What to study to become a Nurse?

Along with Doctors, Pharmacists, Nurses are indispensable "links" in the health system. They are close, intimate and understand better than anyone the feelings, pain and efforts of patients. The care and thoughtful care of nurses is the spiritual medicine that soothes the pain, adds faith and motivation to life for patients. Humanity, nobility, respect from society as well as the open opportunities of the profession make nursing the dream of thousands of young people. So to pursue a career in Nursing, what do students need to learn? How to become a good Nurse in the future? Let's find out through the article below!

What is Nursing?

Nursing is a profession in the health human resource training system. This is an essential “service” profession, playing an important role in public health care.

Nursing has been developing into a multidisciplinary field of study, with many postgraduate specialties, such as: Pediatric Nursing, Obstetric Nursing, Geriatric Nursing... developing alongside Medicine, Pharmacy, and Public Health.

Nursing is always in the Top majors with the most applications at Dai Nam University.

What do you study in Nursing?

The Nursing training program of Dai Nam University is built according to ASEAN standards. When comparing the training program of the Faculty with some training programs of leading schools in the region in Nursing, such as: Mahidol University - Thailand, Osaka University - Japan, there is a high similarity of over 80% in content.

DNU Nursing students are trained thoroughly and intensively with up to 70% practice time.

Nursing major at Dai Nam University lasts 3.5 years (applied from course 17); includes 125 credits divided into 11 semesters. The program content includes the following knowledge blocks: General knowledge block 17 credits, Knowledge block by field 19 credits, Knowledge block by industry group 10 credits, Industry and supplementary knowledge block 69 credits, Internship & graduation knowledge block 10 credits.

In the first and second years, Nursing students will study basic science subjects mixed with basic medical subjects, such as: Foreign languages, Philosophy, Informatics, Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Basic Nursing, Nursing skills practice... and practice 55 basic Nursing skills at level 3/5 of Dave's skill scale in the Skillslab room in small groups on models.

In the third year, students will study theory and practice at the Skillslab in the school and do internships at central hospitals in the skills of Internal Medicine Nursing, Surgical Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Emergency Resuscitation, Infection Control, etc.

A team of highly qualified and experienced lecturers from the Nursing Department of Dai Nam University.

In the final semester, students continue to study and practice at the hospital the skills of Psychiatric Nursing, Community Nursing, Elderly Nursing, Traditional Medicine Nursing and Graduation Internship.

How to become a good Nurse in the future?

Mr. Le Van Duy - Head of Nursing Department of Dai Nam University said: Nurses are the ones directly responsible for taking care of people's health, therefore, to become a good nurse, first of all, one must have a deep love for the profession. Next, students need to equip themselves with a solid foundation of knowledge about the nursing profession.

“You should take advantage of your time studying and practicing in the classroom as well as doing internships at the hospital to have a solid foundation of medical knowledge. Don’t let “gaps” in your knowledge directly affect the health and lives of patients.”

A good nurse, in addition to professional knowledge and good professional skills, must have a kind heart.

In addition, a good nurse needs to meet the following criteria:

• Diligent and careful: Nurses are the ones who directly take care of patients' health, so all operations and skills must be careful and error-free to avoid serious consequences.
• Quick and active: Although nurses cannot make decisions on their own and must still follow the doctor's instructions, they can still proactively resolve any situation within the rules to help work go more smoothly.
• Withstand pressure and stress: All those working in the medical field must meet this requirement because the biggest burden is related to human health and life.
• Good communication skills: To be able to convey information from doctor to patient and vice versa, you need to have the right way of speaking. Therefore, nurses need to have good communication skills.

Ms. Cao Thi Hoa - Vice Principal especially advised students of the Nursing Faculty of Dai Nam University: "To become good nurses, with good medical ethics and international integration; requires you to make continuous efforts to study. If you want to receive, you have to sacrifice, nothing is free. The school always creates the best conditions for you to study. Teachers will be the extended arm of the school, teaching you wholeheartedly".

Differences in the Bachelor of Nursing training program of Dai Nam University

Assessment based on practical ability

The training motto of the Nursing Faculty is “Learning goes hand in hand with practice”, with practice time increased from 30% to 70% so that students have the conditions and time to practice 55 basic nursing techniques. Accordingly, the method of evaluating Nursing students of Dai Nam University especially focuses on practical skills and solving real-life situations.

Confirm your skills at professional competitions.

Students are evaluated according to practical ability.

The school has set out a requirement for assessing the practice of Nursing techniques to achieve a high level according to the Dave skill assessment scale through the OSCE station running test - an assessment method that has been and is being applied by international Nursing Universities.

For basic theoretical subjects, the school evaluates students' knowledge through the Bloom scale. Real-life situations and cases are presented for students to apply their knowledge, thereby forming and developing the ability to analyze, think critically, and respond quickly to real-life situations.

Station running competition - "specialty" of DNU Nursing Faculty.

Practice systematically on modern Skillslab models

The Nursing Department has a system of well-invested and modern practice labs that meet the maximum requirements for teaching and practice. The team of lecturers who are professionally trained in Skillslab teaching will provide detailed instructions to students on human body simulation models; helping students gain basic professional knowledge before interacting with real patients at the practice hospital.

Nursing students practice their skills from the first year and throughout their studies.

Mr. Le Van Duy said: “During the learning process, students will be guided from simple to complex skills at the school's skill practice facilities to reach a certain level. Then students will practice and intern at hospitals to directly care for patients under the direct guidance of medical staff.”

Mr. Simon Schweigert - CEO of HCI Australia - strategic partner of the Faculty of Nursing shared: "I highly appreciate the study program and Nursing practice system of Dai Nam University. This is an ideal learning environment, a solid foundation of expertise and practical skills for Nursing students to confidently enter the labor market".

Mr. Simon Schweigert is impressed with the practice system of the Nursing Faculty of Dai Nam University.

Internship at the practice hospital system

100% of Nursing students are connected, introduced to internships and work at major central hospitals such as: Viet Duc Hospital, Bach Mai Hospital, Central Maternity Hospital, Central Children's Hospital, Central Psychiatric Hospital, Central Psychiatric Hospital, Central Geriatric Hospital, Xanh-Pon General Hospital, Ha Dong General Hospital, Thanh Nhan Hospital...

Dai Nam University signed a cooperation agreement with Health Careers International (HCI) JSC with the goal of internationalizing the Nursing industry.

The partners are committed to creating all conditions to send Nursing students from Dai Nam University to practice and work in Japan.

During their internship, students are guided by experts and nurses with many years of experience from hospitals; they practice taking care of patients... When signing the cooperation agreement, the system of practicing hospitals commits to creating all conditions for Dai Nam University Nursing students to practice their profession; there is no such thing as students not being able to approach patients, only being able to sit in the hospital hallway, waiting for the end of the time to go home, and then asking for confirmation and good evaluation when the internship is over.

DNU Nursing students received much love from patients when they went on clinical experience at Ha Dong General Hospital.

04 ways to become a Nursing student at Dai Nam University

In the 2023-2024 school year, Dai Nam University will enroll 150 students in the regular university program of Nursing (major code: 7720301) according to 4 admission methods. Specifically:

Method 1: Use the results of 03 subjects from the high school graduation exam results according to the registered combination for admission consideration.

Candidates whose exam results meet the quality assurance threshold prescribed by the School after receiving the 2023 high school graduation exam results, except for the Health Sector, as prescribed by the Ministry of Education and Training.

Method 2: Use the transcript results, scores of 3 subjects from the 12th grade high school study results according to the registered combination for admission consideration.

Nursing major must have an average grade 12 score (yearly score) of 03 subjects in the admission group ≥ 19.5 and have a good academic performance or higher.

Method 3: Direct admission according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training and the School.

Method 4: Admission of foreign high school graduates.

>>> REGISTER FOR ADMISSION: HERE

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