Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing

Hello everyone, my name is Ergül Aslan. I am the Vice Dean of Istanbul University - Cerrahpaşa Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing. My area of ​​expertise is Women's Health and Diseases Nursing. I completed my master's and undergraduate education in this university. After working as a nurse in the clinical field, I decided to become an academic. I started to work as a research assistant in our faculty. I have worked in 31 faculties for 21 years in total. Istanbul University - Cerrahpaşa Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing was established as a college in 1961 under the Ministry of Health and Social Aid. Istanbul University - Cerrahpaşa Florence Nightingale Nursing Faculty had its first students graduate in 1961. As a result of the intense demand of the students, the college was connected to the university and started operating as a part of Istanbul University. Postgraduate education was initiated within the Institute of Health Sciences in the form of master's and doctoral education in the department of nursing. Post-graduate education started in 1982 and doctorate education begun to be provided in 1987. Undergraduate and graduate education has been continuing in 9 main disciplines since 1992. The school was closed in 2011 and converted into a faculty, becoming the first Faculty of Nursing established in Turkey. While the Faculty of Nursing was within the body of Istanbul University, it moved to Istanbul University - Cerrahpaşa. There are two departments in Turkish and English and 9 main disciplines. Istanbul University - Cerrahpaşa started providing undergraduate education in 2020, and student admissions also began. There are 44 faculty members in our faculty. Master's, doctorate and non-thesis master's programs are offered within the educational institute. There are 87 members working as a part of the academic staff of the the Department of Nursing in English, 13 faculty staff research assistants and 30 academic staff training program research assistants. Lecturers from the relevant departments of the university are also assigned to the Basic Science and Social Science courses. Students are admitted to the Faculty of Nursing with the score they got in the Student Selection and Placement Exam (ÖSYS), provided we are their first selection. The number of undergraduate students is 1133, for the 2019-2020 academic year. Adding 245 graduates in 2020, we have nearly 5500 graduates in total. There are many graduates of the faculty above the undergraduate level. The Faculty of Nursing is located in the Şişli Campus of the university and has a total net usage area of 9,000 square meters. There are many areas arranged for students such as the conference hall, library, reading room, lecture halls, classrooms, canteen, dining hall and gymnasium. There is a total of 4 laboratories in the Faculty of Nursing. The Guidance and Counselling Social Unit provides the students with help for accommodation, scholarships, part-time work, spiritual and social support. The Social Club carries out activities in areas such as theatre, cinema, painting, Turkish classical music. Students prepare these events as a part the of Nursing Week activities. As for sports, Volleyball, basketball and men's football teams are available and participate in the competitions at the university's sports festival. There are also individual sports. Faculty of Nursing students organize competitions at the faculty by organizing chess tournaments.
There are international exchange programs for undergraduate and graduate students and faculty mobility. As a part of the Erasmus Plus plan, there are bilateral agreements with 9 universities in 7 European countries such as Germany, England, Portugal and Spain. Mevlana Exchange Program is also a program which provides overseas higher education, student and academic staff mobility. Those who want to apply to the program can apply by contacting the faculty coordinator. The faculty has held many scientific events such as congresses, symposiums and workshops. Students continue their studies by conducting scientific research under the guidance of the instructor and present these researches at the National Nursing Congress. Our graduates can work as nurses in different positions in public and private sector organizations. They can specialize in their field by completing postgraduate and certificate programs. They can work as branch nurses in fields such as intensive care, operating room, dialysis, and psychiatry. There are areas such as family and community health, home care, occupational health, school health and nursing home nursing. With the development of Health Tourism and the increase in the number of foreign patients, graduates of the English department will be sought-after healthcare professionals. Graduates who want to continue their academic career can take part in postgraduate education and nursing education programs at universities. A certain level of education is required before becoming and academic. Classes are divided into 2 branches in order to complete the courses more efficiently. Interactive methods are used in these courses. By creating stations in order to learn the applications in the laboratory more easily, various applications such as simulation, case studies with simulated patients, demonstrations and video demonstrations are performed for small groups. The student’s development is assessed with skill checklists. When there is a skill that needs to be repeated, the laboratory specialist nurse provides support to the students. In order to carry out practical training, training programs for clinical guide nurses are carried out in the internship. Clinical practices in all courses are carried out in accordance with the learning objectives of the course, by selecting hospitals, accompanied by the instructor and taking into consideration the occupational health and safety conditions. Growth and quality expectations in the health sector have increased the need for qualified nurses. Graduates can work in public hospitals, private hospitals and university hospitals. In terms of job opportunities, our profession is more advantageous than other professions. High academic success during the education process, gaining experience with part-time work, ensuring personal development by participating in social activities and sustaining foreign language development will help in preparation for the profession. It would be an appropriate choice for people who love working for people, care about serving people and aim to improve themselves in this sense, to choose the nursing profession. Consultancy services are provided on accommodation, scholarship and social opportunities especially for students coming from outside the province and from Istanbul. It makes it easier to participate in the social activities of the university and provides interaction with different student groups. We would like to see candidates who will choose to be nurses in our faculty and wish them success.