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STUDY PLAN & MODULE DESCRIPTIONS
Study Plan I

Code Module Credits Duration Prerequisite(s)
Compulsory Modules (27 credits)

NURS6139 Introduction to Advanced Nursing 3 45 hrs ---
Practices
This module aims to enable students to analyze relevant concepts and theories and to

clarify roles and responsibilities of advanced practice nurses. The contents include related
concepts and theories of advanced nursing practice; development and influential factors
of advanced nursing practice in different countries and regions around the world; roles
and responsibilities of advanced practice nurses; and clinical practice and related research
in advanced nursing practice.

NURS6140 Advanced Health Assessment 3 45 hrs ---
This module is a practical-oriented study of basic theories, essential skills and clinical
thinking approach regarding the physiological, psychological and social adaptation of
individuals in response to existing or potential health problems from a nursing
perspective. The contents include advanced theory and skills of health assessment;
clinical thinking and clinical decision-making ability through case analysis; laboratory
results analysis; comprehensive analysis of clinical cases, etc.
NURS6141 Nursing Leadership and Management 3 45 hrs ---
Based on the objective analysis of nursing work, this module aims to strengthen students’
ability to apply basic theories and methods of management to assess, plan, organize,
implement and evaluate nursing practice, and effectively utilize human and material
resources to promote and guarantee the quality of nursing care. This module explains and
analyzes concept and practice of Nursing Leadership and Quality Management.
The contents include nursing management process; quality management system; patient
safety and risk management; concept and procedure of goal management; and
management of human and materials resources; leadership style, communication skills,
interpersonal conflict management; organizational culture, management model; risk
management; the concept of quality management; and methods of quality management
and indicators for assessing care services.
NURS6142 Evidence-Based Nursing Practice 3 45 hrs ---
The module focuses on evidence-based nursing theory and practice. The contents include

the development of evidence-based health care; concepts, steps and significance of
evidence-based nursing; data information retrieval, and quality appraisals of literature;
the characteristics and grading of different kinds of evidence; systematic reviews; meta-
analysis, meta-synthesis, clinical practice guidelines; and applications and evaluations of
evidence, the best kinds of evidence that are used in intensive care, patient safety and
nosocomial infection control.

NURS6143 Research Methods and Ethics 3 45 hrs ---
This module aims to emphasize the students to master and apply scientific research

method, can develop the research projects, and discuss the practice issues including
literature review and writing a research proposal. The contents include key principles of
research methods; research processes and ethical principles; quantitative research;
qualitative research; mixed research methods; and management of nursing research
projects.

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