Introduction to the Nursing Profession at the Intermediate Level

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Under regulations on the minimum knowledge volume and required competencies that learners must gain after graduating from intermediate and college levels in nursing, issued together with Circular 54/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, intermediary level nursing is a profession concerned with patient health care, tasked with addressing the basic physical and mental needs of patients, and meeting level 4 requirements in the Vietnam National Qualifications Framework.

A nursing professional is responsible for the care and health status check of patients; directly monitoring and supporting the patient throughout the therapy process. The scope of a nursing professional’s work varies depending on the medical facility and job position. However, the common primary duties in the nursing profession include: welcoming nursing, administrative nursing, care nursing, rehabilitation nursing, nutritional nursing, and community nursing.

To practice, a nurse must be in good health, possess ethical conduct, have sufficient knowledge of politics, law, professional expertise, and communication skills relevant to the job position. Additionally, a nurse must continuously engage in learning to improve professional qualifications, foreign languages, expand social knowledge; cultivating meticulousness and respect for the individual characteristics of patients.

Notably, the minimum knowledge volume is 1,700 hours (equivalent to 60 credits).

For more details, please refer to Circular 54/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, effective from February 10, 2019.

Le Vy

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