Year I - Semester 1
Course Description:
Prerequisites: None
This course provides an opportunity to integrate knowledge
and skills of computer science, nursing science, information
science, and cognitive science in clinical nursing,
education, administration, and research to improve
healthcare outcomes.
Credit Hours: 2- 0.5 - 0 =2.5
Course Description:
Prerequisites: None
This course is an in-depth study of nursing research
methodologies. The focus will be on the inter-relationships
among theory, advanced nursing practice, and research.
Emphasis placed on developing skills used in critical
analysis of nursing research for determining applicability
of the research to nursing practice.
Credit Hours: 3 - 0 – 0 = 3
Course Description:
Prerequisites: None
This course provides students with the statistical knowledge
and skills to use effectively in research and its
interpretation of the findings. The content focuses on
appropriate statistical methods, correlating to the study
designs utilized in nursing research and practice. It also
enables the student to develop skills in computing and
interpreting parametric and nonparametric statistical tests.
Credit Hours: 2 - 0.5 - 0 = 2.5
Course Description:
Prerequisites: None
This course intend to introduce the students to scholarly
writing skills involving application of principles of
effective written communication and critical reading with
emphasis on origination, drafting, revising, editing,
self-assessment and effective critiquing.
Credit Hours: 1 - 0 – 0 = 1
Year 1: Semester 2
Course Description:
Prerequisites: Semester I Courses
This course
prepares the Masters students to the leadership practice
role in the complexities of the health care delivery system
that challenge the nursing profession to adapt to its
demands. To be successful in that endeavor, a nurse must
acquire a broad knowledge in nursing leadership and
management. A competent nurse leader has to tackle issues in
nursing service along with maximizing interdisciplinary team
functions and generate productive results. This course
prepares the graduates to understand concepts related to
organization, interprofessional collaboration, human
resources development, strategic planning and managing,
information management, quality management, performance
appraisal, magnetism, staffing, scheduling, and budgeting
principles.
Credit Hours: 2-0-1=3
Course Description:
Prerequisites: Semester I Courses
The course
utilizes the critical reasoning process to examine the
element of nursing knowledge and knowledge borrowed from
other sciences and humanity. Emphasis is on concept analysis
and synthesis of theoretical knowledge. Identification of
the links between theory and empirical indicators. The
clinical relevance of mid-range and practice theories is to
design the nursing interventions for individuals, families,
groups, and communities.
Credit Hours: 3-0-0 =3
Course Description:
Prerequisites: Semester I Courses
The student
will analyze theoretical and pragmatic legal-ethical issues
regarding professional nursing and health care. Emphasis is
on an understanding of the nurse as a professional who
embraces lifelong learning, incorporates professionalism
into practice and internalizes the values of the profession.
Credit Hours: 2-0-0=2
Course Description:
Prerequisites: Semester I Courses
This course
designed to develop clinical, communication and critical
thinking skills needed to provide high-quality midwifery
care for women and families from a range of diverse
backgrounds. It also enables students to coordinate services
using evidence-based techniques and theories with specific
focus on contemporary maternity care, legal and ethical
issues and health promotion.
Credit Hours: 2-0-0=2
Year 2: Semester 3
Course Description:
Prerequisites: Semester I & II Courses
This This
course is designed to develop in-depth understanding of
normal reproductive physiology and care during pregnancy and
childbirth, building confidence in supporting women and
their families in all health settings. It also promote
knowledge and Skills of pre conception, pregnancy and birth
process as a life changing event and its effects on all
family members.
Credit Hours: 6-2-0= 8
Course Description:
Prerequisites: Semester I & II Courses
This
course designed to develop in-depth understanding of normal
reproductive physiology and care during pregnancy and
childbirth. Promotes students’ skills and competencies in
the clinical management of pre conception, pregnancy and
birth process and the newborn using evidence-based
techniques, with specific focus on ethical issues and health
promotion in all health care settings .This course deals
with the different drugs used in conditions affecting
pregnancy, labor and delivery and responsibilities of the
midwife in drug administration
Credit Hours: 0-0- 7= 7
Course Description:
Prerequisites: Semester I & II Courses
Thesis is
a faculty-guided scholarly experience that provides the
student with an opportunity to identify a nursing research
problem within the clinical, to pursue its study, and to
contribute to the body of nursing knowledge and practice.
The process provides experience in research design,
implementation and evaluation in a setting with faculty
guidance.
Credit Hours: 0-1-0 = 1
Year 2: Semester 4
Course Description:
Prerequisites:Semester III Courses
This course
explores altered homeostasis for mothers and neonates and
includes an element of collaborative obstetric and neonatal
emergency management with emphasis on clinical skills
provision for women with complex care needs. They will
utilize a range of resources including research, policies
and/guidelines in order to undertake appropriate risk
assessments and engage strategies which promote safe
standards of obstetrical emergencies.
Credit Hours: 5 -2 - 0 =7
Course Description:
Prerequisites:Semester III Courses
This course is
designed to develop the students’ skills and competencies in
identifying and clinical management of obstetrical
emergencies in pregnancies, labor and delivery, including
newborn, basic contraception and the elements of
reproductive Health. This course deals with drugs used in
conditions affecting high risk pregnancy, labor and delivery
and responsibilities of the midwife in drug administration.
Credit Hours: 0-0-6 = 6
Course Description:
Prerequisites:Semester III Courses
Under the
guidance of the thesis supervisor, the students will develop
a methodologically sound study, in the form of a Master of
Nursing thesis, which they will defend at an oral
examination. Throughout the thesis process, students will
have the opportunity to continue to develop and incorporate
their learning of advanced nursing theory, research,
leadership and practice into their scholarly work.
Credit Hours: 0-2-0 =2