Dragica Maric, Sokolac

Second cycle of nursing studies at the Faculty of Medicine in Foca
Nurse at the Institute for Forensic Psychiatry Sokolac

I have been working as a nurse for ten months now. I love my job and I chose it because it is humane. Nurses can do so much not only for patients but the entire society. After I finish my master's studies, I want to progress further and enroll in doctoral studies, if I manage to find the balance between work and studies.

I think more attention should be placed to research paper writing and introduction of basics of statistics during nurse studies. In addition, graduate students should have more internships opportunities, especially those who have not previously attended nursing high school. I hope that university degrees in healthcare will be soon recognized through post classification in our country.

There is certainly a need to continue investing in higher nurse education to have this profession recognized in this region the way it already is in some other countries. I expect the local authorities to recognize our university degrees in nursing and commit themselves to strengthening of nursing profession.