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Duration: 6 semesters 
Professional title awarded with the qualification: bachelor (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) of nursing (bacc.med.tech.)
The qualification obtained at the end of the Nursing study programme gives access to a regulated profession in Croatia: general care nurse
After completing the studies, bachelor's degree holders will be trained to perform the following jobs and tasks in the field of health care:

  • implementation of nursing practice based on knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biology, biophysics, public health, pathology, pathophysiology, pharmacology and microbiology and other biomedical fields, as well as statistics and informatics necessary for defining, analyzing and proposing procedures in biomedicine and healthcare
  • application of professional, ethical and legislative regulations in the field of health care while respecting the principles of holistic nursing care
  • assessment of the patient's/client's condition using all tools and aids, including all factors (physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual and environmental)
  • data collection, recognition and interpretation of patients' conditions that deviate from normal, and on the basis of the collected data, assessment and establishment of nursing diagnosis
  • planning, application and evaluation of appropriate and individualized health care in cooperation with the patient/client, caregivers, family and other health professionals and team members
  • providing health care aimed at meeting basic human needs to patients/clients of all ages with various health problems, taking into account cultural, social and economic aspects
  • critical judgment, evaluation and interpretation of scientific evidence when introducing it into practice in order to ensure high-quality care
  • organization and implementation of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures independently or in a team
  • recognition of life-threatening conditions and implementation of interventions in accordance with competencies
  • education and undertaking activities aimed at preserving the health, well-being and comfort of individuals, families, groups and communities whose health is threatened by illness, damage or death
  • creation of activities and participation in procedures/actions in the promotion of health and protection against diseases of the individual, family and community
  • monitoring human growth and development through all life cycles in health and illness and undertaking activities that contribute to their improvement.
  • application of the skills and techniques of appropriate communication in the native or foreign language in the education of the individual, family and community and when cooperating with other team members
  • assessment of needs and active participation in various projects with the aim of improving and ensuring standards of nursing practice with continuous evaluation, and for rational management of material and non-material resources
  • participation in the education of nurses and other health professionals/ and/or associates
  • application of modern information and communication technology in written, spoken and electronic form


Nursing

Mandatory courses

Ects Course Workload Semester
3 Anatomy 50   (30L, 20AE) 1 INFO
5 Basic nursing care I 140   (15S, 30L, 95AE) 1 INFO
1 Basics of chemistry and biochemistry 25   (5S, 15L, 5AE) 1 INFO
2 Informatics in health care 45   (15L, 30AE) 1 INFO
3 Microbiology with parasitology 45   (30L, 15AE) 1 INFO
2 Philosophy and etics in nursing 45   (15S, 30L) 1 INFO
3 Physiology 50   (30L, 20AE) 1 INFO
5 Process of nursing I 135   (15S, 30L, 90AE) 1 INFO
2 Social and health legislation 30   (30L) 1 INFO

Optional

ECTS Naziv Semestralno opterećenje Semestri
2 Patient safety 30   (15L, 15AE) 1 INFO
2 Protection of patient's rights in the healthcare 30   (15S, 15L) 1 INFO
2 Teamwork in nursing 30   (15L, 15AE) 1 INFO

Mandatory courses

Ects Course Workload Semester
5 Basic nursing care II 140   (10S, 10L, 120AE) 2 INFO
2 Basics of physics, radiology and radiation 20   (20L) 2 INFO
5 Clinical practice in nursing care I 150   (150AE) 2 INFO
2 Communication skils 30   (15L, 15AE) 2 INFO
3 Dietetics 60   (15S, 30L, 15AE) 2 INFO
3 Pharmacology 45   (30L, 15AE) 2 INFO
6 Process of nursig II 155   (15S, 20L, 120AE) 2 INFO

Optional

ECTS Naziv Semestralno opterećenje Semestri
2 English language I 30   (30L) 2 INFO
2 Healthy lifestyles and healthy aging 30   (15S, 15L) 2 INFO
2 Transcultural healthcare 30   (15S, 15L) 2 INFO

Mandatory courses

Ects Course Workload Semester
2 Gynecology and obstetrics 30   (30L) 3 INFO
6 Health care of mother and newborn 175   (10S, 25L, 140AE) 3 INFO
2 Health psychology 45   (30L, 15AE) 3 INFO
3 Hygiene and epidemiology 60   (15S, 30L, 15AE) 3 INFO
1 Infectology 15   (15L) 3 INFO
2 Internal medicine 30   (30L) 3 INFO
4 Nursing care of adults I/I 100   (30L, 70AE) 3 INFO
2 Pathology 40   (30L, 10AE) 3 INFO
2 Pathophysiology 30   (30L) 3 INFO
2 Sociology of health 45   (15S, 30L) 3 INFO

Optional

ECTS Naziv Semestralno opterećenje Semestri
2 Basic procedures in pain treatment 30   (15L, 15AE) 3 INFO
2 Transfusion of blood and blood products 30   (15L, 15AE) 3 INFO

Mandatory courses

Ects Course Workload Semester
4 Clinical practice in nursing care II 120   (120AE) 4 INFO
1 Dermatology 15   (15L) 4 INFO
1 Neurology 15   (15L) 4 INFO
7 Nursing care of a child 190   (40L, 150AE) 4 INFO
4 Nursing care of adults I/II 120   (10S, 15L, 95AE) 4 INFO
4 Organization, management and administration in nursing care 100   (30L, 70AE) 4 INFO
2 Pediatrics 30   (30L) 4 INFO
3 Public health 45   (30L, 15AE) 4 INFO

Optional

ECTS Naziv Semestralno opterećenje Semestri
2 Integrative model of work organization in nursing practice 30   (15S, 15L) 4 INFO
2 Natural infant nutrition - breastfeeding 30   (15L, 15AE) 4 INFO
2 Prevention of healthcare associated infecions 30   (15S, 15L) 4 INFO

Mandatory courses

Ects Course Workload Semester
3 Anesthesiology, reanimatology and intensive care medicine 30   (15L, 15AE) 5 INFO
4 Fundamentals of research in nursing 75   (15S, 30L, 30AE) 5 INFO
4 Geriatric nursing care 45   (15S, 30L) 5 INFO
3 Home nursing care 25   (5S, 20L) 5 INFO
3 Nursing care of adults II/I 45   (30L, 15AE) 5 INFO
2 Nursing care of persons with disabilities 25   (10S, 15L) 5 INFO
3 Nursing care of psychiatric patients I 35   (5S, 15L, 15AE) 5 INFO
1 Ophthalmology 10   (10L) 5 INFO
1 Otorhinolaryngology 10   (10L) 5 INFO
2 Psychiatry and mental health 30   (30L) 5 INFO
2 Surgery, traumatology and orthopedics 30   (30L) 5 INFO

Mandatory courses

Ects Course Workload Semester
5 Barchelor thesis 150   (150AE) 6 INFO
5 Clinical practice in nursing care III 150   (150AE) 6 INFO
4 Community health nursing 30   (5S, 25L) 6 INFO
3 Health education with learning and teaching methods 45   (15S, 30L) 6 INFO
4 Nursing care of adults II/II 35   (10S, 10L, 15AE) 6 INFO
3 Nursing care of psychiatric patients II 25   (10L, 15AE) 6 INFO
2 Palliative nursing care 15   (5S, 10L) 6 INFO

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Course catalogues offered in English


 

Course Professor E-mail ECTS Component code
Anatomy Marijana Šupe Pauk   3  
Anesthesiology, reanimatology and intensive care medicine Danći Mihovilčević   3  
Basic procedures in pain treatment Josipa Jović Zlatović josipa.jovic_zlatovic@vus.hr 2  
Basics of physics, radiology and protection from radiation Josipa Jović Zlatović josipa.jovic_zlatovic@vus.hr 2  
Clinical practice in nursing care I Nevena Šimunić nevena.simunic@vus.hr 5  
Clinical practice in nursing care II Vesna Bušac vesna.busac@vus.hr 4  
Clinical practice in nursing care III Ana Žepina Puzić ana.zepina_puzic@vus.hr 5  
Communication skills Zdravko Kedžo zdravko.kedzo@vus.hr 2  
Contemporary approach to chronic wounds Ana Žepina Puzić ana.zepina_puzic@vus.hr 2  
Dermatology Sanja Jakelić   1  
Dietetics Nikolina Gaćina nikolina.gacina@vus.hr 3  
Economics in healthcare Dijana Mečev dijana.mecev@vus.hr 2  
English language I Ivana Kardum Goleš ivana.kardumgoles@vus.hr 2  
English language II Ivana Kardum Goleš ivana.kardumgoles@vus.hr 2  
English language III Ivana Kardum Goleš ivana.kardumgoles@vus.hr 2  
Evidence-based nursing care Mario Gazić mario.gazic@vus.hr 2  
Fundamentals of research in nursing Ana Žepina Puzić ana.zepina_puzic@vus.hr 4  
Fundamentals of research in nursing Marko Skelin marko.skelin@vus.hr 4  
Geriatric nursing care Sanja Zoranić   4  
Gynecology and obstetrics Ivan Zmijanović   2  
Health education with learning and teaching methods Maja Karabatić   3  
Health education with learning and teaching methods Mišela Radnić   3  
Health psychology Gina Lugović gina.lugovic@vus.hr 2  
Healthy lifestyles and healthy aging Ivan Vukoja   2  
Hospital infection prevention Jasminka Brkičić jasminka.brkicic@vus.hr 2  
Hygiene and epidemiology Željko Huljev   3  
Infectology Jasminka Brkičić jasminka.brkicic@vus.hr 1  
Informatics in health cares Ivan Livaja ivan.livaja@vus.hr 2  
Integrative model of work organization in nursing practice Vesna Bušac vesna.busac@vus.hr 2  
Intensive care nursing Zvonimir Parčina   2  
Internal medicine Ivan Krečak ivan.krecak@vus.hr 2  
Labor relations in healthcare Dragan Zlatović dragan.zlatovic@vus.hr 2  
Microbiology and parasitology Edita Sušić edita.susic@vus.hr 3  
Neurology Anka Aleksić Shihabi   1  
Nursing care of adults I/I Ana Žepina Puzić ana.zepina_puzic@vus.hr 4  
Nursing care of adults I/I Nikolina Višnjić Junaković nikolina.visnjic_junakovic@vus.hr 4  
Nursing care of adults I/II Ana Žepina Puzić ana.zepina_puzic@vus.hr 4  
Nursing care of adults I/II Nikolina Višnjić Junaković nikolina.visnjic_junakovic@vus.hr 4  
Nursing care of patients with heart failure Nikolina Višnjić Junaković nikolina.visnjic_junakovic@vus.hr 2  
Nursing care of persons with disabilities Maja Karabatić   2  
Nursing care of psychiatric patients I Snježana Jušić   3  
Nursing care of psychiatric patients II Snježana Jušić   3  
Ophthalmology Ivana Kalauz   1  
Organization, management and administration in nursing care Vesna Bušac vesna.busac@vus.hr 4  
Otorhinolaryngology Ljerka Čulav   1  
Palliative nursing care Ana Žepina Puzić ana.zepina_puzic@vus.hr 2  
Pathology Kristijan Bečić   2  
Pathophysiology Eva Čubrić   2  
Patient safety Snježana Jušić   2  
Pediatrics Jerko Vučak   2  
Pharmacology Marko Skelin marko.skelin@vus.hr 3  
Philosophy and ethics in nursing Sonja Kalauz sonja.kalauz@vus.hr 2  
Physiology Vesna Rožanković Čobanov   3  
Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders, diseases, and injuries in nurses Branka Birkić   2  
Process of nursing I Ana Žepina Puzić ana.zepina_puzic@vus.hr 5  
Process of nursing I Vesna Bušac vesna.busac@vus.hr 5  
Process of nursing II Ana Žepina Puzić ana.zepina_puzic@vus.hr 6  
Process of nursing II Vesna Bušac vesna.busac@vus.hr 6  
Protection of parients' rightsd in the healthcare system Sanja Veštić Mirčeta sanja.vestic_mirceta@vus.hr 2  
Psychiatry and mental health Ante Bilić   2  
Public health Željko Huljev   3  
Quality management in nursing care Divna Goleš divna.goles@vus.hr 2  
Quality management in nursing care Vesna Bušac vesna.busac@vus.hr 2  
Social and health legislation Vesna Jurin Bakotić vesna.jurin_bakotic@vus.hr 2  
Sociology of health Sonja Kalauz sonja.kalauz@vus.hr 2  
Statistics in biomedicine Ana Perišić sisak@vus.hr 2  
Statistics in biomedicine Ivana Beljo ivana.beljo@vus.hr 2  
Surgery, traumatology and orthopedics Joško Aleksić   2  
Team work in nursing Nikolina Višnjić Junaković nikolina.visnjic_junakovic@vus.hr 2  
The basics of medical chemistry and biochemistry Marko Skelin marko.skelin@vus.hr 1  
Transcultural healthcare Mario Gazić mario.gazic@vus.hr 2  
Transfusion of blood and blood products Ivana Skorić   2  

 

Full Course Curricula

Course Professor E-mail ECTS Component code
Business English I Goran Crnica goran.crnica@vus.hr 3 129813
Business German I Goran Crnica goran.crnica@vus.hr 3 129818
Business German II Goran Crnica goran.crnica@vus.hr 3 129819
Business German III Goran Crnica goran.crnica@vus.hr 3 140746
Business German IV Goran Crnica goran.crnica@vus.hr 3 140759
Business organization Ana Udovičić ana_u@vus.hr 3 270526
Business statistics Ana Perišić sisak@vus.hr 6 140751
Digital marketing Jelena Šišara jelena.sisara@vus.hr 3 240671
F&B Management Gaćina Nikolina nikolina.gacina@vus.hr 3 270529
Financial mathematics Ivana Beljo ibeljo@vus.hr 6 146563
Food safety in tourism Gaćina Nikolina nikolina.gacina@vus.hr 3 214420
Introduction into tourism Dino Slavica dino.slavica@vus.hr 4 201473
Introduction to selective forms of tourism Dino Slavica dino.slavica@vus.hr 3 240644
Management Jasmina Sladoljev jasmina.sladoljev@vus.hr 6 214412
Marketing in tourism Jelena Šišara jelena.sisara@vus.hr 6 187571
Nutrition in tourism Gaćina Nikolina nikolina.gacina@vus.hr 3 270518
Principles of economics Mečev Diana dijana.mecev@vus.hr 6 201472
Public sector economy Dijana Mečev dijana.mecev@vus.hr 3 146812
Tourist destination management Jasmina Sladoljev jasmina.sladoljev@vus.hr 5 284638

 

Full Course Curricula 

Course Professor E-mail ECTS Component code
English language I Ivana Kardum Goleš ivana.kardumgoles@vus.hr 3 129833
English language II Ivana Kardum Goleš ivana.kardumgoles@vus.hr 3 187599
English language III Ivana Kardum Goleš ivana.kardumgoles@vus.hr 3 140775
English language IV Ivana Kardum Goleš ivana.kardumgoles@vus.hr 3 140784
Freight-distributional centers and terminals Ana-Mari Poljičak ana-mari.poljicak@vus.hr 5 140777
Graphic communication Luka Olivari luka.olivari@vus.hr 5 201132
Knowledge of goods Nikolina Gaćina nikolina.gacina@vus.hr 4 187586
MatematicsI Beljo Ivana, Perišić Ana ivana.beljo@vus.hr; sisak@vus.hr 5 270660
MathematicsII Beljo Ivana, Perišić Ana ivana.beljo@vus.hr; sisak@vus.hr 5 270667
Modern traffic systems Darijo Šego darijo.sego@vus.hr 5 270665
Operational research in traffic Beljo Ivana, Perišić Ana ivana.beljo@vus.hr; sisak@vus.hr 4 201138
Statistics in traffic Beljo Ivana, Perišić Ana ivana.beljo@vus.hr; sisak@vus.hr 4 214569
Theory of vehicle movement Luka Olivari luka.olivari@vus.hr 4 284487
Traffic corridors and merchandise flows Darijo Šego darijo.sego@vus.hr 4 140771
Traffic in tourism Ana-Mari Poljičak ana-mari.poljicak@vus.hr 3 201142
Traffic logistic Darijo Šego darijo.sego@vus.hr 4 140773
Transshipment resources Ana-Mari Poljičak ana-mari.poljicak@vus.hr 4 284501

 

Full Course Curricula

Course Professor E-mail ECTS Component code
Basics of programming Milan Hrga mhrga@vus.hr 6  
Database Ivan Livaja ivan.livaja@vus.hr 6  
Design and analysis of information systems Frane Urem frane.urem@vus.hr 6  
English language for IT Goran Crnica goran.crnica@vus.hr 3  
Introduction to computer networks Klarin Zvonimir zklarin@vus.hr 6  
Introduction to web technologies Milan Hrga mhrga@vus.hr 6  
Mathematics 1 Ivana Beljo ibeljo@vus.hr 6  
Mathematics 2 Ivana Beljo ibeljo@vus.hr 6  
Mobile Application Development Marko Pavelić mpavelic@vus.hr 6  
Object-oriented programming Marko Pavelić mpavelic@vus.hr 6  
Probability and statistics Ana Perišić sisak@vus.hr 6  
Software engineering Frane Urem frane.urem@vus.hr 6  

 

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Course Professor E-mail ECTS Component code
Administrative informatics Ivan Livaja ivan.livaja@vus.hr 4  
Administrative procedural law Alen Lalić alen.lalic@vus.hr 7  
Basics of civil law Vesna Jurin Bakotić vesna.jurin_bakotic@vus.hr 5  
Basics of international law Lj. Runjić / M. D. Burić ljubo.runjic@vus.hr 5  
E-governance I. Rančić ivan.rancic@vus.hr 5  
English in administration I Ivana Bratić ivana.bratic@vus.hr 3  
English in administration II Ivana Bratić ivana.bratic@vus.hr 3  
English in administration III Ivana Bratić ivana.bratic@vus.hr 3  
English in administration IV Ivana Bratić ivana.bratic@vus.hr 3  
Financing of public administration Jelena Žaja jelena.zaja@vus.hr 5  
Introduction to Administration Ivan Rančić ivan.rancic@vus.hr 6  
Introduction to the theory of law Sanja Veštić Mirčeta sanja.vestic_mirceta@vus.hr 7  
Law of international organizations Lj. Runjić / M. D. Burić ljubo.runjic@vus.hr 5  
Law of the European Union Lj. Runjić / M. D. Burić ljubo.runjic@vus.hr 5  
Management of companies Mario Dominik Burić mario_dominik.buric@vus.hr 5  
Statistics Ivana Beljo ivana.beljo@vus.hr 3  

 

Full Course Curricula

Course Professor E-mail ECTS Component code
English for public administration Ivana Bratić ivana.bratic@vus.hr 3  
Environmental law A. Lalić alen.lalic@vus.hr 5  
European integrations and institutions of the European Union Ljubo Runjić / Mario Dominik Burić ljubo.runjic@vus.hr;
mario_dominik.buric@vus.hr
5  
European Union's Internet Law Mario Dominik Burić mario_dominik.buric@vus.hr 5  
Good Governance A. Lalić alen.lalic@vus.hr 6  
Management of Decentralization I. Rančić ivan.rancic@vus.hr 5  
Protection of human rights Sanja Veštić Mirčeta sanja.vestic_mirceta@vus.hr 5  
Public administration efficiency J. Žaja jelena.zaja@vus.hr 5  

 

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Course Professor E-mail ECTS Component code
Cost management Anita Grubišić anita.grubisic@vus.hr 4 201216
Economics of information systems and software Frane Urem frane.urem@vus.hr 4 214962
Financial management Jelena Žaja jelena.zaja@vus.hr 6 240729
Market research Jelena Šišara jelena.sisara@vus.hr 4 214964
Quantitative methods for business decision-making Ivana Beljo ibeljo@vus.hr 6 270636
Statistics Ana Perišić sisak@vus.hr 6 130477

 

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