NURSING

First-cycle professional study programme of

Dear future students,You are deciding to select the study of nursing care, the study, which will qualify you for professional performance of nursing care, give you efficient skills for communication with both patients and colleagues; and at the same time enable you to retain compassionate and ethical attitude towards the ill and the healthy, as that is precisely what they expect of you. Expectations and requirements of the profession are increasing, challenges are becoming increasingly serious, and it seems mere words of thanks and grateful look often replace material remuneration.

Medical science (and nursing as its integral part) have progressed rapidly in the recent decades. Along with their progress, they face growing social, psycho-logical, morally-ethical and economic problems, which are on the rise due to the discrepancy between the increased capacities of the profession and the limited capacities of every society. The proportion and division of work among doc-tors and registered nurses and health care experts has been changing as well. Strict boundaries in the division of work are becoming more loose, duties and responsibilities of individual groups are being intertwined. Without teamwork it is practically impossible to succeed in any medical field.

Therefore, the health care professional has to be properly educated in order to meet the above-mentioned challenges, to master them and to act for the ben-efit of the patient. The College of Nursing in Celje started operating relatively recently and before that, no undergraduate study of nursing was available in this region. The founding of the college in 2009 and its operation since then has enabled the students to study in their home environment, and adequately edu-cated nursing care professionals to local health centres. With the cooperation of many experts from different fields, we try to create studies, that are a synthesis of high-quality theoretical education, practically applicable clinical training, and an introduction to scientific and research work. From the beginning of our col-lege, we have been making connections with related institutions in Slovenia and abroad and facilitating an exchange of knowledge within a wider geographical area to our students and teachers.

We are a young and relatively small college, which enables us to flexibly change work methods in accordance with any new requirements and to adapt the study process to the needs of our students. We are convinced that with your active participation we will constantly improve and upgrade the quality of our studies to the satisfaction of all participants of this process. We look forward to seeing you in our classrooms and beside patients in autumn.

The dean Gorazd Voga Ph.D., assistant professor

Speech of the directress Upon establishing College of Nursing in Celje in 2009 the Regional Study Centre Celje followed its fundamental mission to establish higher education institutions and develop study pro-grammes adjusted to the needs and develop-ment plans of our regional area.

College of Nursing in Celje was founded upon the initiative of the General Hospital Celje, the third biggest hospital in Slovenia, and the initiative of the Secondary School of Medicine Celje. There were many reasons which justified the establish-ing of the College of such kind; among them lack of graduated nurses in various fields of nursing, the expected growth of such needs in the future and the fact that the graduate students will be highly employable due to a well-established net of medical institution in the region.

College of Nursing in Celje has made a good name for itself in the last three years of its operation. It has become recognisable not only locally but in a wider Slovenian territory as well. Through its quality education, active international activities and applicative research-developmental projects the College is following mission and vision as de-termined upon its establishment.

However, the College is still in its initial phase of its development path. As its founders we will support it and cooperate effectively and crea-tively in realisation of its ambitious plans. By doing this we want to contribute to achieving numerous positive effects that quality higher education brings in our local area, a wider re-gion of Slovenia and internationally as well.

The directress of the Regional Study Centre Celje, Katja Esih, BSc in Economics

Editors doc. dr. Zlatka Felc, Katja Esih, Jerneja Meža, Alenka Presker Planko

Design and print AV studio

Photos AV studio, records made by College of Nursing in Celje

Published and issued by College of Nursing in Celje

Year of issue 2012

Print run 100 copies

Dear future students,You are deciding to select the study of nursing care, the study, which will qualify you for professional performance of nursing care, give you efficient skills for communication with both patients and colleagues; and at the same time enable you to retain compassionate and ethical attitude towards the ill and the healthy, as that is precisely what they expect of you. Expectations and requirements of the profession are increasing, challenges are becoming increasingly serious, and it seems mere words of thanks and grateful look often replace material remuneration.

Medical science (and nursing as its integral part) have progressed rapidly in the recent decades. Along with their progress, they face growing social, psycho-logical, morally-ethical and economic problems, which are on the rise due to the discrepancy between the increased capacities of the profession and the limited capacities of every society. The proportion and division of work among doc-tors and registered nurses and health care experts has been changing as well. Strict boundaries in the division of work are becoming more loose, duties and responsibilities of individual groups are being intertwined. Without teamwork it is practically impossible to succeed in any medical field.

Therefore, the health care professional has to be properly educated in order to meet the above-mentioned challenges, to master them and to act for the ben-efit of the patient. The College of Nursing in Celje started operating relatively recently and before that, no undergraduate study of nursing was available in this region. The founding of the college in 2009 and its operation since then has enabled the students to study in their home environment, and adequately edu-cated nursing care professionals to local health centres. With the cooperation of many experts from different fields, we try to create studies, that are a synthesis of high-quality theoretical education, practically applicable clinical training, and an introduction to scientific and research work. From the beginning of our col-lege, we have been making connections with related institutions in Slovenia and abroad and facilitating an exchange of knowledge within a wider geographical area to our students and teachers.

We are a young and relatively small college, which enables us to flexibly change work methods in accordance with any new requirements and to adapt the study process to the needs of our students. We are convinced that with your active participation we will constantly improve and upgrade the quality of our studies to the satisfaction of all participants of this process. We look forward to seeing you in our classrooms and beside patients in autumn.

The dean Gorazd Voga Ph.D., assistant professor

Speech of the directress Upon establishing College of Nursing in Celje in 2009 the Regional Study Centre Celje followed its fundamental mission to establish higher education institutions and develop study pro-grammes adjusted to the needs and develop-ment plans of our regional area.

College of Nursing in Celje was founded upon the initiative of the General Hospital Celje, the third biggest hospital in Slovenia, and the initiative of the Secondary School of Medicine Celje. There were many reasons which justified the establish-ing of the College of such kind; among them lack of graduated nurses in various fields of nursing, the expected growth of such needs in the future and the fact that the graduate students will be highly employable due to a well-established net of medical institution in the region.

College of Nursing in Celje has made a good name for itself in the last three years of its operation. It has become recognisable not only locally but in a wider Slovenian territory as well. Through its quality education, active international activities and applicative research-developmental projects the College is following mission and vision as de-termined upon its establishment.

However, the College is still in its initial phase of its development path. As its founders we will support it and cooperate effectively and crea-tively in realisation of its ambitious plans. By doing this we want to contribute to achieving numerous positive effects that quality higher education brings in our local area, a wider re-gion of Slovenia and internationally as well.

The directress of the Regional Study Centre Celje, Katja Esih, BSc in Economics

Editors doc. dr. Zlatka Felc, Katja Esih, Jerneja Meža, Alenka Presker Planko

Design and print AV studio

Photos AV studio, records made by College of Nursing in Celje

Published and issued by College of Nursing in Celje

Year of issue 2012

Print run 100 copies

Dean is a management body and an expert leader of the College. The dean of College of Nursing in Celje is Gorazd Voga Ph.D., assistant professor.

Associate Dean for Education Darja Plank, lecturer

Associate Dean for ResearchRoman Parežnik PhD., assistant professor

Address: Mariborska cesta 7, 3000 Celje

Phone number: 03 428 79 00

Fax number: 03 428 79 06

E-mail: info@vzsce.si

Website:http://www.vzsce.si

Office hours of the student affairs office: every day from 13.30 to 15.30

Working hours of the library: book borrowing and counselling: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 13.00 to 15.00

A central concept of nursing care is a human as an individual, a family member, a member of local and larger community. The quality and progress of nursing care depends to a great extend on people being employed in this huge work area. The professional staff in nursing care is the one that creates real posi-tive changes in everyday life of patients, individuals and social community.

That is why the main mission of the College of Nursing in Celje is carrying out high quality study programmes and scientific research programmes in the field of nurs-ing care and other health care programmes and to develop new undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes in accordance with the Bologna processes.

Our vision is to become an equal member of European and world famous higher educational institutions known for their high quality providing the highest educational and research standards which would make the College attractive even to foreign students, and their grad-uates would be attractive to Slovene and interna-tional health care.

About College of Nursing in Celje

Mission and vision of College of Nursing in Celje

Management of the College

Presentation of the College College of Nursing in Celje is an independent higher education in-stitution performing educational and scientific-research activities in the study fields of health care, nursing and social sciences. The College was founded by the Re-gional Study Centre Celje, a pub-lic institution responsible for de-velopment of tertiary education in the Savinjska statistic region of Slovenia.

The College was established in May 2009 based on the decision of the Accreditation Body of the Council of the Republic of Slove-nia for Higher Education (Resolu-tion no. 6033-61/2008/8). With

this resolution the College ac-quired a status of higher educa-tion institution, which is powered to issue publicly approved diplo-mas. In June 2009 a consensus of the Council of the Republic of Slovenia for Higher Education was acquired for the first-cycle (1. degree) higher education study programme of Nursing (Reso-lution no. 6033-178/2009/2). Upon entering the Register of Higher Education Institutions at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology in Au-gust 2009, the College fulfilled all required formal criteria to start with its educational process.

The College of Nursing in Celje per-forms a 3-year higher education first-cycle professionally oriented study programme titled Nursing. The programme was developed in accordance with guidelines of the EU directive (2005/36/ES) and the Bologna Declaration.

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The personnel in nursing care is the one who creates actual improvements in every day life of patients, individuals and social community. For this reason we perform quality education and scientific and research programmes in the field of nursing and other health care sciences.

Dean is a management body and an expert leader of the College. The dean of College of Nursing in Celje is Gorazd Voga Ph.D., assistant professor.

Associate Dean for Education Darja Plank, lecturer

Associate Dean for ResearchRoman Parežnik PhD., assistant professor

Address: Mariborska cesta 7, 3000 Celje

Phone number: 03 428 79 00

Fax number: 03 428 79 06

E-mail: info@vzsce.si

Website:http://www.vzsce.si

Office hours of the student affairs office: every day from 13.30 to 15.30

Working hours of the library: book borrowing and counselling: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 13.00 to 15.00

A central concept of nursing care is a human as an individual, a family member, a member of local and larger community. The quality and progress of nursing care depends to a great extend on people being employed in this huge work area. The professional staff in nursing care is the one that creates real posi-tive changes in everyday life of patients, individuals and social community.

That is why the main mission of the College of Nursing in Celje is carrying out high quality study programmes and scientific research programmes in the field of nurs-ing care and other health care programmes and to develop new undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes in accordance with the Bologna processes.

Our vision is to become an equal member of European and world famous higher educational institutions known for their high quality providing the highest educational and research standards which would make the College attractive even to foreign students, and their grad-uates would be attractive to Slovene and interna-tional health care.

About College of Nursing in Celje

Mission and vision of College of Nursing in Celje

Management of the College

Presentation of the College College of Nursing in Celje is an independent higher education in-stitution performing educational and scientific-research activities in the study fields of health care, nursing and social sciences. The College was founded by the Re-gional Study Centre Celje, a pub-lic institution responsible for de-velopment of tertiary education in the Savinjska statistic region of Slovenia.

The College was established in May 2009 based on the decision of the Accreditation Body of the Council of the Republic of Slove-nia for Higher Education (Resolu-tion no. 6033-61/2008/8). With

this resolution the College ac-quired a status of higher educa-tion institution, which is powered to issue publicly approved diplo-mas. In June 2009 a consensus of the Council of the Republic of Slovenia for Higher Education was acquired for the first-cycle (1. degree) higher education study programme of Nursing (Reso-lution no. 6033-178/2009/2). Upon entering the Register of Higher Education Institutions at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology in Au-gust 2009, the College fulfilled all required formal criteria to start with its educational process.

The College of Nursing in Celje per-forms a 3-year higher education first-cycle professionally oriented study programme titled Nursing. The programme was developed in accordance with guidelines of the EU directive (2005/36/ES) and the Bologna Declaration.

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The personnel in nursing care is the one who creates actual improvements in every day life of patients, individuals and social community. For this reason we perform quality education and scientific and research programmes in the field of nursing and other health care sciences.

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Presentation of the programme

Profile of graduates

Title of study programme: Nursing

Level and type of study: undergraduate – higher education first-cycle

professionally oriented study programme

Title awarded: registered nurse (VS), abbreviated title RN (VS)

Length of study: 3 academic years (180 ECTS)

After finishing this study programme the graduates will be qualified for independ-ent performance of their profession at a primary, secondary and tertiary level of nursing care activities. They will be as well qualified to continue the study at a second-level (master’s degree) and to meet the demands in nursing care, health care education and work organi-sation, research and development pro-jects. The graduates will be employ-able in all EU member states without nostrification of their diploma.

The study programme is performed as part-time study adjusted to employed students. Lectures are carried out during the week in the afternoons and on Saturdays in the morning. Lectures of different subjects are mainly organised to be performed one subject after another. Only two study subjects at the most are carried out in the same period.

Laboratory work is performed in modern specialised classrooms where students develop practical skills and gain valuable experiences of real hospital situations in a simulated and safe environment. During lab work beside integrating theory with practice our students develop an integral approach to treatment of patients and team work.

Methods and forms of study performance

Laboratory work

Practical placements

In line with regulations of the EU directive, which specifies that practical placements in the study programmes of nursing care includes at least 50 % of the length of the study programme, practi-cal placements at College of Nursing in Celje com-prises 2300 lessons. Placements represent a vital element of education and are considered equally important and with the same emphasis as theoreti-cal part of the study.

Practical placement is performed in health institu-tions in various professional fields regarding the curriculum. With purpose to perform quality place-ments as a very important constituent of the study programme, College of Nursing in Celje performs professional training of clinical mentors to work with students where mentors are acquainted with goals and content of an individual placement, with the expected study results and work methods.

The study programme is performed in form of part-time study adjusted to employed students.

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Presentation of the programme

Profile of graduates

Title of study programme: Nursing

Level and type of study: undergraduate – higher education first-cycle

professionally oriented study programme

Title awarded: registered nurse (VS), abbreviated title RN (VS)

Length of study: 3 academic years (180 ECTS)

After finishing this study programme the graduates will be qualified for independ-ent performance of their profession at a primary, secondary and tertiary level of nursing care activities. They will be as well qualified to continue the study at a second-level (master’s degree) and to meet the demands in nursing care, health care education and work organi-sation, research and development pro-jects. The graduates will be employ-able in all EU member states without nostrification of their diploma.

The study programme is performed as part-time study adjusted to employed students. Lectures are carried out during the week in the afternoons and on Saturdays in the morning. Lectures of different subjects are mainly organised to be performed one subject after another. Only two study subjects at the most are carried out in the same period.

Laboratory work is performed in modern specialised classrooms where students develop practical skills and gain valuable experiences of real hospital situations in a simulated and safe environment. During lab work beside integrating theory with practice our students develop an integral approach to treatment of patients and team work.

Methods and forms of study performance

Laboratory work

Practical placements

In line with regulations of the EU directive, which specifies that practical placements in the study programmes of nursing care includes at least 50 % of the length of the study programme, practi-cal placements at College of Nursing in Celje com-prises 2300 lessons. Placements represent a vital element of education and are considered equally important and with the same emphasis as theoreti-cal part of the study.

Practical placement is performed in health institu-tions in various professional fields regarding the curriculum. With purpose to perform quality place-ments as a very important constituent of the study programme, College of Nursing in Celje performs professional training of clinical mentors to work with students where mentors are acquainted with goals and content of an individual placement, with the expected study results and work methods.

The study programme is performed in form of part-time study adjusted to employed students.

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Curriculum of the first study yearName of the study subject ECTS

1. Nursing care and research activity 27

2. Ethics and philosophy of nursing care 3

3. Promotion of health and principles of teaching 4

4. Anatomy, physiology and pathology 5

5. Nursing care of an elderly individual with geriatrics 9

6. Microbiology and parasitology 3

7. Psychology 3

8. Optional subject 1 3

9. Optional subject 2 3

TOTAL 60

Curriculum of the second study yearName of the study subject ECTS

1. Nursing care of a child and adolescent with paediatrics 12

2. Nursing care of internist patient with internal medicine 15

3. Urgent medical help and nursing care in emergency 5

4. Diagnostic-therapeutic programme 7

5. Supervision 3

6. Informatics in health and nursing care 3

7. Nutrition and dietetics 3

8. Public health 3

9. Legislation in health care and social welfare 3

10. Optional subject 3 3

11. Optional subject 4 3

TOTAL 60

Curriculum of the third study yearName of the study subject ECTS

1. Nursing care of surgical patients with surgery 16

2. Nursing care and mental health 8

3. Gynaecological nursing care, gynaecology and obstetrics 9

4. Nursing care in community and dispensary health care 9

5. Work organisation in nursing care 3

6. Sociology of health and illness 3

7. Optional subject 5 3

8. Optional subject 6 3

9. Diploma paper 6

TOTAL 60

Optional subjectsName of the study subject

1. Methods of communication in nursing care

2. Organisation of nursing care in the primary health care system

3. Safe work environment in nursing care

4. Professional foreign language – the English language

5. Professional foreign language – the German language

6. Selected chapters from gerontology

7. Nursing care of diabetic foot

8. Nursing care of patients with obstructive pulmonary diseases

9. Most common nursing problems in nursing care of children

10. Nursing care of children and adolescents with mental disorder

11. Management of human lactation

12. Support of breastfeeding

13. Organisational behaviour and fundaments of management in health care

14. Nursing care and care at home (distant nursing)

15. Major public health problems

According to Criteria for the Allocation of Credits to study Pro-grammes under ECTS this study programme enables selection of study subjects to the extent of 10 % or 18 ETCS. Students can select two optional subjects each academic year. They can choose optional subjects within the range of the subjects offered by College of Nursing in Celje or subjects (to the extent of 10 ETCS) carried out within other higher education institutions in Slovenia or abroad.

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Curriculum according to the years of study

Curriculum of the first study yearName of the study subject ECTS

1. Nursing care and research activity 27

2. Ethics and philosophy of nursing care 3

3. Promotion of health and principles of teaching 4

4. Anatomy, physiology and pathology 5

5. Nursing care of an elderly individual with geriatrics 9

6. Microbiology and parasitology 3

7. Psychology 3

8. Optional subject 1 3

9. Optional subject 2 3

TOTAL 60

Curriculum of the second study yearName of the study subject ECTS

1. Nursing care of a child and adolescent with paediatrics 12

2. Nursing care of internist patient with internal medicine 15

3. Urgent medical help and nursing care in emergency 5

4. Diagnostic-therapeutic programme 7

5. Supervision 3

6. Informatics in health and nursing care 3

7. Nutrition and dietetics 3

8. Public health 3

9. Legislation in health care and social welfare 3

10. Optional subject 3 3

11. Optional subject 4 3

TOTAL 60

Curriculum of the third study yearName of the study subject ECTS

1. Nursing care of surgical patients with surgery 16

2. Nursing care and mental health 8

3. Gynaecological nursing care, gynaecology and obstetrics 9

4. Nursing care in community and dispensary health care 9

5. Work organisation in nursing care 3

6. Sociology of health and illness 3

7. Optional subject 5 3

8. Optional subject 6 3

9. Diploma paper 6

TOTAL 60

Optional subjectsName of the study subject

1. Methods of communication in nursing care

2. Organisation of nursing care in the primary health care system

3. Safe work environment in nursing care

4. Professional foreign language – the English language

5. Professional foreign language – the German language

6. Selected chapters from gerontology

7. Nursing care of diabetic foot

8. Nursing care of patients with obstructive pulmonary diseases

9. Most common nursing problems in nursing care of children

10. Nursing care of children and adolescents with mental disorder

11. Management of human lactation

12. Support of breastfeeding

13. Organisational behaviour and fundaments of management in health care

14. Nursing care and care at home (distant nursing)

15. Major public health problems

According to Criteria for the Allocation of Credits to study Pro-grammes under ECTS this study programme enables selection of study subjects to the extent of 10 % or 18 ETCS. Students can select two optional subjects each academic year. They can choose optional subjects within the range of the subjects offered by College of Nursing in Celje or subjects (to the extent of 10 ETCS) carried out within other higher education institutions in Slovenia or abroad.

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General competences which the graduate students will acquire after finishing the study programme Nursing:

• ability to work in accordance to principles of modern nursing care with focus on in-dividuality, partner relationship and an in-tegral approach to an individual, family or community,

• ability to find out the needs for nursing care of a patient, to set goals, plan nurs-ing care, its performance and evaluation, the ability to perform diagnostic-thera-peutic programmes,

• ability to manage a nursing team and tak-ing part of the medical team,

• to be qualified for an integral approach to work with people, understanding and gaining knowledge how to use theory of systems,

• to be qualified for a successful communica-tion with patients, in nursing and medical team, and with relatives,

• to be qualified for independent performance of activities in the field of health promotion and health educational process,

• to be aware of statutory, moral and ethical responsibility in professional and private life,

• to be qualified for research work in nursing care and to understand its significance for development of this profession,

• to be qualified for safe nursing practice in-cluding a nurse and a patient taking into ac-count ergonomic aspects of work,

• ability to cooperate in the field of public health systems in care for national health welfare,

• ability to monitor and regularly follow the legislation concerning nursing care in order to perform nursing care better,

• ability to assure and use key data for na-tional health-information system,

• to be qualified for self-education and aware-ness of importance of life-long learning.

Students develop the following subject-re-lated specific competences:

• knowledge and understanding of develop-ment and the reasons for nursing care,

• adequate knowledge of fundamental sci-ences which form the basis of general nursing care,

• knowledge and adequate understanding of nursing care for efficient and quality treat-ment of an individual in each life period,

• to be qualified to regularly follow new knowledge and findings of related fields (medicine, social sciences, humanistic and natural sciences) and ability to use such knowledge in connection with nursing care,

• to be qualified to recognise risk factors and risk groups of people for development of chronic dis-eases and diseases of modern society with purpose to suc-cessfully prevent such dis-eases, their early detection and treatment.

Competences acquired within the study programme

ROK UŠEN, the student:I like the study at this college because lectures are performed one after another, so we the

students can really focus only on one study subject at a time and we can take the exams within two or three weeks after the lectures have been finished. Such system is more

friendly for employed students since we have to adjust our job and other responsibilities apart from the study. It is my big wish to work in health care system – especially in

emergency department of medical help. This study will enable my wish to come true. Shorty, I will describe this study as interesting, demanding and a good experience and test for me.

Employment possibilities of graduates

Advantages of College of Nursing in Celje

• primary health care (basic health care)

• secondary health care (specialised outpatients’ departments hospitals and hospital activities for in-patients)

• tertiary health care (activity of clinics, clinic institutions and wards and other authorised medical institutions)

• special specialised activities (activities related to social medicine and hygiene, and epidemic and health-ecological activities)

• social and special social institutions,

• health activities within spa centres,

• private medical and health care activities.

Why study Nursing at College of Nursing in Celje:

• it provides good quality and modern study programme of nursing based on the grounds of European guidelines and domestic direct experiences;

• it offers a flexible implementation of the study programme adjusted to the needs of part-time students;

• the lectures are performed in modernised and well-equipped classrooms with specialised cutting-edge fa-cilities needed to perform and teach nursing care;

• its practical placements are performed in clinical institu-tions which stimulates active and independent work along with mentors who are devoted and qualified profession-als;

• it offers individual help and support in case of facing any form of students’ study challenges and problems;

• it provides many extracurricular events at the College (excursions, socialising events for students, round ta-ble discussions etc.);

• it enables good employment possibilities in the region, in a wider Slovenian territory and abroad as well.

KATJA SIMLER, the student:I particularly like the fact that I can study although I’m employed. Tidiness and good equipment of the rooms designed for exercises give us even more motivation for study. Accessibility and kindness of the staff in student affairs office, and of course professors, mean a lot to me. It’s my goal after graduation to expand my knowledge and transfer it to younger generations, to provide medical care at a much higher level and to be promoted at work. I can describe the study with three words: interesting, accessible, flexible.

Why

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General competences which the graduate students will acquire after finishing the study programme Nursing:

• ability to work in accordance to principles of modern nursing care with focus on in-dividuality, partner relationship and an in-tegral approach to an individual, family or community,

• ability to find out the needs for nursing care of a patient, to set goals, plan nurs-ing care, its performance and evaluation, the ability to perform diagnostic-thera-peutic programmes,

• ability to manage a nursing team and tak-ing part of the medical team,

• to be qualified for an integral approach to work with people, understanding and gaining knowledge how to use theory of systems,

• to be qualified for a successful communica-tion with patients, in nursing and medical team, and with relatives,

• to be qualified for independent performance of activities in the field of health promotion and health educational process,

• to be aware of statutory, moral and ethical responsibility in professional and private life,

• to be qualified for research work in nursing care and to understand its significance for development of this profession,

• to be qualified for safe nursing practice in-cluding a nurse and a patient taking into ac-count ergonomic aspects of work,

• ability to cooperate in the field of public health systems in care for national health welfare,

• ability to monitor and regularly follow the legislation concerning nursing care in order to perform nursing care better,

• ability to assure and use key data for na-tional health-information system,

• to be qualified for self-education and aware-ness of importance of life-long learning.

Students develop the following subject-re-lated specific competences:

• knowledge and understanding of develop-ment and the reasons for nursing care,

• adequate knowledge of fundamental sci-ences which form the basis of general nursing care,

• knowledge and adequate understanding of nursing care for efficient and quality treat-ment of an individual in each life period,

• to be qualified to regularly follow new knowledge and findings of related fields (medicine, social sciences, humanistic and natural sciences) and ability to use such knowledge in connection with nursing care,

• to be qualified to recognise risk factors and risk groups of people for development of chronic dis-eases and diseases of modern society with purpose to suc-cessfully prevent such dis-eases, their early detection and treatment.

Competences acquired within the study programme

ROK UŠEN, the student:I like the study at this college because lectures are performed one after another, so we the

students can really focus only on one study subject at a time and we can take the exams within two or three weeks after the lectures have been finished. Such system is more

friendly for employed students since we have to adjust our job and other responsibilities apart from the study. It is my big wish to work in health care system – especially in

emergency department of medical help. This study will enable my wish to come true. Shorty, I will describe this study as interesting, demanding and a good experience and test for me.

Employment possibilities of graduates

Advantages of College of Nursing in Celje

• primary health care (basic health care)

• secondary health care (specialised outpatients’ departments hospitals and hospital activities for in-patients)

• tertiary health care (activity of clinics, clinic institutions and wards and other authorised medical institutions)

• special specialised activities (activities related to social medicine and hygiene, and epidemic and health-ecological activities)

• social and special social institutions,

• health activities within spa centres,

• private medical and health care activities.

Why study Nursing at College of Nursing in Celje:

• it provides good quality and modern study programme of nursing based on the grounds of European guidelines and domestic direct experiences;

• it offers a flexible implementation of the study programme adjusted to the needs of part-time students;

• the lectures are performed in modernised and well-equipped classrooms with specialised cutting-edge fa-cilities needed to perform and teach nursing care;

• its practical placements are performed in clinical institu-tions which stimulates active and independent work along with mentors who are devoted and qualified profession-als;

• it offers individual help and support in case of facing any form of students’ study challenges and problems;

• it provides many extracurricular events at the College (excursions, socialising events for students, round ta-ble discussions etc.);

• it enables good employment possibilities in the region, in a wider Slovenian territory and abroad as well.

KATJA SIMLER, the student:I particularly like the fact that I can study although I’m employed. Tidiness and good equipment of the rooms designed for exercises give us even more motivation for study. Accessibility and kindness of the staff in student affairs office, and of course professors, mean a lot to me. It’s my goal after graduation to expand my knowledge and transfer it to younger generations, to provide medical care at a much higher level and to be promoted at work. I can describe the study with three words: interesting, accessible, flexible.

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College of Nursing in Celje is registered in the List of institutions at the Slovenian Research Agency.

Research and development activities

Institute for life-long learning and counselling

At College of Nursing in Celje we are aware of the fact that good quality higher education has its basis in scientific-research and development activities. College of Nursing in Celje is registered in the List of institutions at the Slovenian Research Agency. The research institute of the College of Nursing in Celje is headed by Mr Roman Parežnik, PhD medicine, assistant professor and as-sociate dean for research activity.

Research activities are primarily oriented in the field of nursing care and health care in general. A huge emphasis is on interdisciplinary research and integration with other related research fields.

Professors at College of Nursing in Celje regularly participate in domestic and foreign profession-al and scientific conferences, publish their articles in domestic and foreign well-known journals.

MONIKA SEDMINEK, the student:I like the study at this college because all lecturers are doing their best to bring the topics of the study programme closer to us and to explain them as clearly as possible. It’s my goal after graduation to get a suitable job where I can use all the newly acquired knowledge and practical experience which I have acquired during my study at College of Nursing in Celje. I would like to work in the field of emergency medical help or in hospital, within time I see myself as a head of an elderly home. Shortly about this study: with knowledge to a fellow human being. Make business with pleasure.

Institute for life-long learning and counselling provides, with its educational trainings and counselling, knowledge transfer, experi-ences and cases of good practice with purpose of increasing the level of quality and safety at work in nursing care and in the whole health care system. It provides presentation and application of re-search results at the College.

Educational trainings and counselling performed by this institute are designed for workers in nursing care and for all other who are re-sponsible for process organisation of medical treatment of patients in all medical and health care settings, and for all who are interested in this topic.

International cooperationIn the first academic year College acquired Eras-mus University Charter and thus contributed to assuring requirements for development of inter-national cooperation. Erasmus charter enables us international mobility of students, teaching pro-fessionals and other administrative staff. As well, it enables cooperation in projects with foreign higher education institutions.

After acquiring Erasmus Charter we have been successful in making contacts with foreign higher education institutions in the field of health and nursing care. The College is also the member of COHEHRE (Consortium of Institutes of Higher Education in Health and Rehabilitation in Europe).

We are aware that international cooperation and exchange have a significant value in assuring the quality of the College itself. For this reason integrating European dimension in the College settings shall be one of the first priorities of the College. We encourage our students to perform and complete one part of their study obligations abroad and thus to gain relevant experience and knowledge in foreign countries and cultures which can prepare them for a better and easier life and work in an ever changing world.

Lecturers are encouraged to cooperate in interna-

tional exchanges and projects. This is theway how to contribute to exchange of knowledge, experi-ences, ideas and cases of good practice and to incorporate them into the work of the College.

We established an internation-al office in order to support international cooperation of the College. The office pro-vides students, academic and administrative staff with all necessary infor-mation and counselling.

The College has entirely implemented the Bologna system which enables domestic and foreign stu-dents to recognise their newly acquired knowl-edge, skills and ETCS.

Classrooms, facilities and equipment

College of Nursing in Celje operates in the building facilities at Mariborska cesta 7 in Celje owned by the Municipality Celje.

To perform educational activities the College has good equipped classrooms and specialised classrooms for labora-tory work with cutting-edge equipment and facilities to per-form lab exercises in various fields of health and nursing care.

LibraryIts library activities sup-port pedagogical and sci-entific-research work of the College.

Library collection compris-es literature in the fields of nursing care, medicine (anatomy, hygiene, pae-diatrics, gynaecology, pa-thology etc.) diagnostic-therapeutic programme, psychology, social scienc-es and natural sciences.

The library material is free-ly available and is set up according to the UDK sys-tem.

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College of Nursing in Celje is registered in the List of institutions at the Slovenian Research Agency.

Research and development activities

Institute for life-long learning and counselling

At College of Nursing in Celje we are aware of the fact that good quality higher education has its basis in scientific-research and development activities. College of Nursing in Celje is registered in the List of institutions at the Slovenian Research Agency. The research institute of the College of Nursing in Celje is headed by Mr Roman Parežnik, PhD medicine, assistant professor and as-sociate dean for research activity.

Research activities are primarily oriented in the field of nursing care and health care in general. A huge emphasis is on interdisciplinary research and integration with other related research fields.

Professors at College of Nursing in Celje regularly participate in domestic and foreign profession-al and scientific conferences, publish their articles in domestic and foreign well-known journals.

MONIKA SEDMINEK, the student:I like the study at this college because all lecturers are doing their best to bring the topics of the study programme closer to us and to explain them as clearly as possible. It’s my goal after graduation to get a suitable job where I can use all the newly acquired knowledge and practical experience which I have acquired during my study at College of Nursing in Celje. I would like to work in the field of emergency medical help or in hospital, within time I see myself as a head of an elderly home. Shortly about this study: with knowledge to a fellow human being. Make business with pleasure.

Institute for life-long learning and counselling provides, with its educational trainings and counselling, knowledge transfer, experi-ences and cases of good practice with purpose of increasing the level of quality and safety at work in nursing care and in the whole health care system. It provides presentation and application of re-search results at the College.

Educational trainings and counselling performed by this institute are designed for workers in nursing care and for all other who are re-sponsible for process organisation of medical treatment of patients in all medical and health care settings, and for all who are interested in this topic.

International cooperationIn the first academic year College acquired Eras-mus University Charter and thus contributed to assuring requirements for development of inter-national cooperation. Erasmus charter enables us international mobility of students, teaching pro-fessionals and other administrative staff. As well, it enables cooperation in projects with foreign higher education institutions.

After acquiring Erasmus Charter we have been successful in making contacts with foreign higher education institutions in the field of health and nursing care. The College is also the member of COHEHRE (Consortium of Institutes of Higher Education in Health and Rehabilitation in Europe).

We are aware that international cooperation and exchange have a significant value in assuring the quality of the College itself. For this reason integrating European dimension in the College settings shall be one of the first priorities of the College. We encourage our students to perform and complete one part of their study obligations abroad and thus to gain relevant experience and knowledge in foreign countries and cultures which can prepare them for a better and easier life and work in an ever changing world.

Lecturers are encouraged to cooperate in interna-

tional exchanges and projects. This is theway how to contribute to exchange of knowledge, experi-ences, ideas and cases of good practice and to incorporate them into the work of the College.

We established an internation-al office in order to support international cooperation of the College. The office pro-vides students, academic and administrative staff with all necessary infor-mation and counselling.

The College has entirely implemented the Bologna system which enables domestic and foreign stu-dents to recognise their newly acquired knowl-edge, skills and ETCS.

Classrooms, facilities and equipment

College of Nursing in Celje operates in the building facilities at Mariborska cesta 7 in Celje owned by the Municipality Celje.

To perform educational activities the College has good equipped classrooms and specialised classrooms for labora-tory work with cutting-edge equipment and facilities to per-form lab exercises in various fields of health and nursing care.

LibraryIts library activities sup-port pedagogical and sci-entific-research work of the College.

Library collection compris-es literature in the fields of nursing care, medicine (anatomy, hygiene, pae-diatrics, gynaecology, pa-thology etc.) diagnostic-therapeutic programme, psychology, social scienc-es and natural sciences.

The library material is free-ly available and is set up according to the UDK sys-tem.

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About Slovenia and Celje

Education

Celje

What others think about us

VERONIKA ČATER, the student:What I like at College of Nursing in Celje the best is good communication among the teachers and the students. The structure of exercises and lectures, the pace, logical and clear explanation are very important for students. I think a job as registered nurse is beautiful, caring and dynamic which incorporates a lot of care for a human and thus it can bring a lot of personal satisfaction. After graduation I expect to find a proper job where I could perform nursing care and maintain dignity of patients. With three words I would describe this study as demanding, interesting and quite instructive.

The Republic of Slovenia lies at the heart of Europe, where the Alps and the Mediterranean meet the Pannonian plains and the mysterious Karst.

In Slovenia, the sun shines approximately 2,000 hours per year. And there is plenty of snow in winter. The average temperatures are -2°C in January and 21°C in July. Green is the dominant colour. There are many woods and forests in Slovenia – covering more than half of the country – and numerous preserved and protected plant and animal species.

The country is also known for its great wines and delicious traditional food.

Slovenia strongly supports the idea of construction of a genuine European area of knowledge and strives to implement measures supporting equal opportunities, school success, mobility in gener-al, higher education and vocational education and training, language learning, educational technologies and distance education, academic and professional recognition of qualifications and development of undergraduate and the moderni-sation of postgraduate studies.

Over the last fifteen years higher education in Slovenia has under-gone several legislative and struc-tural changes, rapid institutional development and a significant in-crease in student numbers and be-came also interesting and desired country for many foreign students and high school pupils.

The second largest town in Štajerska region is Celje, once the seat of the Counts of Cilli, an influential aristocratic dynasty from the 15th century. The town's glorious past is reflected in the ruins of the mighty castle, once the largest in Slovenia. Today, Celje is one of Slovenia’s most dynamic and quickly developing towns, which hosts, among other events, an an-nual International Trade Fair, the largest business and trade fair in the south-east Europe.

Celje is also a good starting point for a visit to the Šaleška and Savinjska Valleys. In the lower Savinjska Valley, hop cul-tivation has been one of the main agricultural activities since the 19th century, while the upper part of the Valley is partic-ularly interesting as a developing tourist destination: it is the starting point for mountain hiking excursions in the Savinjska Alps. The Šaleška Valley is known for the Gorenje Company, which is based in the town of Velenje.

Duška Drev, lecturer, assistant director for nursing care, Psychiatric hospital VojnikI personally have been cooperating with the College since its establishment. In our hospital clinical training is performed in the field of nursing care for the third-year students. We gained the title of ‘teaching’ hospital in 2009 and can provide several qualified mentors who are responsible for 1 or 2 students simultaneously. Such mentorship role contributes to development of this professional field and to a better organisation, efficient quality of work and to a greater satisfaction of patients and employees.

Hilda Maze, M.Sc., lecturer, assistant director for nursing care, General Hospital CeljeOperation of College of Nursing in Celje is of great importance for General Hospital Celje since it presents a development basis of our employees. There are several qualified professionals in our hospital who are at the same time incorporated in pedagogical process of the College. This way our hospital transfers its extensive experience and knowledge to students. Registered nurses are involved in education process in clinical environment where they upgrade their existing knowledge. In such process a patient benefits the most and is assured with quality and safe nursing care. We are aware that we are included in education process of our future colleagues and registered nurses who will perform nursing care for us.

Franci Vindišar, PhD medicine, assistant, professional director, General Hospital CeljeAn integral good quality health service is one of the most relevant priorities and activities which we aim to achieve daily in General Hospital Celje. We are aware of the fact that well-qualified professional staff at all levels in hospital is necessary to achieve such goal. We are certain that incorporating education processes in the local environment is an excellent method how to gain good professional staff who fosters positive, caring and responsible attitude to their work. A well-established method of cooperation including active incorporation of individual professionals from General Hospital in Celje into the edu-cation processes at College of Nursing in Celje enables an effective transfer of theoretical knowledge into everyday experi-ence and practice, with a common goal of quality care for our sick and injured patients. Bearing this in mind we in General Hospital Celje are certain that our cooperation with College of Nursing in Celje has a bright future and such cooperation shall enable operating synergy of both institutions.

Bojana Mazil Šolinc, the directress of Dom ob Savinji Celje, Home for the ElderlyDom ob Savinji Celje is an institution providing social safety for elderly people and it is a ‘teaching’ institution of College of Nurs-ing in Celje as well. Students perform clinical training in our institution where they can acquire skills and knowledge in the field of nursing care of elderly people. At the same time they can also get to know a vivid offer of services and programmes designed for elderly people; daily care for elderly, daily care at home of elderly people, assistance and help to families in their homes and distant help. College of Nursing in Celje offers a wide range of professional meetings and other forms of lifelong learning and education which are attended by our professional staff in the field of nursing care. We are really pleased with our cooperation with the management of the College and their effort to create good quality and ef-ficient organisation of clinical training. This is the way to meet and get to know our future professional staff as well. We wish all the best to College of Nursing in Celje on its road to success.

Majda Koren and Gordana Drimel, the directress and deputy directress for nursing care in Dom upokojencev Šmarje pri Jelšah, Home for the ElderlyWhen College of Nursing in Celje was established, located in our close neighbourhood, we got an opportunity to cooperate in education system in the form of performing clini-cal training which enables integration of theoretical knowledge with practice. Students from the College will participate with their services of nursing care even in the field of homes providing social safety services for elderly people, thus they will become our future colleagues. We consider our role in this process seriously and with responsibil-ity. Our Home for Elderly in Šmarje pri Jelšah has created a firm cooperation with College of Nursing in Celje and we are really satisfied to be part of education process as well. We would like to give thank to the management of the College for our good cooperation and we wish you very successful work in the future.

Slo

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wha

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s th

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About Slovenia and Celje

Education

Celje

What others think about us

VERONIKA ČATER, the student:What I like at College of Nursing in Celje the best is good communication among the teachers and the students. The structure of exercises and lectures, the pace, logical and clear explanation are very important for students. I think a job as registered nurse is beautiful, caring and dynamic which incorporates a lot of care for a human and thus it can bring a lot of personal satisfaction. After graduation I expect to find a proper job where I could perform nursing care and maintain dignity of patients. With three words I would describe this study as demanding, interesting and quite instructive.

The Republic of Slovenia lies at the heart of Europe, where the Alps and the Mediterranean meet the Pannonian plains and the mysterious Karst.

In Slovenia, the sun shines approximately 2,000 hours per year. And there is plenty of snow in winter. The average temperatures are -2°C in January and 21°C in July. Green is the dominant colour. There are many woods and forests in Slovenia – covering more than half of the country – and numerous preserved and protected plant and animal species.

The country is also known for its great wines and delicious traditional food.

Slovenia strongly supports the idea of construction of a genuine European area of knowledge and strives to implement measures supporting equal opportunities, school success, mobility in gener-al, higher education and vocational education and training, language learning, educational technologies and distance education, academic and professional recognition of qualifications and development of undergraduate and the moderni-sation of postgraduate studies.

Over the last fifteen years higher education in Slovenia has under-gone several legislative and struc-tural changes, rapid institutional development and a significant in-crease in student numbers and be-came also interesting and desired country for many foreign students and high school pupils.

The second largest town in Štajerska region is Celje, once the seat of the Counts of Cilli, an influential aristocratic dynasty from the 15th century. The town's glorious past is reflected in the ruins of the mighty castle, once the largest in Slovenia. Today, Celje is one of Slovenia’s most dynamic and quickly developing towns, which hosts, among other events, an an-nual International Trade Fair, the largest business and trade fair in the south-east Europe.

Celje is also a good starting point for a visit to the Šaleška and Savinjska Valleys. In the lower Savinjska Valley, hop cul-tivation has been one of the main agricultural activities since the 19th century, while the upper part of the Valley is partic-ularly interesting as a developing tourist destination: it is the starting point for mountain hiking excursions in the Savinjska Alps. The Šaleška Valley is known for the Gorenje Company, which is based in the town of Velenje.

Duška Drev, lecturer, assistant director for nursing care, Psychiatric hospital VojnikI personally have been cooperating with the College since its establishment. In our hospital clinical training is performed in the field of nursing care for the third-year students. We gained the title of ‘teaching’ hospital in 2009 and can provide several qualified mentors who are responsible for 1 or 2 students simultaneously. Such mentorship role contributes to development of this professional field and to a better organisation, efficient quality of work and to a greater satisfaction of patients and employees.

Hilda Maze, M.Sc., lecturer, assistant director for nursing care, General Hospital CeljeOperation of College of Nursing in Celje is of great importance for General Hospital Celje since it presents a development basis of our employees. There are several qualified professionals in our hospital who are at the same time incorporated in pedagogical process of the College. This way our hospital transfers its extensive experience and knowledge to students. Registered nurses are involved in education process in clinical environment where they upgrade their existing knowledge. In such process a patient benefits the most and is assured with quality and safe nursing care. We are aware that we are included in education process of our future colleagues and registered nurses who will perform nursing care for us.

Franci Vindišar, PhD medicine, assistant, professional director, General Hospital CeljeAn integral good quality health service is one of the most relevant priorities and activities which we aim to achieve daily in General Hospital Celje. We are aware of the fact that well-qualified professional staff at all levels in hospital is necessary to achieve such goal. We are certain that incorporating education processes in the local environment is an excellent method how to gain good professional staff who fosters positive, caring and responsible attitude to their work. A well-established method of cooperation including active incorporation of individual professionals from General Hospital in Celje into the edu-cation processes at College of Nursing in Celje enables an effective transfer of theoretical knowledge into everyday experi-ence and practice, with a common goal of quality care for our sick and injured patients. Bearing this in mind we in General Hospital Celje are certain that our cooperation with College of Nursing in Celje has a bright future and such cooperation shall enable operating synergy of both institutions.

Bojana Mazil Šolinc, the directress of Dom ob Savinji Celje, Home for the ElderlyDom ob Savinji Celje is an institution providing social safety for elderly people and it is a ‘teaching’ institution of College of Nurs-ing in Celje as well. Students perform clinical training in our institution where they can acquire skills and knowledge in the field of nursing care of elderly people. At the same time they can also get to know a vivid offer of services and programmes designed for elderly people; daily care for elderly, daily care at home of elderly people, assistance and help to families in their homes and distant help. College of Nursing in Celje offers a wide range of professional meetings and other forms of lifelong learning and education which are attended by our professional staff in the field of nursing care. We are really pleased with our cooperation with the management of the College and their effort to create good quality and ef-ficient organisation of clinical training. This is the way to meet and get to know our future professional staff as well. We wish all the best to College of Nursing in Celje on its road to success.

Majda Koren and Gordana Drimel, the directress and deputy directress for nursing care in Dom upokojencev Šmarje pri Jelšah, Home for the ElderlyWhen College of Nursing in Celje was established, located in our close neighbourhood, we got an opportunity to cooperate in education system in the form of performing clini-cal training which enables integration of theoretical knowledge with practice. Students from the College will participate with their services of nursing care even in the field of homes providing social safety services for elderly people, thus they will become our future colleagues. We consider our role in this process seriously and with responsibil-ity. Our Home for Elderly in Šmarje pri Jelšah has created a firm cooperation with College of Nursing in Celje and we are really satisfied to be part of education process as well. We would like to give thank to the management of the College for our good cooperation and we wish you very successful work in the future.

College of Nursing in CeljeMariborska cesta 7SI-3000 Celje