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What is the Department of Nursing? Why Should I Study?

Nursing is a learned profession existing in anywhere involving the people and at anytime. Nurses integrate the science and art of care, and work to improve health and humanity, prevent disease and injury, mitigate suffering, recognize, and improve human responses, defend the care of the individual-family-group and society with an understanding focused on love and compassion. Nurses assume roles and responsibilities at different stages of human life, from the beginning of life to death.

Nursing is a profession with very difficult working conditions. It is important for individuals who want to become nurses to show a devoted, patient approach and be open to learning and change. For this reason, it is important for students who are considering choosing the nursing profession to choose this profession consciously and knowing the profession. Although the nursing profession has difficult conditions, it is the most trusted profession group in the world. The nursing profession has a universal character. For this reason, students who want to enroll in the department of nursing may benefit from opportunities such as working and studying abroad. The employment of the nursing profession in our country is quite good.

What are the qualifications that those who want to study in the department of nursing should have?

Individuals who want to study nursing should have a love of people, adopt the philosophy of lifelong learning, be willing to help, be sensitive to society and the environment, and have a high level of communication skills.

Why Should I Study the Department of Nursing at Cappadocia University?

An application laboratory designed specifically for the department of Nursing is available to carry out the applied courses given in the department of nursing. In these laboratories, a training class reflecting the hospital environment is created and the opportunity to gain experience close to reality is offered. In the Department of Nursing at the Cappadocia University, there are trainings that support personal development as well as field-specific professional knowledge and skills that our students will gain with the standard undergraduate education. In addition, our students are offered the opportunity to study abroad at universities in different countries with the Erasmus program.

What Do Nursing Graduates Do? What are the Job Opportunities?

Nursing graduates may work in health institutions affiliated to the Ministry of Health (training and research hospitals, state hospitals, public health centers, family practice), private hospitals, private branch hospitals, health centers, factories, joint health, and security units. In addition, Nursing graduates may take post-graduate education and work as an academician in higher education institutions.

Nurses may assume different roles within the scope of the qualifications of their work areas, such as caring for the sick individual, emergency intervention, participating in early diagnosis studies, providing training, administering medication, research, taking part in professional associations and non-governmental organizations.