4th Year Course Information

Midwifery

  • Introduction to Epidemiology of maternal and newborn health situations in Bangladesh
  • Review anatomy of the reproductive system and foetal skull
  • Concept of reproductive health
  • Fetal growth and Development
  • Provide preconception care to eligible couples
  • Antenatal Care (1st, 2nd, 3rd trimester)
  • Partograph
  • Intra-natal care
  • Evidence based care during labour (Position, hydration, Nutrition, Partograph, Exercise, companion etc)
  • Active management of the third stage of labour (AMTSL)
  • Breastfeeding
  • Postnatal care
  • Newborn care
  • Nursing care of a normal newborn
  • Nursing care of high-risk newborn
  • Nursing care of a newborn with abnormal condition
  • Birth injury
  • Family planning
  • Different types of abortion and their management
  • Post Abortion Care (PAC)
  • Adolescent health
  • National and international policies and programs on reproductive health
  • Legal and ethical issues concerning maternal and newborn care under obstetric emergencies
  • Laws and ethical consideration in relation to the care of clients with reproductive health needs

Obstetrical and Gynaecological Nursing

  • Introduction to obstetrical Nursing
  • Risk assessment of pregnant women and early detection of obstetric complications
  • Management of emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmNOC) and life-threatening situations and referral system of Bangladesh healthcare facilities
  • Concept of Gynecology and Gynecological Nursing Menstrual cycle
  • Inflammatory Gynecologic disorders & their Management
  • Disorders of menstruation and their management
  • Menopause
  • Benign and Malignant
  • Displacement of uterus and relaxation of pelvic muscle & their management
  • Care of pregnant women at risk/with abnormal obstetric complications Impacts on bio-psychosocial, spiritual health of women and fetuses/newborns, and standard nursing interventions
  • Nursing care for high-risk mother during intrapartum period
  • Nursing care for women receiving technological assistance during intrapartum period
  • Nursing care for postpartum women with complications

Nursing Management

  • Introduction to Nursing Management
  • Leadership
  • Healthcare delivery systems in Bangladesh
  • Factors influencing effective nursing leadership and management
  • Concepts of Time management
  • Planned change
  • Conflict management
  • Organization & organizational change
  • Inventory management
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Relations
  • Resource Management
  • Nursing delegation and supervision
  • Record Keeping and reporting
  • Budget & Budgeting

Nursing Education

  • Concept and history of nursing education
  • Current trends & nursing education, social science
  • Different terminologies
  • Philosophy of nursing education & educational psychology
  • Theories in teaching and learning
  • Learning
  • Nurse teacher
  • Teaching
  • Teaching techniques
  • Teaching methods
  • Teaching Aids Definition and types; uses and functions, guidelines, preparation, and importance
  • Lesson plan
  • Microteaching
  • Concept of curriculum and syllabus
  • The nature and purposes of curriculum
  • The nature and purposes of curriculum and curriculum documents
  • Analysis of learning needs
  • Task analysis
  • Curriculum structure
  • Curriculum development process
  • Method of Assessment
  • Tools of assessment

Research and Bio-statistics

  • Research and Research Process
  • Research problem /Question
  • Literature review
  • Hypothesis in nursing research
  • Research framework
  • Research design
  • Variables
  • Population and Sample
  • Psychometric property
  • Data and data collection
  • Data analysis, interpretation & discussion
  • Research proposal
  • Research utilization
  • References
  • Research Critique (STROBE, CONSORT, checklist)
  • Evidence-based nursing (EBN)
  • Review the measures of central tendency (mean, median & mode)
  • Measures of dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation & quartile deviation)
  • Probability concept and probability distribution (normal curve, skewness, kurtosis)
  • Simple correlation
  • Introduction to computer-assisted data analysis Software (Microsoft excel/SPSS)

Advanced Communicative English

  • Listening module
  • Speaking module
  • Reading module
  • Writing module