Department of Nursing

Bachelor’s Degree

Department Introduction

  1. Tzu Chi Foundation provides global resources and enables the     department to offer students the diverse learning opportunities listed below:

(1) Provides well-equipped teaching wards and works with partner institutions to offer internship training:

    • Makes simulation wards available and builds facilities associated with each medical specialty. 
    • Collaborates with Tzu Chi Hospitals around Taiwan for providing internship training programs.

(2) Employs various teaching approaches listed below to ensure that students acquire professionalism and humanism needed for providing nursing care:

    •  Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
    •  Standardized Patient Program
    •  Team-Based Learning (TBL)
    •  Inter-professional Education
    •  Concept Mapping
    •  Learning with Human Figures 
    •  Silent Mentor Program

2. Providing students service-learning opportunities for serving the needy in Taiwan or overseas, to inspire their filial piety and benevolence, and cultivate their spirit of caring for the sick with compassion.

3. Offering international exchange programs for students to broaden their global perspectives.

4.For years, the students’ passing rates of taking national licensure examinations and alumni employment rates have been greater than 90 percent. 

Future Career

Pursue advanced studies:

    1. Undergraduate students can pursue their master’s studies in nursing in Taiwan or overseas.
    2. Master’s students can choose to pursue their doctoral programs at Tzu Chi University or elsewhere. 

Seek Employment:

Students can work in nursing care at Tzu Chi hospitals located in Hualien, Taipei, Taichung, Dalin, Yuli, Guanshan, and Douliu. Students can also work for other healthcare institutions in Taiwan or overseas. Almost all of our new graduates are employed by healthcare institutions, and their employers welcome and highly recognize the performances of our alumni.

Language of Instruction

Chinese

Documents to Be Submitted

  • Official high school academic transcript
  • Chinese Proficiency Test results within the last two years
  • English Proficiency Test results within the last two years
  • Autobiography in Chinese and English
  • Proof of membership in student clubs and societies, service certificate(s), and award certificate(s)
  • Chinese Proficiency Test results within the last two years:
    ․Level A2 or above of the Test of Chinese as a Foreign
    Language (TOCFL);
    ․Level 4 or above of the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK); or
    ․Level A2 or above of the Common European Framework
    of Reference for Language (CEFR).

Evaluation Criteria

  • Official high school academic transcript ：20%
  • Chinese Proficiency Test results：30%
  • English Proficiency Test results：30%
  • Other documents related to the application：20%

Remarks

  • Certificate or relevant documents of Chinese language proficiency
  • Certificate or relevant documents of English language proficiency
  • Website: https://tcunursing.tcu.edu.tw/
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醫學院
College of Medicine

學生餐廳 / 每天
Student Cafeteria / Day

生活費 / 每月
Living Cost / Month

宿舍費 / 每學期
Dormitory / Semester

$48,849~$61,975

$65（校本部 Main Campus）

$91（人社院校區 Jieren Campus）

$5,000~$10,000

$8,200

 

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

 

Chinese Reading and Writing

General School Core

2

Altruism and Citizenship, Teamwork, Thinking and Communication

 

Beginner English

2

Lifelong learning, caring, critical analysis

Required

General Psychology

Basic Medical Course

2

Basic Biomedical Science knowledge

 

Human Development (with Practice)

3

 

English for Medicine and Nursing

Nursing professional course

2

Clinical nursing knowledge and skills, communication and cooperation, critical analysis, caring, ethical literacy, due diligence, lifelong learning

Elective

General Biology

 

2

Organic Chemistry

 

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

 

Life Education

General Education Core Subjects

2

Altruism and Citizenship, Teamwork, Thinking and Communication

Tzu Chi Humanities and Service Learning

 

2

Lifelong learning, caring, critical analysis

Required

Organic Chemistry

2

 

Human Anatomy

Basic Medical Course

3

Basic Biomedical Science knowledge

Human Anatomy Lab (I)

 

0.5

 

Introduction to Nursing

2

 

Indigenous Tribe Caring and Service

Nursing professional course

2

Clinical nursing knowledge and skills, communication and cooperation, critical analysis, caring, ethical literacy, due diligence, lifelong learning

Elective

Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medical Science

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Microbiology and Immunology

 

3

 

Microbiology and Immunology Lab

 

1

Required

Physiology

Basic Medical Course

3

Basic Biomedical Science knowledge

 

Physiology Lab

 

1

 

Biostatistics

 

2

 

Human Anatomy Lab (II)

0.5

Elective

Parasitology

Nursing Professional Courses

2

Clinical nursing knowledge and skills, communication and cooperation, critical analysis, caring, ethical literacy, due diligence, lifelong learning

Design Thinking and Smart Nursing

 

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Pharmacology (I)

 

3

 

Nutrition

Basic Medical Course

2

Basic Biomedical Science knowledge

Required

Applied Pathology

 

2

 

Fundamentals of Nursing

 

3

 

Fundamentals of Nursing Practice

 

2

Emotional Management Program

Professional Nursing Courses

2

Clinical nursing knowledge and skills, communication and cooperation, critical analysis, caring, ethical literacy, due diligence, lifelong learning

Elective

Service Learning in Home Care Health (Dual Degree)

 

2

 

Introduction to Chinese Herb

 

1

 

Chinese Medicated Foods

 

1

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Physical Assessment and Examination (Included Practice)

 

3

 

Medical and Surgical Nursing (I)

 

3

Required

Maternal and Infant Nursing

 

3

 

 

Medical and Surgical Nursing Practice (I)

 

3

 

Maternal and Infant Nursing Practice (Team A)

Professional Nursing Course

3

Clinical nursing knowledge and skills, communication and cooperation, critical analysis, caring, ethical literacy, due diligence, lifelong learning

 

Transcultural Nursing

 

2

 

Women’s Health

 

2

 

Literature Review and writing of nursing Reports

 

2

Elective

Perinatal Nursing Practicum (Team A)

 

0.5

 

Introduction to Global Nursing Care

 

2

 

Global Nursing Care Practicum

 

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ablility

Medical and Surging Nursing (II)

 

3

Pediatric Nursing

 

3

 

Mental Health Nursing Practice/3

 

3

Required

Medical and Surgical Nursing Practice (II)

 

3

 

Maternal and Infant Nursing Practice (Team B)

 

3

Pediatric Nursing Practice (Team A)

 

3

 

 

Mental Health Nursing Practice (Team A)

Professional Nursing Courses

3

Clinical nursing knowledge and skills, communication and cooperation, critical analysis, caring, ethical literacy, due diligence, lifelong learning

Theories and Techniques of Counselling

 

2

 

Perinatal Nursing Practicum (Team B)

 

0.5

 

Pediatric Nursing Skills (Team A)

 

0.5

Elective

Mental Health Skill (Team A)

 

1

 

Elderly Physical Assessment with Clinical Case Practice

 

2

 

Introduction of Nursing Informatics

 

2

Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nursing

 

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Community Nursing Practice

 

3

Nursing Administration

 

2

 

General Concepts in Nursing Research

 

2

 

Community Nursing Practice (Team A)

 

3

Required

Comprehensive Clinical Nursing Practice (I)

 

3

 

Pediatric Nursing Practice (Team B)

 

3

 

Mental Health Nursing Practice (Team B)

Professional Nursing Courses

3

Clinical nursing knowledge and skills, communication and cooperation, critical analysis, caring, ethical literacy, due diligence, lifelong learning

 

Nursing Administration (team A)

 

2

 

Oncological Nursing

 

2

 

Critical Care Nursing

 

2

 

Palliative Care

 

2

Elective

Gerontologic Nursing

 

2

Pediatric Nursing Skills (Team B)

 

0.5

 

 

Mental Health Skill (Team B)

 

1

 

Wound Care and Clinical Care Study

 

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Discussion on Professional Nursing Issues

 

2

Required

Community Nursing Practice (Team B)

 

3

Comprehensive Clinical Nursing Practice (II)

 

3

Nursing Administration Practicum (Team B)

 

2

Clinical Nursing Skill

 

2

 

Operative Room Nursing

Professional Nursing Courses

2

Clinical nursing knowledge and skills, communication and cooperation, critical analysis, caring, ethical literacy, due diligence, lifelong learning

Emergency Nursing

 

2

 

Elective

Nursing Ethics & Law

 

2

Essential Concepts of Microbiology and Immunology

 

1

Clinical Pharmacology

 

1

Concise Physiology

 

1

Occupational Health Care

 

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Web Visual Design and Programming

Recommended to be completed in first and second year

2

General Education Elective

Free choice in any field, recommend to complete in the first and second year

18

Altruism and citizenship, teamwork, critical thinking and communication lifelong learning, caring, critical analysis

Required

Foreign Language Courses

Recommended to be completed in first and second year

2

 

Physical Education Courses

Physical activity & Health/2, Active Physical Education Course Interest /1

3

Information literacy, teamwork, lifelong learning, critical analysis