Bachelor of nursing

FAQs

• What is nursing?

  Nursing is about assisting individuals in meeting their basic needs. Knowledge about how individuals can maintain their own health and cope with illness and suffering is crucial in nursing.

  The nursing programme at VID aims to ensure that upon completion of your education, you are competent, proactive, engaged, and aware of the importance of compassion and respect for the unique value and inviolability of each individual.

• Where can I work when I have completed my education?

  When you have completed your education, as a nurse, you will have the opportunity to work in various sectors within healthcare. Some potential workplaces include:

  1. Hospitals: Working in hospitals provides opportunities to work in different departments such as medicine, surgery, intensive care, or maternity wards.

  2. Municipal Health and Care Services: You can work in various parts of municipal healthcare, such as home nursing, health stations, or in assisted living facilities.

  3. Specialized Healthcare: This may involve working in specialized clinics or institutions focusing on specific diseases or conditions.

  4. Private Sector: Some nurses choose to work for private healthcare institutions, clinics, or companies offering health and care services.

  5. Voluntary Organizations: Certain organizations, both national and international, employ nurses to contribute to health projects and humanitarian aid.

  It's also possible to specialize in areas such as psychiatry, pediatrics, geriatrics, or anesthesiology, depending on your interests and further education opportunities. Your education will open doors to a variety of career paths and provide you with flexibility to choose a field that suits you best.

• How is the programme organized?

  50% of the nursing program consists of practical studies. On campus, learning activities alternate between large-class lectures and smaller study groups used for seminar teaching, group work, and skills/simulation training.

  Nursing education is based on various forms of knowledge: theoretical knowledge, skills, professional judgment, and experiential knowledge. Learning is an active and complex process that occurs through the interaction of what teachers and students bring to the table. Therefore, various teaching methods are employed in the program, including lectures, seminars, group work, skills training, simulation, and practical studies.

• How much of the teaching is mandatory, and how much is conducted in-person versus digitally?

  Approximately all teaching and guidance take place on campus or in practice. Practice in healthcare institutions and other collaborators is mandatory. The same applies to skills and simulation training. Attendance requirements in teaching are used when knowledge is challenging to acquire through self-study or when the program requires a commitment to fellow students, or when the student's participation and engagement are essential for learning and development.

• How can the study be combined with work?

  When students are on practical training, the shifts are determined by the practice supervisor's schedule. If you have a job alongside your studies and are scheduled for practical training, you must inform your employer that shifts during the practical training must be prioritized.

• Information about practice

  Practice studies constitute 50% of the nursing education. Practice involves learning through participation in patient situations in various parts of the healthcare system and is arranged in collaboration with established partners. There may be some traveling depending on the assigned practice location.

  Read more about practice in Bergen

  Read more about practice in Oslo