Consistent with the Mission and Goals of the nursing department, the Nursing faculty believes that Preceptorship program support the important role that can be held by the preceptors in clinical nursing practice and its importance for the linkage between the educational and service institutions. The faculty believes that education is a self-directed, yet interactive lifelong process that empowers learners to think critically and grow toward their potentials. Undergraduate education prepares individuals for basic entry into nursing practice while graduate education prepares nurses for advanced or specialty nursing practice. The development of master’s program in pediatric nurse is designed to meet the needs children and youth and to prepare pediatric nurse specialists guided by criteria of excellence in acquiring knowledge, skills and professional ethics. The faculty of nursing also believes that it is the time for the nursing educators and health organizations to recognize and to support the important role that can be held by the graduate nurses to promote the care of children at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Also, the faculty hopes to succeed in changing the culture of the workplace by applying theoretical knowledge into practice into systematic approach to meet the objectives of the courses and to have a competent graduate into the field of pediatric nursing
The overall goal of the program is to develop nurse graduates who can function as effective nurse specialists and assume responsibility for the health care of the Palestinian children and their families. The program intends to prepare pediatric nurse specialists with advanced knowledge and skills and to assume leadership role in nursing service, management and education in hospital and community health care settings.
Degree objectives:
- To enhance knowledge, skills and abilities of pediatric nurses needed for advancing the level of pediatric nursing care within hospital and community health care settings.
- To develop the expertise of pediatric nurses to share in developing leadership and education for nurses and other professionals.
- To increase the pediatric nurses’ awareness of factors related to family and child health including issues of environment, culture and health care costs.
- To develop competency in student’s ability to utilize scientific research and statistics to be the base of pediatric nursing practice.
- To develop the nursing role in promoting continuous health care of hospital and the community institution.
- To promote the pediatric nursing role in health promotion and disease prevention for the child and family.
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- A holder of a bachelor degree in Nursing or midwifery from an accredited nursing program.
- Two years minimum experience in Nursing or midwifery.
- Licensed to practice professional Nursing by the appropriate Authority in Palestine.
- Pass the interview with the admission program committee.
- Hospitals
- Health care centers
- Governmental and nongovernmental institutions
- Ministry of Health
- Universities and colleges
Total: 37 required credits are distributed as follows
- Core courses (11 credits) of which 7 credits are required and 4 elective.
- Specialty courses (26 Credits) of which:
- 12 theoretical, 8 clinical and 6 research credits for thesis option students.
- 18 theoretical and 8 clinical for non-thesis option students.
Core Courses: 11 credit hours
Required courses: 7 credit
| Course Name |
Course No. |
Credits |
| Theories in Nursing |
8020511 |
1 |
| Issues in Nursing Ethics |
8020512 |
1 |
| Advanced Statistics |
8020513 |
2 |
| Research Methodology |
8020514 |
3 |
| Total credits |
|
7 |
Elective courses: 4 credits (choose 2 courses)
| Course Name |
Course No. |
Credits |
| Palestinian Health System and the Law |
8020611 |
2 |
| Qualitative Research Methods |
8020612 |
2 |
| Issues in Social Health |
8020613 |
2 |
| Quality in Health Care |
8020614 |
2 |
|
Total |
|
8 |
Specialty courses 26 credit hours (non-thesis option)
| Course name |
Course No. |
Credits |
| Issues in Nursing Management |
8022612 |
2 |
| Health Education / Promotion |
8022613 |
2 |
| Pediatric Nursing I (Theory) |
8023511 |
3 |
| Pediatric Nursing I (Clinical) |
8023512 |
3 |
| Pediatric Epidemiology |
8023513 |
1 |
| Child Developmental Assessment |
8023514 |
2 |
| Neonatal Nursing I (Theory) |
8023611 |
2 |
| Neonatal Nursing I (Clinical) |
8023612 |
1 |
| Pediatric Nursing II (Theory) |
8023613 |
3 |
| Pediatric Nursing II (Clinical) |
8023614 |
3 |
| Child Mental Health Nursing (Theory) |
8023615 |
1 |
| Child Mental Health Nursing (Clinical) |
8023616 |
1 |
| Research Seminar |
8023650 |
2 |
| Comprehensive Exam |
8023660 |
0 |
| Grand Total |
|
26 |
| Total for theoretical courses |
|
18 |
|
Total for clinical |
|
8 |
Specialty courses 26 credit hours for pediatric (Thesis)
| Course name |
Course No. |
Credits |
| Pediatric Nursing I (Theory) |
8023511 |
3 |
| Pediatric Nursing I (Clinical) |
8023512 |
3 |
| Pediatric Epidemiology |
8023513 |
1 |
| Child Developmental Assessment |
8023514 |
2 |
| Neonatal Nursing I (Theory) |
8023611 |
2 |
| Neonatal Nursing I (Clinical) |
8023612 |
1 |
| Pediatric Nursing II (Theory) |
8023613 |
3 |
| Pediatric Nursing II (Clinical) |
8023614 |
3 |
| Child Mental Health Nursing (Theory) |
8023615 |
1 |
| Child Mental Health Nursing (Clinical) |
8023616 |
1 |
| Thesis I and II |
8023690 |
6 |
| Grand Total |
|
26 |
| Total for theoretical courses without thesis (6 hours) |
|
12 |
| Total for clinical |
|
8 |
Specialty Courses: 26 credit hours (Thesis Option)
| Course Name |
Course No. |
Credits |
| Organizational Theory |
8021511 |
2 |
| Teaching / Learning in management |
8021512 |
2 |
| Health Economics |
8021513 |
1 |
| Organizational Behavior |
8021514 |
2 |
| Health Care Financial Management |
8021515 |
2 |
| Personal Administration |
8021611 |
3 |
| Clinical Residency I |
8021631 |
3 |
| Clinical Residency II |
8021632 |
3 |
| Clinical Residency III |
8021633 |
2 |
| Thesis I |
8021690 |
3 |
| Thesis II |
8021690 |
3 |
| Grand total |
|
26 |
| Total for theoretical courses without thesis (6 hours) |
|
12 |
|
Total for clinical |
|
8 |
Core courses (program’s required courses)
Theories in Nursing 8020511 (1 credit hour). This course focuses on the evolution and application of nursing knowledge. It involves critical analysis of nursing theory and foundations for reasoning in nursing practice. This foundation encompasses various philosophies, theories, concepts, and frameworks that give graduate students the ability to analyze situations, make decisions and solve problems and to provide quality nursing care. Links to nursing practice are emphasized; in particular, relationships of theory to clinical decision making and critical thinking are explored. The nursing process is presented as the basic working framework within which nursing theories and knowledge is applied to Palestinian nursing practice.
Issues in Nursing Ethics 8020512 (1 credit hour). This course focuses on ethical issues in the daily work of nurse managers in relation to general nursing care and or ethics in management/ administrative practice. The course introduces students to theories principles and ethical legal issues in general & discusses ethico-legal managerial issues related to Palestinian context in specific.
Advanced Statistics 8020513 (2 credit hours). This course provides overview of statistical concepts related to health & nursing. Emphasis will be placed on the application of descriptive and inferential statistics that are commonly used in the health and nursing fields. This course will help students to learn how to effectively use data and statistical methods to make evidence based decisions. Appreciating the role of statistics in developing research and advancement on the health and nursing profession is the overarching goal of the course.
Research Methodology 8020514 (3 credit hours). This course presents an overview of the research process with specific attention to meeting research needs in nursing management. Major procedures include: developing a problem statement and hypothesis/research question, preparing a literature review, including a theoretical/conceptual/framework if appropriate, selecting a research methodology, identifying valid/reliable measuring instruments and proposing overall statistical tests for data analysis. Critique of research will be emphasized as well as initial work on the drafting of a research proposal.
Program’s elective courses
Palestinian Health System and the Law 8020611 (2 credit hours). This course analyzes the Palestinian National Health plan, examine health care delivery models, and develop strategies for successful implementation of quality patient care within the Palestinian health care system.
Qualitative Research Methods 8020612 (2 credit hours). This course focuses on qualitative nursing research approaches with emphasis on differentiating qualitative from quantitative methodologies to enable students to conduct qualitative research and analyzed data qualitatively. It aims to introduce students to the philosophical foundations, approaches and methods associated with qualitative research. Phenomenological, grounded theory, ethnography and historical research methods are emphasized in this course.
Issues in Social Health 8020613 (2 credit hours). The course introduces concepts of socio-cultural health emphasizing population dynamics and population characteristics as well as the social determinants of health. It examines contextual health within the modern economy and the political dynamics involved in the provisions of health care as well as cross-cultural aspects of health. Furthermore, the course examines the social issues of illness and disability including the Palestinian culture. The course will also examine how different cultures develop their own health care systems
Quality Health Care 8020614 (2 credit hours). The course is designed to familiarize participants with concepts of quality improvement in health care. It is based upon the teaching of total Quality management as applied to health, it is designed for senior health care profession undergoing graduate training program. The course aims at providing knowledge & skill in quality management for senior leadership in health care.
Specialty courses:
Issues in Nursing Management 8022612 (2 credit hours) non-thesis option. This course provides a basic knowledge in management and focuses on the role of the nurse manager at middle management level within the health care environment. The course aims to develop student skills in managing personnel and processes related to the individual work areas. The work of the nurse manager is viewed within a dynamic framework of decision making in the interest of effective, efficient and economical health care provision.
Health Education / Promotion 8022613 (2 credit hours) non-thesis option. This course intends to increase the student ability to apply theories and to discuss the educational dimensions of problems in pediatric nursing and also develop appropriate educational interventions. The course examines principle, processes and methods common to nursing discipline when planning health education programs starting at the individual level to the national level to its grass roots level of the society. It will be illustrated through the use of case studied readings and students projects.
Pediatric Nursing I (Theory) 8023511 (3 credit hours). The course provides the graduate students a comprehensive revision of the normal growth and development from infancy to adolescence. Issues of children with acute conditions, common symptoms, communicable and infectious disease and pediatric emergencies are integrated into the course utilizing the nursing process as a plan of action at the clinical setting. The course emphasizes the role of student as health educator and health promoter in the field of pediatric nursing.
Pediatric Nursing I (Clinical) 8023512 (3 credit hours). This course is a clinical component which entails application of the nursing theoretical foundation and nursing process at selected pediatric health care settings. The clinical course requirements will allow the students to provide holistic care to sick children and their families and allow them to assess, plan, and carry out comprehensive care at the physiological and psychosocial levels.
Pediatric Epidemiology 8023513 (1 credit hour). Principles and concepts of epidemiology and types of epidemiological studies related to children will be presented for the students and will be relevant to Palestinian epidemiology and community.
Child Developmental Assessment 8023514 (2 credit hours). This course aims at providing broad overview of the significant physical, psychosocial and mental achievements during childhood. Cognitive and personality development through childhood according to developmental theories will be discussed. Health assessment is a core section of this course. Students are expected to be well versed in communication and interviewing concepts in order to conduct a successful health history as a major aspect of health assessment.
Neonatal Nursing (Theory) 8023611 (2 credit hours). A comprehensive information about the normal and high-risk new born. It aims at producing competent nurses in the field of neonatal nursing. Issues of care and family involvement will be presented in depth at the theoretical and clinical levels.
Neonatal Nursing (Clinical) 8023612 (1 credit hour). The clinical component aims to produce competent nurses in the field of neonatal nursing through the integration of the theoretical information given in class into application through advanced clinical practice in different care settings.
Pediatric Nursing II (Theory) 8023613 (3 credit hours). This course provides the students comprehensive knowledge about chronic illnesses of children and allow them to identify the biological, social and environmental causes. The impact of chronic disease on children, their families, and how manage them at the hospital and to follow up them at community level will be emphasized.
Pediatric Nursing II (Clinical) 8023614 (3 credit hours). This course helps the student to explore the hospital, community services and support system available to chronically ill children and their families within the Palestinian society through training and clinical application of the theoretical information obtained.
Child Mental Health Nursing (Theory) 8023615 (1 credit hour). This course is designed for the students to understand the concepts and theories of child mental health, mental disorders and their causes, emphasis will be placed on the process of development and on the effects of blocks and deviations of the child’s personality and functioning.
Child Mental Health (Clinical) 8023616 (1 credit hour). Within the clinical training, students will apply the theoretical concepts into clinical training as well as will be exposed to possible treatment and management of children with mental health problems within the home and family environment, at hospitals, health centers and the community at large.
Research Seminar 8023650 (2 credit hours) non-thesis option. The student has to finish a small field research in the field of pediatric nursing during this course. This course aims at strengthening students’ abilities in conducting research even if they are not registered for a thesis. The students will be supervised by an academic supervisor. By the end of this course, students are expected to finish data collection, prepare for data analysis, finalize their small project or research and prepare for their defense to the graduate committee by the end of the semester. The students are not allowed to sit for the comprehensive exam before finishing Research Seminar. The student is given “pass” or “fail” grade for this course.
Thesis I & II 8023690 (6 credit hours). This course represents a scholarly written research report. It synthesizes the components of a research project and normally builds on information gained in the course Research methodology per-requisites include, research methodology, statistics and fourth study period standing.