Nursing - Bakalár (Bc.) - full-time

Admission Requirements:

The completion of secondary school leaving examination is the basic acceptance requirement. Another admission requirement is the successful passing of admission test – a biology test in the scope of secondary school subjects

Information on the Programme of Study:

The graduate of bachelor´s degree programme Nursing is a health professional who has got professional competence to provide nursing care. The graduates of the study programme Nursing are able to meet the requirements of a discipline that integrates in itself nursing theories with scientific knowledge from another disciplines necessary for the provision of public health services in primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention, as well as in the care of patients, rehabilitation, and aftercare. The graduate is further able to provide nursing care to individuals, families, groups, or communities in health or illness and to contribute to good health, healing, or peaceful and to the dignity in dying and death. The graduate is able to think in a critical way, and work with the results of credible research.

The graduate of the bachelor study programme Nursing provides, in self-dependent way, nursing care – preventive, supportive, curative, rehabilitative or auxiliary – to individuals, families, and groups by the method of nursing process. He/she maintains and supports the optimal health condition of individuals, families, groups, and communities in various situations that require nursing care, acquires an active participation of individuals, families, groups, and communities in the process of maintaining and promoting health, treatment and care, monitors demands for nursing care, including education for individuals, families, and groups, and ensures it’s maximum quality in accordance with the principles of ethics, patients´ rights with the emphasise put on maximal quality and performance. The graduate has prerequisites for the further study at university, or in the field of specialised, and continuous education.


SubjectNumber of hours per week/ Weekly hours1stYearNumber of credits
winter semestersummer semester
NumberTitleL/S/PCourse completionL/S/PCourse completion
Compulsory subject 
1Theory of Nursing I.1/2/2**C  3
2Nursing Process I.1/2/2**C  3
3Nursing Procedures and Techniques  2/10/0E  6
4Anatomy and Physiology I.3/0/0C  3
5Biophysics, Biochemistry and Radiology2/0/0E  2
6Fundamentals of Microbiology1/0/0E  2
7Dietetics1/0/0E  2
8Ethics and Philosophy in Healthcare1/0/0E  2
9Latin Language0/2/0C  2
10Information Technology0/2/0C  2
11Theory of Nursing II.  1/2/2**E2
12Nursing Process II.  1/2/2**C2
13Nursing Practice I.  0/0/23/C4
14Communication in Nursing  1/1/0E2
15Anatomy and Physiology II.  2/0/0E3
16Hygiene and Preventive Medicine  2/0/0E2
17Clinical Propedeutics and Nurses Screening  0/2/0C2
18First Aid  1/2/0C2
19Psychology  2/0/0C1
20Sociology in Health Care  1/0/0C1
21Continuous Nursing Practice I.  160*C3
22Holiday Nursing Practice  120*C3
Compulsory optional subject
1English Language I.0/2/0C  2
2Physical Education and Physical Activities I.0/2/0C  1
3English Language II.  0/2/0C2
4Physical Education and Physical Activities II.  0/2/0C1
Optional subject     
1Physical Education I.10*/30*/0C  1
2Physical Education II.  10*/30*/0C1

 

Explanation: * -number of hours per semester;** -supervised practical output; L - Lectur; S - Seminar; P - Practice

The centre of supervised practical output is to deepen theoretical knowledge and acquired practical skills by the realisation of trained  procedures of lectures and practical exercises from the course under natural conditions.Supervised practical outputin subjects:Theory of Nursing I., Nursing Process I., Theory of Nursing II., Nursing Process II.Non-contact hours: –100 hours per semester infludes self-study using literature printed and electronic study materials  

Total hours12/22/0/0*/4** (T 442, P 0, 52**)11/13/23/280*/4** (T 312, P 579, 52**)
Exams54
Credits710

SubjectNumber of hours per week/ Weekly hours2ndYearNumber of credits
winter semestersummer semester
numberTitleL/S/PCourse completionL/S/PCourse completion
Compulsory subject 
1Nursing Practice II.0/0/28C  5
2Nursing Process III.0/2/3**E  3
3Fundamentals of Education and Health Education1/1/2**E  3
4Fundamentals of Research I.1/0/0C  2
5Health Care Management1/0/0E  2
6Clinical Pharmacology1/0/0E  2
7Nursing in Internal Medicine I.2/0/0C  2
8Nursing in Pediatrics I.2/0/0C  2
9Nursing in Surgery I.2/0/0C  2
10Nursing in Gynecology and Obstetrics I.2/0/0C  2
11Continuous Nursing Practice II.80*C  5
12Nursing Practice III.  0/0/28C5
13Nursing in Internal Medicine II.  2/2/2**E3
14Nursing in Pediatrics II.  0/2/2**E3
15Nursing in Surgery II.  0/2/2**E3
16Nursing in Gynecology and Obstetrics II.  0/2/2**E3
17Pathological Anatomy an Pathological Physiology  2/0/0E3
18Fundamentals of Rehabilitation in Nursing  0/1/0C2
19Fundamentals of Research II.  0/1/2**C3
20Continuous Nursing Practice III.  140*C5
Optional subject
1Sign Language I.0/2/0C  1
2Physical Education III.0/2/0C  1
3English for Non-Medical Professions I.0/1/0C  1
4Fundamentals  of Basal Stimulation I.0/1/0C  1
5History of Health Care  1/0/0C1
6Sign Language I.  0/2/0C1
7Physical Education IV.  0/2/0C1
8English for Non-Medical Professions II.  0/1/0C1
9Fundamentals  of Basal Stimulation II.  0/1/0C1
Explanation: * -number of hours per semester;** -supervised practical output; L - Lectur; S - Seminar; P - Practice

The centre of supervised practical output is to deepen theoretical knowledge and acquired practical skills by the realisation of trained  procedures of lectures and practical exercises from the course under natural conditions.Supervised practical outputin subjects:Nursing Process III., Fundamentals of Education and Health Education, Nursing in Internal Medicine II., Nursing in Pediatrics II., Nursing in Surgery II., Nursing in Gynecology and Obstetrics II., Fundamentals of Research II. Non-contact hours: –100 hours per semester infludes self-study using literature printed and electronic study materials  

Total hours12/3/28/80*/5** (T 195, P 444, 65**)4/10/28/140*/10** (T 182, P 504, 130**)
Exams45
Credits74

SubjectNumber of hours per week/ Weekly hours3rdYearNumber of credits
winter semestersummer semester
NumberTitleL/S/PCourse completionL/S/PCourse completion
Compulsory subject 
1Nursing Practice IV.0/0/28C  5
2Nursing in Neurology1/2/2**E  2
3Nursing in Geriatrics1/2/2**E  3
4Nursing in the Selected Surgery Branches1/1/1**C  2
5Law and Legislation in Healthcare1/0/0C  1
6Community Nursing and Home Care1/0/0E  2
7Palliative and Hospice Care1/0/0E  2
8Social Work in Healthcare1/0/0C  2
9Management in Healthcare and Quality of Care1/0/0E  3
10Bachelor Seminar - applied Research I.0/1/5**C  3
11Continuous Nursing Practice IV.120*C  5
12Nursing Practice V.    0/0/28C6
13Nursing in Psychiatry  1/2/2**E2
14Nursing in Oncology  1/2/2**E2
15Bachelor Seminar - applied Research II.  0/1/10**C8
Optional subject 
1Sign Language I.0/2/0C  1
2Physical Education V.0/2/0C  1
3Working with Specialised Texts in English I.0/1/0C  1
4Fundamentals  of Basal Stimulation I.0/1/0C  1
5Lymphatic Drainage I.0/2/0C  1
6Musical Activities in the Health Care of Patients I.0/1/0C  1
7Sign Language II.  0/2/0C1
8Physical Education VI.  0/2/0C1
9Working with Specialised Texts in English I.  0/1/0C1
10Fundamentals  of Basal Stimulation II.  0/1/0C1
11Lymphatic Drainage II.  0/2/0C1
12Musical Activities in the Health Care of Patients II.  0/1/0C1
Explanation: * -number of hours per semester;** -supervised practical output; L - Lectur; S - Seminar; P - Practice

The centre of supervised practical output is to deepen theoretical knowledge and acquired practical skills by the realisation of trained  procedures of lectures and practical exercises from the course under natural conditions. Supervised practical outputin subjects:Nursing in Neurology, Nursing in Geriatrics, Bachelor Seminar - applied Research I., Nursing in Psychiatry, Nursing in Oncology, Bachelor Seminar - applied Research II.Non-contact hours: –100 hours per semester infludes self-study using literature printed and electronic study materials

Total hours8/6/28/120*/10** (T 182, P 484, 130**)2/5/28/0*/14** (T 91, P 364, 182**)
Exams52
Credits62

State exams:   The Bachelor´s Thesis Defence - 4 credits Practical state examination: Nursing in Clinical Fields - 4 creditsOral state examination:Nursing - 2 credits Nursing in the Pre-clinical and Clinical Field Studies - 2 credits  

 Theoretical subjectsPractice**
1styear754579104
2ndyear377948195
3rdyear273848312
Total14042375611
3779611
4390
Self-study100 hours/semester (600 hours/study)
Total4990

Credits

 Compulsory subjectsCompulsory optional subjectsCoursesPractice
TotalcoreTotalcorenumber%number%
1styear5452645210
2ndyear6060006020
3rdyear4848004813
State exams121200124
Total1741726417295,6 %4726,1