The Faculty of Nursing & Nursing Education in

Greece

Panayota Sourtzi, RN, PhDAssociate Professor (OHN)

National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

www.uoa.gr

The Faculty of Nursingwww.nurs.uoa.gr

Nursing Education

General Nurse: 4 years, diploma or degree

coursesHealth Visitor or Midwife:

4 years, diploma coursesSpecialised nurse:

1 year after registrationAssistant nurse:

2-3 years high school level

Education at the FoN, UoA

4 years for the BSc in Nursing240 ECTS units42 compulsory courses14 elective courses to choose from 6052% of the total hours are laboratory work and clinical practice in all aspect of nursing care

Facts and FiguresIn 2009 at the FoN there were:

1200 undergraduate students200 postgraduate and over 100 PhD students40 faculty and 15 support staff organised in 5 departmentsClinical practice takes place in all public health services in greater Athens, supported by clinical practice educators

Specialisation Courses and postgraduate

education

Master (1-2 years) in Clinical Nursing, Public Health, Community Nursing, Transcultural Nursing, etc.PhD with research focus in Public Health 1 year various specialisation courses for general nurses and health visitorsCourses of various length and content

PracticeNHS hospitals, health centres and smaller units in rural areas and remote islandsSocial security health centresOpen care centres for older peopleHome nursing servicesSchool health services

Occupational health servicesPublic health departmentsSocial welfare servicesThe voluntary sectorPrivate hospitals and primary health care centresAs independent practitioners

Have a nice summer!!