Programme Structure of the Four-year Study
| Year |
Term One |
Term Two |
| 1 |
- Communication
- Fundamental Concepts of Health and Nursing
- Health Education and Health Promotion
- Foundations of Nursing Therapeutics I
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- English Language
|
- Foundations of Nursing Therapeutics II
- Gerontological Nursing
- Mental Health Nursing
- Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
- Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- Chinese Language
|
| 2 |
- Health Assessment
- Nursing Therapeutics I
- Microbiology in Nursing
- Numeracy and Information Technology Literacy
|
- Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning
- Paediatric and Adolescent Nursing
- Obstetric Nursing
- Chinese Medicinal Nursing and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Nursing Therapeutics II
|
| Field Study 1 and 2 |
| 3 |
- Community Health Nursing
- Nursing Therapeutics III
- Applied Psychology
|
- Nursing Therapeutics IV
- Ethical and Legal Aspects in Health Care
- Foundations of Nursing Research
|
| Field Study 3 and 4 |
| 4 |
- Integrative Nursing Care
- Management and Leadership in Nursing and Health Care
- Sociology of Health
|
| Field Study 5 and 6 |
Clinical Practicum
|
Clinical Areas |
Minimum Practice
Requirement (Hours)
[For 2025 intakes and thereafter] |
| 1 |
Medical Nursing
For example: General Medicine, Dermatology, Infectious Diseases, Oncology Nursing and Palliative Care, Rehabilitation, Out-patient Department (OPD)
|
440 |
| 2 |
Surgical Nursing
For example: General Surgery, Day Surgery, Operating Theatre and Recovery Room, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neuro-surgery, Gynaecology, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Care, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Rehabilitation, OPD
|
360 |
| 3 |
Paediatric and Adolescent Nursing
For example: Paediatrics, Neonates, Adolescent Care, School Clinic
|
40 |
| 4 |
Obstetric Nursing |
40 |
| 5 |
Gerontological Nursing |
40 |
| 6 |
Mental Health Nursing |
40 |
| 7 |
Community Nursing |
40 |
| 8 |
Primary Health Care |
80 |
| 9 |
Accident and Emergency Nursing |
40 |
| 10 |
Any clinical area(s) among item 1 to 9 |
280 |
| TOTAL |
1400 |