| Title awarded: Nurse |
| SNIES Code 103320 |
| Qualified Registration: Resolución n.º 023339 del 28 de noviembre de 2025 |
| Duration of the Program: 8 semesters |
| Number of academic credits: 162 |
| The program is attached: Faculty of Health Sciences and Basic Sciences |
| Academic Level: Undergraduate |
| Level of training: University |
| Methodology: On-site |
| Location: Neiva, Huila, Colombia |
| Periodicity of admission: Semiannual |
| Contacts: +57 318 071 5286 +57 317 514 1730 |
Presentation of the program
The Nursing program, therefore, assumes the profession as a discipline linked to the health sciences, focused on the care of the individual, the family and society with humanistic emphasis and in primary care focused on the integral care of human health. Likewise, the research and entrepreneurship axes that are transversal to the development of the curriculum make this academic offer innovative and based on the achievement of high levels of excellence in the preparation of nursing professionals.
For this reason, the curriculum includes, in the different academic areas, the development of curricular strategies that encourage students not only to learn how knowledge is produced, distributed and used in the globalized world, but also to study and understand the integral nature of science, health, research, innovation and artistic and cultural creation.
Likewise, the Nursing program of the Navarra University Foundation - UNINAVARRA- is aligned with the institutional values, which are considered fundamental for the transformation of students and allows unifying criteria for action.
The mission of the Navarra University Foundation - UNINAVARRA is to train nursing professionals with a high academic and scientific value, research spirit, educational and entrepreneurial innovation, promoting a sense of professional belonging, teamwork, interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity, construction and application of scientific knowledge, and of themselves, based on ethical and moral values, self-discipline, with a great social sense, responsibility and leadership; through the application of the tools of their profession and discipline in the care of the person, the family and the community, generate processes of human and social transformation.
The Nursing Program will be recognized by the local, regional and national community for its capacity in the integral formation of nursing professionals with human quality, creative and innovative attitude, generators of their own models and intervention schemes with emphasis on primary health care and integral health care of the individual, the family and the community.
Entry requirements
Documents for registration
- Photocopy of identity card.
- Certificate of being affiliated to the social security health system.
- Certificate of results of current state exams or tests (ICFES or SABER 11).
- Photocopy of diploma, transcript or certification of being in the last grade of High School - Grade Eleven - (The certification applies to those students who aspire to obtain their bachelor's degree before the beginning of classes).
- If the applicant has a degree, photocopy of the diploma or degree certificate.
- If the applicant is a foreigner, he/she must comply with the legal regulations of the country regarding permanence and study, and present a certification evidencing the passing of a Spanish language proficiency exam.
Evidence to present
- Interview by psychology
- Interview by program director
- Psychometric personality test
Applicant Profile
The applicant for the Nursing program at the Navarra University Foundation UNINAVARRA must possess the following qualities:
- Ability to communicate assertively and clearly, both verbally and in writing.
- Interest in health care management.
- Vocation of service.
- Inclination for service and social responsibility.
- Willingness and good attitude for teamwork.
- Attitude for decision making, leadership, innovation and problem solving.
- Inclusion, respect and consideration for the diversity of cultures, creeds and thoughts.
Professional profile
The UNINAVARRA graduate will be a person with an autonomous life project and with a view to personal and social growth. Their contributions in a scientific community will contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of the people of their region and nation, always with a view to a project of a free and fair country with all its members. For this, the UNINAVARRA graduate must be:
- A being restless to offer solutions to the problems of their environment, characterized by being a nursing professional who, through respectful service and solidarity in favor of others, rescue the sense of being as an individual, family and society, as well as being an active player in contributing solutions to the problems experienced by the region and the country.
- Promoting technological and scientific development from an ethical perspective that prioritizes human and social values, being a protagonist of teamwork for the development of health, with projects of mutual cooperation through interdisciplinary relationships, social interaction and consultation, promoting work with other disciplines for the identification, analysis and solution of health problems that, due to their complexity, require an approach from different knowledge and the linkage with other social actors.
- Leader in the various sectors at the institutional, social and community level in which he/she operates, and is a manager of an environment in which justice and respect for the individual, the family and the community are prioritized, based on the application of current regulations and collective interests of the region, the country and at the international level.
- Critical of their environment and with a proactive capacity to address social, technical and scientific problems of their environment, participating in the processes of improvement of the General System of Social Security in Health and the provision of health services and quality of care.
- Leader in the management of social projects, operationalizing them from the institutional or independent business perspective, as a business generator and/or manager of health or social projects.
- To practice the profession with knowledge and skills in health education and management techniques as a first-hand tool to intervene in the new health systems and services, as well as in the application and adaptation to the current regulations of the general social security health system.
Occupational profile
The nursing professional will be able to work at local, regional, national and international levels in health promotion companies (EPS), health service provider institutions (IPS), management, surveillance and control institutions such as health secretariats, Ministry of Social Protection, Superintendence, National Institute of Health, educational institutions at basic level, higher education, formal and non-formal education centers for preschool, school, adolescents, adults, elderly and people with disabilities, governmental and non-governmental organizations, service companies and productive level at dependent or independent level, among others.
You can develop competencies that allow you to perform in general and specialized areas such as:
- Administration of hospital services.
- Teaching.
- Social-community.
- Industrial.
- Administrative - Management of institutions, services or projects.
- Social outreach.
- Business.
- Coordination and/or management of health or social projects and programs.
- Consulting and professional advice.
- Coordination of occupational health programs and execution of actions in occupational medicine and hygiene.
- Development of research projects from their field of action and with other disciplines.
Sandra Milena Mesa Rodríguez
Program Director
Luis Humberto Rodriguez
Program manager
Jose David Quimbaya Calderon
Internship Coordinator
Adriana Guzmán Sánchez
Psicología y Evolutiva y del Comportamiento Humano
Alvaro Torres Rodríguez
Farmacología General
Carlos Montenegro
Componente Práctico de APS
Eduardo Mahecha Reyes
Epidemiología y Demografía
Giovani Gil Melo
Fundamentos de Enfermería Básica
Gloria Aleyda Gomez Walteros
Administración en Salud 1 y 2
Jonathan Padilla Doval
Bioquímica
Lida Carolina Pachon
Anatomía
Lina Paola Herrera
Fundamentos de Enfermería
Leonardo Sánchez Torres
Cuidado de enfermería en Enfermedades Crónicas
Liliana Campos Quintero
Cuidado de enfermería a la mujer y gestante
Liliana Molina Sánchez
Metodología de la Investigación
Luisa Carolina Garcia
Administración de Atención Primaria en Salud
Luz Maritza Castrillón
Cuidado de enfermería al paciente quirúrgico
Magda Paola Bolaños
Cuidado de enfermería al joven
Nubia Amparo Ruiz Suarez
Biology
Oscar Arbey Agudelo Gutierrez
Public Health
Viviana Carolina García Charry
Enfermería en Salud Mental
Camila Andrea Avila Camacho
Teacher
Lina Paola Herrera Rayo
Teacher
Luz Angel Cuesta Suarez
Teacher
Participación en el I Congreso Nacional e Internacional de la Red Colombiana de Proceso de Enfermería y Lenguaje Estandarizado
La Fundación Universitaria Navarra – UNINAVARRA celebra con orgullo la participación de nuestros estudiantes y docentes en el I Congreso Nacional e Internacional de la Red Colombiana de Proceso de Enfermería y Lenguaje Estandarizado, realizado los días 25 y 26 de septiembre de 2025 en la ciudad de Medellín, bajo la organización de la Universidad CES
En este importante espacio académico se presentó el póster científico: “Satisfacción de la calidad del cuidado de enfermería en pacientes con terapia de presión negativa en una institución de salud de Ibagué”,
a cargo de los estudiantes de Enfermería:
- Laura Vanessa Contreras Toro
- Camilo Andrés Guzmán Figueroa
- Rossysella Jiménez Betancourt
- Yulieth Marcela Arias Sosa
Este escenario permitió a nuestros representantes compartir avances investigativos, fortalecer el diálogo académico y contribuir al empoderamiento del lenguaje estandarizado en el cuidado de enfermería, junto a expertos nacionales e internacionales.
Extendemos un sincero agradecimiento a la Red Colombiana de Proceso de Enfermería y Lenguaje Estandarizado, a la Universidad CES y a los organizadores por promover este encuentro de tan alto nivel académico que fortalece la investigación en enfermería en Colombia y el mundo.
Inicio de Prácticas Formativas Clínicas
La Fundación Universitaria Navarra – UNINAVARRA continúa consolidando su compromiso con la formación integral y de excelencia de sus estudiantes. En esta ocasión, los estudiantes de los semestres IV, V, VI, VII y VIII del Programa de Enfermería iniciaron sus prácticas formativas clínicas en el Hospital San Rafael del Espinal (Tolima), un espacio académico de gran relevancia que les permitirá fortalecer sus competencias profesionales en escenarios reales de atención en salud.
Durante este proceso, nuestros futuros profesionales tendrán la oportunidad de articular los conocimientos teóricos adquiridos en el aula con la práctica clínica, desarrollando destrezas en la atención integral del paciente, la aplicación de protocolos de bioseguridad, el trabajo interdisciplinar y la toma de decisiones bajo principios éticos y humanísticos.
Con estas experiencias, UNINAVARRA reafirma su misión de formar enfermeros(as) altamente cualificados, con visión social y capacidad para enfrentar los retos del sector salud en los ámbitos local, regional y nacional.
Ceremonia de Imposición de Símbolos 2025-2
Con profundo orgullo, nuestros estudiantes del programa de Enfermería de quinto semestres participaron en la solemne ceremonia de Imposición de Símbolos, un acto que marca el inicio de una etapa decisiva en su formación profesional.
La cofia, la placa y la lámpara encendida representan no sólo tradición, sino también el compromiso ético, humano y académico que cada estudiante asume al servicio de la salud y el bienestar de la sociedad. Este momento memorable reafirma la misión de UNINAVARRA de formar profesionales íntegros, con vocación y responsabilidad, preparados para enfrentar los retos del cuidado en salud con empatía y excelencia.
Excellent participation in research event
UNINAVARRA se complace en compartir la destacada participación de los estudiantes del Programa de Enfermería en el IV Encuentro de Investigación en Salud: Atención de Enfermería en Oncología “Cuidando la salud en cada etapa”, organizado por la Universidad Antonio Nariño y llevado a cabo en la ciudad de Neiva. Este evento reunió a diversas instituciones con el propósito de fomentar el análisis, la reflexión y el intercambio de conocimientos en torno a los cuidados de enfermería en contextos oncológicos.
En esta ocasión, los estudiantes Laura Camila Bermeo Ortiz, Laura Valentina Rodríguez Perdomo, Juan David Castañeda Cardozo y Darwin Andrés Sáenz Laguado obtuvieron el primer puesto con el trabajo de investigación titulado "Nurse's perception of their role in accompanying families with chronically ill patients"., desarrollado bajo la tutoría del docente Leonardo Sánchez. Asimismo, se destaca la participación activa de otros estudiantes del programa, quienes demostraron un alto nivel de compromiso, vocación profesional y excelencia académica en este relevante espacio de formación investigativa.
UNINAVARRA facing the world
We have an Internationalization Policy "UNINAVARRA FACING THE WORLD"which aims to offer the academic community a bridge between the local environment and the globalized world. Through its lines of action, it provides opportunities for interaction with the national and international environment in classroom and online mode, where you can live training experiences in other contexts, interact with people from different cultures, learn about the global dynamics and its social, cultural, economic, environmental changes, among others; enhance your career with national and international projection and strengthen your training as a global professional and citizen of the world.
Lines of action and opportunities:
- International Cooperation Management: Agreements, alliances, joint projects and networking with more than 200 institutions from different countries around the world such as Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Spain, United States, Italy, Mexico, Peru, among others.
- Academic Mobility Management: Student exchange opportunities during one or two academic periods throughout the development of the student's academic program in different types of mobility such as: academic exchange (taking subjects), short course, internship, practicum, medical rotation, mission, research stay, observership and degree modalities. Teaching mobility as national and foreign visiting professors in your classroom.
- Multiculturalism and Multilingualism Management: Activities that contribute to the development of intercultural competencies and communicative competence in a foreign language, mainly English as a universal language.
- Management of the Internationalization of the Curriculum: Joint classes with other institutions through mirror class methodology or COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning).
More information: https://uninavarra.edu.co/internacionalizacion/
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