BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING STUDIES
(BSc[NursStud])
(See also General Regulations, pp. 1 to 16)
Bachelor of Medicine and
Bachelor of
Surgery (MBBS) (Part 1)
Bachelor of
Medicine and
Bachelor of
Surgery (MBBS) (Part 2)
Bachelor of Nursing (Part-time) (BNurs)
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences (BSc[BiomedSc])
Sp 16 Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission to the courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing Studies, an applicant
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shall comply with the General Regulations; |
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shall be registered as a nurse with the Nursing Board of Hong Kong or hold recognized equivalent qualifications; |
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shall have completed a minimum of two years' experience as a registered nurse; and |
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may be required to take a qualifying test of language ability and nursing knowledge. |
Sp 17 Exemption
Applicants who hold a post-registration Diploma in Nursing or equivalent qualification from a recognized tertiary institution may be exempted from some or all of the courses in Part I of the nursing degree programme if they are deemed to have already covered the academic requirements of these courses. No exemptions will be granted in Part II or Part III of the nursing degree programme.
Sp 18 Award of the degree
To be eligible for the award of the degree a candidate shall
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comply with the General Regulations; and |
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complete the curriculum. |
Sp 19 Curriculum
The curriculum shall extend over not less than three years (two years for those with exemptions under Sp 17 above) and shall include annual examinations.
Sp 20 Completion of the curriculum
To complete the curriculum a candidate shall
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follow the courses of instruction presented in the syllabus; and |
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satisfy the Board of Examiners in the examinations and coursework assessment at Part I (unless exempted therefrom under Regulation Sp 17), Part II and Part III in the manner prescribed in the syllabuses. |
Sp 21 The teaching year
Teaching will commence in September each year and extend over two semester (September - January and February - June).
Sp 22 Examinations
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The examination may consist of written papers, oral examinations and practical work. An element of continuous assessment is built into the course in the form of assignments/ projects which constitute one of the individual assessment components of the modules. |
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Examinations shall be held in June each year; the examination of candidates who are permitted to present themselves for re-examination or supplementary examination shall be held in February of the following year. |
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A candidate must satisfy the examiners in all three parts of the degree curriculum to be eligible for award of the degree. |
Sp 23 Failure in the examinations
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A candidate who fails in one paper at the Part I, Part II or Part III examination may be permitted to present for re-examination in that paper at the next sitting of the examination or in the following February. |
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A candidate who fails in two or more papers at Part I, II or III may be permitted to repeat the year. |
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A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners on a second occasion may be required to discontinue his studies. |
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A candidate may only be permitted a third attempt at an examination in exceptional circumstances and shall not be eligible for honours except with permission of the Senate. |
Sp 24 Nursing research project
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A candidate must submit the nursing research project by the end of the final year of the course. |
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A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in the nursing research project may be permitted to resubmit within six months of the notice of failure. |
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A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners on a second occasion may be required to discontinue his studies. |
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A candidate may only be permitted a third submission in exceptional circumstances and shall not be eligible for honours except with the permission of the Senate. |
Sp 25 Illness
A candidate who is unable, because of illness, to be present for any paper at any part of the examinations may apply for permission to present himself at a supplementary examination to be held before the commencement of the next part of the curriculum. Any such application shall be made on the prescribed form within two weeks of the candidate's absence from the examination. Any supplementary examination shall constitute a first attempt in that part of the examination.
Sp 26 Honours
An alphabetical list shall be published of candidates successful in the Part I and Part II examinations; while the list of candidates successful in Part III (the whole examination) shall be published in five divisions: first class, second class honours division one, second class honours division two, third class honours and pass. The standards attained in all the examinations, in coursework and the nursing research project shall be taken into account in determining each candidate's division.
SYLLABUSES FOR THE DEGREE
OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING STUDIES
FIRST YEAR (Level 2 or diploma level.)
Three modules are to be completed:
99130. Nursing skills (communication and counselling)
Understanding the nature and importance of communication skills in nursing and health care; recognizing the relevance of social/psychological factors in health, illness and recovery; developing self awareness, communication skills and facilitating personal development; small group work includes discussion seminars, experiential learning, role play, use of video etc.
99131. Biological Science
Understanding the relevance of human biology, physiology, pathology, microbiology, pharmacology, nutrition, radiological protection and nuclear techniques to the practice of nursing; becoming familiar with the methods of investigation in the biological sciences; pure and applied topics in biological sciences to provide contrasting examples of applications; training in presentation of work which applies a knowledge of biological sciences; the basis of drug development and refinement; basis of drug therapies applied to different health problems.
The course will be in three sections (a) fundamental topics presented by specialists, (b) applied and integrated topics, and (c) pharmacology applied to nursing and disease entities.
99132. Behavioural Science
The course combines elements of sociology, social policy and psychology relevant to health care: introduction to sociology; overview of sociological theory: functionalism, marxism, interpretative sociology, positivism; review of sociological literature on childhood and family life, schooling and other education opportunities, youth and work, inequalities in society (social class, gender, race), demography, epidemiology; review of sociological literature on health and illness behaviour, doctor-patient relationships, stigma and illness.
SECOND YEAR (Level 3 work, more synthesis, analysis and critical appraisal expected. All modules inform nursing practice and theory.)
Three modules to be completed:
99230. Nursing research (methods, statistics and application)
Experimental perspectives; survey perspectives; ethnographic perspectives; identification and design of research projects; ethical issues in nursing research; approaches to qualitative data analysis content analysis, grounded theory; descriptive statistics (e.g. mean); inferential statistical tests; Minitab (or equivalent) for interactive statistical analysis; preparing research proposals and critiques of reports; principles of measurement, reliability and validity; design of interviews, questionnaires, measurement of attitudes, methods of observation; action research, case studies, triangulation.
99231. Health care issues (health assessment, health promotion, maintenance and rehabilitation)
Concepts of health, health theories and health methodology; health and the individual, health and society; preventing ill health at individual and community level; principles and models of health promotion, ethical implications; health education and choices, patient:client education, partnership in health care; community initiatives in health care; alternative approaches to health ¡X theory and practice; evaluation and analysis of health promotion in practice, nurses' role in health promotion.
99232. Professional issues (patient advocacy, management and education)
Management and education theories; resource management in health care; quality assurance and audit; information technology; leadership; innovations and management of change; accountability; management and assessment of learning in the clinical environment; stress management; teamwork and interdisciplinary work.
Students will make a twenty-minute presentation with a partner using appropriate A-V aids, take part in discussion and act as Chairman of a session or as principal critic of a presentation.
THIRD YEAR (Honours year, focusing on advanced practice and research understanding; research methods in first term to prepare for project work; advanced nursing studies in small groups.)
99330. Nursing theories (concepts, theories and models)
Concept analysis, clarification and presentation; relationship of ideas/concepts to models/theories of nursing; theory building, induction and testing; theory and research, relationship of each to the other, the creation of knowledge; use of theory in other disciplines, ideas relevant to nursing; selection of nursing models for student presentation and evaluation; models and practice, application and usefulness; case studies, models applied to care.
99331. Advanced practice (clinical nursing project)
Areas of specialist practice are to be determined but might include the management of the elderly, the young, people with mental health problems, medical and surgical cases.
This module is provided to assist students gain advanced skills and knowledge in areas of specialist practice. Clinical and research expertise would be required by the teaching team so that variety and range provided would inevitably be limited. Seminars and invited speakers would occupy some sessions but the students themselves would be expected to set projects and reading assignments. It may be possible with the help of a tutor to plan topics within the seminar group.
Nursing students should be working within the specialist area, so that they can utilize the theoretical input and apply principles in practice. They should also be able to present clinical situations and challenging pertinent problems to their peers.
99332. Nursing research project
A piece of research in which data are collected or analysed or a critical review and synthesis of the literature (note need for Ethics Committee approval of projects involving patients, volunteers, nurses or examination of medical records)
