Master program education objectives

    The Master’s Nursing program at the Hungkuang University College of Nursing aims at educating students to become Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs), who have corresponding professional function roles as Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) and/or Nurse Practitioners (NP). The Master’s program is based on eight core competencies of basic nursing education that prepare our graduates to become advanced practice nurses with a solid theoretical foundation, mastery of professional skills, effectiveness, professional autonomy, and independent judgment.

Doctoral program education objectives

    The overall curriculum design and development of the doctoral program of the Department of Nursing is based on the eight core competencies and literacy of basic nursing education (general clinical nursing skills, critical thinking skills, basic biomedical science, communication and cooperation, caring, ethical literacy, and exhaustion, Responsibilities, lifelong learning), and further accumulate the seven core competencies of the department’s master’s program (direct care, consulting, management leadership, communication and cooperation, education, research, and ethical decision-making) to enhance the doctoral level The four core competencies (advanced nursing practice expertise with constructive and translational knowledge, ability to perform cross-disciplinary rigorous nursing practice research, leadership management and innovation capabilities to improve care status, and ability to optimize international professional learning and vision) The master’s advanced nursing professionals with solid academic foundation, skilled nursing professional skills, effective ability, professional autonomy and independent judgment ability will be upgraded to “doctoral professional nursing talents with practical ability and international vision”. To play the role of professional leadership, by going through international version and to establish leadership of professional nursing.