Bachelor of Health Sciences – Nursing Sciences is a four year undergraduate program that aims at developing health professionals competent to work in multi-disciplinary health care settings with skills specific to nursing. Professional nurses are core members of the healthcare team who provide direct care and take part in decision-making regarding the course of management for healthy, ill and injured people. During the course, students will be trained in fully-equipped hospitals, laboratory settings and gain hands-on experience in patient care. Who is a Nurse? A nursing professional is a person who is trained to give care to people who are sick or injured as a member of the health care team along with doctors and other health care workers. Nurses observe, assess, and record patients’ symptoms, write and manage patient care plans, administer medications and provide assistance to physicians and other health care providers during examinations and treatments. Nurses also help with end-of-life needs and assist other family members coping with grief through psychological support. They are trained to work in a variety of challenging health care settings through the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Top reasons to select the Nursing Major & potential Career Opportunities Required Credit Hours: minimum hours