Nursing

The Interuniversity Bachelor’s Degree Program (in partnership with the University of Campania “Vanvitelli”) in Nursing (professional qualification of Nurse), Class L/SNT1, responds to the growing demand for skilled professionals in the healthcare sector. It addresses the needs of the territory and the community not only in the traditional healthcare contexts but also in areas related to sports, maritime, and tourism activities, which are less represented in the regional educational offer.

The program awards a Bachelor’s Degree that serves as a qualification to practice as a Registered Nurse, following registration with the professional board of the Professional Nurse Association.

The Bachelor’s Degree program in Nursing lasts three years and requires the completion of 180 educational university credits. The educational pathway aims to train professionals with the necessary knowledge, applied skills, clinical judgment, critical thinking, as well as technical, relational, and educational abilities within the nursing discipline, as defined by the professional profile and the code of ethics. A particular focus is placed on the training of onboard (maritime) and sports nurses.

The program includes core, program specific, and elective teachings, structured through face-to-faces classes, seminars, exercises, and independent study. Traditional academic activities are complemented by supervised curricular internships in healthcare facilities of the National and Regional Health Systems, as well as in sports, maritime, and tourism organizations that meet the program’s educational objectives and have established specific agreements. These experiences enable

students to gradually assume greater responsibility and develop professional and decision-making autonomy within their specific disciplinary field. Attendance is mandatory for both face-to-face classes and internship activities.

The program also offers international study opportunities through the Erasmus program, thus promoting cultural exchange and language skills with foreign universities according to established Interuniversity agreements with Parthenope University. Moreover, thanks to the activities promoted by the job placement office in collaboration with the Board of the Degree Program, connections with the professional world are encouraged.
Graduates in “Nursing” may pursue further post-basic academic paths, such as Master’s Degree courses, 1st-level short specialization degree, 2nd level short specialization degree,  and advanced training courses.

Expected Competencies
Graduates in Nursing acquire technical, relational, and educational knowledge and skills necessary to identify and meet the general nursing care needs of individuals and communities. They are able to perform, with professional autonomy, activities related to health promotion, prevention, treatment, and care for both individual and collective health, with particular emphasis on competence in the maritime and sports fields. They also apply care planning methodologies across developmental, adult, and geriatric stages.

In particular, graduates:

• assess and plan, for each patient, the most appropriate nursing intervention, respectful of cultural, ethnic, generational, and gender differences;
• ensure the correct implementation of diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions and verifies their effectiveness;
• inform and educate individuals and communities on health-related issues and lifestyles that contribute to an improved quality of life;
• act both independently and in collaboration with other healthcare and social professionals within a multidisciplinary team, making use, when necessary, of supporting staff;
• apply the ethical, legal, and medico-legal principles of the nursing profession;
• use the English language at a level that enables effective communication in a multiethnic society represented by patients and colleagues of different nationalities, particularly in the sports, maritime, and tourism sectors.