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Introduction

Health and medical education are two of the most important vital pillars of developed societies, and are a primary goal of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. The reaffirm the belief in the developmental role of the university based on its vision as a leading institution in education, research and services locally and regionally, and its mission in contributing to the development of societies through building qualified leaders, distinguished education, and high quality services with the support of scientific research.

In view of the challenges facing the nursing sector in many countries, and in the Kingdom in particular, the university has taken approval to start the nursing program to complement the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery program, which has achieved a distinguished academic reputation, and the medical laboratory science program that has recently started.

Objectives

    • The program aims to graduate leaders in the field of nursing who have the ability to analyze and take appropriate decisions in a scientific and methodical manner that contribute to raising the level of nursing in the Kingdom and the Islamic world and to work with their colleagues and the rest of the health workers in order to improve work environments and achieve the goals of the health facilities in which they work.
    • The program aims to instill the principles of self-learning among graduates, making them lifelong learners and constantly striving to advance their professional and knowledge level, participating in raising the efficiency of the rest of their colleagues, and educating members of their communities in scientific and systematic ways.
    • The program aims to be in the future as one of the distinguished pioneering programs in this field, not only at the local level, but also at the regional level.
    • The program aims to introduce state-of-the-art and modern methods of education by making use of the equipment provided by the university, which constitutes a qualitative addition to education in the field of nursing in the Kingdom.

Mission

Graduating qualified nurses with high professional knowledge and skills in accordance with the standards required by the nursing profession and professional practice in accordance with the rules regulating the Kingdom and the ethical requirements of this great profession in order to achieve effective and safe nursing care.

Advantages of Nursing

    • The great demand for nursing jobs and the high demand for graduates of this specialty. It is also noted the high demand for the employment of nursing graduates, where the employment rate reaches 94% within the first three months of graduation and the end of the study.
    • This specialization is useful in learning many medical skills that are useful in public life, which makes the person able to help those around him in obtaining good medical care.
    • The Kingdom's Vision 2030 emphasizes the importance of nursing, and the fifth strategic goal is to ``increase the attractiveness of nursing work.``

Nursing program’s study plan

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Pre-request

Co-request

Level one

ENGL-103

English Writing (1)

2

ENGL-102

English Listening & Speaking (1)

2

ENGL- 104

English Grammar (1)

2

CHEM-201

Biochemistry

3

STAT-101

Biostatistics

2

STS-101

Study Skills

2

COM-102

Information Communication Technologies

1

Total

14

Level Two

COMS-201

Communication Skills

2

BIOL-201

Biology

3

ENGL-204

English Grammar (2)

2

ENGL-201

English Reading (2)

2

ENGL-203

English Writing (2)

2

ENGL-202

English Listening & Speaking (2)

2

ME-201

Medical Terminology

2

PHYS-106

Biophysics

2

Total

17

Level Three

MED-103

Human Anatomy

4 (3+1+0)

MED- 104

MED-104

Human Physiology

3 (3+0+0)

MED-103

NUR-101

Introduction to Nursing Profession

2 (2+0+0)

NUR-102A

Foundations of Nursing Science

3 (3+0+0)

NUR-102B, NUR-101

NUR-102B

Foundations of Nursing Science Skills

2 (0+2+0)

NUR-102A, NUR-101

College’s requirements (e.g. Islam 101)

2 (2+0+0)

College’s requirements (e.g. Arabic 101)

2 (2+0+0)

Total

18

Level Four

NUR-105

Physical Assessment

3 (2+1+0)

NUR-102, MED-103

MED-105

Pathophysiology

3 (3+0+0)

MED-104

MED-106

Pharmacology

3 (3+0+0)

MED-105

MBI-112

Microbiology

3 (3+0+0)

MED-105

NUR-107

Epidemiology

2 (2+0+0)

College’s requirements (e.g. Islam 102)

2 (2+0+0)

College’s requirements (e.g. Arabic: 102)

2 (2+0+0)

Total

18

Level Five

NUR-201

Growth and Development

3 (3+0+0)

NUR-102B

NUR-202A

Adult Health Nursing- Theory

3 (3+0+0)

NUR-105

NUR-202B

NUR-202B

Adult Health Nursing- Clinical

3 (0+1+2)

NUR-202A

NUR-203

Nutrition

3 (3+0+0)

NUR-102

NUR-204

Principles of Learning and Education

2 (2+0+0)

NUR-102

College’s requirements (e.g. Islam: 103)

2 (2+0+0)

NUR-206

Professional writing for Nursing

2 (2+0+0)

Total

18

Level Six

NUR-302A

Reproductive Health Nursing –Theory

3 (3+0+0)

NUR-202

302B

NUR-302B

Reproductive Health Nursing-Clinical

3 (0+1+2)

NUR-202

NUR-302A

NUR-303A

Child Health Nursing-Theory

3 (3+0+0)

NUR-202

NUR-303B

NUR-303B

Child Health Nursing-Clinical

3 (0+1+2)

NUR-202

NUR-303A

Elective ( e.g. introduction to psychology)

2 (2+0+0)

NUR-301

Infection Control & Safety in work setting

1 (1+0+0)

College’s requirements (e.g. Islam 104)

2 (2+0+0)

Total

17

Level Seven

NUR-401

Nursing Informatics

3(2+0+1)

NUR-107

NUR-402

Nursing Research

3 (3+0+0)

NUR-107

NUR-403A

Community Health Nursing-Theory

3 (3+0+0)

NUR-302

NUR-403B

NUR-403B

Community Health Nursing-Clinical

2 (0+0+2)

NUR-403A

NUR-404A

Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing –Theory

3 (3+0+0)

NUR-202

NUR-404B

NUR-404B

Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing- Clinical

2 (0+0+2)

NUR-202

NUR-404A

ETH-410

Ethics

2 (2+0+0)

Total

18

Level Eight

NUR-405

Elective (e.g. Human Genetics in Nursing Practice or Palliative Care)

2 (2+0+0)

NUR-406A

Critical Care Nursing

3 (3+0+0)

NUR-202

NUR-406B

NUR-406B

Critical Care Nursing Practical

2 (0+1+1)

NUR-202

NUR-406A

NUR-407

Nursing Management and Leadership

4 (3+0+1)

NUR-402

NUR-408

NUR-408

Current Issues in Nursing

2 (2+0+0)

NUR-403

NUR-407

NUR-409

Nursing Theories

2 (0+0+2)

NUR-202

NUR-407

NUR-410

Critical Appraisal of Topics (CAT)

2 (2+0+0)

Total

17


Competencies after each semester*

Grand Total = 140 credit hours

Admission Requirements