Studying Nursing, should I choose university or college?

Along with Medicine and Pharmacy, Nursing is a profession that has a special attraction for young people on the threshold of choosing a career. However, many candidates and parents are wondering: Should Nursing students choose to apply to university or college? What is the difference between a Bachelor of Nursing and a Bachelor of Nursing? The following article will help you find the answer, thereby making the best decision for yourself.

What is Nursing?

Nursing is one of the professions in the health system that aims to promote, protect, and improve human health, relieve pain through diagnosis and consultation on medical issues to create health care services for individuals and the community.

To become a good nurse, able to stick with the job for a long time and be successful in the job, you need to have a solid grasp of professional knowledge and high clinical skills to be able to advise patients and assist doctors in the treatment process.

Nursing is one of the core training majors that Dai Nam University pays special attention to developing.

Bachelor of Nursing has 5 roles also known as '5-star nursing', which are:

• First star, professional competence, nursing techniques
• Second, the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and the community
• Third star, teaching capacity for intermediate and college nursing
• Fourth, the ability to manage and operate a department, room, or nursing unit.
• Fifth, scientific research capacity in nursing.

Why do many people choose to study Nursing College?

No pressure on admission, short study time (3 years), and being able to work immediately after graduation makes many candidates choose to study at the College level to save time and study costs. However, in recent years, the trend of studying at the College of Nursing is no longer attracting candidates, instead, it is applying for university admission. This is also an inevitable learning trend, helping students have more career opportunities and better advancement after graduation.

What is the difference between University and College Nursing training?

The Nursing College level mainly focuses on the first and second stars, which are professional skills, nursing techniques and communication skills. The entire time focuses on expertise such as applying nursing procedures to clinical practice; performing basic nursing skills such as injections, infusions, catheterization, gastric tube placement, friendly, altruistic and sympathetic behavior towards patients...

Meanwhile, the Nursing University level not only focuses on expertise and communication skills but also must meet the third star capacity, training; the fourth star, management and the fifth star is scientific research.

People with a Bachelor of Nursing degree can continue their post-graduate training at the Master's and Doctorate of Nursing level. Currently, the Ministry of Health stipulates that job positions such as Head Nurse of Department, Head Nurse of Hospital must have at least a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate degree or higher. This means that if you study at a university of Nursing, you will have much better job opportunities (job position, salary, opportunities to study to improve your qualifications...) than if you study at a college level.

Through the above analysis, it can be seen that University training is more dominant than College training in Nursing. Graduating with a Bachelor's degree, Nursing students have degrees similar to those in Medicine and Pharmacy.

In the near future, the nursing staff with university degrees or higher will dominate and be the key human resource of the nursing industry in Vietnam. With a Bachelor of Nursing degree, students will have more opportunities to work and advance in the future.

Bachelor of Nursing at Dai Nam University is continuously trained to ensure 5-star competency.

Reasons to choose to study Nursing at Dai Nam University?

Nursing is one of the three core training majors of Dai Nam University.

The Nursing training program of Dai Nam University is built according to ASEAN standards. The Nursing training program of DNU has 80% similarity in content compared to the training programs of leading nursing schools in the region, such as: Mahidol University - Thailand, Osaka University - Japan. In addition, the training program is reviewed, updated annually, and innovated according to the criteria for recruiting nurses at medical facilities in Vietnam and the region.

This is a huge advantage for students who can immediately access domestic and international working environments after graduation.

A small corner in the practice hospital of Nursing students of Dai Nam University.

The Nursing Faculty of Dai Nam University has a system of well-invested and modern practice labs that meet the maximum teaching and practice requirements of teachers and students. The team of lecturers and technicians who are professionally trained in Skillslab teaching will guide and guide students on human body simulation models, helping them gain basic professional knowledge (mastering 55 basic nursing skills) before coming into contact with real patients at the practice hospital.

In particular, Dai Nam University is cooperating with many large hospitals in Hanoi, such as: Bach Mai Hospital, Central Obstetrics Hospital, Central Psychiatric Hospital I, Xanh-pon General Hospital, Thanh Nhan General Hospital, Ha Dong General Hospital... so that students have a basis for practice to apply the knowledge learned in the classroom into practice, and at the same time approach real health care activities at medical examination and treatment facilities.

A team of dedicated and skilled lecturers of the Nursing Department of Dai Nam University.

100% of the faculty of the Nursing Department have a Master's degree or higher, and are professionally trained at prestigious nursing training institutions in the country and internationally. In particular, DNU's nursing faculty are capable of teaching in English.

Many scholarships and study support scholarships of the school for students are awarded every year with the purpose of encouraging and attracting talents. Helping students with difficult circumstances have the opportunity to pursue their passion to become future nurses.

In addition to training in specialized knowledge, at Dai Nam University, students are also cared for and helped more with other issues during their study away from home. The team of lecturers, homeroom teachers, Youth Union and clubs will always accompany and help students promptly. Your opinions and recommendations are always listened to and accepted to improve the friendly learning environment, promoting the interests of students. The Faculty and the school have received the trust and confidence of many generations of students and parents.

Annual alumni employment survey shows that 100% of Dai Nam University's Nursing Bachelors have jobs in their major with salaries ranging from 10-12 million/month.

03 methods of admission to Nursing at Dai Nam University

Method 1: Use the results of 03 subjects from the high school graduation exam results according to the registered combination for admission consideration. For candidates who graduated from high school from 2022 or earlier, the high school exam results will be used for admission consideration.

Method 2: Use the results of 03 subjects from the high school study results according to the registered combination for admission consideration. For Nursing, candidates must have excellent grade 12 academic performance and the admission combination must be 19.5 points or higher.

Method 3: Direct admission (Applied according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training)

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