3-Year B.Sc. Nursing Program
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Training in Anatomy
Human skeleton. Types of bones and their joints. The muscular system. Body regions,
trunk walls and body cavities. Anatomy of the nervous system - central, peripheral and
autonomic. Nerve pathways. Mediastinum. Cardiovascular system. The heart. Systemic
and pulmonary circulation. The respiratory tract. The lungs, pleura. Gastrointestinal tract.
Big glands of the abdominal cavity. Portal venous system. Peritoneum. Retroperitoneal
space. Adrenal glands. The urinary system – kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder. Male and
female reproductive organs. Sense organs. The lymphatic system
Training in Physiology
Human vital processes. Neuroendocrine regulation of physiological processes.
Characteristics of the skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles. Sensation, movement,
perception. Brain activity, sleeping, wakefulness. Higher nervous activity of the central
nervous system. Physiology of the endocrine system. Heart physiology. The vascular
system, Hemodynamics and autoregulation of the blood flow in tissues. Physiology of the
respiratory system, mechanics and regulation of breathing processes. Pulmonary
circulation and gas exchange. Kidney physiology, kidney filtration. Renin-angiotensin
system. Urine production. Regulation of fluid and electrolyte and acid–base balance. The
gastrointestinal tract – motor and excretive activities. Intestine hormones. Digestion and
absorption of nutritional substances. Physiology of the hemopoietic system. Metabolism.
Physiology of sensory sensations.
Training in Pathology
Pathological symptoms - circulatory disorders, retrogressive, inflammatory and neoplastic
changes. Dynamics of a disease process. Interpretation of the causal relationship between
the changed structure and functions of the organism. Detailed pathomorphology of the
diseases of selected organs and systems. Ageing, death.
Training in the Physical Examination
Physical examination and medical history of infants, children and adults – mental and
physical state, skin, eyes, ears, oral cavity, throat, neck, thorax, lungs, breasts,
cardiovascular system, abdomen, male and female reproductive organs, the peripheral
circulatory system, musculoskeletal system and the nervous system. Patient’s clinical
records.
Education in Biochemistry and Biophysics
Biochemical basics of the human organism integrity. Structure and functions of
macromolecules of the human body. Biophysical basics of human organism functioning.
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Training in Genetics
Elements of classical genetics (Mendel laws). Elements of embriology, cytophysiology and
immunology. Human karyotype. X-linked inheritance. Environment and variability of the
organism. Gene and chromosome mutations. Mutagenic factors.
Education in the Field of Microbiology and Parasitology
Introduction to microbiology, virology, bacteriology and parasitology. Systematics of
pathogenic microbes. Morphology and physiology of the bacterial cell. Morphology of the
environment and the human body. Characteristics of pathogenic parasites. Pathogenicity,
means of microbial transmission in the body. Elements of immunology and epidemiology
of the infectious diseases. Prevention of the infectious diseases (vaccinations, sera).
Obtaining and sending the material for microbiological tests. Immunoprevention of the
infectious diseases. Dangers of the infectious diseases in Poland and in the world. HIV,
AIDS, viral hepatitis. Infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Neuroinfections.
Education in the Field of Public Health
Human and environmental hygiene. Food and nutrition hygiene. Hygiene of working and
studying. Cultural and social aspects of public health. Economic aspects of health.
Ecological and health hazards in place of inhabitance, study and work. Health hazards in
the contemporary societies in the world. Healthcare systems – organizational structure,
goals and tasks. Health services market. Sources of healthcare financing. Social diseases.
Analysis of the occurrence of selected diseases. Prophylaxis and prevention of diseases –
aims, tasks and forms. Healthcare programs. Structure and resources of nursing.
Training in Pharmacology
Groups of drugs and their mechanisms of action. Pharmacology of the central and
peripheral nervous systems, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, urinary system,
gastrointestinal tract and the endocrine glands. Blood and blood substitutes. Side effects
of drugs. Interactions between drugs. Sources of information on drugs. Drug dependence.
Disinfectants.
Training in Radiology
Radiological diagnostics – types, indications for radiological examinations. Radiotherapy –
types, indications, caring for the patient undergoing radiotherapy.
Training in Psychology
Personality – structure, mechanisms, development. Human behavior in social situations.
Biopsychosocial model of health and disease. Disease as a difficult situation.
Psychological help in the disease. Stress and health. Psychosomatic dependences.
Theories, models and concepts of interpersonal communication. Styles of communication.
Passing on and receiving information. Influence of iatrogenic situations on the nursepatient relation. Specific problems related to disease and disability.
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Education in Sociology
Social model of health. Systems of social support – nurses’ roles in solving health
problems of an individual and social groups. Social effects of disease and disability.
Hospitals a social system – models of hospital healthcare, satisfaction from healthcare.
Structural conditioning of nurse’s and doctor’s professional roles. Sociological aspects of
the nurse-patient relation. Social and cultural aspects of dying, death and orphanhood.
Training in Education
Upbringing as a social phenomenon. Educational environment. Philosophical basis of
educational activities. Educational objectives as a realization of personal and social
values. Educational strategies. Theories, forms and methods of upbringing. Educational
difficulties. Creating educational environment. Health education of chidren, youth and
adults. Organization and methods of early years care and education in social institutions.
Training in Law
Legal system, structure of legal documents, human rights, law interpretation. Health
institution legislation. Health insurance legislation. The Act on the Profession of Nurse and
Midwife. Laws concerning self-government organizations. Rights of the patient. Liability in
Medical Professions – Civil, Criminal, Employees’, Professional. Elements of the Labor
Law. Education and Professional Development of Nurses. Nurse Organizations in Poland
and abroad.
GROUP OF MAJOR CONTENTS
Training in the Basics of Nursing
Historical conditions, the presence and future of the occupation of nurse. Social and
professional role of a nurse. Factors influencing the development of nursery. Health needs
of an individual and satisfying them. Care of a patient. Models of care. Methods of
collecting information – medical history, observation, measurements, analysis of records.
Role of a nurse in the process of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. The caring
process as a method of nurse’s work. Principles and techniques of performing nursing
activities. Role of a nurse in a healthcare institution. Theories of nursing.
Training in the Philosophy and Ethics of the Nursing Profession
Relations between philosophy and the profession of a nurse. Philosophical concepts of a
human being. Ethics and morality. Analysis of a moral situation and the process of taking a
moral decision. Moral values, norms and assessments. The ethics in the practice of a
nurse. The rules of nursing ethics. Modern ethical concepts in nursing practice. Ethical
dilemmas in nurse’s work and the methods of solving them.
Training in Health Promotion
Health paradigms. Health behaviors and factors influencing the health state. Lifestyles.
Health promotion in the healthcare system. Health assessment. Methods of forming prohealth behaviors. Role of a nurse in promoting a healthy lifestyle.
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Training in the Primary Care
Structure and range of health services in primary healthcare. Tasks of primary healthcare
team. Determination of health and social problems of an individual, family and local
community. Planning and performing nursing care in the place of inhabitance, study and
work. The role of a nurse in fulfillment of tasks resulting from health promotion programs
Training in Midwifery, Gynecology; Obstetric and Gynecological Nursery
Fertilization and development of a human fetus. Family planning, methods of birth
regulation, preparation for parenthood. Diagnostic methods in normal and high risk
pregnancy. Preparing a pregnant woman and her family to the delivery. Perinatal care –
nursery and obstetric care in the preterm, physiological and complicated delivery. Care of
a preterm baby and newborn after the delivery. Care of a woman in physiological and
complicated puerperium. Pathology of the female reproductive organs – inflammations,
infections. Infertility. Neoplastic diseases of the female reproductive organs. Neoplastic
diseases of breasts, breast cancer. Health problems of women in their menopause age.
Training in Pediatrics and Pediatric Nursing
Hospitalization as a situation which is difficult for a child and their family. Diseases and lifethreatening conditions of a newborn and premature baby. Congenital malformations.
Etiology, pathogenesis and clinical picture of the developmental age diseases: diseases of
the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, the urinary tract, the gastrointestinal
tract and the blood. Allergic diseases in children – methods of diagnostics and therapy.
Preparation of a child patient for diagnostic tests. Nursing care of a child patient – types
and forms of support.
Training in Internal Diseases; Nursing in Internal Medicine
Etiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture and care for a patient in the diseases of the
cardiovascular system, the heart, blood vessels, respiratory system, gastrointestinal
system (stomach, intestines, big glands of the abdominal cavity), the liver, the pancreas,
the urinary system (kidneys, urinary bladder), musculoskeletal system, the muscles, the
endocrine system and the blood. Role of a nurse in diagnostics and treatment of internal
medicine diseases.
Training in Surgery and Surgical Nursing
Injuries of the locomotor system: wounds, contusions, fractures, sprains - causes, methods
of diagnostics and therapy. Caring for patients after mechanical and thermal injuries.
Preparing the patient for surgical diagnostic examinations. Infections in surgery. Preparing
a patient for emergency and elective surgery. Preparing a patient for surgery in one-day
surgery. Selected aspects of organ surgery. Post-operative care for patients after surgery
with particular consideration of the type of anesthesia. Surgical methods in general and
trauma surgery
Training in Rehabilitation; Nursing the Disabled
Types of disability. Psycho-social problems of a disabled person and their family.
Cooperation with a disabled person, their environment and institutions supporting the
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rehabilitation. Goals, principles and stages of rehabilitation. Complex rehabilitation –
medical, occupational, social. Equipment and orthopedic devices supply. Role of a nurse
in rehabilitation of the disabled. Methods and techniques of rehabilitation. Integration of a
disabled person in the places of inhabitance, work, education and upbringing.
Rehabilitation of people with impaired vision. Rehabilitation of people with injuries of the
locomotor system.
Training in Geriatrics and Geriatric Nursing
The proces of ageing in the biological, psychological and socioeconomic aspects.
Physiological and psychological features of the elderly. Health and psychosocial problems
of the elderly. Etiopathogenesis, course, treatment and prevention of the diseases of the
elderly people: diabetes, heart diseases, arterial hypertension, atherosclerosis, dementia,
Parkinson’s disease, depression.
Training in Neurology and Neurological Nursing
Etiopathogenesis of neurological disorders. Diagnostic methods in neurology. Disorders of
basic biological processes: blood circulation, breathing and consciousness; effect of these
on functioning of the nervous system. Disorders of sensation, movement and muscular
tension. Congenital and acquired malformations of the nervous system. Vascular diseases
of the brain. Brain and spinal cord injuries. Demyelinating diseases. Brain tumors.
Diseases of the muscles and peripheral nerves. Caring for patients with neurological
diseases.
Training In Psychiatry and Psychiatric Nursing
Types, etiology and pathogenesis of mental disorders. Clinical image of mental disorders.
Methods of diagnostics and treatment in psychiatry. Specific features of caring for the
mentally ill patient. Communication with the mentally ill patient. Role of a nurse in the
prevention, diagnosing and complex therapy of mental disorders considering
pharmacology, psychotherapy and occupational therapy.
Training In Anestesiology; Nursing in Life-threating Events
Anesthesia. Preparing a patient for anesthesia. Caring for a patient after anesthesia.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Intensive care with and without the use of medical
equipment – recognition of life threatening states. Care for the unconscious patient. Acute
conditions of diseases – shock, acute decompensated heart failure, acute respiratory
distress syndrome, acute renal failure, intoxication, multiorgan injuries. Taking care of a
patient with venous and arterial access system.
Training in Palliative Care
Palliative and hospice care. Symptoms occurring in patients with advanced stages of
neoplastic processes. Communication with a patient and their family. Support for the family
in the periods of disease and mourning.
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Training in Emergency Medicine
Organization and functioning of Emergency medical services in Poland and in the world.
Current natural and technological threats. Providing medical security during catastrophes.
Medical segregation during catastrophes. Patient’s state assessment on the basis of basic
life parameters. Emergency proceedings during mass events and catastrophes as well as
special situations of chemical, radioactive and biological contamination. Preparing a
patient for medical transport. Cooperation with emergency units.
Education in Nutrition
Assessment of nutrition state and type. Malnutrition and its consequences. Enteral and
parenteral nutrition. Elements of dietetics – types of diets. Differentiation of diets for
children and adults. Nutrition in different diseases. Nutrition in patients with increased
catabolism. Role of a nurse in nutritional treatment.
Education on Research in Nursing
Subject, aim and field of research in nursery. Stages of research. Methods and techniques
of research. Principles of interpreting empirical data. Principles of drawing conclusions.
Construction of elaborations and projects. Ethics in research. Copyright law fundamentals.
Intellectual property protection.
Electives
Training in Nosocomial Infections (A), Sign language (B) or Mental Health (C)
(A) Epidemiology of the in-hospital infections – microbial sources and reservoir in the
hospital, ways of infection spreading and controlling in-hospital infections. Checking inhospital infections. Team organization. Disinfection as an element of preventing in-hospital
infections. Sterilization as an element of controlling in-hospital infections. Blood stream
infections, sepsis, hospital acquired pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infections,
urinary tract infections, fungal infections. Monitoring of infections, epidemiological analysis.
Examination of a patient admitted to a ward. Principles of drawing material for
bacteriological tests – bronchi excretion, urine, blood. Current and periodical
bacteriological analysis.
(B) Medical sign language. Communication with deaf and dumb people, Dactylolgraphic
signs – static, dynamic, numerical and ideographic. Gathering information about a patient.
Informing the patient on the diagnostic processing. Basic nursing procedures. Informing
the family and calling for help.
(C) Mental health as a function of mental development. Constructions of personality –
effects on healthy behavior. Emotions and healthy behavior. Effective communication and
healthy behavior. Promotion of mental health.
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