Department of Nursing and Midwifery

Introduction

The program is designed to prepare well-qualified professional nurses to assume their roles as practitioners, educators, leaders, researchers and counselors. Nurses are expected to develop critical-thinking and communication skills, in addition to receiving standard nurse training in different clinical and community settings.

The Department's primary aim is to graduate professional nurses in order to meet the health and nursing needs of the people in Palestine. The Department offers a generic 4 years baccalaureate program in nursing.

Skills that the nursing students acquire from the nursing program:

Upon completion of the nursing program the nursing graduate has adequate qualification to be able to:

1. Conduct safe nursing practice in different health agencies, e.g. hospitals, clinics….etc.

2. Participate in community health education, and raise health awareness in the community.

3. Collaborate and communicate with the health team so that she/ he would be an active member.

4. Communicate with the local community and the different community institutions to raise the level of health of the community.

5. Conduct researches and surveys, and write research papers.

6. Provide home care to those patients at home, as well as those in nursing homes.

7. Work in specialized units in the hospitals and clinics.

8. Provide counseling for the patients and other clients who are in need.

9. Work in different community settings as schools and factories and provide environmental and health care for those communities.

10. Work in environmental and public health sectors.

11. Join higher education program.

12. Work as a health or nursing administrator or manager.

13. Work as an academic tutor.

Teaching and Training techniques:

1. Lectures, that include different teaching methods including classroom discussion, active participation, presentation, brain storming simulation and role play.

2. Assignments and home works and case studies.

3. Practical training on nursing procedures and skills in the nursing skills lab.

4. Clinical training in the hospitals, health centers, schools and different community agencies.

Student Evaluation:

Students will be formatively evaluated through the following:

• Clinical assessment

• Written reports

• Oral reports

• Oral and written examinations

• Class participation

• Field-work

• Final Comprehensive Examination

The role of the nursing department in the Palestinian community:

As a major health profession nursing is a milestone in the health care system and is a major element in the formulation of the health care policies.

Nursing care is provided on the three levels of prevention including; primary, secondary and tertiary levels. It serves different community populations; healthy, ill, handicapped, in addition to senior citizens.

Accordingly the nursing specialty provides the local market with the nursing professionals capable of presenting different health and nursing services.

The nursing department contributes to the development of the nursing body in Palestine through the organization and participation in training sessions, workshops, conferences and forums.