This course is designed to  expand the post graduate nursing students’ knowledge base and critical  thinking in caring for neonates including normal physiologic changes of each  system in pregnancy, factors affecting fetal development, and neonatal  adjustment of extra uterine, birth injuries as well as family-centered  approach care. This course also assesses the actual and potential health  conditions of neonates by applying knowledge in the nursing process for the  promotion and maintenance of health with the integration of leadership and  management. Furthermore, it will evaluate the outcome of care based on the  advanced skills learned and exposure to actual experience with the  application of evidence-based practice in providing quality care to neonates.  

This course covers the  advanced neonatal nursing skills in the delivery room and nursery. It also  presents the nursing assessment and management of the neonate from birth to  transfer or discharge. Mother/baby relationship and influencing factors are  also a focus. Furthermore, it will evaluate the outcome of care based on the  advanced skills learned and exposure to actual experience with the  application of evidence-based practice in providing quality care to neonates.  

This course provides the  Neonatal Nursing Care specialist with several aspects of advanced assessment  with emphasis on comprehensive formulation of holistic assessment and care of  the pre-term and term neonates. The course is designed to focus on obtaining  an in-depth health history, performing a comprehensive physical examination  using a systems approach, differentiating normal from abnormal, recording  findings, and developing a problem list and treatment plan.  

This course focuses on  advanced knowledge about the scientific method, research design, and  quantitative and statistical analysis of data. The course offers students the  opportunity to conduct research on topics within their field of study.  

This course provides a  thorough understanding of the pathophysiology and management of common  disease processes in the neonatal (preterm and term infants). This course  will focus on the cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal/nutrition,  renal/genitourinary, and hematologic systems as well as fluid and  electrolytes. It enables postgraduate students to provide comprehensive  evidence-based quality nursing care for preterm and term infants with  different body system alterations. Furthermore, this course includes  discharge planning and follow-up care for the high-risk neonate.  

This course provides an  advanced skills and nursing management for in the neonatal (preterm and term  infants). This course will focus on the Respiratory, Gastrointestinal,  Cardiovascular, Hematology, Genitourinary, and Metabolic disorders.  

This course is designed to prepare  Master students for conducting their own research projects toward the end of  their degree by consolidating all relevant research principles and activities  needed for this endeavor as well as strengthening students’ autonomy,  creativity, self-reliance, and critical thinking abilities. The course will  review the main principles of research in the nursing field, it will discuss  in detail the steps of constructing a research proposal for both academic and  funding purposes, and it will introduce students to principles of reading and  critiquing research reports. Students will also be introduced to the  professional scientific writing of research articles for publication in terms  of structure, format, content, and style. Finally, students will learn the process  of publishing a research report and the many issues related to this activity  such as the choice of the scientific journal, copyright issues, publication  ethics, impact factor, and plagiarism.

This course focuses on the  concepts and principles of pharmacology and its application to neonatal  Intensive care practice. In addition to the emphasis on the most commonly  used drugs in the neonatal period. Besides the explanation of their proper  use, dose calculation, route of administration, adverse drug reactions,  drug-drug interactions, and contraindications.  Moreover, the course provides knowledge and  skills needed for the management of Neonate with special and critical cases.  

This course is designed to  develop the postgraduate student’s knowledge, skills, and understanding of  the generic nature of quality improvement and patient safety by offering a  good foundation of the principles, concepts, theories, and methods for promoting  and improving healthcare quality and patient safety, which will enable them  to lead and influence their application to service delivery. Also, it will  help them to understand the nature of patient harm and its causes, human  factors, and their influence on patient safety. In addition, it introduces  the students to the unique challenges encountered when assessing, designing,  and implementing Quality Improvement and Patient Safety activities.