About the college:
The idea of establishing the College of Nursing was launched through the urgent need to prepare nursing staff with high scientific and practical efficiency in line with the scientific and technical technological development and in proportion to the need to provide preventive, curative and rehabilitative nursing services that promote maintaining the appropriate health level for the individual, family and society through the use of scientific means.
For this reason, the College of Nursing was established in 1962-1963 in cooperation between the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization, and in 1964 the college became affiliated with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research after it became a member of the University of Baghdad.
Since its establishment, the college has continued its march with determination by preparing educational programs and scientific activities and trying to provide the necessary supplies for that. Through this process, the college provided health and educational institutions with numbers of qualified graduates scientifically and practically holding scientific degrees such as bachelor’s, higher diploma, master’s and doctorate in various nursing specializations. The college has been able to achieve this thanks to its curricula, which express the accumulated scientific experience of the faculty members who are considered among the most aspiring in the field of nursing. Therefore, these curricula are distinguished by their scientific sobriety.
From the outset of its launch, the College was keen to raise the level of the nursing profession by making tangible changes in teaching methods, establishing continuing education activities, creating channels for cooperation and coordination with the beneficiaries, local and international organizations, and embarking on enhancing prospects for cultural exchange with Arab universities to send faculty members for the purposes of exchanging experiences. Attending conferences and conducting scientific research as well as participating in local advisory committees and seeking to provide scientific resources without the state bearing any financial consequences as a result of that. We cannot fail to mention but to mention the continuous support from His Excellency the Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Health and the President of the University of Baghdad to provide the necessary supplies related to the educational process.
College Vision:
Excellence and leadership in nursing education, scientific research, community service, and awareness in accordance with the vision of the University of Baghdad, and the College of Nursing occupies a leading position among nursing colleges in Iraqi universities and competes with its peers in Arab universities.
College Mission:
The College of Nursing (CON) at the University of Baghdad works diligently and perseveringly to prepare nursing cadres who have the scientific qualifications to work in the (public and private) sectors and have the ability to provide comprehensive nursing care: preventive, curative, and rehabilitative for the individual, the family, and the community, by offering academic programs commensurate with the mission of the University of Baghdad in Work on preparing graduate staff capable of taking responsibility in building and developing Iraqi society.
College Objectives:
The College of Nursing (CON) seeks to achieve its vision through the following objectives:
1. Preparing qualified and scientifically trained nursing staff based on the latest technology.
2. Developing the capabilities of graduates by adopting the method of self-education, overcoming and solving problems.
3. Conducting scientific research and developing motivation for nursing work in health institutions.
4. Enabling graduates to participate in society and spread health awareness
- Follow up the nursing procedures according to the rules of professional conduct.
6. Develop students’ broad understanding of job description and job analysis.
7. Enable students to understand nursing theories and principles of nursing science and apply them when providing nursing care and managing nursing affairs.
8. Directing the potential of students towards the completion of applied scientific research related to nursing care issues.
Core values
We, the College of Nursing at the University of Baghdad offer the following descriptions of core concepts of the nursing curriculum:
- Professionalism
Professional nursing is the outcome of education, research, and leadership. The professional nurse is a crucial member of the healthcare team who helps patients reach their health goals by applying critical thinking, the nursing process, and proficient clinical skills.
- Caring
Caring is the ethical-professional commitment of a nurse toward his/her client’s bio-psycho-socio and spiritual well-being that requires connections, collaboration, dignity, and empathy.
- Health
The concept of health serves as a framework for determining a client’s degree of physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being. The wellness-illness continuum can be used to determine a person’s real or perceived degree of wellness.
- Academic Excellence
The ability to complete academic tasks in a unique way that represents the core competencies of the BSN curriculum and contributes positively to the learning environment by providing exceptional energy, keen interest in students, and extraordinary strengths.
Philosophy
The College of Nursing at the University of Baghdad believes that a meaningful transformational educational experience can be created synergistically among the principal stakeholders by adopting a learners-centered educational approach as the backbone of its scholastic framework. A unique approach that cherishes learners’ central role in the entire educational process.
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program offered by the College of Nursing at the University of Baghdad is directly linked to the mission, goals, values, and/or philosophy of the nursing program. This claim can be authenticated by examining the courses throughout the program and through learning activities. Students are expected to complete these learning activities by successfully mastering the capstone project and applied learning projects throughout the program. These are directly measured in the courses as described below and correlate to the program outcomes.
The mission, vision, core values, goals, and philosophy of CON were stated to be aligned and congruent with those of the University of Baghdad. Table 1.1 presents the alignment between CON and the University of Bagdad in terms of mission, vision, core values, and objectives.
Core Competencies:
- Safe practice
- Critical thinking
- Evidence-based practice
- Collaboration
- Independent learning
- Ethical care
- Professionalism
- Leadership