Department of Nursing and Palliative Medicine has a clear research profile directed at sustainable development of the Department and the nursing profession itself. It offers a quality and effective education based on learning outcomes and the concept of lifelong learning. The Department of Nursing and Palliative Medicine operates by the principle of the development of modern, scientifically established nursing profession and by including students into the nursing profession at all levels of healthcare. Education in nursing focuses on gaining knowledge, skills, independence and responsibility. It also includes fundamental competences for lifelong learning, which an individual needs in order to be included into life of a society.
Through cooperation and partnership with stakeholders at all levels of healthcare, the Department contributes to health improvement and prevention of diseases. Moreover, it participates in treatment and positive healthcare outcomes for all patients, in accordance with the accepted standards, legal obligations and professional ethics. The Department of Nursing and Palliative Medicine exhibits a high level of organisation and responsibility both to education at undergraduate and graduate study programmes, and to the society as a whole. The Department is included in various research programmes. Mobility of students, professors, assistants and associates is continuously encouraged. The Department tries to accomplish its mission by continuous education of professors and associates, by cooperation with institutions that are active in the field of education for Bachelor or Master’s degree in nursing, both nationally and internationally, and by constant improvement of the education process.
Head of department
Assistant Professor Ivana Barać, Ph.D.
Teachers and associates
Associate Professor Robert Lovrić, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Štefica Mikšić, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Karolina Kramarić, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer Jadranka Plužarić
Lecturer Jasenka Vujanić, Ph.D.
Lecturer Brankica Juranić
Lecturer Željka Dujmić
Lecturer Mirjana Kralj
Lecturer Dragica Pavlović
Lecturer Silvana Piškorjanac
Lecturer Lidija Tomas
Postdoctoral Researcher Stana Pačarić, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher Sanja Kanisek, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Maja Čebohin, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Antun Bajan
Teaching Assistant Ivana Jedvaj
Teaching Assistant Marija Barišić
Teaching Assistant Željko Mudri
External collaborators
Professor Nada Parađiković , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Diana Butković, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Marina Kotrla Topić, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Biserka Sedić, Ph.D.
Lecturer Denis Klapan, Ph.D.
Lecturer Marina Gradišer, Ph.D.
Lecturer Vlasta Pekić
Lecturer Božica Lovrić
Postdoctoral Researcher Daria Vuger Kovačić, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher Vesna Gall, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Lidija Šapina, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Maristela Šakić, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Zvjezdana Gvozdanović, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Dijana Babić, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Željka Kralj
Teaching Assistant Domagoj Roguljić
Teaching Assistant Dubravka Trgovec
Teaching Assistant Verica Alerić
Teaching Assistant Dunja Balen
Teaching Assistant Jasna Batrnek
Teaching Assistant Ana Budrovac
Teaching Assistant Maja Carević
Teaching Assistant Josipa Dokozić
Teaching Assistant Sanja Dravinski
Teaching Assistant Danijela Dumančić
Teaching Assistant Renata Đimoti
Teaching Assistant Suzana Farena
Teaching Assistant Mario Gašić
Teaching Assistant Dijana Hnatešen
Teaching Assistant Miljenka Igrec
Teaching Assistant Dalibor Ivanešić
Teaching Assistant Nino Ivanuša
Teaching Assistant Tomica Jakobović
Teaching Assistant Anđelka Knezović
Teaching Assistant Ivanka Marendić
Teaching Assistant Ljiljana Medved
Teaching Assistant Vesna Meško
Teaching Assistant Irena Pavlović
Teaching Assistant Harolt Placento
Teaching Assistant Željka Popijač
Teaching Assistant Tea Prgić
Teaching Assistant Zdenka Rade
Teaching Assistant Sanda Rajčić
Teaching Assistant Nada Rimac
Teaching Assistant Zorka Rimac
Teaching Assistant Barica Stanić
Teaching Assistant Ahnetka Stjepanović
Teaching Assistant Željka Stojkov
Teaching Assistant Verica Todorović
Teaching Assistant Goran Toplek
Teaching Assistant Ivana Hardi
Teaching Assistant Nevenka Vila
Teaching Assistant Mihael Vlaović
Teaching Assistant Silvija Marić
Teaching Assistant Tea Magaš
Teaching Assistant Zorica Kovač
Teaching Assistant Marin Mamić
Teaching Assistant Ivana Jelinčić
Teaching Assistant Marija Laktić
Teaching Assistant Lidija Vinković
Teaching Assistant Katarina Vuka
Teaching Assistant Elizabeta Kralj Kovačić
Teaching Assistant Ivana Mamić
Teaching Assistant Mirjana Raguž
Teaching Assistant Jagoda Kragujević
Teaching Assistant Anamarija Kovačević
Teaching Assistant Gordana Guberac
Teaching Assistant Antun Ilančić
Teaching Assistant Andreja Lamut
Teaching Assistant Jasna Šalamon
Teaching Assistant Mirjana Lovrić
Teaching Assistant Valentin Župan
Teaching Assistant Martina Kožić
Teaching Assistant Anita Kovačić
Teaching Assistant Katijana Zec
Teaching Assistant Katarina Jerković Gavran
Teaching Assistant Ivana Debelić
Teaching Assistant Katarina Projs
Teaching Assistant Vlasta Raštegorac
Teaching Assistant Ružica Kanisek
Teaching Assistant Marijan Bašić
Teaching Assistant Dragica Pavlović
Teaching Assistant Ksenija Galić
Teaching Assistant Suzana Luketić
Teaching Assistant Petar Budi
Teaching Assistant Nikolina Dodlek
Teaching Assistant Andreja Domitrović
Teaching Assistant Nada Stipić
Teaching Assistant Branka Tandarić
Teaching Assistant Maja Župan
Teaching Assistant Ivana Mihić
Teaching Assistant Maria Damjanović Križanović
Teaching Assistant Dubravka Gracek
Teaching Assistant Želimir Đuri
Teaching Assistant Ivan Vilović
Teaching Assistant Matej Solić
Teaching Assistant Ivica Matejaš
Teaching Assistant Robert Vrselja
Teaching Assistant Danica Horvat
Teaching Assistant Vesna Liber
Teaching Assistant Jelena Martinec Rihtarić
Teaching Assistant Karolina Tadić
Teaching Assistant Dubravka Gajšek
Teaching Assistant Petra Debeljak
Teaching Assistant Tihomir Jovanović
Teaching Assistant Štefanija Kolačko
Teaching Assistant Hrvoje Premuž
Teaching Assistant Jelena Tomac Jovanović
Teaching Assistant Božica Kurtović
Teaching Assistant Mario Gazić
Teaching Assistant Katarina Svažić
Teaching Assistant Mihaela Kurtić
Teaching Assistant Iris Topolić Šestan
Teaching Assistant Sandra Coha
Teaching Assistant Ankica Vlačić
Teaching Assistant Milica Damjanić
Teaching Assistant Nemanja Vojnović
Teaching Assistant Anita Mamuzić
Teaching Assistant Ivana Kampić
Teaching Assistant Marina Kedveš
Teaching Assistant Zorica Grgić
Teaching Assistant Barica Kokanović
Teaching Assistant Martina Tot Vestić
Teaching Assistant Pavica Jakovljević
Teaching Assistant Helena Johum
Teaching Assistant Marko Maceković
Teaching Assistant Mateja Hideg Vicić
Teaching Assistant Željka Šaplek
Teaching Assistant Milica Mijatović
Teaching Assistant Danijela Barić
Teaching Assistant Anita Lakušić
Teaching Assistant Josipa Baković
Teaching Assistant Diana Kranjčec
Teaching Assistant Ljerka Armano
Teaching Assistant Robert Canjuga
Teaching Assistant Marina Matak
Teaching Assistant Henrik Matić
Teaching Assistant Kristina Vutmej
Teaching Assistant Lidija Zetović
Teaching Assistant Marina Maršić
Teaching Assistant Vlasta Pezerović
Teaching Assistant Martina Goluban
Teaching Assistant Dragan Dokšanović
Teaching Assistant Marija Klen
Teaching Assistant Božica Jurinec
Teaching Assistant Marina Mađaroš
Teaching Assistant Zrinka Milidrag
Teaching Assistant Lucija Janković
Teaching Assistant Marina Jurić
Teaching Assistant Martina Kovačec
Teaching Assistant Blaženka Perko
Teaching Assistant Ivana Pavlić
Teaching Assistant Nataša Vinković
Teaching Assistant Sanja Mutak
Teaching Assistant Monika Serezlija
Teaching Assistant Marija Miškić
Teaching Assistant Anica Francetić Kufrin
Teaching Assistant Jurica Tušek
Teaching Assistant Maja Vrabec
Teaching Assistant Ines Lukšić Valić
Teaching Assistant Daria Sladić Rimac
Teaching Assistant Renata Apatić
Teaching Assistant Maja Bubalo
Teaching Assistant Antonija Matković
Teaching Assistant Milomir Lještak
Teaching Assistant Monika Krajinović
Teaching Assistant Vesna Babić
Teaching Assistant Višnja Petrović
Teaching Assistant Vlasta Cerjak
Teaching Assistant Lidija Sajko
Teaching Assistant Simona Hren
Teaching Assistant Janja Stojanović
Teaching Assistant Tamara Krušlin
Teaching Assistant Martina Haramina
Teaching Assistant Ivana Martinjak
Teaching Assistant Blaženka Gorupić
Teaching Assistant Biljana Čehulić
Teaching Assistant Ana Erkapić
Teaching Assistant Adriana Kajba
Visiting professors
Professor Dragana Milutinović (Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia)
Professor Danica Železnik (Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
Professor Majda Pajnkihar (Faculty of Health Sciences, Maribor, Slovenia)
Professor Veljko Đorđević (Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia)