Centre for Nursing Education

Our Centre for Nursing Education was established for the primary purpose of enhancing the knowledge and skills of our nurses. By keeping abreast with the latest developments in nursing practices, our nurses are well equipped to provide safe and quality nursing care to our patients.

Further, we pride ourselves in having a team of well-qualified and experienced Nurse Educators to cater to the learning needs of our nurses, including curriculum development and teaching methodologies - both didactic as well as practical. In addition, our Nurse Clinicians and Nurse Managers from varying clinical specialties also provide support for our unit in translating theory to practice.

Foundational Courses
This course equips the new nurse with a basic foundation of nursing care procedures. Some of the courses available include :

• Infection control (3 hours)
• Nasogastric tube insertion and feeding techniques (4 hours)
• Assisting in chest tube insertion and the management of patients on chest tube (3 hours)
• Suctioning (2 hours)
• Oxygen therapy (4 hours)
• Intravenous therapy (4 hours)
• Blood glucose testing (3 hours)
• Performing 12-lead ECG (2 hours)
• Nursing documentation (4 hours)
• Patient safety course (11 hours)

The duration of each course may change depending on the needs and number of participants.

Role Enhancement Courses
In order to prepare our Registered Nurses for the expanded role, we conduct a series of Role Enhancement Courses to equip them in providing specialised care to the patients.

• Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (Accredited by the National Resuscitation Council)
• Course on Venepuncture and Intravenous Cannulation (Accredited by the Singapore Nursing Board)
• Course on Intravenous Administration of Medication (Accredited by the Singapore Nursing Board)
• Course on Diabetes Care
• Patient Education
• Course on Pain Management
• Course on Stoma Care

Short Nursing Courses (inclusive of clinical attachment)
We also provide comprehensive, structured courses that run a duration of at least 2 months. These courses are created to enhance the capability of the nurses to take on specialised roles.

• Basic Critical Care Course (Accredited by the Singapore Nursing Board)
• Advanced Critical Care Course (Accredited by the Singapore Nursing Board)
• Clinical Educator Course
  

Clinical Attachment Programmes (with and without hands-on attachment)
As part of an ongoing service to upgrade the knowledge and skills of nurses from other healthcare institutions locally and in the region, NUH offers both Clinical Observation and Clinical Fellowship attachments. Listed below are attachments that we have customised to the needs of the nurses from other healthcare institutions.

• Oncology attachment
• Operating theatre attachment (various disciplines)
• Intensive care attachment (various ICUs)
• Generic medical/surgical attachment

Specialty Nursing Attachment Programme (without hands-on practice)
These consist of a range of non hands-on clinical observation attachments designed by our specialty Nurse Clinicians to showcase the overall management strategies for specific patient populations.

We offer the following eight specialty nursing attachment programmes that contain unique features, which will enable the attached nurses to enhance their knowledge and learning experiences.

• Asthma care nursing
• Breast care nursing
• Diabetes care nursing
• Gerontological nursing
• Neuroscience nursing
• Orthopaedic nursing
• Pain care nursing
• Wound / stomal therapy nursing

How To Apply
Do feel free to contact us for further information on ways we would be able to help in customising clinical nursing programmes or courses to the specific needs of your organisation.

You can contact :

Ms Hartini Ismail
Executive (Nursing Education)
Nursing Admin Department
National University Hospital
Level 5, Kent Ridge Wing 2
5 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119074

Tel : (65) 6772 5142
Fax : (65) 6772 4032
Email : hartini_ismail@nuh.com.sg