Today, there was a lot of activity at Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences. At the same time, we conducted two nursing courses. In addition to the previously mentioned Category I course, Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences was also the organizer and host of the Category III course titled *”Application of Subcutaneous Infusion”*. A series of interesting lectures were delivered by Andrej Petranović, MD, Dr. Sc. Zvjezdana Gvozdanović, BSc. Med. Techn., Lidija Knapić, BSc. Med. Techn., Sandra Kučko, BSc. Biotech Eng., Đurđica Grabovac, MSc. Med. Techn., and Goranka Rafaj, MSc. Med. Techn. The course attracted 56 participants. It was accredited by the Croatian Chamber of Nurses.
Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences was the organizer and host of the international Category 1 course *”Contemporary Insights on Breastfeeding for the ‘Baby-Friendly Maternity Hospital”*. On the first day of the course, lectures were delivered by Doc. Dr. Sc. Zrinka Puharić, Emily Miscioscia, MSc. (Robert Gordon University, Scotland), Associate Professor Dr. Sc. Milan Stanojević, Ina Valpotić, MD, Goran Pavlović, MD, and Prim. Mr. Sc. Marija Čatipović.
On the second day of the Category 1 course *”Contemporary Insights on Breastfeeding for the ‘Baby-Friendly Maternity Hospital”*, we began with lectures by international speakers Andreja Tekauc Golob, MD (IBCLC, University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia) and Doc. Dr. Sc. Irmeline Karić, MD (CEPS – Center for Business Studies, Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina). Following that, lectures and workshops were held by Laura Gazdić, BSc. Med. Techn. (alumni of VUB), Biljana Zrinski, BSc. Obs., Željka Ostović, MSc. Med. Techn. (alumni of VUB), and Ina Valpotić, MD. The program was moderated by Prim. Mr. Sc. Marija Čatipović.
On the third and final day of the Category 1 course *”Contemporary Insights on Breastfeeding for the ‘Baby-Friendly Maternity Hospital”*, we started with lectures by two international speakers. The first lecture was given by Asija Delalic (University College London Hospitals), and the second lecture was delivered by our alumni nursing student Josip Kiridžija, BSc. Med. Techn. (Vrinnevi Hospital, Sweden). Following this, lectures and workshops were conducted by Prim. Mr. Sc. Marija Čatipović, Sanja Slavica, BSc. Med. Techn., Ksenija Eljuga, MSc. Med. Techn., and Renata Hunjadi-Brzović, Prof. The program was moderated by Ksenija Eljuga, MSc. Med. Techn. At the end of the program, the knowledge evaluation of the course participants was conducted, and certificates were distributed.
The course was accredited by the Croatian Chamber of Nurses, the Croatian Medical Chamber, the Croatian Chamber of Midwives, and the Croatian Psychological Chamber.
On January 14, 2023, a course on “Basic Life Support with the Use of an Automated External Defibrillator” was held at our university. It was very dynamic, dramatic, and emotional. Our students successfully revived all the residents of our Nursing Skills Practice Room: mannequins from child to adult age. 🙂 Everything that seemed simple through the story, we concluded, is actually exhausting and demanding in practice.
We would like to thank our lecturers and demonstrators, top national instructors Marijana Bebek, Mirela Vogrinec, and Luka Zlogleđi, for their selfless sharing of knowledge and experience. To help ease the students’ nerves, our instructor Marijana Bebek told the students: “You came to the course, but imagine this as a playroom.” Thank you to our students for their active participation, numerous questions, and persistence in resuscitation. Today, you demonstrated knowledge (and knowledge is power), and you demonstrated skills (and skills are the strength of power).
The plan for lifelong professional development for nurses, which will be held at Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences in 2023, can be found on the Croatian Chamber of Nurses’ website: https://bit.ly/vub-hkms2023.
Last week, as part of the Erasmus+ program, we were visited by colleagues from the Center for Business Studies – Kiseljak. Along with meetings with the heads of our departments, we also discussed the continuation of our excellent ongoing collaboration.
Lecturers from Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences, Goranka Rafaj and Živko Stojčić, visited Bulgaria from June 6 to June 10, 2022, at Medical University Sofia. During their visit, they met with the Dean, Professor Galina Chaneva, and the Erasmus Coordinator, Antoniyа Yanakievа, to discuss the continuation of their ongoing cooperation and the exchange of students and lecturers.
As part of their professional development, the lecturers visited state-of-the-art hospitals – the largest gynecology and obstetrics hospital in Bulgaria, Maternity Hospital – Maichin Dom, and Tokusa Hospital – Acibadem City Clinic, where students conduct clinical exercises. Our female students also had placements in these hospitals. Special thanks to Tanja, Miglena, Iliana, and Diana for their warm welcome at the hospitals.
Our nursing students, Lorena Jakoubek, Doroteja Krizmanić, and Kristina Eljuga, have successfully completed their three-month Erasmus+ professional internship at the hospitals of the Medical University in Sofia, Bulgaria. After finishing their Erasmus+ internship, they are very satisfied and recommend all students to participate in mobility programs.
International Nurses Day (IND) is an international day observed around the world on 12 May (the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth) each year, to mark the contributions that nurses make to society.
Our students and teachers of Nursing marked the International Nurses Day on Bjelovar’s Square Korzo by measuring people’s blood pressure, blood sugar levels and advising on life habits.
