Mandatory disciplines of Nursing

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Mandatory disciplines
Elective Disciplines
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Foreign language

Amount of credits-10
Control Type — Exam
Phonetic, spelling, lexical and grammatical norms of the foreign language under study. Phonetics: pronunciation and rhythm-intonation features of a foreign language, reception and reproduction of the sound system of speech. Spelling: sound-letter system of the language, the basic spelling rules. Vocabulary. Grammar. Reading. Speaking Letter. Listening.

Information and communication technology

Amount of credits-5
Control Type — Exam
The role of ICT in key sectors of social development, standards. Introduction to computer systems. Computer systems architecture. Software. Operating Systems. Human-computer interaction. Database systems, analysis and data management. Networks and telecommunications. Cybersecurity Internet, cloud, mobile and multimedia technologies. Smart, E-technology. E-business. E-learning. E-government. Information technology in the professional field. ICT development prospects.

Kazakh (Russian language)

Amount of credits-10
Control Type — Exam
Phonetic, orthoepic, spelling, punctuation norms of the modern Kazakh (Russian) language. Lexicology, phraseology, morphology, syntax. At the level of supply. The expression of composing and subordinating relations in the union-free sentence. At the level of the text. Features of the scientific style of speech. At the level of speech activity. Building various types of monologues, dialogues, polylogs, speech etiquette.

Social and Political Knowledge Module

Amount of credits-8
Control Type — Exam
Studying the module will help students form a socio-political mindset; development of citizenship; knowledge of the world and national cultural and historical heritage.
Introduces the basics of medical psychology, the communicative and legal culture of the nurse.

Modern history of Kazakhstan

Amount of credits-5
Control Type — State exam
History, personality, state. History and civilization. Functions and principles of national history. The history of modern Kazakhstan in the context of world history. Priorities of national history. «The concept of the formation of historical consciousness in the Republic of Kazakhstan». Periodization of the history of modern Kazakhstan. The main methods of studying the modern history of Kazakhstan. New conceptual approaches to the study of the history of the Fatherland.

Physical culture

Количество кредитов – 10
Amount of credits-8
Control Type — Exam
Physical education in general cultural and vocational training of students. Safety in physical education classes. Means of physical education.

Philosophy

Amount of credits-5
Control Type — Exam
The subject, purpose and function of philosophy. The philosophy of the ancient world. Pre-philosophy of the Kazakhs. Philosophy of the Ancient East. Ancient philosophy. The philosophy of the Renaissance, the New Age, the European Enlightenment of the 18th century, the classical German, the philosophy of the end of the 18th beginning of the 19th century. Kazakh philosophy. Being as a central category of ontology. The principle of development: dialectics and synergetics. Philosophical anthropology. Philosophical understanding of the global challenges of our time.

Anatomy, physiology and pathology

Amount of credits-7
Control Type — Exam
Functional system in different age categories and conditions of organs and systems. Principles and mechanisms of regulation of heart activity, digestion. Breathing process Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system. General nosology, etiology and pathogenesis. The role of organism reactivity and heredity in pathology. General pathology and morphology of cell damage .. Dystrophies. Necrosis. Inflammation. Allergy. Metabolic disorders. Pathophysiology of the infectious process. Oncopathology.

Clinical assessment of health and nursing basics

Amount of credits-5
Control Type — Exam
Medical documentation for the patient. Subjective and objective methods of examination. The value of additional survey methods. Methods of examination of patients with diseases of the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, digestive organs, urinary system, endocrine system, blood, musculoskeletal system. Clinical syndromes.

Medical care in acute and emergency conditions

Amount of credits-4
Control Type — Exam
Nursing care and emergency care for:
— pathologies of the cardiovascular system (ACS, cardiac arrhythmias, hypertensive crisis, cardiovascular failure
— respiratory system (respiratory failure, bronchial asthma)
— cerebrovascular accident, epilepsy
— coma
— acute infectious diseases, food-toxic infection
— hyperthermic syndrome in children
— acute abdomen in surgery and gynecology
— bleeding of various etiology, shock
— traumatic brain injury, injuries and injuries of the chest and abdomen, burns, frostbite
— preeclampsia, eclampsia
— dental pathology
— allergic reactions

Patient education

Amount of credits-3
Control Type — Exam
Therapeutic patient education is a set of important actions designed to help the patient manage his treatment, prevent or delay the development of possible complications, i.e. This is an additional therapeutic effect along with pharmacological, physiotherapeutic and other therapeutic measures to improve the quality and longevity of patients, reduce the cost of treatment.
The student will know the components of pedagogical technology and master the elements of pedagogical skills.

Basics of Evidence Nursing

Amount of credits-5
Control Type — Exam
History and world experience in the development of evidence-based medicine. The concept of design research in the field of diabetes. The traditional hierarchy of evidence. Levels of evidence. Ethics in evidence-based nursing and evidence-based nursing practices, strategies and methods of promotion. The role and rights of patients in research. Clinical guidelines in nursing and quality assessment. Medical audit. Patterns of organizational change and overcoming barriers to implementation.

Basics of Pharmacology

Amount of credits-3
Control Type — Exam
General principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs. Classification and characteristics of modern medicines. Methods of effective and safe use of drugs. Basics of medical costing. Prevention and elimination of adverse reactions and undesirable effects of drug interactions. Analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy. Pharmacovigilance and monitoring of drug safety in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Specific issues in the treatment of children and elderly patients.

Mental Health and Addiction

Amount of credits-4
Control Type — Exam
Mental health and individual development, criteria and risk factors. Types of neuropsychiatric disorders. Addictions, biological mechanisms of addictive behavior, types of addictions. Factors of occurrence (biological, social and psychological). Psychohygiene, psychoprophylaxis and psychotherapy. Counseling and nursing care. First aid for intoxication, acute and chronic psychosis caused by the use of psychoactive substances. Features of the nursing process in the care of patients with substance abuse disorders.

Nursing in Pediatrics

Amount of credits-3
Control Type — Exam
Organization and provision of highly qualified nursing care, health promotion, prevention of diseases of a healthy and sick child.
Acquisition of special knowledge on the organization, planning and management of the nursing services of the pediatric health network, practical skills for collecting and assessing data on the health status of the child. A clear representation of the features of the work of all clinical and paraclinical departments of the children’s hospital, children’s clinic, children’s homes.

Nursing care surgery

Amount of credits-3
Control Type — Exam
The system of organization of surgical, oncological care. Aseptic and antiseptic. Infectious patient and staff safety. General questions of anesthesiology. Desmurgy Hemorrhage and hemostasis, acute blood loss. The main issues of transfusiology. Care for surgical and oncological diseases. Fundamentals of traumatology, resuscitation. Surgery. Acute and chronic surgical infection. Burns, frostbite. Acute diseases of the abdomen, vascular diseases, urinary system. Plastic and private surgery.

Nursing home care

Amount of credits-4
Control Type — Exam
Indications, possibilities, planning and basic principles of nursing home care in various clinical situations (patients requiring treatment of wounds, patients with disabilities, patients with neurological diseases, chronic heart failure). Performance evaluation and further patient management. Nursing home care in collaboration with a doctor, interdisciplinary team, patient’s family, social worker or caregiver. Proper record keeping.

Nursing care for chronic diseases

Amount of credits-3
Control Type — Exam
Indications and background, clinical skills and safe patient-centered nursing care technologies for chronic diseases. Planning, organization of nursing care to extend active life and improve the functional state of the patient, training and counseling. Integrated model of medical care based on the interaction of primary health care and social services.

Nursing in obstetrics and gynecology

Amount of credits-3
Control Type — Exam
Evidentiary knowledge of the main manifestations of the most common obstetric conditions and gynecological pathologies. Implementation of nursing care in the most common obstetric conditions and gynecological diseases. Features of pharmacotherapy for pregnant and lactating women Counseling individuals, patients and families on family planning issues.

Nursing in primary health care

Amount of credits-3
Control Type — Exam
A primary health care delivery model using the WHO global health framework. Planning of diagnosis, treatment, nursing care for patients in organizations of the outpatient polyclinic service.
Screening research, meeting patient safety requirements, clinical decision making skills, health assessment and nursing care primary health care Information and communication technologies and electronic databases to optimize medical care to the population.

Nursing in therapy

Amount of credits-4
Control Type — Exam
Causes and factors of the occurrence of pathological processes, prevention of major diseases of internal organs. Organization, planning of nursing interventions and implementation of the nursing process to ensure qualified patient care, taking into account individual needs and problems for diseases of the organs:
— blood circulation — digestion
— urination
— musculoskeletal system
— endocrine system
— blood systems

Socially significant diseases

Amount of credits-4
Control Type — Exam
Definition and regulatory documents. Risk factors and determining the types and volumes of medical and social care, lists and types of benefits, including patients with disabilities. Algorithms for the provision of emergency care in acute forms of coronary heart disease, cerebral stroke. Organization of financial support for relevant medical and diagnostic activities. Protecting the rights and interests of patients. Preventive measures at the individual and family, population levels.

Health promotion

Amount of credits-3
Control Type — Exam
The theoretical foundations of health promotion and the promotion of healthy lifestyles will provide an opportunity for ideas about: — principles of organizing preventive health promotion programs — concepts of health promotion and disease prevention — national and international strategies, programs and guidelines for managing healthy lifestyle and health promotion

Administrative process and management in nursing

Amount of credits-3
Control Type — Exam
Elective presents a broad overview of professional practice issues and requirements for nursing education, health information technology and community-oriented assistance; legal knowledge and regulatory documentation, administration, management and computerization of the activities of the nursing manager, mastering the economic basic knowledge.

Quantitative and qualitative research methods (statistics and fundamentals of biostatistics)

Amount of credits-5
Control Type — Exam
Statistics, biological statistics. Distribution, types and analysis. Variational rows. Data types (quantitative, qualitative variables). Scale measurement variables. Graphic representation of data and research results. Statistical aggregates. Representativeness of the sample. Determining the size of the required sample. Power research. Relationship Analysis Correlation. Regression. Statistical quantities: absolute and relative. Qualitative research methods. Analysis of application in clinical studies.

Nursing leadership

Amount of credits — 3
Control Type — Exam
The concepts of «leader», «leadership». The main factors, the concept and typology of leadership styles. Types of managers. The concept of a successful leader. The main theories of leadership. Power, types and forms of power, sources and means of power. Influence, conviction. Socio-psychological climate in the team. Creativity in management. The role of the manager in organizational culture. Corporate culture. Motivation in nursing. The basic theory of motivation. Teamwork. Attributes of a successful team.

Management and Quality in Nursing

Amount of credits — 4
Control Type — Exam
Basic concepts: management, manager, administrator. Definition and purpose of management in health care. Management tools. Laws and principles of management. The concept of organization as an object of management in health care. Management functions, planning, organizing, motivating, controlling. Strategic management. Efficiency of quality. Management tasks, strategies and tactics to solve them in medicine and health care in general. Strategies for the behavior of managers in the context of conflicting activities of medical organizations. Methods for solving management problems in health facilities.

Organization and methods of research in nursing

Amount of credits — 5
Control Type — Exam
Fundamentals of international law and ethical regulation in the field of scientific research: Statement of the problem, the formation of a hypothesis. Definition of goals and objectives, design and analysis of a research project, the formulation of conclusions and proposals. Analysis of theoretical and experimental research, formulation of conclusions, preparation of reports, preparation of scientific materials for publication in the press. Presentations and reports on the results of scientific research. Transfer of research results to practical nursing.

Palliative Help

Amount of credits — 5
Control Type – Exam
The philosophy, content, purpose, goals and objectives of palliative care and patient care. The definition of «Incubate patient» and palliative care. Comprehensive palliative care (medical, psychosocial and spiritual). Principles of management of patients cured of a malignant neoplasm, but experiencing the consequences of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgical treatment. Training relatives and volunteers to provide palliative care in the hospital and at home.

Nursing care in gerontology

Amount of credits — 5
Control Type — Exam
Concept, history of the development of gerontology as a science. Age classifications. Theories of aging. Anatomical and physiological features of an aging organism. The main legislative documents, the role and tasks of the nursing service in the organization, assessment of the general condition, ensuring and observance of all stages of the provision of medical and social care to people of older age groups. Evidentiary guidelines for the care of the elderly. The concept of active longevity.

Specialized nursing care

Amount of credits — 5
Control Type — Exam
Specialized nursing care: goals, objectives. Modern nursing technology. Specialized nursing care in:
— cardiology and cardiac surgery
— oncology
— phthisiology
— dermatovenerology
— psychoneurology
— endocrinology
— narcology
— resuscitation and intensive care unit

In-depth course on evidence-based nursing practice

Amount of credits — 5
Control Type — Exam
The hierarchy of evidence. Principles of the formulation of clinical requests. Assessment of the methodological quality of the study. Diagnostic and screening studies. Studies that summarize other studies. The introduction of evidence-based medicine and evidence-based nursing practice.

Economics and Marketing in Nursing

Amount of credits — 5
Control Type — Exam
Discipline gives a fundamental idea of the modern concepts of marketing and economics, forms and methods of marketing impact on the market. This course will help future managers to adequately use the entire rich arsenal of forms and methods of successful marketing activities in the health care market set forth here and will provide the necessary knowledge about the science of market management.