Bachelor in Nursing

Nursing is a health sciences discipline focused on the direct clinical care of patients, covering health promotion, disease prevention, and treatment across the lifespan. Students study anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, medical and surgical nursing, pediatric and maternal nursing, mental health nursing, and public health, alongside supervised clinical practice in hospital and community settings. Coursework typically combines classroom instruction in the biological and social sciences with hands-on clinical placements where students practice patient assessment, medication administration, and care planning under supervision. Graduates work as registered nurses in hospitals, clinics, community health centers, and specialized care settings such as intensive care or pediatrics, and may continue into graduate study in nursing specializations or nursing education. The profession combines scientific knowledge of the human body with communication and care skills developed through direct patient contact during training. This program is a 4 year bachelor's degree taught in English at Istanbul Okan University in Istanbul, Turkey. English-medium instruction gives students access to internationally used nursing and medical terminology, textbooks, and clinical protocols. The program pairs theoretical health science coursework with supervised clinical training in hospital and community settings, preparing graduates for licensure and nursing practice in Turkey and, subject to relevant recognition processes, in other countries.