Structure

Home > Teaching & Learning > Programmes > Undergraduate Programmes > BSN Programme(Applicable to 2016-2020 Intake) > Structure

Programme Design

The Programme comprises two components: College Core Requirement and the Programme Core Subjects. They include general education subjects, nursing subjects and clinical practicum so as to foster generic, practical and professional skills of the students. The selected teaching and learning strategies include lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory work, multimedia and online learning platform, and clinical study. The Programme endeavors to facilitate the integration of theoretical knowledge and clinical practice.

This programme adopts credit system to calculate the learning hour of each subject. One credit is equivalent to fifteen learning hours; each learning hour refers to one clock hour of lecture/seminar/tutorial, or one and a half clock hours of laboratory work, or two and a half clock hours of Clinical Study on average.

Table 1 Subject and Clinical Study Arrangements of BSN Programme

Year	Semester	Subject	Clinical Study Hours	Credit	Theoretical Hours	Compulsory Theoretical/ Clinical Credit
College Core Requirement
1-2	1 – 4	CR0001：English I		2	30	5/0
		CR0002：English II		2	30
		CR0003：Physical Exercise		1	15
Curriculum Core Credits
1	1,2	BN1102：Psychology		3	45	10/0
		BN1101：Society and Health		3	45
		BN1111：Human Biology I – Anatomy		4	60
		Elective Subjects		4-5
		BN1211：Human Biology II	5 days/week x 2 weeks (80 hours)	3	45	13/2
		BN1212：Pathophysiology and Pharmacology		4	60
		BN1213：Health Assessment		3	45
		BN1214：Fundamentals of Nursing I		3	45
		BN1290：Preliminary Clinical Study		2
		Elective Subjects		1-2
2	3,4	BN2314：Microbiology – Immunology	5 days/week x 4 weeks (160 hours)	3	45	11/4
		BN2311：Fundamentals of Nursing II		3	45
		BN2312：Childbearing and Family Health Nursing		3	45
		BN2313：Adult Nursing I – Mobility and Rest		2	30
		BN2391：Clinical Study I		4
		Elective Subjects		2-3
		BN2411：Adult Nursing II – Maintenance of Oxygenation	5 days/week x 4 weeks (160 hours)	4	60	12/4
		BN2412：Child and Adolescent Health Nursing		3	45
		BN2413：Introduction to Nursing Research		3	45
		BN2414：Healthcare Ethics and Law		2	30
		BN2492：Clinical Study II		4
		Elective Subjects		2-3
3	5,6	BN3511：Adult Nursing III – Nutrition and Metabolism	5 days/week x 4weeks (160 hours)	2	30	7/4
		BN3512：Adult Nursing IV – Elimination and Sexuality		2	30
		BN3513：Mental Health Nursing		3	45
		BN3593：Clinical Study III		4
		Elective Subjects		2-5
		BN3611：Adult Nursing V- Sensation and Perception	5 days/week x 6 weeks (240 hours)	2	30	8/7
		BN3612：Community Health Nursing		3	30
		BN3613：Gerontological Nursing		3	45
		BN3694：Clinical Study IV		7
		Elective Subjects		2-3
4	7,8	BN4711：Nursing Management	4 days/week x 25 weeks (800 hours)	3	45	9/21
		BN4714：Nursing Profession: Trends and Development		2	30
		BN4713：Health Education and Promotion		2	30
		BN4712：Capstone Project		2	30
		BN4795：Clinical Study V		21
		Elective Subjects		0-3
Sub-total	4 Years	Compulsory Subjects	1600 hours	117	1125	75/42
Sub-total		Elective Subjects		>=19
Total				>=136

Table 2 Elective Subject Arrangements

Subject Code	Subjects and Categories	Credit	No. of Compulsory Subjects	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th& 8th
	Liberal Arts and General Studies		6
BN5001 BN5002 BN5003 BN5004 BN5005 BN5006	Language and Communication Life Science and Everyday Life Exercise and Health Introduction to Philosophy English Appreciation Life and Death Education	2 2 2 3 2 2	6	✓ ✓	✓ ✓	✓ ✓	✓ ✓	✓ ✓ ✓	✓ ✓ ✓	✓
	Professional Nursing		>=13
BN5101 BN5102 BN5103 BN5104 BN5106 BN5107 BN5108 BN5111 BN5109 BN5112 BN5113 BN5114 BN5501	English for Nursing Fundamentals of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Nursing Health Statistics Epidemiology Nutrition and Therapeutic Diet Education Clinical Reasoning and Decision Making Nursing Theory Alternative Medicine Hospice and Palliative Care Introduction to Rehabilitation Nursing Acute and Critical Care Nursing Professional / Academic Seminars	2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1-2				✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 　　　　　　　 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 　　　　　　 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 　　　　 ✓	✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓	✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
	Clinical Electives
BN5502 BN5596	Service Learning Activity Exchange Clinical Study	1-2 1-2		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓ ✓	✓ ✓
Total		42~45	>=19~21

Clinical Study

1.	In Clinical Study, students are given opportunities to apply theory to clinical practice, to perform “person-centred” holistic care, and to develop their clinical nursing skills, core competencies, evidence-based attitudes and the abilities in clinical reasoning, judgment and decision making under different circumstances. Such arrangement in Clinical Study on basis of the combination of theory and practice can make learning even more effective; meanwhile the variable and real clinical setting will also facilitate the formation of students’ professional thinking pattern and establishment of their professional attitude.
2.	A progressive learning mode is adopted in Clinical Study, the content increase along with the progress of the programme. Clinical Study hours ranges from 2 weeks in year 1 to 4 weeks each semester in year 2; clinical placement increases from 4 weeks to 6 weeks in year 3; and successive placement of 25 weeks is needed in the whole year 4. The content of Clinical Study develops from simple procedural skills to complex clinical reasoning, judgment and decision making. There are different organizations, different groups of people to encounter for Clinical Study, in order to lay a good foundation for students getting into a nurse’s professional role. (Table 3)
3.	In order to ensure that students are able to provide safe and accurate nursing procedures for nursing clients, nursing skill assessment or Objective Structured Clinical Assessment (OSCA) is arranged before each phase of clinical study. In addition, students are required to pass the OSCA before entering Clinical Study V.

Table 3 Clinical Study Plan

Class	Semester	Subject Title (Credit)	Observation, Practice Subject	Observation/ Practice Venues	Study Hours Day (Week) (1D = 8Hrs)	Total Hours
BSN1	2	Preliminary Clinical Study (2Credits)	Fundamentals of Nursing I Health Assessment	Medical / Surgical Wards Elderly Home CSSD	5Ds/W x 2Ws	80 Hours
BSN2	3	Clinical Study I (4Credits)	Childbearing and Family Health Nursing Adult Nursing I	Obstetric Unit Medical / Surgical Wards	5Ds/W x 4Ws	160 Hours
BSN2	4	Clinical Study II (4Credits)	Child & Adolescent Health Nursing Adult Nursing II	Paediatric Unit Primary School/ Kindergarten Medical/Surgical Wards Auxiliary Diagnostic Department	5Ds/W x 4Ws	160 Hours
BSN3	5	Clinical Study III (4Credits)	Adult Nursing III Adult Nursing IV Mental Health Nursing	Medical / Surgical / Gynaecological Wards Auxiliary Diagnostic Department Psychiatric Hospital	5Ds/W x 4Ws	160 Hours
BSN3	6	Clinical Study IV (7Credits)	Community Health Nursing Gerontological Nursing Adult Nursing V	Community Nursing Care Home Medical/Surgical Wards	5Ds/W x 6Ws	240 Hours
BSN4	7	Clinical Study V (21Credits)	Adult NursingІ、ІІ、 III、IV、V Accident & Emergency Nursing Critical Care Nursing Nursing Management	General Wards (Medical / Surgical / Gynaecological / Paediatric) Accident & Emergency Department Critical Care Operating Theatre Hospice Palliative Care Cente	4Ds/W x 25Ws	800 Hours
BSN4	8	Clinical Study V (21Credits)			4Ds/W x 25Ws	800 Hours
Total：42Credits			Theoretical Study: Clinical Study Hours (BSN1=1：0.2； BSN2=1：0.9； BSN3=1：1.8； BSN4=1：5.9)			1600 Hours (±7%)*

* Total Clinical Study Hours in the 4 years are subject to increment or reduction within narrow limit based on special elective clinical study, public holidays, sick leaves and casual leaves. Upon completion of the programme, the total hours of absence cannot exceed more than 7% of the original planning of Clinical Subjects.