Option: Integrated treatment of chronic patients in advanced nursing practice

Smer Zdravstvena nega

Duration of study: 2 years (120 ECTS)

Title awarded at the end of the programme Magister zdravstvene nege, magistrica zdravstvene nege (Abbrev.: mag. zdr. nege)


Short description

 

 

 The study option Integrated treatment of chronic patients in advanced nursing practice enables the acquisition of advanced knowledge in the narrow professional field of integrated preventive and comprehensive treatment of patients with chronic non-contagious diseases and critical awareness of current issues relevant to this practice.

The study provides targeted education of students for prevention, health promotion, health education and holistic treatment, and monitoring of patients with chronic diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. The student expands knowledge and skills in the field of advanced practice, namely nursing sciences with theoretical foundations, research and evidence-based practice, anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, applied pharmacology, holistic assessment of health and clinical decision making, interpersonal relationships and therapeutic communication and management for quality and safe patient care. It also allows for clear career development of the nurse in the health care system and is comparable to the education of nurses in west

 

Syllabus                     

FIRST YEAR

WINTER SEMESTER

LECTURER SUBJECT

ECTS

Pajnkihar, Šostar Turk Research and Research Methodology

10

Pajnkihar Theories, Concepts and Practice of Nursing

10

Vrbnjak, Pajnkihar Evidence Based Nursing

5

Marinšek Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology in Advanced Practice

5

Total  

30

SUMMER SEMESTER

LECTURER SUBJECT

ECTS

Zelko Holistic Treatment of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases

10

Markota Advanced Health Assessment and Decision Making

5

Kravos Leadership and Management for Patient Quality and Safety

5

  Elective Course 1

5

  Elective Course 2

5

Total  

30

1st year total

60

ELECTIVE COURSES

LECTURER SUBJECT

ECTS

Gabrovec Population Health and Its Integration into Advanced Nursing Practice

5

Rotar Pavlič Integrated Care in Community

5

Albreht A Healthy Lifestyle in Chronic Non-communicable Diseases

5

Ličen Health Promotion  
Benedik Preventive Nutrition  
Ivetić Treatment of a Chronic Patient at Home

5

 

SECOND YEAR

WINTER SEMESTER

LECTURER SUBJECT

ECTS

Maver Pharmacology with Toxicology

5

Poplas-Susič Integrated Prevention and Control of Chronic non-contagious Diseases

5

Lešnik Clinical Practice

10

  Elective Course 1

5

  Elective Course 2

5

Total  

30

SUMMER SEMESTER

LECTURER SUBJECT

ECTS

Vrbnjak, Pajnkihar Interpersonal Relationships and¸Communication in Advanced Nursing Care Practice

5

  Elective Course 1

5

  Elective Course 2

5

Vrbnjak Master Thesis

15

Total  

30

FIRST AND SECOND YEAR TOTAL

60

ELECTIVE COURSES

LECTURER SUBJECT

ECTS

WINTER SEMESTER

Poplas-Susič Drugs, Patients and Chronic Illness

5

Štiglic Informatics in Advanced Nursing Care Practice

5

Denny Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Community Treatment

5

Turk Z. Complementary Holistic Treatment

5

Stričević Ergonomics and Ergonomic Risks in Health Care

5

Charalambous Advanced Practice in Oncology Nursing  

SUMMER SEMESTER

Watson, Vrbnjak Writing, Publishing and Promotion Of Scientific Research Work

5

Pajnkihar, Vrbnjak Advanced Qualitative Research

5

Štiglic Advanced Quantitative Research

5

Vrbnjak Introduction to Mixed Research Methods

5

Pajnkihar, Vrbnjak Models, Theories and Concepts for Population Health

5

Vrbnjak Use of Evidence in Health and Social Care

5