This major has been recognized as one of the unique higher education programs in Guangdong Province in 2010, and received the provincial “Integrated Pilot Program for Innovation” award in 2014. It has been accredited by China’s Ministry of Education in 2017. In the same year, the Innovation and Practice of the Nursing Educational Model for Preparing Future Nurses Program won the first prize of college-wide teaching achievements. In 2018, the Nursing Teaching Center was certified as Guangdong Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center. In 2020 the program has been recognized as the provincial first-class undergraduate program. The experienced and dedicated faculty of the Nursing Department has been strengthened by overseas talents from America, Ireland, Thailand, etc. The Department also invites nursing experts from renowned universities at home and abroad to deliver lectures. The program integrates the traditional nursing courses and develops Adult Nursing, Human Structure and Function, and Functional Experiments as our characteristic courses. While the pedagogy encompasses the essentials of nursing competence, our student-centered education empowers students to learn via innovative approaches emphasizing clinical practice, research, and creativity. The program aims to prepare competent beginning practitioners with a strong knowledge base in nursing science and the ability to make a sound clinical judgment. The passing rate of our domestic students in the national licensure examination has remained 100% since 2008. Our graduates are highly sought after in a variety of clinical institutions.
