醫管局護理學高級文憑課程(只備英文版)
Applications are now open for admission to the:
Hospital Authority
Higher Diploma in Nursing (2014/15)
Last updated : 2 July, 2014
This programme is a 3-year full time Basic Nursing Programme leading to an award of Higher Diploma in Nursing.
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Programme Aims, Structure and Mode of Study
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The programme aims to prepare graduates to become competent, caring professional nurses who have developed an understanding of the holistic nature of health, able to apply principles of nursing and demonstrate proficiency in caring for clients in the primary, secondary and tertiary level of health care settings.
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The programme is organized by the Hospital Authority (HA). Teaching will be mainly conducted in one of the following gazetted Registered Nurse Training Schools: (a) School of General Nursing, Caritas Medical Centre, (b) School of General Nursing, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, (c) School of General Nursing, Tuen Mun Hospital.
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The curriculum includes both theoretical component and clinical practicum in various HA hospitals and community settings.
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Medium of instruction is English (except the subject on Modern Chinese Medicine Nursing and Complementary Alternative Medicines) and supplemented with Chinese.
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On successful completion of the programme, graduates are eligible to apply for registration as Registered Nurses (General) with the Nursing Council of Hong Kong.
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(a) (i) Applicable to applicants with Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
Examination results
A minimum of 5 subjects in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination, or equivalent, or any recognized qualification above. The 5 compulsory subjects required are:
I. 4 Core Subjects, with English Language and Chinese Language at Level 3 or above, and Mathematics and Liberal Studies at Level 2 or above; and
II. Any one science subject from the following at level 2 or above: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Combined Science, Integrated Science;
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(ii) Applicable to applicants with Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) results & Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination
(HKALE) results
I. HKALE with Grade E in one subject, or HKALE (AS-Level) with Grade E in two subjects; and
II. Passed 5 subjects in HKCEE, or equivalent, details are as below:
(i) Any one subject at Grade C, and
(ii) Compulsory subjects:
l English Language (Syllabus B) at Grade D or above, or English Language (Syllabus A) at Grade B, or English Language at Level 3 (for HKCEE issued after 2007); and
l Chinese Language/Chinese Literature at Grade E (at Level 2 for Chinese Language issued after 2007); and
l Any one subject from the following at Grade E or above: Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics; and
l Other subjects at Grade E; and
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(b) having attained the age of 18 or above by the commencement of the training programme; and
(c) Fluent in both written English and Chinese, and oral English and Cantonese.
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Commencement Date of the Programme
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Application froms can be obtained from:
n School of General Nursing, 2/F, Wai Oi Block, Caritas Medical Centre, 111 Wing Hong Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, or
n School of General Nursing, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, or
n School of General Nursing, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories, or
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Please complete the form in English and print in BLOCK LETTER with black ball pen. The completed form together with the original application fee bank-in slip and copies of applicant’s academic certificates/ transcripts (and/or documentary proof of the equivalent) should reach the Joint Admission Centre for HA Higher Diploma in Nursing Programme (Address: School of General Nursing, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon) on or before 21 July 2014 either by post (according to postmark) / in person (before 5:00 p.m. on 21 July 2014 – Hong Kong time).
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Eligible applicants would be invited for interview before 13 August 2014. Applicants who do not receive email by 13 August 2014 would consider their applications unsuccessful.
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Notification for interview (if any) and subsequent communication would be by e-mail.
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Application fee is HK$150 (non-refundable). Applicants are required to deposit the application fee directly to the following designated bank account:
Account Name:
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Hospital Authority – Queen Elizabeth Hospital
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Bank:
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Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd
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Account Number:
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043-47811107367
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The original bank-in slip with the payment of HK$150 should be submitted together with application form. Application will not be proceeded if original paid bank-in slip is not submitted.
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Telephone Enquiries Hotline: from 3 July to 21 July 2014
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2300 6300
2300 6400
2300 6500
(Monday to Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm)
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3 July 2014 – 21 July 2014
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21 July 2014 (postal date referred if submission by post)
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Total tuition fee for the Program is HK$84,000. Each successful applicant has to pay the tuition fee of HK$28,000 annually by 2 installments (HK$14,000 each).
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Details of the payment method would be provided to successful applicants.
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Tuition fee paid will not be refunded.
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Successful candidates will be required to complete a health check at their own cost before clinical training.
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Students enrolled in this programme will have full student status and they will not receive any monetary reward from the Hospital Authority.
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Students are required to wear uniform during clinical placement (students need to buy the uniforms at their own cost).
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Students are required to purchase their own personal insurance coverage at their own cost.
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Students enrolled in this programme may apply the following financial assistance from the Student Financial Assistance Agency, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region:
l Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students or
l Non-means-tested Loan Scheme
reference : http://www3.ha.org.hk/nursing/hahdnursing_1415.htm
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