The development and current challenges of nursing education in Hong Kong

Ching, Shirley Siu-yin; Cheung, Kin; Mak, Yim Wah

Abstract

This chapter discusses the development of undergraduate and post-graduate education and continuing education opportunities in Hong Kong, examine the emerging pedagogies, and discuss the current challenges in nursing education in Hong Kong. The rankings of the government-funded universities offering bachelor degree nursing programs in Hong Kong have been raised significantly from “not on the list” to within the top 45 of the QS World University Rankings. Formal nurse training in Hong Kong was established by a British nurse sent from the London Missionary Society to the Alice Ho Memorial Hospital in 1893. To equip nurses with advanced knowledge in the areas of practice, education, management, and research, universities also offer master and doctoral programs. The advancement of technology has created the digital era, with the current generation typically good at using electronic technology. High-fidelity simulators are employed in nursing curricula because of the multiple advantages that simulation offers.

• Online Publication Date: Nov 26, 2019
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Jul 24, 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 50-63
• Book Title: Routledge International Handbook of Nurse Education
• Chapter Number: 4
• ISBN: 9780815358862
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351121675-5
• Publisher URL: https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-International-Handbook-of-Nurse-Education/Dyson-McAllister/p/book/9781032570259