Bachelor of Nursing with Honours in Mental Health Care

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School of Nursing & Health Studies

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Introduction

This five-year programme aims to equip students with the essential knowledge and skills to become competent Registered Nurses (Psychiatric) in Hong Kong. It provides the challenge to people who have interest to practice in the health care field and have the vision of providing high quality nursing care in mental nursing aspect.

Admission Requirements and Application

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Career Prospects

The programme prepares students to be Registered Nurses (Psychiatric) and practice in Hong Kong. Upon obtaining the academic and professional qualification, graduates can practice as Registered Nurses (Psychiatric) in various health care settings such as hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centres and residential care homes.

As the graduates gain clinical experience, they will gradually progress to senior nurses and take up the different roles such as advanced practitioners to implement advanced nursing practice; managers to oversee a working unit and supervise the junior nurses; or educators to engage in teaching activities within an educational institution.

Further Studies

Opportunities are available for the graduates of this programme to postgraduate studies in Hong Kong and abroad. They can choose to study further in the field of nursing or other health care subject area, according to their career plan.

General Structure

During the five years of study, students will need to complete 200 credits from theoretical courses and practicum.

Theoretical Courses (160 credits)

Professional-specific courses (130 credits) – They cover a wide variety of subject areas including anatomy and physiology, mircrobiology and pharmacology, applied psychology, health assessment, clinical nursing, health promotion, care delivery, Chinese and alternative medicinal nursing, nursing research, nursing management, legal aspects of nursing, health care system and health care policies. English Language courses (10 credits)
English Language courses (10 credits)
General education courses (20 credits)
General education courses (20 credits)

Practicum (40 credits) – The practicum exposes students to the clinical environment in hospitals and other health care settings. Face-to-face supervised practice and coaching takes place to assist students to gain clinical competence.

Core courses

Core Courses
Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
Fundamental Nursing Practice
Fundamentals of Microbiology and Pharmacology
Sociology of Health in Nursing
Applied Psychology in Nursing
Health Assessment
Health Promotion and Education
Professional Nursing Practice
Nursing Management
Chinese and Alternative Medicinal Nursing中醫及另類醫療護理學
Interprofessional Learning in Care Delivery (Mental Health Care)
Effective Use of English I
English for Effective Communication II: Reading and Writing
General Education I, II, III, IV
Nursing Research I, II
Nursing Therapeutics in Mental Health Nursing I, II, III, IV
Specialty Nursing (Mental Health Care) I, II
Clinical Practicum (Mental Health Care) I, II, III, IV, V

Programme Structure

Year 1 Courses

Term	Course Title
Autumn Term	Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
	Autumn	Fundamental Nursing Practice
	Autumn	Fundamentals of Microbiology and Pharmacology
	Autumn	Effective Use of English I
Spring Term	Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology (Con't)
	Spring	Fundamental Nursing Practice (Con't)
	Spring	Nursing Therapeutics in Mental Health Nursing I
	Spring	Applied Psychology in Nursing
Summer Term	Clinical Practicum (Mental Health Care) I

Year 2 Courses

Term	Course Title
Autumn Term	Nursing Therapeutics in Mental Health Nursing II
	Autumn	Specialty Nursing (Mental Health Care) I
	Autumn	Health Assessment
	Autumn	Health Promotion and Education
Spring Term	Clinical Practicum (Mental Health Care) II
Summer Term	Nursing Therapeutics in Mental Health Nursing II (Con’t)
	Summer	Specialty Nursing (Mental Health Care) I (Con’t)
	Summer	Sociology of Health in Nursing
	Summer	English for Effective Communication II: Reading and Writing

Year 3 Courses

Term	Course Title
Autumn Term	Nursing Therapeutics in Mental Health Nursing III
	Autumn	Specialty Nursing (Mental Health Care) II
	Autumn	Nursing Management
	Autumn	General Education I
Spring Term	Nursing Therapeutics in Mental Health Nursing III (Con’t)
	Spring	Chinese and Alternative Medicinal Nursing中醫及另類醫療護理學
	Spring	General Education II
	Spring	General Education III
Summer Term	Clinical Practicum (Mental Health Care) III

Year 4 Courses

Term	Course Title
Autumn Term	Clinical Practicum (Mental Health Care) IV
Spring Term	Professional Nursing Practice
	Spring	Nursing Research I
	Spring	Nursing Therapeutics in Mental Health Nursing IV
Summer Term	Professional Nursing Practice (Con't)
	Summer	Nursing Research I (Con’t)
	Summer	General Education IV

Year 5 Courses

Term	Course Title
Autumn Term	Nursing Research II
	Autumn	Interprofessional Learning in Care Delivery (Mental Health Care)
	Autumn	Clinical Practicum (Mental Health Care) V
Spring Term	Clinical Practicum (Mental Health Care) V (Con't)

Student exchange activities and study tours, both local and overseas, are organized to students for broadening their horizon in regards to nursing and health care arena.

Opportunity for attending international conference is also available. Through this international exposure, students have chance to acknowledge the current trend in nursing development and appreciate the difference in practice between different countries. Students may even have chance to present their study projects to international scholars.

There are also self-initiated student activities arranged by student union and student societies.