About This Course

The Fundamentals of Nursing provides students with theoretical knowledge and foundational concepts related to nursing practice. Students will be introduced to the basic knowledge and skills necessary in the delivery of care to the patient, such as the nursing process, safety, hygiene, medication, skin care and integral components of patient care.  Critical thinking skills and the process of clinical reasoning will be stressed.

Requirements

The learners should have basic anatomy and physiology knowledge. The learners should have an intermediate level of English proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Lecturer

	Jing Su Shantou University Medical College Jing Su, PhD, RN/Associate Prof., Director of Nursing Department, SUMC, Project director, is responsible for the design and development of curriculum framework and syllabus writing. She is the key investigator of several provincial educational research projects and has developed English curriculum of Bachelor of Science in Nursing for Chinese students in SUMC.
	Xueqin Huang Shantou University Medical College Associate Chief Nurse Xueqin Huang, RN/Head Nurse of ICU, First affiliated hospital, SUMC, Course coordinator, is responsible for lesson planning and online teaching, has rich teaching and clinical working experience in China.
	Ruilin Chen Shantou University Medical College Lecturer Ruilin Chen, MSN, RN/Lecturer., Deputy Director of Adult Nursing Department, SUMC. She is responsible for lesson planning and online teaching, has rich teaching and clinical working experience in China.
	Lidong Chen Shantou University Medical College Nurse in Charge Lidong Chen, RN/Head Nurse of Cancer hospital, SUMC, is responsible for lesson planning and online teaching, has rich teaching and clinical working experience in China.
	Qiudi Chen Shantou University Medical College Nurse in Charge Qiudi Chen, MSN, RN/Dean Assistant of Family Medicine Center, SUMC. Course coordinator, is responsible for lesson planning and online teaching, has rich teaching and clinical working experience in China.
	Xiaona Ouyang Shantou University Medical College Nurse in Charge Xiaona Ouyang, MSN, RN/Head Nurse of First affiliated hospital, SUMC, is responsible for lesson planning and online teaching, has rich teaching and clinical working experience in China.
	Zhijun Guo Shantou University Medical College Nurse in Charge Zhijun Guo,MSN, RN/Vice director of clinical nursing teaching and research office in Cancer hospital, SUMC, is responsible for lesson planning and online teaching, has rich teaching and clinical working experience in China.
	Zeting Wu Shantou University Medical College Nurse in Charge Zeting Wu, MSN, RN/Head Nurse of First affiliated hospital, SUMC, is responsible for lesson planning and online teaching, has rich teaching and clinical working experience in China.