Nursing

Overview

Nursing is both a profession and an integral part of the healthcare system, working closely with other medical professions to enhance health, prevent illness, provide comprehensive care, and support the recovery of individuals across all age groups, including those who are ill or disabled, in healthcare facilities and community health centers.

Major code

7720301

Enrollment combination

A00: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
B00: Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology
C08: Literature, Chemistry, Biology
D07: Mathematics, Chemistry, English

Academic years

4 years

Degree

Bachelor

Nursing

Highlights of the training program

The Only University-Level Nursing Program in Dong Nai

DNTU is currently the only institution in Đong Nai province offering a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. The training program is designed and updated to align with current trends in the nursing field within the healthcare system. It includes the most fundamental and advanced knowledge in social sciences, health sciences, and nursing, along with the ability to analyze and apply principles, make nursing diagnoses, and perform basic and specialized nursing procedures.

Access to Specialized Courses from the First Year

Students are introduced to foundational courses in the first year and have opportunities to visit healthcare facilities for site observations, inspiring their passion for the profession.

Emphasis on Practice and Experiential Learning

Modern classrooms, laboratories, and equipment provide the best learning conditions for students. Collaborations with international nursing schools create opportunities for exchange programs. The teaching staff includes highly qualified and experienced professionals from major hospitals and universities, both domestically and internationally. Facilities are modern and professional, meeting the demands of training.

Learning, Teaching & Assessment Methods

Learning Methods

Classroom learning, lectures, self-study, group work, problem identification and resolution, case handling, internships, and practical sessions at the university and healthcare facilities.

Teaching Methods

Active learning approach, student-centered, with a strong emphasis on hands-on practice and real-world experiences; including lectures, demonstrations, case studies, and problem-solving exercises.

Assessment Methods

Using various tools to measure learning outcomes: attendance evaluation, group project reports, individual essays, major assignments, laboratory practical sessions, oral exams, practical skills, internships at healthcare facilities, and graduation thesis or dissertation.

Program structure

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4

Semester 1

Note: [Course code] - [Course name] (credits)

TA70301 - Key English 1 (3TC) *

TA70302 - Key English 2 (3TC) *

TA70303 - Key English 3 (3TC) *

TA70304 - English Speaking Community (2TC) *

CB70303 - Public speaking skills (1TC)

DD70016 - Introduction to nursing (1TC)

DD70004 - Anatomy (2TC)

Semester 2

Note: [Course code] - [Course name] (credits)

TA70305 - Intensive English 1 (4TC)

CB70301 - Informatics 1 (2TC)

CB70304 - Emotion control skills (1TC)

CB70101 - Philosophy of Marxism and Leninism (3TC)

DD70001 - General biology and genetics (2TC)

DD70002 - Biochemistry (2TC)

DD70008 - Physiology (2TC)

DD70010 - Basic Nursing I (2TC)

DD70005 - Practice Anatomy (2TC)

XN70001 - Chemistry (2TC)

DD71061 - Organic - inorganic chemistry (2TC)

MT70201 - Occupational health (2TC)

Semester 3

Note: [Course code] - [Course name] (credits)

TA70306 - Intensive English 2 (4TC)

CB70302 - Informatics 2 (2TC)

CB70305 - Interpersonal skills (2TC)

CB71401 - Physical education 1 – Swimming * (1TC)

CB70106 - General Law (2TC)

CB70102 - Political economics of Marxism and Leninism (2TC)

DD70009 - Pathophysiology - Immunity (2TC)

DD70012 - Basic Nursing II (2TC)

DD70011 - Basic nursing practice I (2TC)

CB71101 - Environment and sustainable development (2TC)

CB71102 - Behavioral psychology (2TC)

CB71103 - Medical psychology (2TC)

Semester 4

Note: [Course code] - [Course name] (credits)

TA70307 - Intensive English 3 (4TC)

CB70103 - Scientific socialism (2TC)

DD70013 - Basic nursing practice II (2TC)

DD70027 - Health care for adults with internal diseases 1 (2TC)

DD70028 - Health care for adults with internal diseases 2 (2TC)

DD70024 - Health care for adults with surgical diseases 1 (2TC)

DD70025 - Health care for adults with surgical diseases 2 (2TC)

DD70040 - Practice first aid (2TC)

DD70015 - Infection control in nursing practice (2TC)

CB71402 - Football (1TC)

CB71403 - Volleyball (1TC)

CB71404 - Badminton (1TC)

Social Science 2 (choose 1/3 subjects)

DD71017 - Health education in nursing practice (2TC)

DD71018 - Communication skills in professional practice (2TC)

XN71008 - Practicing laboratory techniques (Nursing) (2TC)

Semester 5

Note: [Course code] - [Course name] (credits)

TA70308 - Intensive English 4 (4TC)

CB70104 - Ho Chi Minh Ideology (2TC)

CB70105 - History of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2TC)

DD70026 - Hospital practice of adult health care and surgical diseases (3TC)

DD70029 - Hospital practice of adult health care and internal medicine (3TC)

DD70032 - Health care for infectious diseases (2TC)

DD70038 - Health care, women, mothers, families (2TC)

CB70205 - Applied statistics (3TC)

CB71408 - Martial arts (1TC)

CB71405 - Fitness (1TC)

CB71406 - Dance sport (1TC)

CB71407 - Basketball (1TC)

Semester 6

Note: [Course code] - [Course name] (credits)

DD70034 - Mental health care (2TC)

DD70006 - Pharmacological (2TC)

DD70007 - Pharmacological practice (1TC)

DD70003 - Epidemiology (2TC)

DD70036 - Children's health care (2TC)

DD70030 - Emergency patient care & intensive care (2TC)

DD70033 - Practice hospital health care for infectious diseases (2TC)

DD70039 - Practicing hospital care for the health of women, mothers, and families (2TC)

DD70035 - Mental Health Care Hospital Practice (1TC)

DD71019 - Microbiology - Parasites (2TC)

DD71020 - Physics - Biophysics (2TC)

DD71022 - Medical organization and medical management (2TC)

DD71021 - English for nursing majors (2TC)

DD71023 - Health - Improving human health & behavior (2TC)

Semester 7

Note: [Course code] - [Course name] (credits)

DD70042 - Nursing management (2TC)

CB70206 - Scientific research methods (2TC)

DD70041 - Health care for the elderly (2TC)

DD70014 - Nutrition and health (2TC)

DD70037 - Practice in children's health care hospital (2TC)

DD70031 - Hospital practice of emergency patient care and intensive care (3TC)

DD71044 - Community health care (2TC)

DD71045 - Caring for people in need of rehabilitation (2TC)

DD71046 - Traditional medicine (2TC)

DD71047 - Community internship (2TC)

DD71048 - Hospital practice of Traditional Medicine (2TC)

DD71049 - Hospital practice cares for people in need of rehabilitation (2TC)

Semester 8

Note: [Course code] - [Course name] (credits)

DD70043 - Graduation reality (5TC)

Students choose 1 of 2 forms:

(1) DD71050 - Graduation thesis (7TC)

(2) Alternative courses and exams (7 credits)

DD71051 - Care for patients with surgical specialties (eyes, ear, nose and throat, maxillofacial surgery) (2TC)

DD71052 - Care for patients with specialized internal medicine (dermatology, tuberculosis, internal neurology) (2TC)

DD71053 - Operating room nursing (3TC)

DD71054 - Advanced child health care (2TC)

DD71055 - Emergency patient care and advanced intensive care (2TC)

DD71056 - Practice hospital care for patients with surgical specialties (eyes, ear, nose and throat, maxillofacial surgery) (2TC)

DD71057 - Practicing hospital care for patients specializing in internal medicine (dermatology, tuberculosis, internal neurology) (2TC)

DD71058 - Practice in adult health care hospital with advanced surgical diseases (operating room - urology) (2TC)

Career opportunities

After graduating from Nursing with a Bachelor of Nursing degree, you can adapt well to a professional working environment with positions such as:

Nurses at hospitals, medical centers, clinics, health care facilities;
Perform management and care roles and participate in developing innovative solutions to improve health care processes for patients and the community.
Directly teach and research at medical units, educational units on Health Sciences, Nursing;
Work independently or in coordination with other components of the health system, choose to work domestically at hospitals, research institutes, nursing schools, nursing centers, health stations, and private health facilities with legal status.