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Faculty Handbook COLLEGE OF NURSING FACULTY HANDBOOK كليـــــــة التمريـــــــﺾ COLLEGE of NURSING FACULTY HANDBOOK Eastern Province, FACUL TY HAND BOOK Saudi Arabia College of Nursing, Faculty A – Z Handbook, 2015 - 2016 Prepared by 0 Prof.M Hegazi 2014-2015 Dr.Omnia salem 7 College of Nursing, Faculty A – Z Handbook , 2015 - 2016 1 College of Nursing, Faculty A – Z Handbook , 2015 - 2016 2 History of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia & Eastern Region Saudi Arabia, officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is the largest Arab state in Western Asia by land area (approximately 2,150,000 km2), constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest geographically in the Arab world. It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast, and Yemen in the south. It is the only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast. The area of modern-day Saudi Arabia formerly consisted of four distinct regions: Hejaz, Najd, and parts of Eastern Arabia (Al-Ahsa) and Southern Arabia (Asir). The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by Abdul Aziz Bin Saud. He united the four regions into a single state through a series of conquests beginning in 1902 with the capture of Riyadh, the ancestral home of his family, the House of Saud. The country has since been a monarchy governed along Islamic lines. Saudi Arabia is sometimes called "the Land of the Two Holy College of Nursing, Faculty A – Z Handbook , 2015 - 2016 3 Mosques" in reference to Al-Masjid al-Haram (in Mecca), and Al-Masjid an- Nabawi (in Medina), the two holiest places in Islam. The Kingdom has a total population of 28.7 million, of which 20 million are Saudi nationals and 8 million are foreigners. Saudi Arabia is the world's second largest oil producer and largest exporter, and controls the world's second largest hydrocarbon reserves. Backed by its fossil fuels, the kingdom is categorized as a high income economy with a high Human Development Index (HDI), and is the only Arab country to be part of the G-20 major economies. Saudi Arabia is considered a regional and middle power. In addition to the GCC, it is an active member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and OPEC. Other information about Saudi Arabia National Day: Saudi Arabia celebrates its National Day on September 23 every year to commemorate the unification of the Kingdom and its founding by His Majesty the King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, who announced the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1351-1932. Basic Law of Governance: Constitution of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the Holy Quran and Sunnah and all legislative systems have been derived from these two sources. The regime in Saudi Arabia is a monarchy. There is a cabinet with King executive and legislative power of the state. The Shura Council expresses opinion on the state of public policies referred to it by the Prime Minister. Currency: Basic currency unit is the Kingdom of Saudi Riyal which is convertible into foreign currencies and equals to 100 Halalas. US dollar is equivalent to 3.75 Riyals. It is a fixed exchange rate determined by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency. Calendar: Saudi Arabia depends on the Hijri Calendar; this relies on the migration of Prophet Mohammed from Mecca to Medina. Hijri year consists of 354 days (12 months). Public or Official Holidays: College of Nursing, Faculty A – Z Handbook , 2015 - 2016 4 Weekend: Friday and Saturday Eid Al-Fitr Holiday Eid Al-Adha Holiday National Day: September 23 Flag& Logo of the Kingdom: The flag of Saudi Arabia is rectangular; its width equals two-thirds of its length. It has a green background and the logo of the kingdom which consists of two crossed swords and a palm tree on top. The swords symbolize power & the palm tree symbolizes vitality, growth and prosperity History of the Eastern Region The most important ancient civilizations of the Eastern Region were: the Mesopotamian civilization of the 5th millennium BC, the Akkad Empire of about 2360 BC, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Kassites, the Assyrians and the Persians. Since the Eastern Region lies along the coast of an important trade route, the region has always been an important focus for the major civilizations and some historical sites remain today to remind us. Dammam is the capital of the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Dammam is the largest city in the Eastern Province, and the fifth largest in Saudi Arabia, after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, and Medina. Dammam, before the discovery of oil, was a small fishing and pearl gathering settlement. Dammam became the administrative and industrial centre and Al- Khobar, which achieved fame as the site of the first jetty for loading oil to be taken to Bahrain for refining, is now the commercial centre. Dhahran only came into existence in 1933 with the discovery of oil and the later construction of ARAMCO's administrative headquarters. 2 UniImamversi Abdulrahmanty of Dammam Bin Faisal (@u Universityod.edu.sa )(www.iau.edu.sa) College of Nursing, Faculty A – Z Handbook , 2015 - 2016 5 The Royal Decree No. A/18/1, dated 15/9/1430H, corresponding 5/9/2009 separated King Faisal University (KFU) into two independent The University of Dammam (UOD) women and men in 1975 with two pioneering colleges, the College of Medicine and the College of Architecture. Almost four decades later this academic institution has grown into a leading research university with 21 colleges spread throughout the Eastern Province and a student population of over 45,000. As a preeminent research-based institution, the U niversity of Damm am continues to grow and develop, continually assessing and improving its curricula and expanding its academic capabilities in all disciplines, while at the same time engaging the public in addressing environmental and community challenges. The vision of IAU is to be a leading University achieving distinction nationally, regionally and internationally. Its mission is providing creative knowledge, research, and professional services with effective community partnerships. ImamUniversit Abdlurahmany of BinDamm Faisalam University achiev e hass its vision and mission by following , 2015 - 2016 College of Nursing, Faculty A – Z Handbook 6 a group of values including Loyalty, Excellence, Teamwork, Transparency, Diversity, Creativity and Social Responsibility. The university has several education tracks or sectors. Each track has its own group of colleges as follows: Health Engineering College of Medicine College of Architecture and Planning College of Dentistry College of Design College of Nursing College of Engineering College of Applied Medical Sciences College of Clinical Pharmacy Sciences & Management Arts & Education College of Applied Studies and Community Service College of Arts College of Business Administration College of Education – Dammam College of Computer Science and Information College of Education - Jubail Technology College of Science Community College – Dammam Community College – Qatif College of Nursing, Faculty A – Z Handbook , 2015 - 2016 7 Vision A leading University achieving distinction nationally, regionally and internationally Mission Providing creative knowledge, research, and professional services with effective community partnerships Values Loyalty, Excellence, Teamwork, Transparency, Diversity, Creativity and Social Responsibility College of Nursing - Historical Overview The College of Nursing was established as an academic department in 1989 (1409- 1410 Hijri) in King Faisal University under the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences. This department initiated the first BSc program in nursing from which graduated the first six female graduates in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom in 1994. When King Faisal University realised the scarcity of qualified Saudi nurses, they urged for the establishment of a College for Nursing. The meetings held on 2/11/1423H by the Supreme University Council decided to transform the Department of Nursing into a College. This decision was supported by the Council of Ministers and approved by the Royal Decree Number 7/B/45888 dated 23/11/1423H; therefore the first College of Nursing in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom was established. The college of Nursing includes three academic departments: Fundamentals of Nursing, Community Nursing and Nursing education. College of Nursing, Faculty A – Z Handbook , 2015 - 2016 8 In addition to the bachelor program, the College of Nursing provides a master degree in clinical nursing science in the following specialities: Critical Care Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing, Paediatric Nursing, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing and Medical Surgical Nursing, these programs were first started in 2008. The College of Nursing also includes a bridging program for diploma nurses to upgrade their degree to BSc. This program opened for females in 2013 and for males in 2014. Since the College of Nursing was established it attracted many female students, however, 4 years ago (2010)the College of Nursing opened the opportunity for male students to join the College. Nowadays the range for female nursing graduates is between 100-150 while the male graduates range is between 24-40. In its pursuit to raise its academic and research level, the College provides scholarships to a number of students in order to complete their postgraduate studies (master's and doctoral degrees) in various disciplines of nursing in many prestigious universities worldwide. Furthermore, the College of Nursing works hard to close the gap between the College and the requirements of the labor market for trained capable competencies and to bear the burden of the next phase which is the thorough application of quality assurance standards in all its activities. This includes efforts to make students partners with an important role in the educational process, as well as keeping constant contact with the beneficiaries of the service in the community to obtain their opinion and take it into consideration.
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