Nursing is one of the oldest health professions that emerged with the existence of humans. It is a health care profession consisting of science and art that are most needed in protecting and improving the health of individuals, families and society in all areas of life, healing in case of illness, adaptation and rehabilitation to the disease, with its education based on health sciences and social sciences.
Students who are interested in the nursing program are expected to be interested in biology, physiology, psychology, basic medical sciences and the health profession required by the program.
What are the qualifications required by the program?
Students who choose the Nursing Department will increase their success if they have high communication skills, empathy, patience, and the ability to take responsibility.
What opportunities does the program offer to its students?
Our university offers comprehensive education with its expert academic staff and multidisciplinary approach. In addition, they can enrich their education by taking advantage of elective courses in coordination with other health sciences programs within our faculty, and if they are successful, they can find a Minor or Double Major opportunity in one of the other health sciences programs. Our Basic Sciences Practice, Anatomy and Physiology laboratories and units such as the First and Emergency Aid Laboratory, Nursing and Midwifery Laboratory, and Medical Skills Laboratory, which are specially designed for the program, offer the most modern infrastructure to our students in terms of education and practice.
There is Medicine Hospital belonging to Istanbul Atlas University, where our Nursing Department students can receive their clinical practice training. Medicine Hospital offers an environment that facilitates the clinical practices of students with its physical conditions, equipment and healthcare professionals. The university has an education approach based on cooperation between the health departments and the hospital.
Istanbul Atlas University Nursing Department is a project-based education practice and students are given project training starting from the first year, scientific and social projects are carried out under the supervision of faculty members, and applications are made to institutions such as TÜBİTAK with projects.
Education in all Health Sciences Programs of Istanbul Atlas University includes computer-aided education-training materials and virtual training in order for our students to adopt the principle of lifelong learning, to update their knowledge and skills with continuous education, to follow technological developments regarding information interaction, communication and care in clinical environments and to reflect them on care. It also includes reality. Virtual reality is a computer graphics technology that has become popular in recent years. This method is a highly computer-based interactive and multimedia technology that presents virtual objects and environments that imitate natural real environments. In virtual reality technology education, students can maximize their learning by interacting with the environments they live in. In addition, importance is given and opportunities are provided for our students to be equipped to use the developing technology of the age and new professional methods and approaches that develop accordingly, and to develop their skills in using professional devices and technologies.
Our students receive theoretical and practical English language education every semester for four years. At the end of this training, they will graduate with the skills of speaking, writing and listening in English.
In which fields can graduates find employment opportunities?
Graduates of the Department of Nursing graduate with the title of "Nurse". Graduates of the department can work as practitioners, educators, managers and researchers in all private and public institutions and organizations that provide primary, secondary and tertiary health services, nursing homes, nurseries, kindergartens, schools and workplaces. They can work in the central and provincial organizations of the Ministry of Health and other relevant ministries. They can work freely by opening a health cabin within the scope of their rights based on legislation. Graduates who continue postgraduate education can continue to work as specialist nurses in health institutions and organizations, or they can work in academic status at universities by meeting the relevant conditions.