Our department provides both theoretical and practical part of instruction in the Bachelor's study program of General Nursing and newly from the academic year 2024 - 2025 in the Bachelor's study program of Midwifery. The preparation of the new study program of Midwifery was fully funded by the National Recovery Plan, which focused on the creation of new professionally oriented degree programs. In addition to teaching in the already mentioned Bachelor’s degree programs, we provide instruction in the subjects Basis of Patient Care I, II in the Master's degree programs of General Medicine in the second study year. We innovate teaching methods, expand e-learning study materials, modernize methodological procedures for teaching practical skills. Study materials are continuously renewed, supplemented and updated according to the latest findings in the field of Nursing and Midwifery. As part of lifelong learning, we provide a certified educational course Mentor of Clinical Practice in Nursing and Midwifery. As part of the long-term development strategy of Charles University - Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove and in connection with the Bachelor's study programs, we plan to prepare selected non-medical Master's study programs for accreditation.

Main research topics

• Individualized patient care from a nursing and medical perspective

• Patient's concept of illness

• Quality of life of selected patient groups and women during pregnancy and maternity

Equipment

In connection with the methodology of quantitative and qualitative research approach for our topics, we use mandatory tools that enable recording of respondents' answers or statements, and their subsequent analysis and processing.

Domestic cooperation

• We cooperate with selected departments of the University Hospital in Hradec Králové.

• We cooperate with the Departments of Nursing from partner medical and non-medical faculties.

International cooperation

• Our partners in the field of international cooperation are mainly the Faculty of Health Care and Social Work of Trnava University,

• Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin of Comenius University Bratislava

Achievements

Creation of a standardized specific questionnaire QOL-GRAV assessing the quality of life of women in pregnancy, which is currently demanded, translated, and is used not only in the Czech Republic, but also abroad.