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Editorsizr. prof. dr. Brigita Skela Savi~dr. Katja Pesjakdoc. dr. Simona Hvali~ TouzerySanela Piva~, mag. zdr. neg., pred.

English translationJulija Potr~

Design Maja Rostohar

Photograph Archive FHCJ, Dreamstime

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Be part of our story

An introduction for international students and teachers at the Faculty of Health Care Jesenice

Be part of our story

W e started the journey towhere we are today in 2006.We were established because

of the response to a severe lack of regis-tered nurses in the region and in Slove-nia. The Faculty of Health Care Jesenice(FHCJ) was founded by the JeseniceMunicipality in order to offer a firstcycle professional higher educationstudy program Nursing (Diploma/3yrs).At the same time, health care institu-tions in the region expressed a willing-ness to become clinical bases for stu dentsand cooperate with the faculty. In September 2006, the College becameaccredited with the Council for HigherEducation of the Republic of Sloveniaand obtained concession for full-timestudies in December of the same year. A year later, with the enrollment of 70full-time and 60 part-time students,the College began implementing thefirst cycle professional higher educationstudy program Nursing Diploma/3yrs).At the time, this was the first accred-ited study program for Nursing inSlovenia to be in accordance with theEuropean Directive and the BolognaDeclaration. The second cycle studyprogram Nursing (Master’s Degree/2 yrs) was first offered in the year2009/2010, in year 2015/2016 was forthe first time offered second cycle study

program Health promotion. The secondcycle (Master’s Degree/2 yrs) study program Health Care Management is in the process of development, as wellas two second level upgrade study pro-grams – Psychiatric nursing and Infec-tions connected to health. Followingthe successful accreditation and the enrolment of the first class of studentsin the academic year 2007/2008, FHCJkept developing and improving in dif-ferent areas. FHCJ is practicing scien-tific, research and educational activitiesin the field of Health (ISCED, 72) andother related fields, primary scientificdiscipline is Nursing. Faculty is besidesnursing developing also health promo-tion, management and quality andsafety in health care. At the same time,these are fields where new study pro-grams are developing.

College of Nursing Jesenice has beenupgraded to Faculty of Health Care Jesenice (FHCJ) in April 2014. FHCJ is a member of the Slovenian ResearchAgency with its own research group'Health Care and Nursing'. As such,FHCJ is eligible to conduct researchand development projects with thatagency. FHCJ is well known for its research, development, international cooperation and educational activities

Faculty is besides nursing developing also health promotion,management and quality and safety inhealth care. At the same time, these arefields where new study programs are developing.

Program Erasmus+, akcija KA1 ({t. zadeve KA1-HE-059/2014, {t. pogodbe 14-103-000093). Projekt je prejel sredstva Evropske unije.Sporo~ilo oz. objava odraà zgolj stali{~a avtorja. NA in Komisija nista odgovorni za kakr{no koli uporabo informacij, ki jih vsebuje zadevno sporo~ilo ali objava.

Program Slovenski {tipendijski sklad SI04 EGP in NFM, {t.: 24-2014-602, ref. {t.: NFM-NFM-22/14. Izvedba tega projekta je financirana s straniFinan~nega mehanizma EGP 2009-2014 med Republiko Islandijo, Kneèvino Lihten{tajn, Kraljevino Norve{ko in Republiko Slovenijo. Vsebina publikacije (komunikacije) je izklju~no odgovornost avtorja in v nobenem primeru ne predstavlja stali{~ financerjev projekta.

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through the Centre for Life-Long Learning,Career Counselling, Tutoring and Men-toring (Centre). In the period 2007–2015,Centre organized 77 events, 27 of thosewere international (e.g. internationalscientific conferences, international research schools, symposiums, conferen -ces, workshops). FHCJ has its own research group (code 2672) and parti - cipates in scientific research work inSlovenia and the EU (see:http://www.fzj.si/en/mainmenu-2/re-search-and-development/international-research-and-development-projects/). Known for its innovativeness, FHCJ has

been very successful in obtaining fund-ing for development projects from theEuropean Social Fund and has close tieswith the local communities of the Go renjska region and Central Sloveniaregion. Faculty has 20 Erasmus+ inter-in stitutional agreements and several bi-lateral agreements in the EU and theUSA – where it successfully participatesin international development and re-search projects. In the period 2007–2015,FHCJ has participated in 37 researchand development projects and is jointlydeveloping international doctoral studies in healthcare science. inter-institutional Erasmus+ agreements

with education institutions from the EUand non-EU countries. Together, wehave developed exchange programs for lecturers and students and joint researchand development programs. At FHCJ,we pride ourselves on being included inrelevant Slovenian and international in-stitutions and bodies. FHCJ is includedin various international associationssuch as: The Honor Society of Nursing,Sigma Theta Tau International FINEEurope, European Federation of NurseEducators ASPHER, The Association of Schools of Public Health in the Euro-pean Region EMUNI UniversityC.U.A.M., University Consortium ofthe Africa and the Mediterranea, Sania-cademia. In 2012, FHCJ obtained thestandards ISO 9001 and Quality in Ed-ucation Certificate. Faculty successfullyobtained re-accreditation for 1st cycleprogram and got international accredi-tation by The Accreditation Agency forStudy Programs in Health and Social

Sciences (AHPGS), listed in the Euro-pean Quality Assurance Register (EQAR).In March 2015, FHCJ received EFQMExcellence Award for year 2014. Wehave been calling attention to the grow-ing number of nursing students in con-nection with the quality of educationprovided, and have critically consideredthe desired development of nursing inSlovenia, including placing a focus onknowledge, research, and developmentwork. When faced with issues and chal-lenges, we take concrete action and relyheavily on scientific and research ap-proaches. Employees of FHCJ are will-ing to discuss problems, to argumenttheir points of view and propose possi-ble ways of solving them, thereby be-coming part of the solution.Our vision is to become the lead highereducation institution in education, re-search and international cooperation inthe field of nursing, health promotion,management and quality in health carein Slovenia. Our mission is to create and

spread knowledge for quality, safe andeffective treatment in health care. Ourfundamental values are partnership,knowledge and development. By en-rolling in the Faculty of Health Care Jesenice, you will become part of a pro-fessional higher education institutionoriented towards knowledge, creativity,and the pursuit of excellence in Sloveniaand in Europe. You will be proud ofyour knowledge and skills. Our missionis to create, transfer and broaden the re-quired knowledge and skills for ensur-ing high-quality, safe, and efficienthealth care provision. The Faculty ofHealth Care stands for partnership,knowledge, development, innovation,research, quality and practice.

Dr Brigita Skela Savi~, Associate Professor

DEAN

FHCJ is participating in ErasmusLifelong Learning Program andErasmus+ Program and is also responsible for the implementa-tion of projects financed by theMinistry of Health of Slovenia,the Ministry of Higher Education,Science and Technology of Slove-nia, and the European Social Fund.

FHCJ is participating in Erasmus Life-long Learning Program and Erasmus+Program and is also responsible for theimplementation of projects financed bythe Ministry of Health of Slovenia, theMinistry of Higher Education, Scienceand Technology of Slovenia, and the European Social Fund. The aim of theseprojects is to promote health in the soci-ety and establish active collaborationwith the clinical environment throughtrainings for clinical mentors and jointresearch and development activities. The FHCJ has been awarded with theErasmus+ University Charter and has

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WHERE IS THIS PLACEWHERE OUR JOURNEY

HAS STARTED?

Slovenia Faculty of Health Care Jesenice is located in the north-west part ofSlovenia, a small but charming Central European country. Stretchingfrom the eastern Alps to the northernpart of the Adriatic Sea, Slovenia borders Austria to the north, Italy tothe southwest, Hungary to the north-east and Croatia to the south, coveringan area of 20,273 square kilometres andhaving just over 2 million inhabitants.The official languge spoken in Slove-nia is Slovene, but many people speakEnglish and other foreign languagesfluently. The capital city is Ljubljana,famous for its modern feel and itsquaint old part of the town. The symbol of Ljubljana is a dragon.You can find (green) dragons sitted onthe so-called Dragon Bridge, keepingan eye on the Ljubljanica River flow-ing underneath. In the past, the terri-tory of what is now Slovenia formedpart of the Roman Empire and laterthe Habsburg Monarchy. A look at

Jesenice The town Jesenice where Faculty of Health Care lies in the UpperCarniola region, in the Upper SavaValley. It is surrounded by the Kara-vanke mountain range to the northand by mount Meàkla to the south.Across the Karavanke lies the Austri -an town of Villach (Slovene: Beljak).The town name Jesenice is derivedfrom the ash tree (Slovene: jêsen) whichonce grew in abundance in the area.

The history of Jesenice is tightly knitwith that of its ironworks and metal-lurgical industries, which have, untilrecently, been the driving force of thetown's development in virtually allareas. Just 5 km north of Jesenice, onthe top of the hill named Planina podGolico, is a site to which many flockin the spring to see countless wild daf-fodils covering the hill, especially inMay when the flowers are blooming.That is why Jesenice is sometimescalled a town of “iron and daffodils”.

The official languge spoken in Slovenia isSlovene, but many people speak Englishand other foreign languages fluently.

"Let your mind start a journey through a strange new world.

Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before. Let your soul take you

where you long to be... Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar, and you'll live as you've never lived before."

(Erich Fromm)


BE AT THEHEART OF

HUMANITY &CARING ... OUR STUDYPROGRAMS

At the moment, our Faculty is offer-ing three study programs: first cycleprofessional higher education studyprogram Nursing (Diploma/3yrs), andsecond cycle (Master’s Degree/2 yrs)study programs Nursing and Healthpromotion. The second cycle (Master’sDegree/2 yrs) study program HealthCare Management and upgrade pro-grams Psychiatric nursing and Infec-tions connected to health care are inthe process of development.

All the study programs are designedto satisfy the health care needs of thepopulation and the organizationalneeds for health care system, while at the same time being a promisingstart to your professional career. Ourexperts, university lecturers, and re-searchers will assist you during thecourse of your studies and beyond, and support you in meeting your professional goals. Our lecturers andtheir colleagues are constantly updat-ing the theory and practice beingtaught in line with the establishedprofessional doctrines and guidelines.Study programs are also comparablewith similar programs abroad. During the academic year, colleaguesfrom abroad join Slovenian lecturers,especially in the second cycle studyprograms Nursing and Health promotion.

We work in close cooperation withour region—first cycle nursing studiescould not be implemented without

“I can help because I know how to.”

(FHCJ’s former student Grega Arne`)

the cooperation of various clinicalbases in the Gorenjska region and elsewhere, giving students the chanceto combine theory with practice. We are very aware of the fact that having knowledge means also having the power.

The first cycle professional higher education study program Nursing(Diploma/3yrs) is being carried out at the FHCJ in the center of Jesenice.

The address is Spodnji Plav` 3, andit is located in the immediate vicinity of the Jesenice General Hospital. Theschool is modernly equipped and pro-vides students with everything theyneed for studying nursing. The li bra ryis well stocked with specialist literatureand also journals, recognized interna-

tional publications and other sourcesstudents require for their studies.

The second cycle (master’s degree/2 yrs)study programs Nursing and Healthpromotion are being conducted at theFHCJ and at the Study Center Ljub lja -na, Letali{ka Street 16, Ljubljana.

The school is modernly equipped and provides stu-dents with everything they need for studying nursing.


FIRST CYCLE PROFESSIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM NURSING

First cycle professional higher educationstudy program Nursing is a programde signed to train the basic profile ofnursing professionals. The program iscomparable with other similar programsabroad. It is in conformity with the EUDirective for regulated professions -Di rective 2005/36/EC and it`s comple-tion in year 2013, with the Bologna reform and with recommendations ofinternational bodies and associations inthe context of education in nursing. It is original because it not only allowsthe students to select among a range of subjects, but also addresses topicalhealth issues and health care as a system.

ELECTIVE SUBJECTS

In the first and third years of profes-sional higher education study programNursing (first cycle), students can select some of the subjects.

In the first year of studies, studentscan select one subject (3 ECTS) in the Foreign Language Module.

In the third year they can select threesubjects among the following: Leader-ship in Nursing Care, Communication in Supervised Health and NursingTeams, Informatics in Nursing Care,Nursing and Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections, Evidence-BasedNursing Care, Palliative Care, Alternative Nutrition, Public Health Aspects of Nutrition, Managing

STUDY PROGRAM

During the three years of the studyprogram, students receive 4,600 hoursof theoretical and practical training.Now that the Bologna reform hastaken effect, the entire program con-sists of 5,400 hours, which includesindividual student work. The studentworkload includes lectures, seminars,clinical exercises, clinical practice,and individual student work. Clinicalpractice represents half of the pro-gram prescribed by the EU directive(2300 hours), and is conducted in theimmediate clinical environment—bythe bedside. During the practice, stu-dents are supervised both by clinical

mentors at the site of the practice,and by university lecturers and uni-versity technical assistants, who arealso the coordinators of clinical prac-tice. The study program is dividedinto the following modules:

• Care Module,• Basic Sciences Module, and• Social Sciences Module.

During the course of the study, stu-dents earn a total of 180 ECTS (Euro-pean Credit Transfer System), out ofwhich 10 ECTS are awarded for thediploma thesis.

Medicinal Products in Nursing, Anesthesiology and Resuscitation,Ethics and Religion in PostmodernSociety: Patient's Personal Beliefs in the Nursing Care Process, Socialperspective of service users and thepromotion of mental health in thenursing care, Basic economics inhealth care.

Students will select three subjects (9 ECTS) and write a diploma thesis (10 ECTS).

Bologna cycle:First cycle study program

Program duration:3 years (180 ECTS)

Types of study:Full-time and part-time

Title awarded:Registered Nurse (RN)

Registered Nurse

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First Year Curriculum

SUBJECTS: L S CE CP ECTS ISW

Nursing Care I 100 30 70 390 21 100• Nursing Care I 70 30 70 390• Communication in Health and Nursing Teams 15• Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention 15

Ethics and Philosophy in Nursing Care with Health Care Legislation 50 15 4 35

Teaching Strategies for Health Education and Health Promotion 30 15 3 35

Introduction to Research and Informatics in Nursing Care 50 10 15 5 75

Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology 75 10 5 75• Anatomy 25• Physiology 25• Pathology 25

Biochemistry and Biophysics 35 10 3 45

Diagnostic-Therapeutic Program 65 65 7 80• Diagnostic-Therapeutic Program 30• Pharmacology 25• Transfusion Medicine 10

Nutrition and Medical Dietetics 30 15 3 35

Public Health I 30 10 3 40

Psychology 30 15 3 35

Foreign Languages (Elective Subjects):English/German Language 30 15 3 35

Total Number of Hours: 1800 hours 525 125 105 455 60 590

L – Lectures, S – Seminar, CE – Clinical Exercises, CP – Clinical Practice,ECTS - European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System, ISW – Individual Student Work

STUDIESIn the first year, the study program consists of three basic modules: Nursing Care, Basic Sciences and Social Sciences. TheNursing Care module provides thenecessary knowledge and skills innursing, communication, ethics,health promotion and research.

The Basic Sciences module includessuch subjects as anatomy, pathology and physiology, biochemi stry and biophysics, diagnostic-therapeuticprogram, nutrition and medical dietetics, and public health. Finally,the Social Sciences module ensuresthat your knowledge is well-roundedwith such subjects as psychology and an elective foreign language.

”»The fact that the Faculty of Health Care Jesenice is located at the foot of hightowering Alps, in a remote part of Slovenia about an hour's drive from the capital city (but still conveniently located near other big cities across the bor-der), becomes unimportant against everything else the FHCJ has to offer. Assoon as you step through the door, you find yourself surrounded by energetic,kind people who are there to teach you everything they know about nursing. I have never regretted stepping through that door, and like studying at FHCJ very much.«

Darja Poto~nik (FHCJ's student)


Second Year Curriculum


Optional Clinical Training in Nursing Care Areas of the 1st and 2nd Years 270 9

Nursing Care of Internistic Patients with Internal Medicine 90 180 10 30• Nursing Care of Internistic Patients 30• Internal Medicine 30• Neurology 10• Infectious Diseases 10• Dermato-venereology 10

Surgical Patient Nursing Care with Surgery 90 180 10 30• Surgical Patient Nursing Care, Nursing Care in Intensive Therapy, Anesthesia and Resuscitation 30• Surgery 30• Traumatology and Orthopedics 10• Optometry 10• Otorhinolaryngology 10

Elderly Nursing Care with Gerontology and Rehabilitation 60 160 8 30• Elderly Nursing Care 30• Gerontology and Rehabilitation 30

Oncology Patient Nursing Care with Oncology and Palliative Care 30 135 6 30

Urgent Medical Help and Health Care in Special Circumstances 30 15 80 5 30

Public Health II 30 15 3 40

Microbiology with Parasitology 30 15 3 30

Sociology of Health and Disease 30 15 3 40

Organization, Management, and Leadership in Health and Nursing Care 30 15 3 40



”Third Year Curriculum


Optional Clinical Training in Specialist Nursing Care Areas of the 3rd Year 120 4

Child and Adolescent Nursing Care with Pediatrics 60 60 180 11 50• Child and Adolescent Nursing Care 30 60• Pediatrics 30

Women's Health Nursing Care with Gynecology and Obstetric 60 170 8 40• Women's Health Nursing Care 30• Gynecology and Obstetric 30

Community Nursing Care and Dispensary 40 160 7 35

Nursing Care and Mental Health 60 160 8 40• Nursing Care and Mental Health 30• Psychiatry 30

Process Methodology of Work-Health and Nursing Care Quality 30 15 3 35

Elective Subjects 90 45 9• Leadership in Nursing Care 30 15 3 30• Communication in Supervised Health and Nursing Teams 30 15 3 30• Informatics in Nursing Care 30 15 3 30• Nursing and Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections 30 15 3 30• Evidence-based Nursing Care 30 15 3 30• Palliative Care 30 15 3 30• Alternative Nutrition 30 15 3 30• Public Health Aspects of Nutrition 30 15 3 30• Managing Medicinal Products in Nursing 30 15 3 30• Anesthesiology and Resuscitation 30 15 3 30• Ethics and Religion in Postmodern Society: Patient's Personal beliefs in the Nursing Care Process 30 15 3 30• Social perspective of service users and the promotion of mental health in the nursing care 30 15 3 30• Basic economics in health care 30 15 3 30

Diploma thesis 40 50 10 170


Total Number of Hours of the Nursing Care Program: 5400 hours 1285 255 210 2300 180 1350



In the second and third year, you willbecome acquainted with specific areasof nursing and process work in healthcare. The knowledge and skills acqui -red during this time include healthcare system management and aware-ness of the role of nursing in the sys-tem, teamwork, leadership, changeimplementation and quality in medi-cine and nursing. This knowledge willhelp you understand the processes inwhich health care system works. Theprogram provides the minimum re-quired elective rate for the electivesubjects' module where students selectthree subjects (9 ECTS). In adittion,

the foreign language (3 ECTS) in thefirst year is elective, as is the diplomathesis in the third year (10 ECTS).

With elective subjects, students getthe chance to enhance their existentknowledge from obligatory classes,and by doing so keep in touch withthe much-needed development ofnursing in Slovenia and the EU. Partof elective contents will consist ofyour diploma thesis, the result of 40 hours of seminar work, 170 hoursof individual work, and 50 hours ofclinical practice conducted in the sameway as all other clinical practices, but

focusing on the topic of the diplomathesis. The clinical practice from thefield of your diploma thesis willbroaden your theoretical knowledgeand help you set the guidelines for theempirical part of your thesis. Clinicalpractice will be conducted in clinicalbases under the supervision of a uni-versity lecturer - your diploma thesismentor. The goal is to promote clini-cal research in theses for the selectedarea of nursing. This approach enablesadditional electiveness, which meansthat the total number of electiveECTS credits for the study program is 22 ECTS.

CLINICAL EXERCISES

Clinical exercises will prepare you forclinical practice. They are conductedunder simulated conditions in mod-ernly equipped rooms for practicaltraining in nursing. In the first year,clinical exercises are conducted underthe subject Nursing Care I, and in thethird year under the subject Child andAdolescent Nursing with Pediatrics.The exercises are conducted and moni-tored by university lecturers and tech-nical assistants. Clinical exercises givestudents a chance to learn the basicpractical skills required to directlyconduct bedside nursing care and bedside medical and technical proce-dures. The group consists of 10 to 14students to ensure optimum workingconditions. Lecturers and technical assistants will encourage you, foster

teamwork, and motivate you for activework. A nursing intervention is stagedand conducted on models in front of agroup of students. During the inter-vention, students are advised on howto conduct the procedure correctly and to take into account all the possi-ble factors in treating a patient. At the end of the exercises, studentstake a test exam consisting of a written and practical part. Once yousuccessfully pass the test exam, youcan enroll for clinical practice in aclinical environment. Clinical exer-cises are also conducted for other subjects, according to the curriculum.

CLINICALPRACTICE

An important aspect of achieving pro-fessional competencies lies in clinicaltraining. At the Faculty of HealthCare Jesenice, we call this clinicalpractice. We take great care in organi -zing, leading, conducting and assess-ing clinical practice. We know justhow important it is to have a high-quality clinical practice in our clinicalbases to assure that our graduatesachieve their professional qualifica-tions and competencies. Besides thespecified curriculum objectives, clinical practice also offers students a chance to familiarize themselveswith the health care system in detail,and to develop their professional iden-tity and professional values. Through

clinical practice, students get to knowdifferent areas of nursing and get thefirst idea of where they would like towork after graduation. At the sametime, employees at clinical basesmight identify some students as theirpotential future co-workers.

Clinical practice has to be conductedwell, which represents a challenge forall the parties involved - for FHCJ, foryou as the students, and for the healthcare institutions. The percentage ofclinical practice in the curriculum isset by the EU Directive, and amountsto at least 50 % of the study program.Attendance in clinical practice ismandatory. In cases of well-justified

Through clinical practice, students get to know different areasof nursing and get thefirst idea of where theywould like to work aftergraduation. At the sametime, employees at clinical bases mightidentify some studentsas their potential future co-workers.


reasons of absence, any missed hoursmust be substituted later. Once a student has successfully passed clinicalpractice, they can enter an exam andon that basis enroll in the next year of study. Part of the clinical practicein the curriculum is defined as a 40-hour a week workload to be conducted for different areas of nursing in the form of a summercourse. The institutions registered as clinical bases of the FHCJ mustfirst acquire the status of an educa-tional institution at the Ministry ofHealth of Slovenia, according to theadopted rules, so that the Faculty ofHealth Care Jesenice can organizeclinical practice at that institution.

Clinical practice is led and coordina -ted by habilitated university lecturersand other university teaching profes-sionals. It is also conducted by habili-tated experts from clinical bases andclinical mentors who have been addi-tionally trained to become studentmentors. The Faculty of Health CareJesenice has 527 registered clinicalmentors in 19 clinical bases. Thesebases are: Jesenice General Hospital;Health Centre Jesenice; Health CentreRadovljica; Health Centre Bled;Health Centre [kofja Loka; HealthCentre Kranj; Health Centre Trì~;Health Centre Ljubljana – Basic emergency first aid infirmary; Train-ing, Occupation and Care CenterRadovljica; Psychiatric Hospital Be-gunje; University Psychiatric Clinic

Ljubljana; University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic DiseasesGolnik; Institute of Oncology Ljubljana; Nursing home LjubljanaVi~-Rudnik; Nursing home ViharnikKranjska gora; Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital Kranj; BloodTransfusion Centre of Slovenia; University Medical Center Ljubljana;Institute of Rehabi litation Slovenia.

Once a student has successfully passed clinical practice, theycan enter an exam andon that basis enroll inthe next year of study.

CLINICAL PRACTICE

WILL ALLOW YOU TO:

• Apply the theoretical knowledge you have gainedand the skills you have acquired in simulated conditions in your work with patients.

• Broaden your existingknowledge of nursing careand develop new skills.

• Develop working habits necessary for high-qualitynursing care.

• Develop appropriatemodes of therapeuticcommunication.

• Develop the ability to recognizethe need for health education of patients, and to select and use the appropriate method of educational work.

• Take into account specificneeds of a patient, specificarea of work and materialpossibilities when apply-ing theoretical knowledgein nursing procedures.

• Develop the skills neededfor practicing nursing.

• Treat patients as multi-faceted human beingswith specific needs andproblems.

• Acquire the skillsneeded for teamwork.

• Deepen the ethical attitudetowards patients.

• Learn how to take respon-sibility for your work.

• Get to know the nature ofthe profession for whichyou are studying, and theways in which nursing isconducted and organized.


SECOND CYCLE (MASTER’S DEGREE/2 YRS)STUDY PROGRAM NURSING

Nursing is not an isolated profession-it is an integral part of the health care system. In recent years, the health care system has undergonerapid and significant change, andnursing hasn’t been left out of theprocess. Interest in comprehensivehealth care in Slovenia keeps growing.As people require increasingly complex health care services, variousgroups of health care professionals and specialists have to combine their knowledge and experience.

WHY OBTAIN A MASTER’S DEGREE INNURSING?

We offer a study program that was developed as a response to the modernsociety's health care needs, where patients have to be treated comprehe-sively and both the healthy and the illpopulations have to be approached intheir everyday environment. In the future, the number of individuals receiving institutional health care willdecrease, with the focus being shiftedto home care and treatment. The ho -spital treatment will be short and inten-sive, with the emphasis on educating

All of this makes a master's degree program in nursing a personal opportunityfor you.

patients and their families about homecare. Nursing professi onals will playan important role in achieving com-prehensive care, as they will adjust tothe needs of the patients, their fami-lies, and the society as a whole.

During the course of study, you willexpand the skills you have previouslyacquired, and learn to look for newknowledge sources in the professionaland scientific fields. You will also

learn to apply scientific researchmethod in the clinical environment,and to take responsibility for monitor-ing and improving clinical work.

You will be able to run even the most demanding work systems andprocesses. Finally, you will developyour capabilities for critical thinking,taking on ethical and social responsi-bilities, and communication skillsneeded for managing teamwork and

for education work in health care,mentorship, etc.

The overall aim of the master's pro-gram Nursing is to promote, developand put into practice evidence-basednursing. During the course of thestudy program, you will develop and enhance your existing knowledge and skills for managing nursing andhealth care, so as to respond to thecomplex and ever-changing health


care needs of the population. Whenyour studies are completed, you willbe competent experts, clinical resear -chers, change managers, efficient lead-ers, creative colleagues, coordinators,problem solvers and innovators, always making sure that the nursingand care provided are of the highestquality possible. The second cycle(master’s degree/2 yrs) study programNursing was developed by Slovenianand European experts who specialize

STUDY PROGRAM

The second cycle (Master’s Degree/2 yrs) study program Nursing consists of obligatory and electivesubjects, as well as the master’s thesis.During the course of the study, students earn 120 ECTS (EuropeanCredit Transfer System). Out of thetotal 120 ECTS, 60 ECTS are earnedfor obligatory subjects, 40 ECTS forelective subjects, and an additional 20 ECTS are earned for preparing and defending the master’s thesis. The ECTS guarantee that the studyprogram is comparable with similarprograms abroad. One ECTS repre-sents 25-30 hours of student work.

Elective subjects are to be combinedaccording to the topic of the master'sthesis and in accordance with yourneeds and interests. The study pro-gram is structured in a way that allows you to receive the core know ledge of nursing and related

disciplines. All the Slovenian and foreign lecturers have been carefullyselected—they are all experts with a range of references from the clinicalenvironment and research. When visiting lecturers from abroad are invited, our lecturers make sure that there are no language barrierswhen it comes to understandingthem.

in researching nursing and health careas part of their academic career. Weguarantee that the subject mattertaught is very relevant and that theprogram is implemented to meet the highest standards.

You will be able to run even the mostdeman ding work systems and processes.

First Semester

NUMBER OF CONTACT HOURSSUBJECTS LECTURE SEMINAR EXERCISE ISW* TOGETHER TYPE ECTS

Research and Research ObligatoryMethodology 40 40 20 150 250 subject 10

Theory and Practice Obligatoryof Nursing 40 40 20 150 250 subject 10

Advanced Application of Ethical Theory in ObligatoryClinical Nursing Practice 40 40 20 150 250 subject 10

Together 1st semester 120 120 60 450 750 / 30

Second Semester


Evidence Based Practice Obligatory in Nursing 0 80 20 150 250 subject 10

Education and Mentoring Pro- Obligatory cess in Clinical Nursing Practice 40 40 20 150 250 subject 10

Management in health care Obligatory and nursing care 40 40 20 150 250 subject 10

Together 2nd semester 80 160 60 450 750 / 30

TOGETHER 1st YEAR OF STUDY 200 280 120 900 1500 / 60

* ISW = individual student work

The future is in knowl-edge and creativity, thefuture is up to you.


Third and Fourth Semesters (student selects 4 subjects) for 40 ECTS


Oncology Nursing Elective Care with Oncology 40 40 20 150 250 subject 10

Continuous and Integrative Elective Care of Chronic Diseases 40 40 20 150 250 subject 10

Epidemiology and Introduction Elective into Demography 40 40 20 150 250 subject 10

Mental Health 40 40 20 150 250 Elective subject 10

Gerontology Nursing Care Elective with Gerontology 40 40 20 150 250 subject 10

Health Promotion 40 40 20 150 250 Elective subject 10

Human nutrition I 40 40 20 150 250 Elective subject 10

Design of Clinical Microsystems and Continuous Quality and Elective Patient Safety Improvement 40 40 20 150 250 subject 10

Primary Health Care Elective and Community Nursing 40 40 20 150 250 subject 10

Informatics in Health Care Elective and Nursing Care 40 40 20 150 250 subject 10

Leadership in Nursing 40 40 20 150 250 Elective subject 10

Molecular Aspects of Clinical-Pathological Syndromes and Conditions– Selected Themes 40 40 20 150 250 Elective subject 10


Human nutrition II 40 40 20 150 250 Elective subject 10

Clinical Nutrition 40 40 20 150 250 Elective subject 10

Epidemiology and Controlling Elective Hospital-Acquired Infections 40 40 20 150 250 subject 10

Patient Safety 40 40 20 150 250 Elective subject 10

Elective subjects from other Elective faculties in Slovenia or the EU 40 40 20 150 250 subject 10

Health Economics 40 40 20 150 250 Elective subject 10

Health and social inequalities 40 40 20 150 250 Elective subject 10

3rd and 4th Semesters total Elective Subjects 160 160 80 600 1000 40

MASTER’S THESIS 40 40 420 500 20

TOGETHER 2nd YEAR OF STUDY 160 200 120 1020 1500 60

TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS OF THE PROGRAM 450 750 200 1600 3000 120



Structure of Master’s Program

* Student can choose 4 subjects from 19 elective subjects.

NUMBER OF SUBJECTS VALUE OF SUBJECTS TOGETHER % OF SUBJECTS SUBJECTS IN MASTER PROGRAM IN ECTS ECTS AS FOR ECTS

Obligatory subjects, 1st semester 3 10 30 25 %

Obligatory subjects, 2nd semester 3 10 30 25 %

Elective subjects, 3rd and 4th semesters 4 10 40 33,33 %

Master’s thesis 20 20 16,67 %

TOTAL MASTER’S PROGRAM 10 / 120 100 %

The master's program emphasizes activeand continuous study. The focus is onproblem-based and individual studiesconducted with university lecturers andtutors. The program will give you achance to acquire the latest knowledgein modern nursing care. We will encour-age innovative approaches, creativity,and capability for developing nursing asa scientific discipline. You will be able torelate all the theoretical knowledge andskills you gain through seminars and re-search assignments with practice. In addi-tion, you will build up good coope rationwith other groups of health care profes-sionals, and develop personal, social, and professional competencies.

Bologna cycle:Second cycle study program



Title awarded:Master in Nursing

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SECOND CYCLE (MASTER’S DEGREE/2 YRS)STUDY PROGRAM HEALTH PROMOTION

HealthHealth

HealthHealth

LearningLearning

Society

KnowledgeKnowledgeExperienceExperience

Social careSocial careVitalityVitality

Occupational healthFree time

InnovationsDevelopmentDevelopmentEnvironmentEnvironment

EnergyEnergy

Public health

CompetenciesCooperation

EmpowermentEmpowerment

ResponsibilityCareCare CounsellingCounselling

Community healthCommunity healthDaily activitiesDaily activities

Daily activitiesEmpowerment

LifestyleLifestyleHealth promotionHealth promotion

Responsibility

Free time

Vitality

NutritionNutritionLearningLearning

Empowerment

EmploymentEmployment Personal developmentPersonal developmentPhysical activityPhysical activity

Social factorsSocial factors Mental Mental healthhealthSocial Social

carecare EnergyEnergyExperienceHarmonyHarmony

Values

TherapyVitality

LifeLifeCounsellingCounselling ActivitiesActivities

PromotionPromotion

VisionVisionDietsDietsNutritionNutrition Vitality

CommunityCommunityhealthhealth

Therapy

EnvironmentInnovations

ResponsibilityLifeLife

LifestyleLifestyleSocial factorsSocial factors

HealthHealthVitality

Daily activitiesDaily activities

Life

ValuesValuesPersonal developmentPersonal developmentCommunity healthCommunity health

Best knowledgeBest knowledgeSocial factorsSocial factors LearningLearning

KnowledgeVitality

CareCare

Mental Mental healthhealthHarmony

Values

Community

WHY OBTAIN A MASTER’S

DEGREE IN HEALTH

PROMOTION?

“Health promotion or health strength-ening is a process that enables indivi -duals and community to enlargecon trol over health determinants andby this improve the health.” (WHO,Ottawa charter, 1986). In accordance to this, FHCJ wishes to establish newknowledge on health promotion and tobecome educational and disseminationcentre for health promotion. Health promotion study program is organised in accordance with directivesof WHO, European union, OECD andwith national plans and all these strate-

gic documents emphasize the meaningof greater investments in preventivecare and health promotion. Program iscomparable with 4 European universi-ties: University of Bergen, Norway(Department of Health Promotion andDevelopment), University of EasternFinland/Faculty of health sciences (De-partment of Nursing Science), Univer-sity of Brussels (Department of PublicHealth), Swansea University, UK(School of Human Health Sciences).Health promotion as part of publichealth is defined as science that focusespopu lation health, research and organi-sation of social systems to improvepopulation health. This leads to thirdunique characteristic of master levelHealth promotion program – creatinginteractions between population needsand systematic arrangements. The pro-gram is highly applicative and researchoriented. It is the first program that isfounded in proposals for reconceptuali-sation of Slovenian public health andthe first program that has competenciesto create enough experts to actualizehealth strengthening policy.

Master’s degree inHealth promotion is achance for you to makea difference.


STUDY PROGRAM

Study program Health promotion isbased on European Masters in HealthPromotion (EUMAHP) and at the sametime following international direc tivesin context of WHO, Health 21, The association of School of public health in the European Region (ASPHER),

Second level study program Healthpromotion will educate and profession-ally train individuals for health promo-tion. These professionals will know howto promote health in all periods of lifeand all situations (mental health,chronic conditions management…).Graduates will be able to re-shape/ad-just existing public health programsand practice according to recognized

needs of individuals. Study program isvery important to shape qualitative de-velopment of public health. In Sloveniathere is no accredited program thatwould offer education in the health pro-motion field. Though, a lot of healthcare workers already practice healthpromotion activities, using existingknowledge with no systematic overviewor control.

Increasing public health problems ofmodern societies call for preventive actions that decrease costs of diseaseprevention. WHO states clearly to empower health promotion activities in all social environments and tostrengthen, protect and maintain health through all social sectors.

First Semester


Basics of public Obligatory health 50 40 20 140 250 subject 10

Introduction to health promotion and working Obligatory methods 50 40 20 140 250 subject 10

Social inequalities in health Obligatory and determinants of health 50 40 20 140 250 subject 10

Together 1. semester 150 120 60 420 750 / 30

Second Semester


Research Obligatory methods 70 60 30 215 375 subject 15

Planning and evaluation Obligatory in health promotion 50 40 20 140 250 subject 10

Health in all policies and global European perspective in Obligatory health promotion 30 20 10 65 125 subject 5

Together 2nd semester 150 120 60 420 750 / 30

TOGETHER 1st YEAR OF STUDY 300 240 120 840 1500 / 60


The International Union for HealthPromotion and Education (IUHPE) and national directives in context ofhealth strengthening. In accordance toBo logna process, the Master program consists of obligatory and elective cour -ses and of final master thesis. Programis interdisciplinary, with 2 years durati onand accredited as full-time and part-timestudy program. It has 120 ECTS; oblig-atory 6 subjects provide student with60 ECTS, elective 4 subjects with 40 ECTS and master thesis provides

Changing societies need new approaches –health promotion is one option.


Third and Fourth Semesters (student selects 4 subjects) for 40 ECTS


Promotion of Healthy Lifestyle 50 40 20 140 250 Elective subject 10

Health and environment 50 40 20 140 250 Elective subject 10

Mental health between prevention and promotion 50 40 20 140 250 Elective subject 10

Health of children and adolescents 50 40 20 140 250 Elective subject 10

Health promotion in old age andintergenerational cooperation 50 40 20 140 250 Elective subject 10

Workplace health promotion 50 40 20 140 250 Elective subject 10

Health and vulnerable groups 50 40 20 140 250 Elective subject 10

Social marketing and advocacy in health promotion 50 40 20 140 250 Elective subject 10

Economic Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs 50 40 20 140 250 Elective subject 10

Chronic patients and health 50 40 20 140 250 Elective subject 10

Elective subjects of other comparable programs in Slovenia, EU or at FHCJ 50 40 20 140 250 Elective subject 10

3rd and 4th Semesters total Elective Subjects 200 160 80 560 1000 40

MASTER’S THESIS 40 460 500 20

TOGETHER 2nd YEAR OF STUDY 200 200 80 1020 1500 60

TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS OF THE PROGRAM 500 440 200 1860 3000 120


Structure of Master’s Program

* Student can choose 4 subjects from 11 elective subjects.

NUMBER OF SUBJECTS VALUE OF SUBJECTS TOGETHER % OF SUBJECTS SUBJECTS IN MASTER PROGRAM IN ECTS ECTS AS FOR ECTS

Obligatory subjects, 1st semester 3 10 30 25 %

Obligatory subjects, 2nd semester 3 10 30 25 %

Elective subjects, 3rd and 4th semesters 4 10 40 33,33 %

Master’s thesis 20 20 16,67 %

TOTAL MASTER’S PROGRAM 10 / 120 100 %


Study programe Health promotion is designed in modern way and hasstrong horizontal and vertical connec-tion among subjects, study contentssupplement and upgrade. Obligatorysubjects provide wide knowledge onconcept and paradigm of health pro-motion, research and evidence basedpractice. Elective subjects are orientedto determinants of health: environ-mental risks, mental health, nutrition,physical activity, addictions, work-place health and health promotion,policy etc.

Slovenian health system has just begunto show the need for master degreelevel in helth promotion field. Thisfield will develope in simmilar direc-tion as it is developed in other OECDcountries – because of fragmentedknowledge, experts need specialisa-tion. Master degree in health promo-tion is a bridge between specialisedfields in health care and holistic ap-proach in individual`s treatment. Masters of health promotion will beimportant partners in defining healthpolicies, they will be experts with scientific knowledge and approach to protection and strengthening ofpopulation health through education,promotion of healthy lifestyle, prevention of disease. Second levelstudy will directly contribute to dissemination of health promotionknowledge for health care providersand graduates of other scopes inter-ested in health promotion.

Bologna cycle:Second cycle study program



Title awarded:Master in Health promotion

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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

FHCJ has become renowned for theexcellent organization and high quali -ty of clinical training its students receive in the Gorenjska and Ljublja -na regions across the three levels ofhealth care. Elective clinical trainingprovides capacities for the trainingalso outside the regions mentioned,which means that FHCJ students maycomplete their clinical practice in atotal of 19 health care and socialwalefare institutions. In the two regions mentioned, the FHCJ has 527 clinical mentors who receive continuous education. The fundingfor continuous education of clinicalmetors is obtained from the SlovenianMinistry of Higher Education, Scienceand Technology, and the European

Social Fund (ESF). By investing in the knowledge of clinical mentors,FHCJ ensures high quality of clinicaltraining and services provided by healthcare professionals. The training formentors is designed to develop theirskills and competencies. Through participation in the training programs,mentors may also renew their profe -ssional licences at the Nurses andMidwives Association of Slovenia.

In addition to providing continuouseducation for clinical mentors withthe funding obtained from the Mini -stry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and ESF, FHCJ alsoimplements research and developmentprojects in the fields of nursing clinical work, nursing professionalization, health promotion,quality and safety, management andeducation which are all significant forthe region. Researching is part of allstudy programs. Finally, FHCJ partic-ipates in joint Slovenian ResearchAgency projects with other healthcare institutions in the Gorenjska andLjubljana regions (the Clinic Golnik,the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, ,and the Institute of Public Health ofthe Republic of Slovenia, etc.)

For both Gorenjska and Ljubljana re-gions, the FHCJ ensures constantavailability of new nursing profession-als and provides existing experts fromthe clinical environment an opportu-nity to develop their academic careers.

“Research is to see what everybody else hasseen, and to think what nobody else has thought.”

(Albert Szent-Gyorgyi)


I. INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS:

• »Interprofessional experientallearning (IPE) solutions: equippingthe qualified dementia workforceto champion evidence informedimprovement to advance dementiacare and family caring (Palliare)«Duration: 2014 – 2016

• »Primary Health Centres − Concepts and Practices (PriKon)«Duration: 2015

• »Building Social Capital by Im-proving Multicultural Competencein Higher Education and LabourMarket« SOULBUS (538946-LLP-1-2013-1-FI-ERASMUS-EQR)Duration: 2013 – 2015

• »ISTEW - Improvement ScienceTraining for European HealthcareWorkers« (539194-LLP-1-2013-UK-ERASMUS-EQR) Duration:2013 – 2015

• »Capability of professionals inhealth care and social institutionsfor work with older people: compar-ison of approaches between the USAand Slovenia« Duration: 2015-2016

• »Family Health Nursing in Euro-pean Communities« (518233-LLP-1-2011-1-UK-ERASMUS-ECDCE)Duration: 2011-2014

• »The risk of academic failure amongEuropean nursing students: a retro-spective study« Duration: 2012 – 2015

• »Exploring undergraduate nursingstudents’ knowledge, attitudes andbeliefs of research and evidence-basedpractice« Duration: 2013-2014

• »Works in progress: Developing Pro-posals for the Master project/thesis/capstone in Nursing and the AlliedProfessions that contributes to the de-velopment of new nursing and AlliedProfessional Knowledge in Europe«(IP 13-1-NO1-ERA10-063661 - Worksin Progress) Duration: 2010 - 2013

FHCJ’S MAIN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INCLUDE:

• »Becoming a nurse: A multi-methodstudy on expenditures by families and students« Duration: 2012 – 2013

• »Prevention of sexualized violence inSports - Impulses for an open, secureand sound sporting environment inEurope« (EAC-2011-0458) Dura-tion: 2012–2013

• »Leadership and its association withwork performance and job satisfac-tion among nurses: a comparison between two european countries«Duration: 2011-2013

• »Development and Coordination of a Network of Nursing Educatorsand Regulators« (SANCO/1/2009)Duration: 2011 - 2013

• »Factors affecting the Professional Esteem of Health Care ProfessionalsWorking with Older People« Duration: 2010 – 2011

II. NATIONAL PROJECTS:

• »The continuous development ofthe quality system of the Faculty of Health Care Jesenice (FHCJ) for international excellence inhigher education within healthcare – European Social Fund andMinistry of education, science andsport« Duration: 2012 – 2015

• »Workplace health promotion: prevention and control of low backpain in context of employees innursing« Duration: 2015 – 2016

• »Establishment of preventive programes to empower mentalhealth (ANIMA SANA)«Duration: 2015 – 2016

• »Holistic innovative model to ensure healthy life style, empha -sizing on eating habits, movement,prevention of child, youth andadult obesity and decreasing inequalities in health (Enjoy inhealth)« Duration: 2015 – 2016

• »Renewal of economic resources in Slovenian health system 2014«Duration: 2014 – 2015

• »Comprehensive Care of AllergicDiseases and Asthma in Slovenia:from Epidemiology to Genetics«(P3-0360) Duration: 2009 – 2017

• »E-support for Health Care Provision« Duration: 2010-2013

• »Improving the knowledge of clinical mentors and nursing students for quality work witholder people – the opportunities to improve clinical practice onnursing care of older people«Duration: 2010 – 2012

• »Improving the knowledge of clinical mentors and nursing students with communicationskills for better quality of nursing– Personal excellence in healthcare« Duration: 2010 – 2011

• »Youth Aclohol Consumption–Awareness Raising Among Youthabout Risks of Alcohol Abuse«Duration: 2011 – 2012

• »Intergenerational Cooperation in Health Promotion« Duration:2009 – 2010

• »Models of effective managementof HEI« Duration: 2008 – 2010

• »Defining professional directivesfor gathering and monitoring of indicators for effectiveness of National cancer control program«Duration: 2010 – 2012


INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONAND STUDENT EXCHANGE

SOME INTRODUCTORY

FACTS

help solidifies our Faculty of HealthCare Jesenice outside of Slovenia–through them, we are joining a groupof top European educational institu-tions for nursing and health care. We are members of international organizations such as FINE, AS-PHER, ELTECA, The Honor Societyof nursing, Sigma Teta Tau Interna-tional. We are also included in severalconsortiums and associations: IRIS,C.U.A.M., Saniacademia, EMUNI.

Faculty of Health Care Jesenice is stra te gi cally oriented to internationalcooperation. Very important share of international activities is actualizedthrough Erasmus + Program andNorwegian Financial Mechanism Program (Norwegian grant and EEA Grants).

We have carried out several successfulprojects, studies and exchan ges of lecturers, staff and students, and weare looking forward to more in the future. After all, mobility projects

The manner of international coopera-tion with partner universities is basedon student and teacher exchanges, aswell as on development and researchwork. Foreign teachers are always invited to clinical environments andpart of their exchange time is devotedto knowledge transfer at consultations,internal workshops and seminars

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FACULTY OF HEALTH CAREJESENICE HAS UNTIL JUNE2015 ESTABLISHED 20 BILATERAL AGREEMENTSWITH THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:

• University of Central Lancashire,School of Health, Great Britain;

• Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Science -HiOA, Faculty of Health Sciences,Department of Nursing, Norway;

• Adnan Menderes Univerity, School of Health, Turkey;

• Savonia University of Applied Sciencies, Health Professions, Finland;

• University of the West of Scotland,School of Health, Nursing andMidwifery, Great Britain;

• JAMK University of Applied Sci-ences, School of Health and SocialStudies, Finland;

• Swansea University, College ofHuman and Health Sciences, Great Britain;

• University of Presov, Faculty of Health Care, Slovakia;

• University of Udine (School of Nursing - Faculty of Medicine), Italy;

• University of Malta, Malta;

• University of Economics and Innovation in Lublin, Poland;

• Instituto Politécnico de Leiria,Portugal;

• University College Ghent, Belgium;

• Santa Maria Nursing College, Portugal;

• Zdravstveno veleu~ili{te Zagreb, Hrva{ka;

• Tartu Health Care College, Estonija;

• Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Humanities, Czech Republic;

• University of Alicante, Faculty of Health Sciences, Spain;

• VIA University College, Faculty of Health Sciences, Denmark.

aimed at healthcare professionals. We aim for the importance of the international connections of the schoolto show through the exchange of goodpractice in clinical environments.

FHCJ has bilateral agreements for cooperation on a common researchand development projects also with

NOVA Southeastern University,INC., College of Osteopathic Medicine ("NSU-COM"), Florida,USA; Trinity College Dublin, Irelandand Medicinski fakultet, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Her cegovina, and Medicinski fakultet Osijek, Sveu~ili{te JosipaJurja Strossmayera, Croatian.

“After the completed NorwayGrants exchange in Oslo we can say without any doubt, that this experience benefit us with more aspects and wereturned home with a new life perspective. Norway is beautiful in diversecountry, which we recom-mended to all students for the international echange andas well all travel enthusiast”.

(Karmen Kutin and Jan Novak,Norway Grant students in2014/2015)


EXCHANGEPROGRAM

FOR FOREIGNSTUDENTS

AND TEACHERS

Student exchanges are mainly orga -nized through the Erasmus + programand Norway Grants program.

The Faculty of Health Care Jesenicehas been awarded the Erasmus+ Uni-versity Charter (253002-LA-1-2014-1-SI-E4AKA1-ECHE). The ErasmusUniversity Charter enables bothstudy/teaching exchanges in the cho-sen fields of study and clinical prac-tice/training exchanges of studentsand staff from various fields of work.

International students at the under-graduate level of nursing care (1st

Bologna Cycle) will have the opportu-nity to be included in clinical exer-cises and practice, and to attend our

lectures and seminars. Individual programs can also be drawn up for foreign students at the graduate levelof nursing care and health promotion -master of nursing / health promotion(2nd Bolgna Cycle). Exchange studentswill be able to develop their clinicalskills at recognized FHCJ clinicalclinical learning centers. In addition,they will be able to participate inparts of the study process and in otherlife-long learning education programstaking place throughout the academicyear. All exchange students at FHCJreceive their general and clinical prac-tice files where all activities in whichthey participate are officially docu-mented. Before the exchange, the students recive as well detail plan of exchange with all important information and contacts.

Depending on their own interests andpreferences, postgraduate nursing andhealth promotion students (2nd

Bologna Cycle) are encouraged to participate in subjects held at FHCJby foreign invited lecturers. These include:

• Theory and Practice of Nursing (dr. Fiona Murphy, Swansea Univer-sity, College of Human and HealthSciences - United Kingdom);

• Gerontology Nursing Care withGerontology (Angela Kydd, PhD,University of the West of Scotland,School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery – United Kingdom);

• Primary Health Care and Commu-nity Nursing (Joy Merrell, PhD,Swansea University, College ofHuman and Health Sciences -United Kingdom).

Each student will be assigned a certainnumber of ECTS credits and will rece i vea confirmation of attendance letter. Exchange students will also receivefull support from our international coordinator, student’ affairs office, li-brary, professors and students-tutors.Student-tutors help foreigen studentsdetermine their learning goals, under-stand the teaching methods and meetvarious student obligations. Further,students tutors are principal guides ininclusion of visiting student in sociallife at the faculty and in region.

We warmly welcome all foreign lecturers and researches to participate in developing common internationalprojects and study programs, con -feren ces, summer schools, researchprojects, and to participate in FHCJregular courses.

You can find more information on theinternational student exchanges at:http://www.fzj.si/en/.

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR

• Official start of the academicyear: first week in October

• End of winter semester: third week in January

• End of summer semester:second week in June

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENT INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES:

• June 1 (Autumn term)

• November 1 (Spring term)

Student and staff exchanges are possible during the academic year,from September to June (according to the academic calendar). Duringsummer holiday (July, August), when the education process is not in progress, international exchanges at FHCJ are not possible.

Are you interested in becoming

an exchange student at FHCJ?

Please contact our internati -

onal coordinator who will

provide you with all the

details about how to apply.


FHCJ’s international coordinator assists exchange students in finding accommodation in student dormitoriesor in finding private rooms, sharedapartments, or other facilities wherestudents can stay during their mobilityperiod. The rent varies according to the

type of room, additional costs, thenumber of students sharing the livingarea, etc. The location of accommoda-tion depends on the location of theFHCJ clinical learning centres. Student dormitory is available inKranj: http://www.dsd-kranj.si/.

ACCOMMODA-TION DURING

MOBILITY PERIOD

PUBLICTRANSPORTATION

Public transport is available betweentowns Ljubljana – Kranj – Jesenicewhere most of clinical settings are lo-cated. The regular season schedule ofbuses and trains can be found online athttp://www.alpetour.si/index.php?page=vozni_redi&item=13&lang=eng (bus

company serving mostly Gorenjska re-gion), http://www.ap-ljubljana.si/en/(main bus station in Ljubljana), or athttp://www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/passen-gers/slovenia (railways). You can buytickets at the bus and train stations, or directly on a bus or train.

LANGUAGE The language spoken in Slovenia isSlovenian. Most people in Sloveniaspeak English well and the Gorenjskaregion is no exception, being a famous

CLIMATE ANDSURROUNDINGS

Slovenia has four seasons: winter,spring, summer and autumn. Theclima te varies slightly in areas near thecoast, in the mountainous regions andin the east where the country is flat.Slovenia is famous for its mountains,lakes, expansive forests, unique caves,the sea and rivers. There are plenty ofpossibilities for spending your freetime swimming in the sea and lakes,skiing during the winter, exploringthe caves and forests, and visiting ourcultural and historical sites. Sloveniaoffers a broad range of cultural activi-ties. Bigger cities have a vibrant night

life with theaters, cinemas, opera anddancing. Additional information isavailable online, for example athttp://www.visitljubljana.com/ (web-site with tourist information for Ljubl-jana) and http://www.slovenia.info/(similar, but for the whole country). The staff at the International Office ofthe Faculty of Health Care Jesenice helpsand advises all new and continuing exchange students or professors. Whenyou come here to study or lecture, wewill be here to provide you with supportand help make your stay here both academically and socially fulfilling.

tourist area. The lecturers employed at the FHCJ and selected mentors athealth care organizations also speakEnglish well.


Slovenian and exchange FHCJ studentsare actively encouraged to achievetheir study objectives and professionalgoals. Through the system of tutor-ing, we help you to connect more

closely with your studies, solve any issues connected with the studies, and tackle other life challenges. Ourpedagogical staff, professors and assis-tants conduct induction tutoring, subject-specific tutoring, and indivi -dual tutoring, while student tutors(full-time and part-time senior stu-dents) are of great help to their youn -ger colleagues at the start of theiracademic education. Tutoring is regulated by the Tutoring SystemRules of the Faculty of Health Care Jesenice.

For foreigen exchange students FHCJprovides particular type of tutoring, offered by a group of professors andhighly qualified experts who are to-gether with students tutors responsiblefor overseeing international ex chan ge.They include the Dean, the Interna-tional Coordinator, the Vice-Dean forEducation, the Vice-dean for Researchand development, the Head of the Nursing Care Department, the Coordinator of Tutor-Lecturers, stu-dents tutors and the FHCJ librarian.

TUTORING

FACILITIES ANDEQUIPMENT

Lecture halls, laboratories, and roomsfor clinical exercises at Faculty ofHealth Care Jesenice are modernlyequipped and contribute to a friendlystudying environment. The libraryand the computer infrastructure provide students with all the necessaryinformational, online access and technical support. The campus itself is also suited for various free time ac-tivities of both teachers and students,and is located in the immediate vici -nity of the main clinical FHCJ learn-ing center - Jesenice General Hospital.

INTERNATIONALOFFICE

We will be happy to answer any questions you might have:

[email protected] (Dean’s Office)

+ 386 (0)4 869-360

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LIFE-LONGLEARNING,

CAREER CENTRE

Nowadays, the educational process onlyjust begins with a diploma or a bache-lor’s degree. This is why, since 2007, theCentre for Life-Long Learning, CareerCounseling, Tutoring and Mentoring(the Centre) has been operating at theFHCJ. The Centre organizes training inintegrated work bet ween occupationalgroups in health care. Our supplemen-tary occupational trainings for thosenurses who have already concluded their

“I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.”

(Florence Nightingale)

studies, but who require new, additionalprofessional knowledge and skills intheir work are also very popular. We en-courage them to develop evidence-basedhealth care practice and to introduce thenecessary changes in the clinical envi-ronment. Various counseling sessions,seminars and workshops providingtraining are also conducted at the Centre. Between 2007 and 2015 Centrehas organized 77 different events.

• International Scientific Conference (since 2008). The conference is open to researchersand master's students from Slove-nia and the EU who are invited topresent the results of their researchwork. With approximately 80 participants, the conference is financed in part by the SlovenianResearch Agency as a scientificmeeting;

• Conference on Career Develop-ment in Nursing (since 2008).The conference is organized withthe cooperation of the Ministry ofHealth of the Republic of Sloveniaand Nurses and Midwives Associa-tion of Slovenia. Its purpose is tocall attention to such crucial issuesas the quality of education at thetertiary and secondary levels, de-velopment of the Bologna process,appropriate evaluation of speciali -zations, the latest developmentswith the EU directive, etc.;

• Research schools (since 2009).The project is aimed at supportingthe development of postgraduatelevel of knowledge in health careprofessionals from the clinical en-vironment in the fields of research,evidence-based practice and writ-ing scientific and research articles;

• Training for clinical mentors(since 2007). The aim of the training is to provide overall development and ensure high-quality work of FHCJ clinicalmentors. The different topics covered are selected in cooperationwith the clinical environment;

• Training in higher education didactics (since 2008) for lecturers and other teaching professionals of FHCJ;

• Training for tutors (since 2008) for lecturers and other teachingprofessionals at FHCJ, student tu-tors, and clinical mentors-tutors;

• Symposium on public health issues for population health(since 2010);

• Professional seminar on healthcare quality (since 2007).

Through the Centre for Life-longLearning, Career Counseling, Tutoringand Mentoring (the Centre), FHCJ developed accalimed projects whichare significant for the development ofnursing in Slovenia. These include:


FHCJ’S INSTRUCTION

MATERIALAND OTHER

PUBLICATIONS

The Faculty of Health Care Jesenice hasmanaged to produce every acade mic yearnew interesting handbooks, textbooks,proceedings of lectures and instructionmaterial to complement the study process,seminars, and conferences. The materialis produced through our Center for Life-Long Lear ning, Career Counseling, Tu-toring and Mentoring. Same of theproceedings of lectures are freely acces-sible online: http://www.fzj.si/si/main-menu/zalozba-2/zalozba-5/.

We published three important text-books, which serve as a valuablestudy aid for all nursing students:• “Theoretical and Practical Basics of

Nursing: Selected Themes” (2010); • “Selected nursing interventions - The-

oretical and practical foundations forHigher education study in Nursing” (2013);

"Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another."

(G. K. Chesterson)

• “Public health: a textbook for higher education study program in Nursing” (2013).

We also published other supportivestudy materials and guides: • Selected Nursing Interventions

in Clinical Training – A Guide for Students and Mentors;

• Instructions for Clinical Exercises in Biochemistry and Biophysics;

• Pharmacology – Instructions forClinical Practice in Diagnostic-Therapeutic Program;

• Instrictions for Physiology;• Handbook with exercises in

Microbiology with Parasitology.• Instructions for Writing Seminar

Papers at the Faculty of Health Care Jesenice – the first and secondcycle study programs of Nursing.

NURSES ANDMIDWIVES

ASSOCIATIONOF SLOVENIA

Nurses and Midwives Association ofSlovenia includes a Section of Nursingand Obstetrics Students of Slovenia, in which the students of the Faculty of Health Care Jesenice are actively involved. Nurses and Midwives Asso-ciation of Slovenia is a uniform profe -ssional and representative associationfor nurses and midwives of Sloveniawith over 16,000 members. It is re-sponsible for the development and theposition of nursing and obstetrics inthe health care system. Nurses andMidwives Association of Slovenia is directed at ensuring modern, high-quality, and safe nursing and obstetriccare for all residents of Slovenia. Thepriority tasks are being implementedat 11 regional professional organiza-

tions and 31 specialist sections. TheAssociation is an active member of the International Council of Nurses(ICN), the International Confedera-tion of Midwives (ICM) and the European Fe deration of Nurses Associations (EFN). Through thesebodies, it influences the health carepolicies and participates in global endeavors for the best health care of all the people in the world. FHCJ has two representatives in theAssociation: a lecturer and a student.


OTHERSABOUT US

”»I have had the pleasure of working with Dean Skela Savi~ and her staffsince 2006, as the VSZNJ developed and implemented programs andcourses, began holding regular conferences, and actively participated inother aspects of the development of nursing education and research inSlovenia. I have shared in the development and delivery of Bologna 2nd

Cycle masters courses, particularly “Ethics in Nursing Practice” and “Teaching and Mentoring”. I have also participated in research con ferences and doctoral program planning meetings. During this time, I have seen that the Dean, staff and students always aim for high standardsand have achieved an impressive degree of success. This was recognized bythe College being awarded Faculty status in 2014 – a considerable achieve-ment in such a short time. It has been rewarding for me to share this journey with my colleagues and friends at the Fakulteta za Zdravstvo Jesenice, and I look forward to their continuing success.«

Dr Alice Kiger, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Retired Director of Advanced Studies in Nursing & Midwifery, Centre of Academic Primary Care, Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland

”»I began teaching nursing theoryon their Masters in Nursing pro-gramme in 2009/2010. Since then I have been very impressed withthe ambition, vision and hard workthat has been put in to achievefaculty status and to raise their International profile. Not only thatthey have proved themselves to bea dynamic faculty striving to develop high quality programmes at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Latterly there hasbeen progress towards developingPhD programmes which will helpto also advance the researchagenda. All these achievementswill be significant in developingnursing practice in Slovenia.«

Dr Fiona Murphy, Professor of Clinical Nursing, Department ofNursing and Midwifery, Universityof Limerick, Ireland

”»The FHCJ were able to provide us with experiences we may nothave came across had we stayed in Scotland. Overall, this has beenan experience of a lifetime that we will never forget. We will leaveJesenice as stronger, more confi-dent nurses, which will definitelyhelp prepare us for the world ofwork. We can’t thank the staff and student tutors of FHCJ enough for this unforgettable,positive experience.«

Nicola Welsh, Ashey Mitchell,Erasmus exchange students, University of the West of Scotland, School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery

”»The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has had greatpleasure in collaborating with colleagues in the Faculty of HealthCare Jesenice (FHCJ) for many years. We have worked together as partners within EU funded projects focusing on Family HealthNursing; Health Improvement Science and Dementia. In additionwe have collaborated on research,publications; conference presenta-tions and teaching projects includ-ing shared delivery of Masters levelacademic progra mmes. ThroughErasmus funding the FHCJ and theUWS also engage in student andstaff exchanges which have proved beneficial at individual and organisation levels.«

Professor Paul Martin, Deputy Principal, University of the West of Scotland

Be part of our storyteachers at the Faculty of Health Care JeseniceAn introduction for international students and

Program Erasmus+, akcija KA1 ({t. zadeve KA1-HE-059/2014, {t. pogodbe 14-103-000093). Projekt je prejel sredstva Evropske unije. Sporo~ilo oz. objava odraà zgoljstali{~a avtorja. NA in Komisija nista odgovorni za kakr{no koli uporabo informacij, ki jih vsebuje zadevno sporo~ilo ali objava.

Program Slovenski {tipendijski sklad SI04 EGP in NFM, {t.: 24-2014-602, ref. {t.: NFM-NFM-22/14. Izvedba tega projekta je financirana s strani Finan~nega mehanizmaEGP 2009-2014 med Republiko Islandijo, Kneèvino Lihten{tajn, Kraljevino Norve{ko in Republiko Slovenijo. Vsebina publikacije (komunikacije) je izklju~no odgovornost avtorja in v nobenem primeru ne predstavlja stali{~ financerjev projekta.

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