DETAIL OF CLASSIFICATION ITEM

Classification: International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS

Abbreviation: ISCED97_OBORY Version: 1 Validity: 01.01.2008 - 09.09.9999 Family: Education

Language version: EN

Classification level: 3

Item: 723 - Nursing

Item's explanatory note:

Nursing and caring is the study of providing health care for the sick, disabled or infirm
and assisting physicians and other medical and health professionals diagnose and treat
patients. The focus of qualifications in nursing is maintaining and caring for the health
during illness and rehabilitation. It includes care of old people and care of the disabled.
Programmes with the following main content are classified here:

Assistant nursing
Basic nursing
Care of old people
Care of the disabled
Health care programmes
Infant hygiene (nursing)
Midwifery
Nursing aide/Orderly
Psychiatric nursing

Inclusions:

Caring programmes comprising both health care and social care e.g. for old people, are
included in this field.

Exclusions:

Veterinary nursing is excluded from this field and is included in field 640 ‘Veterinary’.
Dental nursing is excluded from this field and is included in field 724 ‘Dental studies’.
Care of children (if not health care) is excluded from this field and included in field 761
‘Child care and youth services’.

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Correspondences:
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 2 - Narrow fields	72	Health