Postgraduate 3rd degree study programme NURSING CARE

Duration of study: 3 years (180 ECTS)

Scientific title: Doktor znanosti or doktorica znanosti (abbreviation: dr.)

The third cycle study programme Nursing Care enables students to gain an education from the field of nursing care. Students will be able to develop scientific research work (independent research work based on a specific problem), models, procedures and processes of nursing as a core of knowledge for practice and education. This will enable the connection of theoretical models and concepts in practice and the application of scientific evidence, which is the basis for evidence-based health care.

The third cycle study programme Nursing Care stands as a core of future development of scientific-research work at higher education and research institutions and will enable to reduce the gap between theory and practice and the development of science to support the development of nursing care as a scientific discipline in Slovenia.

The doctoral study programme enables a deeper understanding of theoretical and methodological concepts, qualification for independent development of new core knowledge and solving most demanding problems with testing and improving known, and developing new solutions, to lead most demanding work systems and scientific-research projects of a vast professional or scientific field.

Syllabus

FIRST YEAR

Name	Course Coordinator	ECTS	Semester
NURSING AND METHODS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH	HUGH PATRICK MC KENNA, SONJA ŠOSTAR TURK	6	Winter
THEORIES, CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE OF NURSING	MAJDA PAJNKIHAR, HUGH PATRICK MC KENNA	6	Winter
ADVANCED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS	MAJDA PAJNKIHAR	6	Winter
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH WORK I		3	Winter
TRANSFERABLE KNOWLEDGE	ROGER WATSON, DOMINIKA VRBNJAK	3	Winter
ELECTIVE COURSE 1		6	Winter
EVIDENCE BASED NURSING	DOMINIKA VRBNJAK	9	Summer
ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS	GREGOR ŠTIGLIC	6	Summer
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH WORK II		3	Summer
ELECTIVE COURSE 2		6	Summer
ELECTIVE COURSE 3		6	Summer
ELECTIVE COURSES
GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING CARE	MATEJA LORBER	6	Year-round
CARING AND EMOTIONAL WORK IN NURSING	PAMELA ANN SMITH	6	Year-round
CARE OF PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS	ARUN SIGURDARDOTTIR	6	Year-round
QUALITY IN HEALTH AND NURSING CARE	JOHN STEPHEN WELLS	6	Year-round
SUPERVISION	KLAVDIJA ČUČEK TRIFKOVIČ	6	Year-round
LEGAL ASPECTS IN NURSING CARE	SUZANA KRALJIĆ	6	Year-round
LOGISTICS IN HEALTH CARE	BOJAN ROSI	6	Year-round
PERSON-CENTRED PRACTICE	BRENDAN GEORGE MCCORMACK	6	Year-round
PREVENTIVE NUTRITION AND DIETETICS	NADA ROTOVNIK KOZJEK	6	Year-round
PREDICTIVE MODELING IN HEALTHCARE	GREGOR ŠTIGLIC	6	Year-round
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS	ROGER WATSON	6	Year-round
MIXED METHODS RESEARCH IN NURSING	DOMINIKA VRBNJAK	6	Year-round
CARING SCIENCE AND ART FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY OF PATIENT CARE	MAJDA PAJNKIHAR, DOMINIKA VRBNJAK	6	Year-round
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IN NURSING EDUCATION	FIONA TIMMINS	6	Year-round
ONCOLOGY NURSING	ANDREAS CHARALAMBOUS	6	Year-round
UNDERSTANDING PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE	SONJA MCILFATRICK	6	Year-round
CARING SCIENCE: TRANSFORMING PRACTICE ENVIRONMENTS	MARLAINE SMITH	6	Year-round
ADOLESCENT HEALTH – RESEARCH, PRACTICE AND SERVICE DESIGN	MARK HAYTER	6	Year-round
IDENTIFYING AND MEETING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES	RUTH NORTHWAY	6	Year-round
THE IMPACT OF HEALTH LITERACY (“DEATH LITERACY”) ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF PALLIATIVE CARE IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IN THE LAST PERIOD OF LIFE	ERIKA ZELKO	6	Year-round
MEASURING NURSING CARE EFFECTS ON PATIENTS	ALVISA PALESE	6	Year-round
SPIRITUALITY AND SPIRITUAL CARE IN NURSING	NATAŠA MLINAR RELJIĆ	6	Year-round
PUBLIC HEALTH GENETICS – INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IN HEREDITARY CANCER ASSESSMENT	MATEJA KRAJC	6	Year-round
YOUNG MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING. LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE MILITARY RESEARCH.	FINNEGAN	6	Year-round
PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH POLICY AND HEALTHY AGING	BRANKO GABROVEC	6	Year-round
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES IN HEALTHCARE	MATEJA LORBER	6	Year-round
MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS	LEONA CILAR BUDLER	6	Year-round
PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE	SERGEJ KMETEC	6	Year-round
MENTAL HEALTH	ŠPELA SELAK	6	Year-round
THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN SUPPORTING PATIENT CARE AND SELF-CARE	LUCIJA GOSAK	6	Year-round
ADVANCED TRIAGE AND CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING IN EMERGENCY NURSING	ZVONKA FEKONJA	6	Year-round

** Elective courses are carried out in the form of e-lectures and e-seminars

SECOND YEAR

Name	ECTS	Semester
SEMINAR I	6	Winter
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH WORK III	24	Winter
SEMINAR II	6	Summer
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH WORK IV	24	Summer
TOTAL	60

THIRD YEAR

Name	ECTS	Semester
SEMINAR III	6	Winter
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH WORK V	24	Winter
PHD THESIS	30	Summer
TOTAL	60