Nursing Program between
Australia and China

Yunjia TIAN · M1
24/05/2023

Outline• Nursing degree• Institutions• Curriculum content• Teaching methods• Registration• Regulation authorities• Career development**Mainly based on personal
experiences and understandingNursing Degree• Diploma of Nursing/• Technical secondary school

Certificate IV of Nursing• 3-year course• shorter training period - usually
18-24 months• Entry: junior high school graduation• Lower entry requirements• Bachelor of Nursing• 3 or 4-year course• Double degree possible: eg. Finearts, languages, etc.

• Master of Advanced Nursing• 2-year course• Diploma of Nursing• 3-year course• Entry: senior high school graduation• Bachelor of Nursing• 4-year course• Master of Advanced Nursing• 2-year course

Institutions• College• Eg. TAFE NSW (Technical And FurtherEducation) - Australia’s largest vocational
education and training provider based in
New South Wales• Universities• Health care facilities (continuing

professional development courses)：• Hospitals, aged care, community healthcare center, etc.

• Private education institutions• Nurse assistant/Enrolled Nurse courses• Continuing professional development
courses• Technical schools/college• Universities• Health care facilities - mainlyhospitals

‘Bachelor of Nursing graduates are compassionate, curious, capable and politically astute. They
become clinical leaders, change agents and innovative researchers who have a positive impact on thehealth outcomes of individuals and communities.’
The University of Technology Sydney‘…To meet the needs of social development and health services, have the core values of socialism
and nursing professional values, systematically master the theoretical knowledge and skills ofnursing, with humanistic care, international vision and innovation ability of the soul of outstanding
nursing talents…’Shanghai JiaoTong University, School of Nursing‘Prepares students to become professional nurses who can competently work independently orcollaboratively to provide preventive, promotive, curative, and rehabilitative healthcare services toindividuals, families, groups, and communities. Courses on physical, behavioural, biological, andsocial sciences are well integrated in the curricula to train students to provide comprehensive, safe,
high-quality care in clinical and public health settings. Effective communication, leadership,
teamwork, critical thinking, and problem solving are core skills in all undergraduate courses…’
The University of Tokyo

Comparison of curriculum content
General subjects
AUSTRALIA- Bioscience- Diversity and Health- Interpersonal Processes and Skills- Ethics Law and Health Care

CHINA

- Chinese characteristic
subjects (social &politics)- PE, English, calculus,
medical chemistry &physics- Pharmacology For Health Professionals- Program design- Human Development and Ageing- Anatomy- Pathogenic microorganism- physiology- pharmacology- psychology- Health assessment- histoembryology- immunology- pathophysiology- Preventive medicine- Clinical nutrition- pathology- Cell biology- epidemiology- Medical ethics
YU Hua et al, 2011

Comparison of curriculum content
Nursing subjects
AUSTRALIA- Nursing and the Health Care System- Foundations of Nursing Practice- Health Alterations and Nursing- Mental Health Nursing- Health Alterations and High Dependency Nursing- Promoting Health in the Community- Research Approaches in Nursing- Professional Nursing Development- Selective of specialty

CHINA- Medical nursing- Surgical nursing- Obstetrics and gynecology nursing- Pediatric nursing- Fundamentals of nursing- Nursing management- Emergency nursing- Psychiatric nursing- Ent nursing- Nursing of traditional Chinese medicine- Introduction to nursing- dermatology- Community nursing- Nursing research- Thesis
YU Hua et al, 2011

Comparison of curriculum content
Clinical
AUSTRALIA

CHINA- Internship- Placement/Practice- Rounds in different specialties & wards- Rounds in different specialties & wards-From 2nd semester of yr-3 & all yr-4-2-8 weeks per term

- Disconnection between: theory and practice; classroom- the scope and depth of placement content gradually
increase according to study yearand laboratory teaching and clinical- Solid medical knowledge are very adaptive to current
Chinese health care system

YU Hua et al, 2011

‘Nursing - curriculum setting and teaching process handbook’
Shanghai JiaoTong University, School of Nursing

UTS: C10122v12 Bachelor of Nursing - Health, UTS Handbook

Teaching Methods• Lectures• Tutorials• Group works & discussion• Senario• Simulation• Clinical instruction• Supervised teacher• Ward nurses• Nurse educator• Multidisciplinary team

Registration• Enrolled nurse• Collage graduates• Under RN’s supervision• Registered nurse• Renewal every year
• Certain credits of CPD required
for registration renewal• Endorsement - nursing
specialty• Step 1 - nursing certificate• Requirement: at least 3-year-full timeeducation, at least 8-month clinicalplacement• Allow to apply for nurse jobs

• Step 2 - Practice certificate• Requirement:• valid nursing certificate• Health check-ups• Job offer• **only allowed to practice in workingfacilities (usually hospitals) per certificate• Renewal every 5 years

Regulation Authorities• AHPRA - Australian HealthPractitioner RegistrationAuthority• Nursing and Midwifery Board ofAustralia• ANMAC - Australian Nursing &Midwifery AccreditationCouncil• National Health Commission of thePRC - registration• Ministry of Education of PRC

Career Development• Registered Nurse• Primary Nurse• Nurse Practitioner• Registered Nurse• Nurse educator• Nursing clinical director/senior nurse manager

V.S.

• Nurse educator