NURS 1310NED
NURS 1310NED |
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Life Sciences |
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Course Coordinator:
Dr Sy Hing-yee, BSc (Hons), PhD (CUHK)
NURS 1310NED Life Sciences is one of the core courses of the BNSGHC and the BNSMHC programmes.
Enrolment Requirement(s)
Only students in the Bachelor of Nursing Studies (General Health Care) (BNSGHC) and the Bachelor of Nursing Studies (Mental Health Care) (BNSMHC) programmes may enrol in NURS 1310NED.
BNSGHC students are required to take this course with NURS 1401NED, and BNSMHC students to take this course with NURS 1403NED.
Aims
This course aims to introduce students to the basic anatomy and key physiological processes of the human body, which serve as a foundation for learning nursing therapeutics and pathophysiology within the Bachelor of Nursing Studies curriculum.
Contents
This course consists of 10 units, covering:
Unit 1: Introduction to the human body
Unit 2: The haematological and cardiovascular system
Unit 3: The respiratory system
Unit 4: The urinary system
Unit 5: The digestive system
Unit 6: The nervous system and special senses
Unit 7: The musculoskeletal system
Unit 8: The endocrine system
Unit 9: The reproductive system
Unit 10: The lymphatic and immune system
Learning support
There will be 24 hours of face-to-face lectures, 24 hours of face-to-face tutorials, 9 hours of face-to-face laboratory sessions, and 300 self-study hours. An online platform, the Online Learning Environment (OLE), is available for students to manage their learning materials as well as to interact with teachers and classmates.
To meet the requirements of the Nursing Council of Hong Kong, students must have an attendance rate of 90% or above for this course.
Assessment
There will be two written assignments for continuous assessment and a final examination. Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).
Set book(s)
Peate, I., & Nair, M. (2020). Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology: For nursing and healthcare students (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
