Goal of the program is to support effective functioning of health system through training of qualified and highly competent nurses. This program, offering integrated theoretical and practical study, will give graduates a basic knowledge of theory and methodology of nursing and develop clinical skills for planning and managing the nursing process, develop their ability to adapt to changing needs, lifelong learning and continuous professional development, and as a result, nurse will be able to conduct independent professional activities. Achievement of this goal will facilitate implementation of reforms in the health system of the country. Graduates of the program will be able to be employed in medical facilities and public health organizations. They will also be able to continue their studies in nursing specialization, or to obtain master's, and in the future, PhD degree. 

· Knows and determines basic theoretical aspects of Nursing;

· Describes, explains, compares, distinguishes and reviews main issues in human Anatomy-Physiology, biochemistry, pathological physiology, pharmacology, social psychology, therapy, surgery, pediatrics, maternal and infant care, geriatrics, and psychiatry;

· Knows stages of nursing process (nursing assessment, diagnosing, developing and implementation of the care plan, assessment of outcomes);

· Describes, interprets and reviews designation and rules for conduction of nursing manipulations and procedures;

· Knows the basic principles of health maintenance and improvement;

· Describes, interprets and reviews contemporary medical technologies and methods used in Nursing;

· Knows the principles of research related to the issues of Nursing care;

· Knows, defines and selects, as needed, the principles of management of difficult and problematic/critical (including conflict) situations;

· Understands the importance of preventive, diagnostic, treatment-rehabilitation and palliative measures at the individual and population levels;

· Understands nurse’s functions and responsibilities in delivery of health services;

· Understands, describers and interprets relationships between theoretical aspects of Nursing;

· Understands the impact of political and social contexts on the provision of health care;

· Understands the need to provide the patient with complete, objective and timely information;

· Understands the importance of health team in conducting a nursing process.

· Applies the „Nursing Assessment “method and Nursing theories;

· Performs nursing manipulations and procedures;

· Uses the medications safely;

· Maintains nursing documentation;

· Provides the nursing service process with the use of relevant medical technologies and methods;

· Ensures patient advocacy and confidentiality;

· Retrieves, interprets and analyzes data and information and presents in the form of conclusions for solution of specific problem (including ethical) by standard and specific nursing methods during nursing care of a patient;

· Assesses partnership work with patients and their families;

· Determines and assesses the impact of health system and policy on the nursing activities;

· Studies, compares and assesses the factors affecting individual and population health using situational analysis;

· Analyzes the situations associated with various ethical and medical care issues;

· Assesses health status of individuals, population, including target groups (age, sex, ethnicity, nosological, social status);

· Keeps professional records (report, proposals) to solve problematic issues related to nursing care;

· Submits detailed written and oral reports on health system issues, including nursing-related issues, to health professionals and medical staff;

· Provides both oral and written informing and education to the patient, family members, and the general public, including those with communication problems.

· assesses own learning process in the areas of nursing (including therapeutic, surgical, pediatric, geriatric) and determines further learning needs;

· Ensures protection of the rights of patients and medical staff by taking into account professional, ethical and legal (both local and international) norms and strives to implement them in nursing practice;

· Takes into account importance of emotional, social, psychological, moral and physical conditions of the patient and patient’s family to establish effective nursing practice.