Course Description (Revised 2017)

Course Description

A. General education course

  • Social Sciences and Humanities  12  Credit
MUGE 100   General Education for Human Development         3 (3-0-6)
          Well-rounded graduates, key issues affecting society and the environment with respect to one’ particular context; holistically integrated knowledge to identify the key factors; speaking and writing to target audiences with respect to objectives; being accountable, respecting different opinions, a leader or a member of a team and work as a team to come up with a systematic basic research-based solution or guidelines to manage the key issues; mindful and intellectual assessment of both positive and negative impacts of the key issues in order to happily live with society and nature
MUGE 101   General Education for Human Development         2 (1-2-3)
(Co-requisite) : MUGE 102   Social Studies for Human Development , MUGE 103   Arts and Science for Human Development
          Definition, significance, relation of general education and vocational/specific subjects; relationship between behavior and mentality; ability of critically thinking analysis and synthesis; qualifications of ideal graduates; analysis of causes and consequences of events, situations, problems; synthesis of problem solving, problem prevention, improvements, situations for benefit of individuals, other population, society application of knowledge for problem solving problems of case studies
MUGE 102   Social Studies for Human Development         3 (2-2-5)
(Co-requisite) : MUGE 101   General Education for Human Development , MUGE 103   Arts and Science for Human Development
        Principles, theory related to events, situations, major problems of Thai and global societies; evolution of civilization; important events of history; political; public administration economic; health systems; analysis of causes and consequences of events; situations; problems; synthesis of problem solving; problem prevention; improvements situations for benefit of individuals; other population; society application of knowledge for problem solving problems of case studies
MUGE 103   Arts and Science for Human Development      2 (1-2-3)
(Co-requisite) : MUGE 101   General Education for Human Development , MUGE 102   Social Studies for Human Development
          Humankind in the past, present and future; events / situations / problems in relation to the evolution of the arts and sciences in the Thai and global communities; concepts of the sufficiency economy; analysis of causes and consequences of events / situations / problems; synthesis of solutions, precaution against, or improvements in those events / situations to benefit individuals and their community; the application of knowledge to solve the problems of case studies
RANS 122   Health promotion and Health education      3 (3-0-6)
          Concepts, theories and principles of health promotion; principles of health education; learning theories health problems; health determinants; and health policy; strategies for health promotion; roles of nurses in health promotion and applying methods of health education to clients
RANS 342    Global Health       1 (1-0-2)
         Health care system in developed and developing countries; socio-cultural contexts of health; global issues related to major diseases and health conditions; concerned health policies related to health promotion and disease prevention; maternal and child health; communicable diseases; chronic illnesses, and emerging health problems
RANS 103   Development Psychology and Mental Health   2 (2-0-4)
          Principle theory and concept regards to human-mental health development throughout lifespan; factor on development and critical issue, dynamic of human behavior; factors affecting mental health; mental health promotion and adaptation; assertive  behavior; emotional crisis care
SHSS 187    Modern Living Instruction            2 (2-0-4)
         Living in the modern age; Impacts of modern life on physical, social and mental health; sufferings (Dukkha) of people of the modern age (consumerism, environmental threats, stress, loneliness, alienation, material dependency, aggressiveness, confusion, bewilderment, lack of life goal); causes (Samudaya) of life crisis in the modern age; principles (Nirodha) of how to have a peaceful and happy living in the modern society; Skills and techniques (Magga) for pursuing a balanced and happy life amid rapid societal changes such as meditation, mindful exercise techniques (Yoga, Ta-chi), building a goodwill society; skills of how to live with other people with harmony and tolerance of differences; ability to choose and consume information; being responsible and engaged members of society with public mind
RAGE 101   Contemporary health     1 (1-0-2)
           Multi-professional viewpoints toward interesting contemporary health issues such as social media use, nutrition, exercise, emotion; skin care, relationship and sex, pitfall in common drugs use, and life-saving procedure; role of each health profession; adaptation and stress management; interprofessional project in common health problem
  -  Languages    16   Credit
LATH 100     Arts of Communication in Thai      3 (2-2-5)
          Art of using Thai language and of speaking, listening, reading, writing, and thinking skills for accurate and appropriate communication
LAEN 103        English Level 1                  3 (2-2-5)
         English structure, grammar and vocabulary in the context of daily language use, dealing with integration in four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing); reading strategies, sentence writing, listening for the gist, pronunciation and classroom communication
LAEN 104    English Level 2                   3 (2-2-5)
          Vocabulary, grammar, and contextualized social language; essential communicative skills in small groups; writing practice at a paragraph level; and reading strategies
LAEN 105    English Level 3                  3 (2-2-5)
         Reading passages and writing at sentence and paragraph levels about proportion, frequency and probability, shape, measurement, comparison and contrast, definition and classification; coherence, unity and transition; listening comprehension; listening for the main idea; listening for specific details; and making inferences
LAEN 106  English Level 4                  3 (2-2-5)
           Integrating four English skills by practicing reading news, research articles, commentary, and academic texts, for comprehension and critical thinking, from various sources focusing on the issues that enhance students’ world knowledge; listening to news, lecture, and speech via multimedia and the Internet; making conversations in various situations including speaking in public, giving oral presentations and making simulations; and writing essays in various types using citations and references; also  practicing  sub-skills such as grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary used in appropriate context 
LAEN 266   English for Health Science       3 (3-0-6)
          Study of English terms, sentence structures and expressions used in health science- related professionals; communicative practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
LAEN 136   Reading and Writing for Communication       2 (1-2-3)
          Reading various types of texts, announcement, advertisement, news, report, letters, and articles; and writing communicatively, logically, and accurately focusing on main idea, details in paragraph and essay forms
LAEN 223  Situational-based Communicative English        2 (2-0-4)
          Practicing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skill relevant to different situations in both the daily life and in students’ fields of studies; writing skills and preparing students for doing conducting presentations fluently and efficiently
  •    Sciences and Mathematics 3 Credit
SCMA 182   Statistics for Health Science        2 (2-0-4)
          Concepts and applications of probability and probability distributions in various events; interpretation of statistical values; descriptive statistics; sampling for good representatives of populations and its use in estimation and hypothesis testing.
RANS 346    Epidemiology        1(1-0-2)
          Basic concept of epidemiology; disease occurrences, disease distributions; health indices; epidemiological study method; epidemiological investigation; disease surveillance; disease prevention and control

B. Specialized Courses

  • Fundamental for professional Courses 20  Credit
SCAN 101    Basic Anatomy   3 (2-3-5)
         Basic Anatomy is about the basic concept of living cells, organs and systems of human body. Study in a relationship between human structure and function is emphasized. Essential knowledge of human skeleton and cadavers are incorporated in the laboratory study.
SCCH 125    Basic Organic Chemistry              3 (3-0-6)

          Molecular structure and classification of organic compounds, reactions of organic compounds, nomenclature and stereochemistry, syntheses and reactions of alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic hydrocarbons, halides, alcohols, phenols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives, amines, carbohydrate, amino acid and lipids.

SCPS 202     Basic Physiology         3 (3-0-6)
          Basic concepts and principles of cell functions and the functions of various organ systems in the body. These include nervous, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal tract, endocrine and reproductive systems as well as temperature regulation; the mechanisms of the regulation of the organ system integration and adaptations in order to keep the body in a homeostatic state.
SCPM 202    Basic Pharmacology      3 (3-0-6)
(Pre-requisites): SCPS 202     Basic Physiology
(Co-requisites): SCMI 206    Medical Microbiology & Parasitology
          Principle of drug action; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; autonomic drugs; drugs used in cardiovascular and renal system; drugs used in central nervous system; respiratory system; gastro-intestinal system; endocrine and reproductive system; antibiotics; cancer chemotherapy; drugs used in dermatology; vitamin
SCMI 206    Medical Microbiology & Parasitology        3(2-2-5)

         Introduction to the basic principle of immunology, microbiology and parasitology including morphology and growth of microorganisms and parasites, methods of microbial genes transfer and drug resistant genes transfer, role of microorganisms in nature, sterile techniques, pathogenicity of microorganisms and parasites, host immune responses, medically important parasites, basic laboratory tests to detect microorganisms, virus, and  parasites.

SCBC 206    General Biochemistry         3(3-0-6)
(Pre-requisites): SCCH 125    Basic Organic Chemistry 
        Basic structures and functions of 4 biomolecules, carbohydrate, lipid, protein, nucleic acid; basic metabolic processes of 4 biomolecules and its regulation; flow of genetic information and gene regulation, DNA technology, basic role of biomolecules related to normal physiological systems,  applications
RANS 345    Pathophysiology in Nursing         2(2-0-4)
            Mechanism of diseases; alteration of body system functions that cause diseases; other abnormalities resulting in disturbance of homeostasis; applying knowledge in nursing
  • Specialized courses  77  Credit    
RANS 121    Introduction to Nursing Profession and Conceptual Basic of Nursing     2(2-0-4)
          Concepts of nursing and nursing profession; nursing philosophy; evolution of the nursing profession; basic concepts of nursing; nursing theories; basic concepts of health, illness, behaviors and needs of patients; health care level; career progression of nurses; nursing organizations; quality control in nursing practice
RANS 209    Nursing Process         3 (2-2-5)
Co-requisites : RANS 206     Fundamental Nursing I
            Concepts, significances and methods of nursing process, methods of health assessment in nursing practice across life spans; critical thinking and nursing process; relationships between nursing process and nursing theory; applying nursing process to care patients and health assessment practice 
RANS 252    Nursing Ethics        1(1-0-2)
           Concepts of ethics; nursing ethics; principle of ethics in nursing practice; code of ethics in nursing; ethical reasoning; application of selected ethical theories to analyze the rationale underlying ethical issues commonly found in nursing practice
RANS 213    Nursing Research     2 (2-0-4)
           Basic principles of research and research utilization in nursing; research ethics; plagiarism research process; variables; population and sample; research designs; research instrument and quality of instrument; data collection; data analysis; writing research project and report; research proposal development; nursing innovation
RANS 309     Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing        1(1-0-2)
          Introduction to basic law and legal systems; civil and criminal liability in nursing; Professional Nursing and Midwifery Act, Medical & Public Health Act, legal and ethical issues in nursing and midwifery
RANS 214     Information Technology in Nursing          2(2-0-4)
           Basic concepts of nursing informatics; hospital information technology system; application of information technology in nursing education; research and service, searching and evaluation a quality of health information, practicing computer program include data management; developing health media for presentation; ethical issue and social impact of information technology use in health system
RANS 445    Nursing Management         2(2-0-4)
           Concepts, principles, and strategies of general and nursing management; management in clinics; roles of a nurse as an initial nursing administrator
RANS 206     Fundamental Nursing I                  4(2-4-6)
    Co-requisites : RANS 209    Nursing Process 
          Concepts of fundamental nursing; response on physical, psycho-social, and spiritual needs; principles and techniques of basic nursing care, comfort and safety for ill persons; practicing basic nursing practice; applying nursing process for patients daily living; comfort and safety concerning about moral, ethics and professional code of ethics
RANS 207      Fundamental Nursing II              1(0-2-1)
    Pre-requisites : RANS 206     Fundamental Nursing I  , RANS 209    Nursing Process 
    Co-requisites : RANS 284     Fundamental Nursing Practicum
          Virtual scenarios practice of fundamental nursing; providing nursing care for patients who having basic health problems and applying nursing process for patients daily living, comfort and safety concerning about moral, ethics and professional code of ethics
RANS 318      Gerontological Nursing          1(1-0-2) 
    Pre-requisites : RANS 345    Pathophysiology in Nursing  
           Situations and health conditions of older people; impact of an aging society; national policies and legislation related to older persons; healthcare and social service system for older persons; theories of aging, physiological, mental, social, and spiritual changes in older persons; health assessment; helpful resources, problems, needs of older persons, and their impact on the family; principles of caring and care system management for older persons; principles of health promotion, rehabilitation, adaptation, self-reliance, and family participation of older persons; attitudes of healthcare personnel to care for older persons with moral and ethical concerns, and professional code of ethics
RANS 319    Adult and Gerontological Nursing I              3 (3-0-6)
    Pre-requisite: RANS 345    Pathophysiology in Nursing  
         Concepts of handicap, disability, and psychosocial impact; health deviation in adult and elderly population experiencing critical, acute, and chronic conditions resulting from impairment of digestion and absorption, infection, fluid & electrolyte, urinary function, and regulatory processes of cell division including emergency, trauma, & disaster nursing; use of nursing process in response to needs of adult physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health for restoration, promotion, prevention, rehabilitation, and palliative care with concerning of human rights, patient’s rights, and professional code of ethics
RANS 320   Adult and Gerontological Nursing II          3 (3-0-6)
     Pre-requisites : RANS 345    Pathophysiology in Nursing  
          Health deviation in adult and elderly population experiencing critical, acute, chronic, impairment of oxygen transportation; perception and mobility and regulatory process; use of nursing process in response to needs of adult physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health for restoration, promotion, prevention, and rehabilitation concerning about human rights, patient’s right, and professional code of ethics
RANS 324     Nursing of Child and Adolescent             3 (3-0-6)      
    Pre-requisites : RANS 103   Development Psychology and Mental Health,  RANS 345    Pathophysiology in Nursing  
         National child health policy; child rights; national child health situations; promoting growth; development disease prevention and accidents in each age group; apply nursing process to take care of the newborn, infant, children, and adolescent with health problems in each system including physical and psychosocial aspects by consider patient safety and rational drug used frequently found health problems in newborn, infant, child, and adolescent in each system including physical and psychosocial aspects pain management, family-centered care; critically ill children and palliative care
RANS 325     Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Midwifery I              3 (3-0-6)    
Pre-requisites : RANS 345    Pathophysiology in Nursing
           Reproductive health; family planning and contraceptive technologies; fertilization and pregnancy; anatomical, physiological and psychosocial changes of normally pregnant women; mechanism of labour; labour process; normal newborn; role of nurse midwives in caring for women and families in pre-marriage, pre-conception, antepartum and postpartum periods within the realm of law, ethics, and professional code of ethics
RANS 407     Psychiatric Nursing                 3 (3-0-6)    
    Pre-requisites : RANS 103   Development Psychology and Mental Health
           Evolution of psychiatric science; principle of psychiatric nursing; role and function, therapeutic relationship; therapeutic  communication, therapeutic use of self; applying nursing process for caring of individual having mental health problems and mental illness; bio-psycho-social, psychiatric treatment and community psychiatric nursing
RANS 408      Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Midwifery II              3 (3-0-6)    
     Pre-requisites : RANS 325     Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Midwifery I     
            Infertility; risks, complications, and abnormal signs and symptoms during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum periods; risk screening, management; nurse-midwife’s roles in caring for pregnant women, family, fetus and newborns with risks, complications and grieving after fetal loss and infertile couple within the realm of law, ethics, and professional code of ethics, issues and trend in maternal-newborn nursing and  midwifery
RANS 409    Community Health Nursing       2 (2-0-4)
     Pre-requisites : RANS 346    Epidemiology 
         Concept, principle, community health nursing; public health system; national health development plan; innovations and strategies of public health; community health nursing process; family health; school health; occupational health; environment health
RANS 451       Primary Medical Care for Nurses       2 (2-0-4)
          History taking; physical examination; differential diagnosis; laboratory investigation and interpretation; primary medical care related to health problems of body systems; rational drug use; first aids and primary medical care for injured patients and disaster victims at scene; referral
RANS 284     Fundamental Nursing Practicum     1 (0-3-1)
      Pre-requisites : RANS 206     Fundamental Nursing I , RANS 209    Nursing Process 
     Co-requisites : RANS 207      Fundamental Nursing II   

          Practicing fundamental nursing; applying nursing process for assisting patients to maintain daily live activities; comfort and safety for person during their illness concerning about moral, ethics and professional code of ethics

RANS 384        Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum I          4 (0-12-4)
      Pre-requisites : RANS 284     Fundamental Nursing Practicum
      Co-requisites): RANS 318  Gerontological Nursing , RANS 319    Adult and Gerontological Nursing I , RANS 320   Adult and Gerontological Nursing II    
         Practicing holistic care and utilizing nursing process to provide care for diverse adult and older populations with critical, acute and chronic alterations resulting from impairment of digestion and absorption, and the development across the life span and health problems related to pain, infections, surgical experiences, wounds, disabilities/ dysfunctions, regulatory process to meet the needs of clients in health promotion, maintenance of health and prevention of illness: including emergency, trauma, and disaster nursing concerning about human and patients’ rights, moral, ethics, and professional code of ethics
RANS 385      Nursing of Adult and Elderly  Practicum II          4 (0-12-4)
      Pre-requisites : RANS 284     Fundamental Nursing Practicum
      Co-requisites):RANS 318  Gerontological Nursing , RANS 319    Adult and Gerontological Nursing I , RANS 320   Adult and Gerontological Nursing II  
          Practicing holistic care and utilizing the nursing process to provide care for diverse adult and older populations with critical, acute and chronic alterations in oxygen transport, sensory and perception, mobility, and regulatory process to meet the needs of clients in health promotion, maintenance of health and prevention of illness concerning about human and patients’ right, moral, ethics and professional code of ethics
RANS 387     Nursing of Child and  Adolescent  Practicum          4 (0-12-4)
     Pre-requisites : RANS 284     Fundamental Nursing Practicum
     Co-requisites : RANS 324     Nursing of Child and Adolescent  
            Clinical nursing practice to promote growth, development disease prevention, and accident of children in each age group; apply nursing process to take care of the newborn, infant, children and adolescent with health problems in each system including physical and psychosocial aspects by considering patient safety and rational drug used promote relationships; child life program; rehabilitations highlighting on family-centered care, different culture and child’s right under national laws, ethics and professional code of ethics
RANS 388      Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum I          4 (0-12-4)
     Pre-requisites : RANS 284     Fundamental Nursing Practicum
     Co-requisites : RANS 325     Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Midwifery I 
          Holistic practice in maternal-newborn and family nursing for normal pregnancy throughout delivery and postpartum; breastfeeding promotion, bonding and attachment of maternal, child and family, counseling of parent roles and childrearing, family planning and contraceptive services within the realm of law, ethics, and professional code ethics
RANS 481        Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practicum       3 (0-9-3) 
     Co-requisites : RANS 407     Psychiatric Nursing
           Practicing nursing care for persons with mental health and psychiatric problems; establishing therapeutic relationships and communications with the patients; providing therapeutic group activities;  applying nursing process to establish nursing diagnosis and plan nursing interventions for psychiatric patients; providing knowledge on mental health and mental illness; conducting psychiatric nurse’ roles in promoting mental health; preventing mental illness, and promoting psychiatric rehabilitation in individuals, families, and communities
RANS 487    Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum II      4 (0-12-4)
     Pre-requisites : RANS 388      Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum I  
     Co-requisites : RANS 408      Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Midwifery II 
          Holistic nursing practice in women with risks and complication during antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum period; conduct normal delivery, care for women with operative obstetrics; newborn resuscitation; care for women and family with perinatal loss within the realm of law, ethics and professional code of ethics  
RANS 482    Community Health Nursing Practicum      4 (0-12-4)
     Pre-requisites : RANS 384  Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum I ,  RANS 385  Nursing of Adult and Elderly  Practicum II , RANS 387  Nursing of Child and  Adolescent  Practicum , RANS 388   Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum I  
     Co-requisites : RANS 409    Community Health Nursing
          Practice in community health nursing; application of nursing sciences, related sciences and nursing process; health promotion, disease prevention, primary medical care and rehabilitation for individuals, families, and communities emphasizing on patients and families centered care, concerning, safety and cultural diversity; project development of health promotion based on community participation; within the realm of law, ethics and professional code of ethics
RANS 483    Primary Medical for Nurses Practicum            3 (0-9-3)
     Pre-requisites : RANS 384  Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum I ,  RANS 385  Nursing of Adult and Elderly  Practicum II , RANS 387  Nursing of Child and  Adolescent  Practicum , RANS 388   Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum I 
     Co-requisites : RANS 451   Primary Medical Care for Nurses  
             Practice in history taking; physical examination, differential diagnosis; laboratory investigation and interpretation; primary medical care related to health problems in body systems; primary medical care for injured patients and disaster victims within the realm of law, ethics and professional code of ethics

RANS 480      Nursing Internship                 5 (0-15-5)
รายวิชาที่ต้องเรียนมาก่อน (Pre-requisites):RANS 384  Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum I ,  RANS 385  Nursing of Adult and Elderly  Practicum II , RANS 387  Nursing of Child and  Adolescent  Practicum , RANS 388   Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Midwifery            

     Practicum I , RANS 445    Nursing Management  
     Co-requisites : RANS 481 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practicum  , RANS 487  Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum II  , RANS 482  Community Health Nursing Practicum ,  RANS 483    Primary Medical for Nurses Practicum  

               Clinical practice in students’ area of interest utilizing the nursing process to provide holistice care for clients having health risks and experiencing complications; continuously using team working, systematic problem solving, positive communication skills, and information technology concerning safety, differences in cultural diversities, rationality, and clients’ satisfaction based on eveidence within the realm of law, ethics and codes of ethics