Nursing

Mogadishu University

‫جامعة مقديشو‬

Faculty of Nursing

2009 Profile Tel: +252-50-930429 / +252-50-932454 / +252-1-858479 / +252-1-223433 Fax: +252-1-216820 Email: [email protected] http: www.mogadishuuniversity.com

Profile of the Faculty of Nursing Introduction Somalia has been suffering severely from the atrocities of the civil war since 1990 in which thousands of human lives were lost, properties destroyed and national institutions entirely leveled to the ground. Among the most affected institutions were hospitals, private and public clinics, and educational institutions such as Somali National University- Faculty of Medicine, High Institute of Nursing and Health Technical Institutes. Furthermore, during this destructive civil war, many medical personnel were either brutally murdered, displaced, migrated abroad, or retired and the remaining practicing health professionals need re-training. This difficult situation caused severe break down of the vital health delivery system, in particular those designated to serve the most vulnerable groups. During this prolonged civil war, an acute shortage of trained health personnel was felt in all regions of the country. UN agencies, local and international NGO’s had been trying to offer very limited health services and short training programs in their specific areas of interest. Establishing health personnel training Institute was not among their priorities. However, this present scenario fell far short to cover the real need for qualified nurses in Somalia. The continued civil war has seen the deteriorating state of the health care system and a dire need to replace the short term strategies to get human resource in form of nurses to a permanent solution. It is against such a background that the faculty of Nursing of Mogadishu University was born. Mogadishu University is a private and non-profit institution of higher education established in Mogadishu in 1996. It has been planning to deal with the severe need for sustainable community owned health institution in Somalia. The faculty of nursing is just but one among many faculties under the umbrella of MU

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Profile of the Faculty of Nursing Establishment of the Faculty of Nursing The faculty of nursing was born out of the need to upgrade and increase the capacity of the high institute of nursing. The institute of nursing under the auspices of the Mogadishu University was established in the academic year 2000/2001. Currently, the Faculty of Nursing is located in the new campus of Mogadishu University in the capital city. It is easily accessible by the public transport and it’s about one kilometer from the outskirts of the city. This makes it convenient for both the students and the teaching staff.

Vision Faculty of Nursing envisions its students to be transformed into professional nurses who will be leaders in general and nursing education to become adept with the relevant state-of-the-art nursing care and technology to individuals, families, communities, society, and the whole world.

Mission The mission of the faculty Nursing is to be a leader in providing excellence in undergraduate and graduate nursing education with distinction in nursing practice, scholarship, and service to the community by providing effective and efficient service to the community through a quality multifaceted nursing education program.

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Profile of the Faculty of Nursing Core Values  Employee Focus: we care encourage personal growth and recognize accomplishments by others.  Student Focus: To encourage our students to succeed and embrace lifelong learning.  Quality: We provide exceptional education and promote continuous quality improvement through research.  Teamwork: We achieve our greatest success by working together as a learning organization.

Philosophy of Nursing The faculty believes that no family or society can live a healthy life, while threatened by disease, ill health or unexplained death. Thus fundamental aspect of the nursing role is important to society. The essence of nursing involves communication, critical thinking, collaboration, caring, education, advocacy, ethical behavior, and a commitment to life-long learning. Nurses practice in a variety of roles and settings where nursing roles are determined by education and appropriate competencies. Nurses must be knowledgeable about and health issues in order to assume an active role in promoting health and influencing healthcare delivery. Nursing faculty values professional growth and opportunities to make contributions to the profession through academic study, research, and political action. Service to the profession, university, and community is highly valued by the faculty.

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Profile of the Faculty of Nursing The Main Objectives of the Faculty As one of MU Faculties, the faculty of nursing is working to attain the mission and the institution-wide goals by adherence to its policies and standards. The following are the main objectives of faculty of Nursing: 1. To produce highly qualified nurses capable of delivering appropriate health services to the community and compliant to the ethics of the profession. 2. To upgrade the skills and knowledge of health professionals by conducting various short term training programs, refresher courses, workshops and seminars. 3. To promote among the students the culture of peace and selfreliance, respect for human rights and the good values of the society. 4. Show leadership role ability in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating individual and community health and nursing care. 5. Serve as a change agent by initiating and organizing activities aimed at preventing occurrence of disease and promoting awareness among individuals, groups and community. 6. Collaborate actively with other professional organizations for the improvement of nursing profession and well being of citizens. 7. Demonstrate ability in utilizing research findings to improve nursing care quality in all levels; individuals, family and community. 8. Accept personal responsibility and accountability for nursing practice and maintain proper code of conducts and Nursing ethics nationally and internationally. 9. Participate in health assessment to individual patients or community, screening, case finding and management of common health problems and injuries. 10. Undertake health education programs aimed at improving unhealthy attitudes of the individuals and community and maintain safe and healthy environment. 11. Promote evidence based nursing care practice.

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Profile of the Faculty of Nursing Special Features 1. It is a private non-profit institution under the auspices of Mogadishu University. 2. English is the language of instruction. 3. Offers Bachelor degree in General nursing on a four-year program. 4. Each academic year consists of two semesters (20 weeks/semester) 5. Students

are

opportunity

to

given learn

the Arabic

language during the course.

Admission Requirements Original secondary school certificate (4 years) and priority will be given those with high marks in scientific subjects. In addition one should have: 1. Birth certificate 2. Certificate of good conduct 3. File with application letter 4. Pass written exam and oral interview. 5. Pass English written

&

oral

language entrance

examination at least with 60% marks. 6. Not more than 25 years of age. 7. Pregnancy is not allowed during the whole course of the Institute.

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Profile of the Faculty of Nursing Exams & Tests 1. The pass mark for each subject is 60%. 2. Three exams take place in each semester as follows: a. First exam: the first two months-marked out of 20% b. Second exam: the next months –marked out of 20% c. Third exam: at the end of the semester-marked out of 60% 3. If a student fails in four subjects or more he/she will repeat the semester. 4. If he/she fails in three or less subjects/semester he/she will be given one more chance to be re-examined. 5. The student will be eligible for the next semester only after passing all subjects (no carry over of subject is allowed).

The Library Special library for the Faculty of Nursing was established in September 2000, which has 2000 books and publications. Most of these books are textbooks for students and references for tutors.

Enrolment & Fees 1. Expected enrolment in each year is 80 students. 2. Registration fee is $20. 3. Academic fee of $450 per year.

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Profile of the Faculty of Nursing Calendar for the Academic Year 2007/2008 Semesters

Beginning

Ending

Semester 1

01Sept. 2007

13 Jan. 2008

Mid-term

14 Jan. 2008

2 Feb. 2008

Semester 2

O3 Feb. 2008

30 Jun.2008

Summer Semester

O1 July. 2008

31 July.2008

Summer Vacation

01 Aug. 2008

31 Aug.2008

Annual Vacation: The Faculty annual leave is a one-month vacation per year.

Uniform: a. Male Nurse students-white trousers and white shirts. b. Female Nurse students-white gown, white shirts and white head cover

Faculty of Nursing Alumni The faculty of nursing has seen its alumni grow in leaps and bounds. Through their success the faculty has been able to contribute immensely to capacity building both in upgrading of diploma nurses and also the success of the Bachelor of Science in nursing graduates. The alumni is spread all over the world with the majority finding jobs within Somalia and being of much needed help to the population. The following just highlights but a few of the cases:  Some graduates are undertaking their post-graduate studies in different countries such as Kenya, India, Malaysia, England, China.  Some graduates are working in hospitals abroad ( KSA, UAE, Qatar, Syria and UK).  Most graduates serve their communities by working in hospitals, clinics and health institutions in different regions of Somalia e.g.

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Profile of the Faculty of Nursing The Role of the Faculty of Nursing in Somalia Faculty of Nursing has very important in role in serving the community and contributing to the development of health sector in Somalia. The following outlines the extent of the role of the faculty in contributing to the development of health sector and helping the needy IDPs populations:  Capacity Building of the Staffs in Hospitals & Health Facilities: Since its establishment, the faculty provides continuous training to the staff and nursing in the hospital and health facilities in Mogadishu and surrounding areas.  Capacity Building Programs to TBSs (Traditional Birth Attendants): The faculty offers packages of trainings, seminars and workshops to TBAs (traditional birth attendants) on delivery, sterilization, and prevention of STIs. Midwives from the different districts in Mogadishu and IDPs populations in Mogadishu and surrounding areas participate in this training program.  Mother & Child Educational Care (MCEC) Project: MCEC Project is developmental project aims the development of Somali mother and child through targeted educational and health care activities with a special focus on eradicating the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). MCEC is implemented by the Faculty of Nursing of Mogadishu University (MU) in cooperation with the Norwegian Nursing Association (NoNA.

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Profile of the Faculty of Nursing  Health Education Programs: The students of the faculty offer continuous health education programs to raise the awareness of the people on various topics including (psychiatric & mental health, HIV/Aids, nutrition, breast feeding, prevention of FGM, sanitation, water safety etc). The faculty lecturers and students also visit primary and secondary schools in the city to give the students health education, knowledge and counseling.  Eye Cataract Extraction Campaign The faculty actively participates in eye cataract extraction campaign in Somalia in

cooperation

with

the

hospitals

Kikuyu Eye Unit in Kenya and Arafat in Mogadishu.  The Faculty Provides Free Maternity Services to IDPs Families: The midwifery department of the faculty provides the poor families in IDPs in Mogadishu free maternity service.  Local Balance Diet Demonstration Program: The students of the faculty organize annually

demonstration

program

of

locally available foods (balanced diet) to explain the nutrition value of the local balanced food. The program gives special consideration to the IDPs families to raise their awareness on using affordable local balanced diets to prevent malnutrition.

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Profile of the Faculty of Nursing  The Faculty Participates in the Relief Efforts: The faculty participates effectively in the relief efforts of the Victims of Floods & Watery Diarrhea in southern Somalia. The faculty organizes and sends groups of nurse students to participate in the programs. Students in all faculties of the university including the faculty of nursing donate amounts of money to buy the essential drugs and other necessary relief materials to relief the affected areas.

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Profile of the Faculty of Nursing MAJOR STRENGTHS OF THE FACULTY OF NURSING The faculty of nursing has mainly survived the bottlenecks in its administration mainly because of the following: 1. Facilities: The faculty of nursing is equipped with facilities that enable it to dissipate nursing knowledge well. It has a state of the art building with ample space that accommodates enough students. The faculty has all required materials for training and teaching, enough facilities and capacity such as equipment, manpower, centers which are able to provide different services. 2. Experience: The faculty has ten years of experience in the field of Nursing and community health. The faculty has already graduated six batches. With such experience that the faculty boasts of contributing immensely to improving the lives of the community at large. 3. Wide Public Support: The faculty of nursing enjoys a very wide public support given the fact that it has given back to the same society as highlighted above. It’s every Childs dream in Mogadishu to join the faculty of nursing unfortunately due to space it can only accommodate as much. It continues to nurture a good relationship with the community. 4. International Recognized Curriculum: The University has an international recognized curriculum that prepares the students to be competent and competitive anywhere in this world. The curriculum of the faculty was developed in conjunction with a number of internationally recognized institutions like AMREF (African Medical & Research Foundation), American……………… for authentication, Harstad Nursing College in Norway. To be able to merge with the culture and expectations of the local communities and make the nursing relevant it also consulted and shared the curriculum adapted by the former Somali Nursing Institute. 5. Strong Social Network & Teaching Hospitals: The University has a strong social network with the most hospitals providing avenues for our student’s practical work for example. 6. Great Number Of Highly Qualified Graduates: who are well trained and have the required ability for providing health services anywhere in the world. 7. Highly Qualified Staff: The faculty has qualified staff including (doctors, lecturers, trainers, midwifery and administration).

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Profile of the Faculty of Nursing CHALENGES FACING THE FACULTY OF NURSING 1. LIBRARY: The faculty library was established in the year 2000 but the growing number of students makes it difficult for its maximum usage. It is not only small in size but also has publications some of which are very old editions and may not provide much assistance in the modern world. So the faculty library needs expansion and also upgrading with modern tools of learning like new text books, internet, medical CDs etc. 2. LABORATORIES: The current labs in the faculty have some equipment but again the increasing number of students has made it difficult for maximum usage of its equipment. It needs to be upgraded to meet the increasing demands of its ever thirsty students. 3. CAPACITY BUILDING OF FACULTY STAFF: One of the most pressing needs is the need by the university to build its human resource especially the lecturers. This is important to ensure self sustenance in the field of teaching, research and mentorship. Over-reliance on foreign lecturers is costly given the ever changing harsh political climate.

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Profile of the Faculty of Nursing FACULTY STATISTICS 1. Enrolment of Students in the Academic Year 2001- 2009 Batch

Girls

Boys

Total

Batch One

25

21

46

Batch Two

39

33

72

Batch three

52

21

73

Batch Four

61

23

84

Batch Five

57

29

86

Batch Six

61

24

85

Batch Seven

62

28

90

Batch Eight

66

32

96

Batch Nine

73

20

93

Total

496

231

725

Faculty Enrolment Girls

Boys 496

231

25 21

Batch One

39 33

Batch Two

61

52 21

Batch three

23

Batch Four

29

Batch Five

24

Batch Six

13

73

66

62

61

57

28

Batch Seven

32

Batch Eight

20 Batch Nine

Total

Profile of the Faculty of Nursing 2. Graduate Batches in Faculty of Nursing and their Number Batch

Degree

Boys

Girls

Total

Batch One

Diploma

9

7

16

Batch Two

Diploma

8

10

18

Batch Three

Diploma

11

15

26

Batch Four

Bachelor degree

13

15

28

Batch Five

Bachelor degree

20

12

32

Batch Six

Bachelor degree

12

23

35

Total

73

82

155

Faculty Graduates Boys

Girls

82 73

23

20 15 9

7

8

10

11

13 15

12

12

Diploma

Diploma

Diploma

Bachelor

Bachelor

Bachelor

Batch One

Batch Two

Batch Three

Batch Four

Batch Five

Batch Six

14

Total

Profile of the Faculty of Nursing 4. Employment of the Faculty Graduates No Centre/Hospital

Location

# Nurses Employed

Institution

1

Faculty of Nursing, Mogadishu University

Mogadishu

5

2

Deynile Hospital

Mogadishu

10

MSF – France

3

Galkacyo Hospital

Galkacyo

13

MSF – Holland

4

Istarlin Hospital

Guriceel

8

MSF – Belgium

5

Hudur Hospital

Hudur

4

MSF – Belgium

6

Yaqshid Clinics

Mogadishu

11

MSF – Spain

7

Hawa Abdi Hospital

Lower Shabelle

12

MSF – Switzerland

8

Health Training Officers

Gedo Region

9

9

Health Officers

Hiran

3

10

Health Officers

Lower and Middle Juba Region

4

11

Health Professionals

Bay & Bakol Regions

9

12

International Hospitals

U.A.E., KSA, U.K., Qatar, Syria

10

13

Health Professionals

Mogadishu

27

Total

125

15

MU

Save the Children

Profile of the Faculty of Nursing THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMME First Year First Semester Course No

Course Name

Theory

Practice

Credit Hours

5111

General Chemistry/Biochemistry

2

3

3

103

English I

3

-

3

101

Arabic I

3

-

3

5112

Biostatistics

2

-

2

51111

Anatomy & Physiology I

2

3

3

5115

Sociology And Anthropology

2

-

2

105

Islamic Culture & Contemporary Issue

3

-

3

5121

English for Nursing (I)

4

5116

G. psychology & Psychology Nsg

2

TOTAL

4 29

2 25

Second Semester Course No

Theory

Practice

Credit Hours

Anatomy & Physiology II

3

3

4

104

English II

3

-

3

102

Arabic II

3

-

3

51116

First Aid

2

3

3

51158

Parasitology

1

3

2

51120

Nutrition

2

3

3

51118

Fundamental Nursing I

3

3

4

107

Islamic Civilization

2

-

2

5122

English for Nursing II

2

5117

Biophysics

2

51112

Course Name

TOTAL

2 38

16

2 28

Profile of the Faculty of Nursing Second Year Third Semester Course No

Course Name

Theory

Practice

Credit Hours

51119 1. 51122

Fundamental Nursing II

3

3

4

Anatomy And Physiology III

3

3

4

51121

Ethics And Professional Nursing Issues

2

-

2

106

Current Affairs Of The Muslim World

2

-

2

594

English III

2

-

2

588

Arabic III

2

-

2

51114

Pharmacology I

2

3

3

51113

Microbiology

2

3

3

51157

Dental Care

1

3

2

TOTAL

34

24

Fourth Semester Course No

Course Name

Theory

Practice

Credit Hours

51125

Medicine/Medical Nursing I

3

3

4

51128

Surgery/Surgical Nursing I

3

3

4

51150

Advanced Nsg Proc. & Protocols

3

3

4

51132

Maternal Health I

3

3

4

51133

Child Growth And Development

1

3

2

51115

Pharmacology II

2

3

3

51135

Diet therapy

1

3

2

589

Arabic IV

2

-

2

108

Political System in Islam

2

-

2

TOTAL

41

17

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Profile of the Faculty of Nursing Third Year Fifth Semester Course No 51126 51129 51139 51137 51136 51142 51147 51141 590 110 109 51124

Course Name Medicine/Medical Nursing II Surgery/Surgical Nursing II Maternal Health Nursing II ENT And Ophthalmology Pediatrics/Pediatric Nursing I Psychiatrics-Mental Health I Epidemiology Community Health I Arabic V Somali Studies Scientific Research Methodology& Lib Pharmacology (3)

Theory 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 1

TOTAL

Library Course No 51144 51145 51146 51149 51131 51161 51152 591 111 114 51148 51127

Practice 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 51

Credit Hours 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 33

Sixth Semester

Course Name Pediatrics/Pediatric Nursing II Community Health II Psychiatrics-Mental Health II Physiotherapy Communicable Disease Maternal Health III Geriatric Nursing Arabic VI African Studies World Geography Health Education Medicine/Medical Nursing III

Theory 3 3 3 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 2

TOTAL

Practice 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 51

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Credit Hours 4 4 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 33

Profile of the Faculty of Nursing Fourth Year Seventh Semester Course No

Course Name

Theory

Practice

Credit Hours

51153

Critical Care And Nsg Protocols

3

3

4

51162

Community Health III

2

3

3

5118

Nursing Mgt And Leadership I

2

3

3

51154

Nursing Education I

2

3

3

5120

Computer Application + IT I

2

3

3

51156

Nursing Research Methodology

2

3

3

592

Arabic VII

2

-

2

112

Introduction to economics

2

-

2

TOTAL

35

23

Eighth Semester Course No

Course Name

Theory

Practice

Credit Hours

5119

Nursing Mgt And Leadership II

2

3

3

51155

Nursing Education II

2

3

3

51163

Community Health IV

2

6

4

5123

Project Dev. And Presentation

2

3

3

51151

Health Economics

1

2

3

593

Arabic VIII

2

-

2

5124

Computer Application + IT II

2

3

3

113

Introduction to management

2

-

2

Graduation thesis

2

3

3

51160

TOTAL

40

19

26