Program Description:

Medical-Surgical Nursing is a branch of nursing in which the health and disease of adult clients are of the main concern. Graduates of this program can act more effectively in hospitals as well as other communities to prevent diseases and provide care. 

The graduates can fulfill various tasks from prevention to rehabilitation in order to maintain and promote health and provide efficient care in case of diseases or accidents.

It is a valuable experience   to perform the program in Islamic Republic of Iran. The curriculum, updated in recent years, would be well-matched with ever-changing needs of developing countries and newly-emerging diseases around the globe.

Objectives:

• Maintaining an effective communication with patients and their families as well as the    members of the health team
• Collaborating and assisting with the members of the health team
• Offering comprehensive health-based nursing services with respect to patient-centered and family-centered approaches
• Providing specialized evidence-based nursing services for patients suffering from acute and chronic diseases as well as those who are disabled or semi-disabled
• Checking and finding patient’s issues and his family, prioritizing the issues, presenting nursing solutions, and evaluating the solutions
• Tracking the patient’s health status and interacting with their family, offering special nursing cares, and training the required skilled to be employed at home
• Collaborating with the members of the health care group
• Comply with the ethical code and respecting the patient’s rights and their family

General Competencies*:

 Specific Competencies and Skills:

At the end of the program learners will be competent in the following skills:

• Heath-related skills
• Procedural skills in the provision of care for adult clients

Duration: 2.5 years