| | FON1 |
This module is composed of three parts – Foundation of Professional Nursing, Principles of Health Promotion, Disease Prevention & Rehabilitation, and Nursing Process. The module surveys the development of nursing in Singapore and abroad, as well as the principles of nursing practice, with a focus on the caring concept. The framework of the nursing process is introduced and used for the development of all care plans to meet the needs of the patients. Students will also learn how to promote health awareness, disease prevention and rehabilitation in the primary health care system.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 1 |
| | NSL11 |
This module equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to meet patients’ basic health needs at a beginner’s level. These essential skills are fundamental to nursing practice and can be applied in a variety of health care settings.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 2 |
| | PAS1 | This module presents an overview of psychology, with an introduction to sociological concepts and perspectives for the broad understanding and analysis of society and culture. It provides students with an understanding of how psychology and sociology are applied to health care practice. | School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 3 |
| | AAP1 | This module provides students with a basic knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the human body at the cellular, tissue and systems level. Body systems covered include the musculo-skeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastro-intestinal, renal, blood, lymphatic and immune systems. Inter-relationships of the body systems and how they maintain homeostasis are also examined. | School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 4 |
| | MIC |
This module examines basic microbiology, immunology and the infection process, the body's defence mechanism, and the host-immune response to infections. Students will learn about the modes of transmission of microorganisms, and the prevention and control of infection in the hospital and community.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 5 |
| | CITS |
This module is designed to promote creative, analytical and critical thinking skills. It prepares students to approach their studies with an open and inquiring mind, moving away from looking for the “right answer”. The learning processes will enable them to discover their creative potential and thinking abilities.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 6 |
| | CNP |
This module focuses on developing effective communication skills for students to establish caring and helping relationships with patients, their families, and health care members.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 7 |
| | CA11 |
This module offers opportunities for students to provide care to individuals with health needs, diseases and illnesses across a lifespan. Students should apply the knowledge and skills learnt in clinical practice in the community and hospital settings.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 8 |
| | FON2 | This module is composed of four parts – Health Assessment, Caring & Clinical Judgment, Pre- and Post-Operative Nursing Care, and Gerontological Nursing. Students will learn how to interview patients to piece together a health history, and perform a general physical assessment at the beginner’s level. Besides imparting knowledge on how to care for patients undergoing surgeries, this module also covers the ageing process, problems faced by the elderly and how to care for them in various health care settings. | School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 9 |
| | NSL12 |
This module provides students with strategies to assess patients’ health needs, formulate nursing diagnoses and assist in implementing nursing interventions and care plans.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 10 |
| | CMBIO |
This module presents the basic living unit (the cell), cell structures and functions, and the central dogma of genetics. It also covers gene cloning and some advanced molecular techniques.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 11 |
| | PHAR1 |
This module introduces students to pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The principles for safe drug administration are highlighted and the nursing process framework is utilised to avoid drug errors. Systems of measurement and drug calculation are also included.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 12 |
| | AAP2 | This module provides nursing students with a basic knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the human body at the systems level. Body systems covered include the nervous, reproductive, integumentary and endocrine systems. Students will learn the way the body's receptors provide sensory information and how the sensory pathways distribute this information to provide us with our sense of smell, taste, vision, equilibrium and hearing. | School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 13 |
| | NR1 |
In this module, students will be introduced to nursing research principles, research methodology and nursing research process.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 14 |
| | SAWI |
This module takes a global approach to events and issues. With the tutors as facilitators and moderators, the aim is to enhance students’ understanding of various developments in the context of Singapore as a nation state, and to take the students through the process of choice and decision-making.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 15 |
| | CA12 |
This module offers students more exposure in caring for patients in a hospital setting. Students get to apply the knowledge and skills learnt to clinical practice.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 16 |
| | NS1 |
This module commences with the study of human physiological processes, followed by diseases and disorders of the immune, cardiovascular and respiratory. Students will consolidate their knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology, as well as medical and surgical management in caring for patients with these diseases and disorders. The nursing process framework will be used to develop care plans that meet the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patients.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 17 |
| | NS2 |
This module commences with the study of human physiological processes followed by diseases and disorders of the renal, gastrointestinal, hepatic and pancreatic systems. Students will consolidate their knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, as well as medical and surgical management in caring for patients with these diseases and disorders. The nursing process framework will be used to develop care plans that meet the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patients.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 18 |
| | NSL21 |
This module equips students with the knowledge and skills to handle patients, providing preventive, therapeutic and rehabilitative care. These developmental skills are necessary to enable students to implement plans in caring for adult patients with diseases and medical-surgical disorders of body systems.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 19 |
| | PHAR2 |
This module builds on Pharmacology 1 and adopts a pathophysiological approach for the study of pharmacology. The classification of drugs according to the disorders of the body systems and diseases places the drugs in the context of how they are used therapeutically. Nursing considerations are emphasised and students are required to use the nursing process framework in drug administration.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 20 |
| | NUR |
This module introduces quantitative research methods, statistics and qualitative research methods. Students will be presented with evidence-based models, and will acquire knowledge and skills to write research proposals.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 21 |
| | CA21 |
This module offers opportunities for students to care for individuals with diseases in a hospital setting. Students should apply the knowledge and skills learnt to clinical practice.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 22 |
| | NSS11 | This module builds on Nursing Science 1 and will cover the diseases and disorders of the central nervous, endocrine, reproductive, musculoskeletal, haematological, integumentary and sensory systems. Students will consolidate their knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, as well as medical and surgical management in caring for patients. The nursing process framework will be used to develop care plans that meet the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patients.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 23 |
| | NSS111 |
This module introduces students to specialties nursing. The unit on maternal and infant nursing provides a basic understanding of conception and care of the mother during the prenatal, intranatal and postnatal periods, as well as care of the infant. The unit on paediatric nursing prepares students for paediatric clinical practice in hospital. In the area of mental health nursing, students will be guided in assessing and planning nursing care for patients with psychiatric disorders, as well as exploring the legal and ethical issues related to mental health nursing.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 24 |
| | NSL22 |
This module equips students with the knowledge and skills to provide preventive, therapeutic and rehabilitative care to meet patients’ health needs. These developmental skills are necessary to enable students to care for patients with mental health problems, obstetric and gynaecological disorders, and children with medical-surgical disorders.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 25 |
| | PAS2 |
This module provides students with an understanding of human development, health psychology, abnormal psychology, and medical sociological theories, and how these concepts apply to health care practice. It also provides students with an understanding of psychological and sociological perspectives on health and illnesses.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 26 |
| | ELAHA |
This module helps students to understand the laws that govern nursing practice, and explores ethical principles and moral standards of conduct. Students are also encouraged to examine their own personal and professional values and beliefs.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 27 |
| | CA22 |
This module gives students a first-hand experience in caring for patients across a lifespan in a hospital setting. Students should apply the knowledge and skills learnt to clinical practice. They will be assigned to mental health, paediatric, and obstetric and gynaecology units or the Communicable Disease Centre for the clinical attachment practice.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 28 |
| | NS5 | This module has two components, Peri-Operative Nursing and Emergency & Critical Care Nursing. Students will learn about the physical set-up and environment of the operating room and find out about the responsibilities of the nurse. Students will also be introduced to the management of acute or life-threatening conditions at the Accident and Emergency unit and the care of the critically ill in the high dependency/intensive care units. | School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 29 |
| | NURM |
This module provides students with an understanding of the health care system and the organisation of nursing services. Students will examine the role of the registered nurse as a manager and leader.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 30 |
| | WPD |
This module aims to provide students with a fundamental knowledge of organisations, as well as to promote the personal and professional development of nurses. The knowledge gained will help the students to adapt better in their future work environment.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 31 |
| | RPROJ |
In this module, students will conduct a clinical research project that will be primarily evidence-based in nature. Students will be exposed to report writing and research workshops.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 32 |
| | NSL31 | This module equips students with the knowledge and skills to provide preventive, therapeutic and rehabilitative care for patients. This is necessary to enable students to co-ordinate and manage patient care in a variety of health care settings. Students will also learn how to care for patients in specialised settings such as emergency unit, operation theatre and high dependency/intensive care unit. | School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 33 |
| | LSE |
This module enables students to select either the Life Sciences Elective on Drug Discovery & Development, or the elective on Clinical Trials & Intellectual Property Management. The elective on Drug Discovery & Development will give students an appreciation of how compounds are identified and developed into drugs. The elective on Clinical Trials & Intellectual Property Management will introduce the fundamentals of clinical trials, including design, conduct, analysis and interpretation of trial results, and the application of Intellectual Property management to clinical trials.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 34 |
| | CA32 | This module gives students experience in caring for patients across a lifespan in a hospital setting. Students will apply the knowledge and skills learnt to clinical practice. They will be assigned to specialised settings such as the emergency unit, operation theatre and high dependency/intensive care unit. | School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 35 |
| | S&W |
This module helps you become more fit and pick up a new sport/activity. You'll also get to be more confident, work in teams and be a leader. You have 23 exciting physical activities to choose from. They are: Adventure Ropes Course, Aerobics, Archery, Badminton, Basketball, Canoe Polo, Dancesport, Fencing, Fitness & Conditioning, Flag Football, Floorball, Hip Hop, Hockey (Indoor/Outdoor), Life Saving, Netball, Orienteering, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Taekwondo, Tennis, Touch Rugby and Volleyball.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 36 |
| | PRCP | Students are required to complete a 14-week Pre-Registration Consolidation Placement (PRCP) in a medical or surgical/orthopaedic discipline. This placement will test all aspects of what has been learnt in the entire course. | School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) (HSN) (3-year course) | 37 |
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This module covers the basic concepts of human systems. It links organs and tissues to their functions.
| School of Health Sciences | Diploma in Optometry (OPT) (3-year course) | 101 |
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This module covers the fundamentals of organic and inorganic che |