Program Overview

Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)

Programme Overview

The Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) programme aims to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential to performing as competent Registered Nurses in a wide range of healthcare settings and as potential leaders with extended professional roles.

Programme Objectives

On successful completion of the programme, students should be able to:

• Assess and evaluate clients' needs from biological, behavioural, psycho-social, and spiritual perspectives to formulate safe, holistic, managed, ethical, and vocational care.
• Implement appropriate nursing care plans that promote healthy living and assist recovery from illness for individuals, family units, and the community.
• Synthesize and apply research findings to improve nursing practice.
• Communicate with effective interpersonal skills with clients/patients, their families, and members of the employing organizations.
• Reflect on their professional practices as Registered Nurses for continuous self-improvement in the spirit of lifelong learning.

Curriculum Structure

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:

• Major Courses: 87 units
• Elective Courses: 6 units
• University Language Courses: 9 units
• General Education Courses: 22 units
• Clinical Nursing Practice Courses: 33 units Total: 157 units

Requirements

Major Courses (87 units)

• Basic Life Sciences (12 units)
  • NURS1105 Anatomy (3 units)
  • NURS1115 Physiology (2 units)
  • NURS1125 Pharmacology (3 units)
  • NURS1135 Microbiology (2 units)
  • NURS1145 Pathophysiology (2 units)
• Behavioural and Social Sciences (6 units)
  • NURS1205 General Psychology (3 units)
  • NURS2205 Sociology of Health (3 units)
• Nursing Studies (60 units)
  • NURS1305 Fundamentals of Nursing I (4 units)
  • NURS1315 Fundamentals of Nursing II (3 units)
  • NURS1328 Health Assessment (2 units)
  • NURS1329 Health Assessment (2 units)
  • NURS2305 Health Education and Promotion (4 units)
  • NURS2315 Holistic and Safe Care (4 units)
  • NURS2325 Nursing Care for Adult I (4 units)
  • NURS2335 Nursing Care for Adult II (4 units)
  • NURS2345 Overview of Chinese Medicinal Nursing (3 units)
  • NURS3305 Child, Adolescent and Family Nursing (4 units)
  • NURS3315 Community and Public Health Nursing (4 units)
  • NURS3325 Ethics and Legal Issues (3 units)
  • NURS3335 Mental Health Nursing (4 units)
  • NURS3338 Specialty Nursing (2 units)
  • NURS3339 Specialty Nursing (2 units)
  • NURS3345 Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing (4 units)
  • NURS4308 Gerontological and Advanced Nursing (2 units)
  • NURS4309 Gerontological and Advanced Nursing (2 units)
  • NURS5305 Principles of Management and Leadership Skills (3 units)
• Professional Nursing Development (9 units)
  • NURS3405 Nursing Research (3 units)
  • NURS4405 Honours Project I (3 units)
  • NURS5405 Honours Project II (3 units)

Elective Courses (6 units)

• EECE3600 Elementary Putonghua (3 units)
• GECR1302 Understanding Statistical Data (3 units)
• HDGS0302 Applied Putonghua (3 units)
• HDGS0305 Personal Growth and Development (3 units)
• HECE1010 Child Development: An Overview (3 units)
• NURS3505 Evidence Based Practice (3 units)
• NURS3515 Chinese Medicinal Nursing (Course A) (3 units)
• NURS3525 Chinese Medicinal Nursing (Clinical) I (3 units)
• NURS3535 Chinese Medicinal Nursing (Clinical) II (3 units)
• NURS3545 Mobile Apps Development for Health Education and Promotion (3 units)
• NURS3555 Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Healthcare (3 units)

University Language Courses (9 units)

General Education Courses (22 units)

Clinical Nursing Practice Courses (33 units)

• NURS1605 Clinical Practicum I (1 unit)
• NURS2605 Clinical Practicum II (9 units)
• NURS3605 Clinical Practicum III (10 units)
• NURS4605 Clinical Practicum IV (9 units)
• NURS5605 Clinical Practicum V (4 units)