Course Syllabus

Course Code: NURS4105EF

Course Title: Advanced Principles in Dispensing and Medication

Management
配藥進階原理及藥物管理

Contact Hours: 48 hours (23 hours of lecture , 22 hours of lab session plus
a 3-hour examination)

Pre-requisite(s): Nil

Medium of English supplemented with Cantonese terminology as

Instruction: appropriate. (Teaching notes and assessments are in
English)

QF Level: 4

QF Credits: 14.4

Aims: To provide students with basic and essential principles of

pharmaceutical dispensing in different health care settings.

Learning Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

Outcomes: a. Explain in details the importance and needs of a
pharmaceutical dispenser in different health care
settings;
b. Judge and identify abbreviated medication orders
and instructions on medical prescriptions;
c. Evaluate the mechanism and use of medication on
physiological and pathophysiological states;
d. Explain the correct work flow in dispensing;
e. Apply the underlying principles of good dispensing
practice; and
f. Identify the appropriate medication management and
care to residents in elderly homes and clinics.
Course Content:
Topic Contact Hours Alignment
Lecture Lab with
Learning
Outcomes
1. Advanced Concepts 2 0 a, b
2. Common Drug Categories 14 0 b, c
3. Dispensing Skills 10 6 d, e
4. Medication Management in the Elderly Homes and clinics 5 8 d, e, f
Total 31 14
45

Teaching and Learning Methods:

This course will be taught in both lecture and skill training format, using interactive form of
presentation and learning. Instructors will identify and illustrate with examples the main concepts
and techniques of relevant topics, and facilitate effective classroom discussion.

Assessment:
Weighting Topics Alignment with
Covered Learning Outcomes
Continuous Assessment: 50%
- In-class Quiz 15% 2 b,c
- Assignment 35% 1-4 a- f

Examination (3 hours) 50% 1- 4 a- f

Total 100%
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Course Code: NURS4104EF

Course Title: Elderly Care Nursing

長者護理

Contact Hours: 48 hours (45 teaching hours plus a 3-hour examination)

Pre-requisite(s): Nil

Medium of English supplemented with Cantonese

Instruction: (Teaching notes and assessments are in English.)

QF level: 4

QF credits: 14.4

Aims: To equip students with knowledge of ageing and late adulthood as

well as the abilities to reflect and analyze concepts, models and
theories that are central to relevant topics and issues in relation to the
ageing societies with particular reference to the context of Hong
Kong.

Learning Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

Outcomes: a. Explain the lifespan development of aging;
b. Identify the logistics and implication of elderly care delivery
model;
c. Explain the common issues of older adults;
d. Identify appropriate assessment for the older adults and;
e. Evaluate the importance of health policy on older adults.
Course Content:
Alignment
Contact
Topic with Learning
Hours
Outcomes
1. Life Span Development with Theories of Aging for Care 4 a
of Older Adults
2. Elderly Care Service Delivery Model 6 b
3. Common Issues in Older Adults 14 c
4. Cognition and Perception 6 c
5. Assessment of the Older Adults 8 d
6. Health Policy in an Ageing Society 7 e
Total 45

Teaching and Learning Methods

This course will be conducted primarily in lectures, using interactive presentations and group
discussions. Instructors will identify and illustrate with examples the main concepts and
techniques of relevant topics, and facilitate student discussions using cases drawn from students’
own experience. Students are expected to actively participate in class discussion.

Assessment:

Topics Alignment with

Weighting
Covered Learning Outcomes
Continuous Assessment: 50%
- Group Project 50% 1-6 a-e

Examination (3 hours) 50% 1-6 a-e

Total 100%
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Course Code: NURS5027EF

Course Title: Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care

醫療倫理議題

Contact Hours: 45 hours

Pre-requisite(s): Nil

Medium of English supplemented with Cantonese as appropriate

Instruction: (Teaching notes and assessments are in English)

QF level: 5

QF credits: 13.5

Aims: To provide students with background knowledge of basic ethical and

legal principles which influence clinical decision-making in health
care setting.

Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

a. Apply the concepts of human value development and their

relationships with ethics and law related to health care;
b. Explain patient’s rights and professional accountability;
c. Analyse the complexity of ethical and legal factors which
influence clinical decision making;
d. Appraise critically the complex ethical practice and its
relationship with culture;
e. Apply ethical principles and ethical decision-making
framework to the practice in healthcare setting; and
f. Critically analyse the conceptual framework for the ethical
standards of the profession.
Course Content:
Alignment
Contact
Topic with Learning
Hours
Outcomes
1. Theories in Ethics 8 a, b

2. Ethical Principles in Health Care 8 a, b

3. Ethical Decision Making 4 c, d, e
4. Legal Issues in Health Care Delivering System 10 c, d, e
5. End-of-life Care 8 a, b, c, d, e
6. Professional Code of Nursing Practice 7 f
Total 45

Teaching and Learning Methods:

Students’ learning includes lectures and seminars. The lectures provide students with knowledge
of basic ethical and legal principles that influence clinical decision-making. The seminars allow
students to integrate, analyse, interpret, and apply knowledge and concepts of related areas in
solving legal and ethical issues involved in health care delivering. Instructors will identify and
illustrate with examples the main concepts and techniques in relevant topics and facilitate student
discussion using cases drawn from students themselves. Students are expected to actively
participate in class discussion.

Assessment:

Topics Alignment with

Weighting
Covered Learning Outcomes

Continuous Assessment: 100%

- In-class Test 50% 1–4 a–e
- Group Project 50% 1–6 a–f
Total 100%