Community & Psychiatric Nursing

• Clinical Competence: Synthesize concepts and theories to assess patient needs and provide appropriate, holistic nursing care.
• Decision Making: Integrate knowledge from various disciplines to inform evidence-based clinical decision-making.
• Community Awareness: Identify community resources (e.g., school health, geriatric services) and apply the nursing process in diverse settings like homes and mental health institutions.
• Psychiatric Care: Explore common mental disorders and apply the nursing process to care for clients with conditions such as schizophrenia and mood disorders.
• Ethical Practice: Actively promote the rights, safety, and security of patients while adhering to professional nursing ethics.
• Communication: Develop advanced skills in therapeutic communication and inter-professional collaboration.
• Cultural Sensitivity: Apply knowledge of social and cultural factors to provide care for diverse individuals and families within the Saudi community.

– High School Background: Must have a secondary school certificate from the Science Stream KSU Admission.

– Weighted Admission Score: Admission is based on a composite of your High School GPA, the GAT (Qiyas), and the SAAT (Tahsili). For health colleges, the SAAT usually carries the most weight (40%).

– Common First Year (CFY): You must first complete the Health Track of the Common First Year. Allocation to the Nursing major happens after the CFY based on your GPA and available seats.

– Health Fitness: Candidates must pass a medical fitness examination to ensure they can perform clinical duties.

– Language: Since the curriculum is in English, you must demonstrate proficiency during the CFY KSU English Requirements

First Year – First Semester

Common First Year (Level 1)

INTEN101 – Intensive English – Credit Hours as per plan
BIOL101 – General Biology – Credit Hours as per plan
CHEM101 – General Chemistry – Credit Hours as per plan

First Year – Second Semester

Common First Year (Level 2)

PHYS101 – General Physics – Credit Hours as per plan
MEDT101 – Medical Terminology – Credit Hours as per plan
INTEN102 – Intensive English II – Credit Hours as per plan

Second Year – First Semester

Foundations of Nursing (Level 3)

ANAT201 – Human Anatomy – Credit Hours as per plan
PHYS201 – Human Physiology – Credit Hours as per plan
BIOC201 – Biochemistry – Credit Hours as per plan
NURS201 – Foundations of Nursing Practice – Credit Hours as per plan

Second Year – Second Semester

Core Nursing Sciences (Level 4)

MICR202 – Microbiology – Credit Hours as per plan
PHAR202 – Pharmacology – Credit Hours as per plan
NURS202 – Health Assessment – Credit Hours as per plan

Third Year – First Semester

Specialization: Psychiatric Nursing (Level 6)

NURS301 – Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing (Theory) – Credit Hours as per plan
NURS301L – Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing (Clinical) – Credit Hours as per plan

Third Year – Second Semester

Specialization: Community Health Nursing (Level 7)

NURS302 – Community Health Nursing (Theory) – Credit Hours as per plan
NURS302L – Community Health Nursing (Clinical) – Credit Hours as per plan

Fourth Year – First Semester

Leadership & Advanced Practice (Level 8)

NURS401 – Nursing Management and Leadership – Credit Hours as per plan
NURS4XX – Advanced Nursing Electives – Credit Hours as per plan

Internship Year

Mandatory Clinical Internship

NURS500 – Internship Training – 52 Weeks (Non-Credit)

Interns may request extended clinical rotations in:

• Community Health Settings

• Psychiatric Wards

Department-Supervised Specialties

• Mental Health Nursing: Coping strategies, therapeutic interventions, and clinical psychiatry.

• Public Health Nursing: Disease prevention, health promotion, and community health education.

• Gerontological Nursing: Specialized care for the elderly