EDUCATION OF NURSES IN THE INSTITUTIONS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Authors : Jelena Pavlović

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• Manuscript keywords: education,nurses,nursing

Abstract

Background: In times of daily change, it is necessary to turn to the progress of the nursing profession, precisely through permanent learning in programs of continuous education and training. The aim of this work was to show the levels of education of nurses in the areas of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Secondary and higher medical schools, some of which grew into health faculties, played a significant role in organizing quality health care in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For a long time, secondary and senior medical staff could not be educated in B&H due to the lack of educational institutions, but also due to the lack of teaching staff. Until 2002, nurses in B&H acquired knowledge through secondary and higher education (two years). At the B&H level, the establishment of nursing studies was started in Sarajevo (2002), Tuzla (2005/2006), Zenica (2005), Bihać (2006), Mostar (2008), and then in Foca, Banja Luka and Prijedor (2007). Also, master’s and doctoral studies for nurses are organized in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are no specializations for nurses in the education system in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Respecting the Directives of the European Council, in which the processes and norms of the education of nurses are precisely defined, some countries have equalized the competences and levels of education of nurses. Changing nursing reform requires professional recognition in society and the entire healthcare system. Education partially follows practice in terms of degree recognition. There is no Chamber of Nurses in the Republic of Srpska. In numerous institutions, internal and external education for nurses is organized. The Federation has a Chamber for nurses, and after passing a professional exam and registration in the Register of Chamber members, a request for a license is submitted with the documentation prescribed by the Rulebook on the License Issuance Procedure. The independent and interdependent work of nurses is in a highly interactive relationship and constitutes a unique field of nursing practice that must be understood and nurtured to maintain and develop a professional nursing identity. Therefore, it can be said that the purpose and goal of the nursing education strategy are pragmatic and visionary, and excellence can only be achieved through education.

Conclusion: To raise the reputation and state of the nursing profession, it is necessary to define the scope of work and set clear boundaries between the competencies of nurses of different levels of education at the level of the whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Part of the strategic plan for the further development of the nursing profession should also be the promotion of the profession in the media and means of public information.