatment modalities of the maternal patient.

7. Identify the fundamental stages of the laboring patient, post-partum

care, and newborn care.

8. Identify pertinent medical and surgical conditions of the maternal

patient.

9. Recognize the uniqueness of the maternal patient because of the physical

and emotional development process.

10. Demonstrate the importance of effective teaching of anti-partum and pos-partum health care.

11. Demonstrate the importance of effective teaching of newborn care an safety.

These objectives are measured by exams and the maternal case study

Contents

1. Introduction
 – Anatomy and physiology (Review of anatomy and physiology of human reproductive system: male and female

 -Hormonal cycles, Sexuality.

 -Theories and principles of growth and development

2.Pregnancy-Antepartum
-Embryology
-Signs and symptoms of pregnancy.
-Birth setting and alternative methods of delivery
-Physiological and psychological changes of pregnancy
-Antenatal care.
3. Pregnancy–Intrapartum
-Theories of labor
-Components of labor: 3 P-s
-Nursing care during labor
-Analgesia and anesthesia of labor and delivery

Neonate care

-Immediate care  

 -Assessment (Apgar score)

-Immunization

4.Normal and Abnormal Puerperium

-Involution

– Care of the mother

–Routine Postpartum Care

–Hemorrhage

–Infections

– Septic Pelvic  

-Thrombophlebitis

– Puerperal psychosis

5. Growth and Development of children

•  Principles of growth and development,
•  Concepts and theories of growth and development,
•  Developmental tasks and special needs from infancy to adolescence, developmental milestones,
•  Assessment of growth and development of pediatric clients,
•  Factors affecting growth and development.

6.Problems/Disorders in infant and children
-Prematurity
-Congenital malformations
-special needs

7. Behavioral Pediatrics and Pediatric Nursing

• Parent child relationship,
• Basic behavioral pediatric principles and specific behavioral pediatric concepts/disorders- maternal deprivation, failure

 8.Toddler
– Physical, motor, cognitive, psycho-social, language and moral development
– Toilet training
– Well-baby care
– Nutrition, immunization, play activities
-Common problems/disorders of toddlers

9. Pre-Schooler/Schooler
-Physical, cognitive, psycho-social and moral development
– Sibling rivalry
– Play activities
– Sex education
– Common problems/disorders of pre-schooler/schooler

10.Pre-adolescent/Adolescent
-Physical, psycho-social and moral development
-Secondary Sex characteristics
-Needs and tasks
-Common problems/disorders of pre-adolescent/adolescent

Methods of the teaching

-Lecture & discussion.

-Assignment & presentation. Case studies.

 – Case presentation

 -Small group discussion.

Practical setting

– Lab demonstration  skills

-Clinical  hospitals (  Obstetrical  and Gynecological ward ,clinical out patient , labor room  ,antenatal ward ,  post natal ward ,  nursery unit , theater room , immunization centers )

Evaluation methods:

-Continuous assessment 10%-20%

-Final written exam 30%-40%

-Practical exam 60%(OSCE  exam 20 %+ clinical 30%-40%(.

Community Health Nursing- I

1. Course title: Community Health Nursing I
2. Code number: CHN5928
3. Credit hours: – 8 hours/week.
4. Intended level:  5st year (semester 9).
5. Prerequisite:  Anatomy and physiology.
6. Coordinators:
7.  Co-coordinators:
8. Student coordinators:

Course Description

– This Course is designed for Students to understand the principles of promotion and maintenance of health. This course deals with health programme, services and strategies of the Department of Health; concepts, philosophy, goals and objectives of Community Health Nursing; and the basic roles, functions and responsibilities of the community health nurse. It also includes care of clients with non-communicable
and communicable diseases.

Specific objectives

  At Specific objectives: AT the end of the course students are able to:

1. Understand the concepts of community health and community health nursing

2. Understand the various factors influencing health in the community

3. Understand the concept, scope, uses and methods of epidemiology

4. Understand the epidemiology and nursing management of common communicable diseases.

5. Understand the concept and scope of demography

6. Understand the impact of population explosion and population control

Contents:

1. Introduction to community health nursing.

• Community health nursing
• Definition, concept and dimensions of health
• Determinants of health
•  Promotion of health
• Indicators of health
• Concept of health and level of prevention.
• Community health assessment
• Health agencies.
• Primary health care.

2.  Communicable diseases. prevention and control:

a) Respiratory infections: –

Influenza, Rubella, ARI’s &Pneumonia, Mumps, Diphtheria, Whooping cough, Tuberculosis,

b) Viral

Rabies, Yellow fever and encephalitis Meningitis, SARS, Intestinal Infections, Poliomyelitis, – Small Pox, Chicken Pox, Measles, Hepatitis,

c) Bacteria

Cholera, Diarrheal diseases, Typhoid Fever, Food poisoning

Brucellosis, Plague, Human Salmonellosis, Anthrax, Leptospirosis

diseases Rickettsia, Scrub typhus,  Q fever

d) Amoebiasis

Hookworm Infection, Ascariasis, Dracunculiasis

e) Arthropod infections

Dengue, Malaria, Filariasis and Zoonoses

f) Parasitic zoonoses

Taeniasis, Hydatid disease, Leishmaniasis

g) Surface infection

Trachoma, Tetanus, Leprosy, STD & RTI, Yaws and HIV

 3.  Non-Communicable

Malnutrition: under nutrition, over nutrition, nutritional deficiencies Anemia, Hypertension, Stroke, Rheumatic Heart Diseases, Coronary Heart Diseases, Cancer, Diabetes mellitus, Blindness, Accidents, Mental illness, Obesity, Iodine Deficiency, Fluorosis, Epilepsy, Asthma,  Arthritis

4. Environmental factors contributing Health:

Air, light Ventilation, water, Housing Sanitation ,disposal of waste, disposal of dead bodies, Forestation, Noise, Climate,-Bacterial & Viral: Agents, host carriers and immunity, Arthropods and Rodents Insect, Rodent &Parasite Control, Noise Control, Disposal of refuge/Sewage and Disposal of human excreta , Governmental and nongovernmental organizations in environmental heath  National Pollution Control board, Public health Laws related to environment Health

5. Epidemiology

Definition, concept, Aims, scope uses and

Terminology used in epidemiology

Dynamics of Disease Epidemiological triad

Morbidity and mortality: Measurements

Levels of Prevention Methods of epidemiology of Descriptive

Analytical: Epidemic investigations Experimental

6. Demography

 Definition, concept and scope

 Demography cycle Methods of data collection, analysis and interpretation of demographic data

Demographic rates and ratios.

Practical :

-Field visits (Health centers, Communicable diseases centers)

Methods of the teaching

Interactive lectures

Group discussion

Written assignment

Practical field + family folders. 

Assessment

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

Final written exam 20%-30%

Practical field 20%-40%

Psychiatric Nursing 1

1. Course title: Psychiatric Nursing 1
2. Code number: PSYN5928
3. Credit hours: – 8 hours/week.
4. Intended level: -5st year (semester 9).
5. Prerequisite:  Anatomy and physiology, Psychology.
6. Coordinators:
7. Co-coordinators:
8. Student coordinators:

Course Description

This course is designed to assist students in developing expertise and in depth understanding in the field of Psychiatric Nursing. It will help students to appreciate the client as a holistic individual and develop skill to function psychiatric nurse specialist . It will further enable the student to function as educator, manager, and researcher in the field of Psychiatric nursing

 Specific objectives :

1. Differentiate among schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder.
2. Describe the diagnostic criteria for mood disorders (unipolar and bipolar).
3. Identify major nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions to assist clients experiencing mood disorders.
4. Identify measures for suicide prevention and assessment of risk.
5. Develop a nursing care plan for the client with an anxiety disorder.
6. Identify signs and symptoms of dissociative disorders.
7. Formulate nursing interventions for clients with somatoform disorders, factitious disorders, and malingering.
8. Define anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and obesity.
9. Distinguish anorexia nervosa being eating/purging type from bulimia nervosa.
10. Differentiate normal and abnormal sleep patterns.
11. Describe appropriate interventions for various sleep disorders.
12. Define adjustment and impulse-control disorders.
13. Differentiate between personality traits and personality disorders.
14.  Describe the therapeutic nursing interventions to assist clients with personality disorders.
15. Identify four factors that can contribute to a child developing emotional problems or mental problems.
16. Identify nursing interventions in assisting children and their families to cope with emotional problems or mental disorders.
17. Discuss how nutrition, elimination, sleep problems, and pain can affect an elder’s mental status.
18.  List four nursing care interventions to be considered for clients with dual diagnoses.
19. List four areas for client and family education about dual diagnosis.
20.  Identify nursing interventions in assisting clients and their families to cope with chronic mental illness.
21. Describe the components in teaching clients and their families about chronic mental illness.

Content

1. Psychotic disorders

–Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

-Schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder

 -Positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

-Complications of schizophrenia.

 -Nursing care plan for management of a client with hallucinations, delusions, and    communication problems.

2. Mood Disorders

– Mood disorders (unipolar and bipolar).

-Mood disorders on a client’s daily functioning.

 -Nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions to assist clients experiencing mood     disorders.

 – Psychopharmacological agents available to treat clients with mood disorders.

 -Suicide prevention and assessment of risk.

 -Teaching issues for clients and their families and the available peer support services and referral resources.

 3. Anxiety and Dissociative Disorders

– Signs and symptoms of the anxiety disorders.

– The difference between normal and pathological anxiety.

 -Modalities used in the treatment of anxiety disorders.

 -Nursing care plan for the client with an anxiety disorder.

        -Educational objectives for clients with anxiety disorders and their families.

        -Signs and symptoms of dissociative disorders.

        -Nursing interventions for clients with dissociative disorders.

• Somatoform Disorders, Factitious Disorders, and Malingering

-Somatoform disorders.

-Somatization disorders, hypochondriasis, factitious disorders, malingering, and pain disorders.

-Psychiatric disorders with physical symptoms and medical illnesses.

-Nursing interventions for clients with somatoform disorders, factitious disorders, and malingering.

• Eating Disorders

–Assessment of eating disorders.

-Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and obesity.

– The diagnostic criteria for eating disorders.

-Anorexia nervosa restricting type from anorexia nervosa binge eating/purging type.

-Anorexia nervosa being eating/purging type from bulimia nervosa.

-Treatment modalities for the different types of eating disorders.

-Nursing interventions to assist clients experiencing eating disorders.

-Educational needs of clients and their families.

• Sleep Disorders

–Dyssomnias and Parasomnias .

-Normal and abnormal sleep patterns.

-Assessment of sleep disorders.

-Nursing interventions for various sleep disorders.

• Adjustment and Impulse-Control Disorders

– Adjustment and impulse-control disorders.

– Specific behaviors associated with these disorders.

– Adaptive coping behaviors.

– Various treatment modalities for these disorders.

– Major diagnoses and nursing interventions to assist clients with these disorders.

-Teaching needs of clients and their families including referrals to available support and resource services.

• Personality Disorders

-Personality traits and personality disorders.

-Types of personality disorders.

-Behavior associated with each personality disorder.

-Therapeutic nursing interventions to assist clients with personality disorders.

11.Clients with a Dual Diagnosis

– Dual diagnosis.

-Primary mental disorder and a substance-induced mental disorder.

 an integrated treatment approach for clients with dual diagnoses.

-Nursing care interventions to be considered for clients with dual diagnoses.

 12. Chronic Mental Illness

-Chronic illness.

-Challenges to clients and families coping with chronic mental illness.

-Various therapies that assist clients in coping with chronic mental illness.

-Nursing interventions in assisting clients and their families to cope with chronic mental illness.

-The components in teaching clients and their families about chronic mental illness.

Practice setting :

-Psychiatric Hospitals and outpatient clinic 

Teaching methods

-Interactive lectures

-Small group discussion

-Discussion

-Written assignment

Assessment

-Continuous assessment 20%-30%

-Final written exam 30%-0%

 -Practical exam 40%

Nursing Informatics

1. Course title: – Nursing Informatics   
2. Code number: – NI5934
3. Credit hours: – 4 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 5st year (semester 9)
5. Pre-requisite: Introduction to computer sciences, biostatistics and epidemiology
6. Coordinators:
7. Co-coordinators:
8. Student coordinators:

Rationale:

The application of computers in the health care system and in nursing are explored with rapid advances in information technology.

Communication are improved world-wide via international networks, as well as language translation. So the faculty of healthy sciences adds this module to enable students to gain knowledge and put hand on practice using different software packages, the skills of word-processing, data handling, statistical analysis and on-line literature searching. 

Aim:

The purpose of this course is to provide nursing students with understanding of the technical, user, and environmental factors that need to be considered in building computerized clinical nursing information . systems to provide quality information that supports nursing care and resource decisions and enables students to become familiar with computers by providing hands-on practice using different software packages, the skills of word-processing, data handling, statistical analysis and on-line literature searching, information security and privacy.

General objective:

After successful completion of this course, the student will demonstrate knowledge, understanding and appropriate attitudes  to the use of the computer in health care and nursing systems, confidentiality of data, and will be proficient in basic word processing skills, on-line literature searching and setting up of a personal index of references. An elementary knowledge of nursing classification systems, statistical analysis and data handling will have been gained.

Specific objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able To:

1. To identify different types of computer software
2. To understand data handling and data analysis
3. Recognize what networks are and the major types of network configurations.
4. Differentiate between the nursing process and critical pathways/protocol approaches to the design of nursing systems
5. To know the development and use of the computer in the health care system of the country
6. To identify health care statistics and epidemiological data
7. To identify hospital information systems: administration and patient records
8. Describe threats to information quality, availability, and confidentiality
9. To identify primary health care information systems: administration and patient records
10. To know nursing information systems: administration and nursing care records in hospital and primary health care settings
11. To know International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP)
12. To identify Shared patient records
13. To identify data protection
14. To identify the use of the computer in research in nursing and health care.
15. Describe the impact of computer technology on professional nursing practice
16. To identify and apply on-line literature searching.
17. To identify Educational uses of the computer.

Contents:

1. Different types of computer software.
2. Data handling and data analysis.
3. The development and use of the computer in the health care system of the country.
4. Health care statistics and epidemiological data.
5. Hospital information systems: administration and patient records.
6. Primary health care information systems: administration and patient records.
7. Nursing information systems: administration and nursing care records in hospital and primary health care settings.
8. International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP).
9. Shared patient records.
10. Data protection.
11. The use of the computer in research in nursing and health care.
12. On-line literature searching.
13. Educational uses of the computer.

Practical  setting :      

-Computer laboratories.

Teaching/learning Strategies

-Demonstration of the computer, ‘hands-on’ practice.

-Tutorials

– Lectures

-Directed study, including use of a log book

Assessment

    -Mid exam (10%-20%)

    -Final exam  (20%-30%)

    -Continuous assessment (10%-20%)

    -Practical exam (30%-40%

Medical surgical 11

1. Course title: –    Medical surgical 11.
2. Code number: -MSN5928
3. Credit hours: – 8 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 5st year (semester 10).
5. Pre-requisite:  Anatomy and physiology.
6. Coordinators:
7. Co-coordinators:
8. Student coordinators

Description of the course

This course focuses on the effect of disorders of selected systems throughout the lifespan and applies the nursing process in meeting basic needs. Health promotion and maintenance, rehabilitation, and continuity of care are emphasized. The role of the practical nurse is incorporated throughout.

  General objectives

The aim of this course is to provide the student practical nurse with the necessary knowledge to care for clients with disorders and diseases of all the systems of the body.

Specific Objectives

Upon completion of this course nursing student will be able to:

1. Discuss the anatomy and patho-physiology of urinary system, central and peripheral nervous system, immune system, skin, lymphatic system, ENT, eye and maxillofacial.
2. Identify urinary system, central and peripheral nervous system, immune system, skin, lymphatic system, ENT and eye disorders.
3. Take history and performed physical examination for patient with urinary system, central and peripheral nervous system, immune system, skin, lymphatic system, reproductive system, ENT and cells system disorders.
4. Apply nursing process for patient with medical surgical disorder according to systematic diseases.
5. List pre and post-operative care pre- and post-operative nursing care for each systematic surgical operation.
6.  Assess and mange patient with urinary system, central and peripheral nervous system , immune system , skin , lymphatic system  ,  ENT  , eye  and maxillofacial disorders
7. Demonstrate specific system medical-surgical procedure according patient needs.
8. Prepare medical-surgical patient for systematic diagnostic procedure. 
9. Discuss pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy related to the nursing care of patient’s urinary system, central and peripheral nervous system, immune system, skin, lymphatic system, ENT, eye and maxillofacial disorders.
10. Deal with patient with urinary system, central and peripheral nervous system, immune system, skin, lymphatic system, ENT and eye system crisis.
11. Assess and mange patient with cancer.
12. Prepare and administer palliative care for patient with cancer.
13.  Assess and manage patient with dental and maxillofacial disorders.

Content

1. Nursing process and systematic physical examination.
2. Systematic anatomy and patho-physiology.
3. Urinary systems disorders, pharmacology, diagnostic procedure and crisis.
4. Neurology disorders, pharmacology, diagnostic procedure and crisis.
5. Skin disorders, pharmacology, diagnostic procedure and crisis.
6. Immune system disorders pharmacology, diagnostic procedure and crisis.
7. Skin disorders, pharmacology, diagnostic procedure and crisis.
8. Lymphatic system disorders, pharmacology, diagnostic procedure and crisis.
9. ENT, and eyes disorders pharmacology, diagnostic procedure and crisis.
10. Dental disorders and maxillofacial disorders.
11. Surgical equipment’s and purposes.
12. Pre and post-operative care for systemic surgery.

Strategies of the teaching and learning

              1- Lecture & discussion

              2- Assignment & presentation

              3- lab demonstration.

              4- Clinical hospitals medical and surgical ward.

Evaluation methods:

1.  Continuous assessment 10%-20%.
2. Final theory exam 20%–30%
3. Practical exam 60% (OSCE exam 20 %+ clinical 40% (

Maternal and Child health Nursing11

1. Course title: –    Maternal and Child health Nursing11
2. Credit hours: – 8 hours/week.
3. Code number: MCH51028
4. Intended level: -5st year (semester 10).
5. Prerequisite:  Anatomy and physiology.
6. Coordinators:
7.  Co-coordinators:
8.  Student coordinators

Course Description

The course focuses on current health problems and diseases affecting both pregnant women and children worldwide. The impact of various common health problems at different stages of the life cycle and their functional outcomes in terms of morbidity, mortality, psychological well-being, reproduction and growth will be highlighted. Students will become acquainted with the epidemiology of maternal and childhood diseases in developed and developing countries. Programme and resources available to combat health and nutritional problems will be evaluated. The role of different international organizations will be discussed in the context of socioeconomic development and current political/economic policies and realities

General objectives

This course is designed to assist students analyze the causes and effects of the major health problems that are present during pregnancy, infancy, childhood and adolescence.

Specific Objectives

At the end of the course the students will be able to:

-Performed nursing process for maternity disorders.

-Perform physical, developmental, and nutritional assessment of pediatric clients

-Apply nursing process in providing nursing care to neonates   disorders.

-Explain pneumonia. List signs and symptoms and medical treatments.

-Explain respiratory distress syndrome. Include signs and treatments.

– Explain cystic fibrosis, include symptoms and testing to diagnose this

disease.

-Explain the hematologic and lymphphatic system including safety tips

-Describe and review the gastrointestinal system including tests performed

-Discuss cleft lip and palate, include surgical intervention

-Describe esophageal atresia and surgical intervention

-Explain pyloric stenosis and signs and symptoms as well as treatments

-Explain the symptoms of Hirsprungs, GER and Intussusception

-Describe Club foot and its treatments

-Describe hip dysplasia

-Discuss the Integumentary System and compare the differences between:

-Discuss Milia Rubra, Diaper Dermatitis, Seborrheic Dermatitis, and Atopic Dermatitis Recognize and manage emergencies in neonates

Describe various recent technologies and treatment modalities in the management of high-risk pregnancy.

Prepare a design for layout and management of neonatal units

 Recognize the role of pediatric nurse practitioner and as a member of the pediatric and neonatal health team.

Contents

1. Abnormal pregnancy

–Ectopic

-Molar

• Disease with pregnancy

–Hyper emesis gravidarum

-Toxoplasmosis

-Intrauterine fetal death

–Hypertension

-Diabetes and gestational DM

-Heart disease

-Anemia

-Endocrine disorders.

3. Bleeding during pregnancy

-Implantation bleeding

-Miscarriage pregnancy

-Placenta previa

-Placental abruption

-Premature labor

4. Abortion   

–Induced abortion

-Spontaneous

-Traumatic

5.High risk pregnancy

–Preeclampsia

-Eclampsia

–HIV

-Syphilis and gonorrhea

-Auto immune diseases

          6. Family planning methods.

         7. Infertility.

         8. Menopause.

9.Neonatology

–Immature baby

-Neonatal jaundice

–Hydrocephalus

–Meningocele

-Nursery unit

-Incubator care

-Anthropometric measurement.

-Phototherapy

– Nutrition related disorders. (Malnutrition, obesity, food intolerance, reflux, food allergies)

 9.Pediatric nursing

• Pneumonia.  
• -Respiratory distress syndrome. 
• Cystic fibrosis
• Hematologic and lymphphatic system disorders  
• -Gastrointestinal system disorders  
• cleft lip and palate, include surgical intervention
• esophageal atresia and surgical intervention
• pyloric stenosis and signs and symptoms as well as treatments
• Hirsprungs, GER and Intussusception
• Club foot and its treatments
• hip dysplasia
• Discuss Milia Rubra, Diaper Dermatitis, Seborrheic Dermatitis, and Atopic Dermatitis
• Meningitis
• Malaria 
• Diabetes

Methods of the teaching

-Lecture & discussion.

-Assignment & presentation. -Case studies.

 – Case presentation

 -Small group discussion.

Practical setting

– Lab demonstration skills

-Clinical hospitals (Obstetrical wards, clinical out patient, antenatal ward, nursery unit, theater room pediatric wards, family planning centers, fertility centers).

Evaluation methods:

-Continuous assessment 10%-20%

-Final written exam 30%-40%

-Practical exam 60%(OSCE  exam 20 %+ clinical 30%-40%(.

Community Health Nursing- I1

1. Course title: Community Health Nursing- I1
2. Code number: CHN51028
3. Credit hours: – 8 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – 5st year (semester 10).
5. Pre-requisite:  Anatomy and physiology.
6. Coordinators:
7.  Co-coordinators:
8.  Student coordinators

Course Description

This course focuses on providing health care to individuals, families and groups within the concept of primary health and health for all, services offered are based on health promotion, health maintenance and disease prevention in the community, the nature of this service is comprehensive which extends to well or ill people throughout their life span.

 General objective: –

On successful completion of this module, the student will demonstrate knowledge, understanding and appropriate attitudes in relation to the scope and practice of community nursing, to multi – professional team work and to other supporting agencies in the community, and will be able to apply, under supervision, a systematic approach to health assessment, care and rehabilitation in the community. The student will have gain knowledge of and experience in family and community needs assessment and preparation of a community profile.

Specific objectives:

On completion of this course, the students should be able to: –

1. Identify basic concepts of community health nursing.
2. Identify the community health nurse’s roles in different settings.
3.  Discuss community assessment, survey, health indicators
4.  Differentiate between the rural & urban health.
5.  Discuss the components of school health programme.
6.  Discuss the components of environmental health programme
7.  Explain types of the disaster and management
8.  Differentiate between communicable and chronic disease
9.  Recognize disease transmission
10.  Discuss health education
11. Discuss mental and social health

Content:

1. Introduction of community health nursing
   1. Community assessment – survey, health indicators
   1. School health  
   1. Rural health & urban 
   1. Life style & Health promotion
   1. Occupational health                                          
   1. Community profiling and development
   1. Communicable diseases and prevention
   1. Disaster management
   1. Chronic disease                                                                                
   1. Family health and home visit.
   1. Environmental sanitation
   1. Health and nutrition
   1. Disease transmission
   1. Health education
   1. Mental& social health
   1.  Role of the community health nursing.
   1. Records and reports Field Health Services and Information System
   1. Role of non-governmental organization

Teaching methods: –

1) Lectures

2) Group discussions

2) Assignment

3) Field visit   

Practice setting:

-Field visits (Schools visits, home visit, geriatric home visit ,rural residence )

Methods of Teaching

Interactive lectures

Small group Discussion

Written assignment

Practical and demonstration

Evaluation

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

 Practical field 20%-40%

Written exam 60%-70%

Psychiatric Nursing 11

1. Course title: Psychiatric Nursing11
2. Code number: PSYN51028
3. Credit hours: – 8 hours/week.
4. Intended level: -5st year (semester 10).
5. Prerequisite:  Anatomy and physiology, Psychology.
6. Coordinators:
7. Co-coordinators:
8. Student coordinators:

Course Description

This course is designed to assist students in developing expertise and in depth understanding in the field of Psychiatric Nursing. It will help students to appreciate the client as a holistic individual and develop skill to function psychiatric nurse specialist . It will further enable the student to function as educator, manager, and researcher in the field of Psychiatric nursing.

Objectives

At the end of the course the students will be able to:

1. List the members of the contemporary multidisciplinary treatment team and describe the distinctive abilities of each professional member.
2. Discuss the applicability of standards of practice to psychiatric-mental health nursing.
3. Explain the differences in primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention in the field of mental health.
4. Describe the application of the nursing process to psychiatric-mental health nursing.
5. Defend the need for mental health parity in health care.
6. Identify the components of a holistic assessment, including mental status examination.
7. Correctly use psychiatric terminology to describe a client’s symptoms.

• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of psychological testing, including rating scales, in assessment.
• Describe the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the brain in relation to mental health and illness.
• Name the five major families of psychotropic medications.
• Identify different variables that may contribute to a crisis or psychiatric emergency.
• Clarify the role of the nurse in dealing with crises, psychiatric emergencies, and disasters.
• Identify legal and ethical issues that guide psychiatric-mental health nursing practice.
•  Understand the cycle of abuse and victimization.
• Discuss the various types of family violence and appropriate nursing interventions
• Develop a nursing care plan for a child or adolescent with a psychiatric or behavioral disorder.
• Differentiate among delirium, dementia, amnesia, and other cognitive disorders.
• Discuss the nurse’s responsibility in assessing clients for mental disorders due to a general medical condition.
• Define substance abuse, substance dependence, tolerance, intoxication, and withdrawal.

Contents

1.  Introduction to Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

-Evolution of psychiatric-mental health nursing care.

-Contemporary multidisciplinary treatment team and describe the distinctive abilities of each professional member.

– Psychoanalytic, interpersonal, and behavioral conceptual models.

 -Characteristics of individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, milieu therapy, crisis intervention, and somatic therapies.

 2. Issues and Trends in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

-Standards of practice to psychiatric-mental health nursing.

-Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention in the field of mental health.

-Nursing process to psychiatric-mental health nursing.

– The differences and similarities in the practice of psychiatric-mental health registered nurses and psychiatric-mental health advanced practice registered nurses.

3. The Psychiatric Nursing Assessment

-Components of a holistic assessment, including mental status examination.

-Psychiatric terminology to describe a client’s symptoms

-Interviewing techniques to gather information for a holistic assessment.

– The role of psychological testing, including rating scales, in assessment.

4. Neurobiological Considerations in Psychiatric Care

-Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the brain in relation to mental health and illness.

-Basic processes of neurotransmission and the role of neurotransmitters in the major mental disorders.

-Current neurobiological implications of major mental disorders as a basis for helping clients understand psychopharmacologic recommendations.

5. Psychopharmacology

– Five major families of psychotropic medications.

-Indications for each family of psychotropic medications.

-Strategies for reducing side effects.

-Management of the common side effects of each major family of psychotropic medications.

– Nursing interventions that have been shown to increase client compliance.

6.  Crises, Psychiatric Emergencies and Disasters

-Common crises, psychiatric emergencies, and disasters.

-Techniques of crisis intervention and how they can be used in the nursing process.

-The effects of crises, emergencies, and disasters may have upon victims and caregivers.

7. Legal and Ethical Considerations

-Legal and ethical issues that guide psychiatric-mental health nursing practice.

-The elements for informed consent.

-The issues related to confidentiality and the mentally ill client.

– The legal issues related to psychopharmacology.

-The responsibilities of nursing personnel when treating a suicidal client.

-Mandatory hospitalization, involuntary outpatient treatment, and the right to refuse treatment.

– The criteria to guide nursing practice with the use of seclusion and restraint.

8. Family and Intimate Partner Violence

-Partner abuse, child abuse, and elder abuse.

-The prevalence and clinical presentation of various types of family abuse and violence.

-The cycle of abuse and victimization.

– Various types of family violence and appropriate nursing interventions.

9.Disorders Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence

– Childhood communication disorders to childhood onset of psychiatric or behavioral disorders.

-The symptoms of mood and affective disorders in children from those disorders in adults.

-The impact of early childhood trauma on a child’s mental health.

-Nursing care plan for a child or adolescent with a psychiatric or behavioral disorder.

-Types of aberrant behavior in a child.

– Five components of a child’s mental status examination.

– Four theoretical models of childhood behaviors.

– Nursing interventions in assisting children and their families to cope with emotional problems or mental disorders.

– Components in teaching children about hospitalizations, medications, diagnostic tests, and treatments.

10. The Aging Client

-Nutrition, elimination, sleep problems, and pain can affect an elder’s mental status. 

-The effect unrecognized and untreated depression and anxiety can have on the older adult.

– The differences in suicide in the older population versus younger adults.

– The differences in late-onset and early-onset substance abuse in the older adult.

11. Dementia, Delirium, Amnesia, and Other Cognitive Disorders

-Delirium, dementia, amnesia, and other cognitive disorders.

-Common etiologic factors associated with dementia and delirium.

– The symptoms of common types of dementia and delirium.

-The effective nursing interventions for the confused client.

12. Mental Disorders Due to General Medical Conditions

– Mental disorder may be due to a medical condition.

-Common medical disorders that may cause psychiatric symptoms.

-The nurse’s responsibility in assessing clients for mental disorders due to a General medical condition.

13.Substance-Related Disorders

-Substance abuse, substance dependence, tolerance, intoxication, and withdrawal.

-Signs and symptoms of substance-related disorders.

-The issues relevant to the management and treatment of substance-related disorders, and use these to develop individualized nursing care plans.

14. Sexual Disorders and Gender Identity Disorder

–  Essential features of sexual dysfunctions and paraphilias.

-Essential features of gender identify disorder.

– Nurse’s role in assessing for sexual disorders.

– Opportunities for client education regarding sexuality

Practice Placement:

-Psychiatric Hospital field

Teaching methods

-Interactive lectures

-Audio-visual material

-Discussion

-Written assignment

Assessment

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

Final written exam 30%-70%

Research project and Scientific writing

1. Course title: –   Scientific writing
2. Code number: – RPSW51013
3. Credit hours: – 3 hours/week.
4. Intended level: – Fifth year (semester 10)
5. Pre-requisite: Introduction to computer sciences, Nursing Informatics
6. Coordinators:
7. Co-coordinators:
8. Student coordinators:

Course Description:

 Under supervision of graduate faculty, the student participates in a research utilization project and communicates the project in writing and in a scientific form. A course designed to give graduate students the skills necessary to write a thesis, and to prepare other professional materials for presentation or publication.

General objectives

To enable health professionals to write scientific research articles that can be published and to equip them with skills to cite and manage references/ bibliography while writing using a reference management tools.

Specific objectives:

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Understand different scientific research designs and methods.
   1. Learn how to set up a research study.
   1. Understand correct ways to refer to and cite from scientific literature.
   1.  Discuss and explain differences between different research methods.
   1. Perform literature reviews and reference relevant scientific literature.
   1. Formulate a research plan.
   1.  develop and write a complete research proposal (including an abstract, project narrative, figures, etc.)
   1.  improve the quality of their writing through assignments of varied length and purpose (abstracts, proposal, reviews, and cover letters).
   1. Analyze, set as contrast, compare and review scientific literature.
   1.  Discuss own view in relation to the published research.

Contents:

1. Course introduction.
2. Research problems and proposal
3.  Principle of scientific writing focus on.
4. language and grammars.
5. Data collection and analysis methods.
6. Reports of Original Research (introduction, methods, results, tables & figures, discussion, abstract & title).
7.  How to conduct literature reviews. Writing an effective discussion
8. Research writing style, Abstract and conclusion.
9. Wrap-up scientific manuscripts and Submission and authorship for scientific manuscripts.

10) Journal Submission, Peer Review & Authorship.

11) Write letter for editor.

12) Authorship and Ethics.

13)Tools for Reference Management and citation methods.

14)Writing the scientific paper. 

15)Submission of scientific paper.

Teaching methods:

  -Lectures
– Self-study
– Teacher-led group activities (workshops)

– on line literature review
– Peer assessment Formulated a research proposal

Course Activities:

1. Research title (select research problem)
2. Formulate research proposal.
3. Write research project
4. Summaries original research in abstract
5. Write scientific paper from original research.

Assessment

Final written exam       30%-40%

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

Prepare scientific paper   10%-20 %

Research project discussion 30%-40%

Evidence Based Nursing Practice

• Course title:     Evidence Based Nursing Practice
• Code number:  EBP51032
• Credit hours:    2 hours/week.
• Intended level:   5year (semester 10)
• Pre-requisite:    Statistic and research methodology
• Coordinators:
• Co–coordinators:
• Student coordinators:

Course description

The emphasis for this course is on the elements of evidence-based practice. focus is placed on the cyclical process of identifying clinical questions, searching and appraising the evidence for potential solutions/innovations, planning and implementing practice changes, evaluating the outcomes and identifying additional gaps in nursing knowledge. integration of the existing evidence with clinical judgment, patient preferences, inter professional perspectives and other resources form the basis for the clinical decision-making process that is inherent in improving patient, population and organizational outcomes. Processes for leading managing practice changes are explored.

General objectives

 To provide an overview pertaining to the process and implementation of nursing evidence-based practice (EBP).

Specific objectives

1. Define evidence-based practice.
2. Understanding Terms and Meaning of EBP
3. Recall the PICOT question format to following evidence-based practice process.
4. Apply a PICOT (Population of interest, Intervention or issue of interest, Comparison of interest, Outcome expected, Time for the intervention to achieve the outcome) to a clinical question relevant to your practicing environment.
5. Identify the levels of evidence for literature appraisal.
6. Discuss the purpose of EBP is to improve patient outcomes with peers and leadership colleagues.
7. Identifying Problems/Issues
8. Identify why understanding the value of a selected practice theme is important.
9. Discuss considerations when investigating evidence on a practice theme.
10. Describe three commonly used search engines.
11. State the elements of a PICO question
12. Discuss tools to find “best” literature on a topic.

Content

1. Introduction evidence-based practice.
2. Relationships among nursing theory, practice and research.
3. Sources of evidence and evidence.
4. Models of evidence-based practice.
5. Formulating evidence-based practice questions.
6. Critiquing research findings for applicability to EBP.
7. Disseminating research findings.
8. Problems/Issues.
9. Searching literature and the levels of evidence for literature appraisal
10. Synthesis of literature
11. Merging Evidence and Current Practice Needs: No changes- Research- QI project.
12. PICOT and elements of a PICO question
13. Tools to find “best” literature on a topic

Methods of the teaching

Lecture

Group discussion

Assignment

Evaluation

Continuous assessment 20%-30%

Written exam 70%-80%