Dr. Haya Al-Fawzan: The labor market needs Saudi nursing qualifications .. and the negative outlook has changed. Undefined nursing students at the University of Health Sciences are participating in an awareness campaign in Riyadh - Muhammad Al-Haidar, the Dean of the College of Nursing at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in Riyadh, Dr. Haya Al-Fawzan, confirmed that the Saudi society today witnessed an increase in Social awareness of the role of the Saudi nurse, and knowledge of the value of this lofty profession.
She said: "The negative perception among members of society changed, which led to an increase in Saudi girls’ demand for the profession of nursing, and this was reflected in what we see in terms of a noticeable increase in the number of those enrolled in nursing colleges in general, especially after many realized that the Saudi girl is qualified and able to perform this task well. performance.
This came in press statements that she made after the conclusion of a campaign to raise awareness of the nursing profession under the title "Nursing awareness of the present ... the shield of the future, which was implemented by King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in Riyadh."
Dr. Al-Fawzan pointed out that one of the reasons for the demand for the specialty of nursing is that the degree of qualification has risen to the bachelor’s degree, and is no longer limited to the diploma level, and thus the profession of nursing has become today one of the professions that require higher education, skill and training, and with the development of the nursing profession and health services at the present time. And the entry of modern medical devices in the field of medical services and health care, the nurse has become in need of a high scientific level and a good understanding in order to be qualified to use such modern technologies, in addition to the presence of careful nursing specialties.
She stated that the College of Nursing at the University of Health Sciences seeks to prepare qualified Saudi cadres in the profession of nursing and health care, despite the recent emergence of the university, it contributed to creating a movement and a remarkable change in the social outlook of specialization in the profession of nursing, as the number of Saudi female students in colleges Nursing in the university reached more than 1030 students, and the university has succeeded in the past few years in qualifying more than 500 Saudi nurses with a bachelor''s degree in nursing.
Wazzat: "At King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, there was a noticeable increase in the number of women wanting to join the College of Nursing, as seats were fully filled with more than 260 applicants accepted this year.
She indicated that the university offers two tracks for granting a bachelor’s degree in nursing, one for high school graduates, and the other for female bachelors of scientific specialties to meet the urgent need in Saudi society and to help bridge the growing deficit.
On the job opportunities available to female nursing faculty graduates, Dr. Al-Fawzan said that job opportunities in the nursing profession are more available than in other specialties, as the labor market needs qualified female graduates in the field of nursing, whether in governmental or private health institutions, due to the shortage of qualified national cadres. Scientifically highly qualified nursing, as the rate of Saudization in nursing categories reached only 30% of the total number of nursing staff in the Kingdom.
Al-Fawzan added that the nature of a nurse''s work varies according to her specialty. Among the most important areas of their work today are concentrated among the specialized health departments such as the Cardiac Unit, Industrial College, Intensive Care, Cardiac Surgery, and Oncology, as they have a prominent role in education, teaching and health awareness, as well as in scientific research and clinical studies, in addition to its role as a practice of nursing services.
Al-Fawzan concluded her speech by stressing that the future orientation of the nursing profession is not limited to women only, and that restricting admission to nursing colleges in the university to female students in the beginning is a result of the greater female turnout at that time, and that the university intends to establish a nursing college for students in the near future, in case of transition To the new university city.
