The Department of Nursing at An-Najah National University offers undergraduate program leading to the degree bachelor of science in nursing. This program prepares professional nurses who can work with a multidisciplinary health team in order to meet the client’s health needs and to upgrade the quality of health care in various health settings.

Leadership in nursing education and excellence in community contributions and research production to build an innovative, knowledgeable, and internationally competitive society.

To provide the community with qualified nursing specialists to practice professional skills based on scientific evidence and keep updated with the developments in the health field through a developed educational curriculum, enhancing research skills, and social responsibility.

1. To provide the students with the knowledge, skills, and values that qualify them to practice the nursing profession.
2. To develop the academic staff competencies and skills to ensure that they keep pace with the latest developments.
3. To update information sources and continuous improvement of clinical practice and laboratories to support research skills, self-learning skills and continuous learning.
4. To conduct competitive scientific research to develop teaching strategies, improve nursing practices, and raise health awareness.
5. To Enhance social responsibility and belonging among students by involving them in providing effective community services.

A matrix of consistency of the objectives of the Nursing program with the objectives of the Nursing & Midwifery Department:

• Acquired the knowledge and skills required to be able to work independently as a nurse in general health care.
• Acquired knowledge in general and specific nursing.
• Developed self-knowledge and the power of insight, and through an ethical approach and a holistic picture of man thereby developed the ability to have good relationships with patients and their families.
• Acquired knowledge about conditions in society that affect the health of men and women and be able to initiate and participate in health promotion and preventive care.
• Acquired knowledge concerning the economics and organisation of health care that is of importance to health care.
• Acquired knowledge concerning the planning, leadership and co-ordination of care, and developed a professional approach as preparation for teamwork and collaboration among all personnel groups.
• Acquired the ability to instruct patients and their families and to supervise care staff.
• Provide competent, safe care autonomously for the patients and their families.
• Recognize individuality of each patient and his/her family and foster the development decision making throughout the care giving process.
• Promote lifestyle practices that enhance the health and wellbeing of the patients and their families.
• Demonstrate informed decision-making skills and the ability to make informedifferncial diagnosis.

• Completed secondary scientific education.
• Tawjihi 75% or above.
• Satisfactory outcome of an interview evaluating background and suitability for a nursing specialty.
• Proficient knowledge of english.

• To earn a bachelor science degree in Nursing, a student must complete 152 credit hours. These include completion of University, College, Department compulsory courses.
• Spend a minimum of 4 years in the program.

Grading Scale for Nursing Courses

• The minimum passing mark for each course is 60%.

• A student who does not pass a course (achieved D- or below) is allowed to repeat the failed course up to two times.
• Students are allowed to retake a course to raise their grade point average (GPA).