The Use of ICT in Formation of Professional Competence of Nurses in Ukraine

Abstract

Nurse training system in Ukraine is pending continuous alterations. The basic principles and areas of its operation are determined by the laws of Ukraine on Higher Education and on Scientific and Scientific-Technical Activities, emphasizing the importance of forming competitive experts. The objective of this article is to specify the information and computer technologies, the use of which is feasible in the course of the nurse training in Ukraine in medical colleges and institutes, and determination of their scopes of application. To achieve the scientific research objective, we used the methods of system analysis, synthesis and logic generalization to systematize the obtained information and subsequently use the same when developing the educational standards of nurse training in Ukraine. According to the Law of Ukraine on Higher Education, the nurse training in Ukraine will be implemented at three educational levels, Junior Bachelor, Bachelor and Master. The content of occupational training is focused on obtaining of programmed educational outcome, determined by the structure and content of the professional competence of nurses, in which both a comprehensive information competence and specialization component of the educational standard play an important role. In this case, the information and computer technologies become the means of forming a professional competence and curriculum outcome. Thus, the use of ICT in the system of nurse training in Ukraine will allow upgrading the training content and form of the training process organization substantially.