Course Description (Revised 2022)

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
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 problems
RANS 102   Psychology for Self-Development          3 (3-0-6)
         Concepts and foundational theories of human development, factors affecting development, developmental problems of each age; mental health and related factors; access to information on self-development, self-management analysis and assessment; emotional crisis management; promotion of physical-mental-social-spiritual health; resilience and maturity
RANS 204    Health Promotion         3 (3-0-6)
         Concepts, theories and principles of health promotion; strategies for health promotion across life spans, nutrition for health promotion and health conditions

RANS 216      Global Health          2 (2-0-4)

         Global health; levels of countries’ development; framework of health system; comparison of health care system in developed and developing countries; social determinants of health; demographic transition; epidemiological transition; major global health issues; role of World Health Organization; sustainable development goals; health policies related to health promotion and disease prevention; maternal and child health, non-communicable diseases, communicable diseases, and emerging diseases; intercultural and global awareness
RANS 219      Entrepreneurship Concepts         3 (3-0-6)
         Meaning, concepts, and functions of entrepreneurship; roles and characteristics of entrepreneurs; planning for life’s goals with quality controlled cycle; savings and investments; financial procurement and planning; entrepreneurial laws; business patterns; basic principles of quality administration and productivities in an organization; applying entrepreneurial concepts
  • Languages
LATH 100     Arts of Communication in Thai         3 (2-2-5)
           The 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 the daily language use, integration of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills; reading strategies, sentence writing, listening for the gist, pronunciation, and classroom communication
LAEN 104    English Level 2         3 (2-2-5)
          Vocabulary, expressions, grammar, and contextualized social language; essential communicative skills in small groups; simulations in various situations; writing practice at a paragraph level; and reading and listening from various sources
LAEN 105    English Level 3         3 (2-2-5)
          Essential strategies for four language skills: reading and listening from various sources, speaking in everyday use and writing at a paragraph and short essay level, including sub-skills, i.e., grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary; focusing on English in everyday life and in academic reading and issues enhancing students’ world knowledge
LAEN 106  English Level 4         3 (2-2-5)
           Integrating four English skills by practicing reading news, research articles, commentaries, and academic texts, for comprehension and critical thinking, from various sources focusing on the issues enhancing students’ world knowledge; listening to news, lectures, and speeches via multimedia and the Internet; making conversations in various situations including speaking in the public, giving oral presentations and making simulations; writing essays in various types using citations and references; practicing sub-skills such as grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary used in appropriate contexts 
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
SCGE 133    Data Science for Alle         2 (2-0-4)
          Data science concepts; current applications to the data science at present; complicated and the big data management; data analysis and decision making by machine learning; the searching data for planning collaboration; data presentation techniques
SCGE 150     Thinking like a Scientist          2 (2-0-4)
          Concepts of thinking like a scientist, measurement, distribution of data, recording scientific data; uncertainty and significant number; the data analysis and presentations with graphs, experimental designs, categorizations, pat-tern findings, analysis and extraction of subtances; scientific reasoning with ethics, communication of scientific con-cepts through discussions within groups, concepts about safety in the scientific work

B. Specialized Courses

  • Fundamental for professional Courses
SCBC 101    General Biochemistry       3 (3-0-6)
         Structures and functions of 4 biomolecules, carbohydrate, lipid, protein, nucleic acid, metabolic processes and regulation of metabolic pathway of 4 biomolecules, flow of genetic information and gene regulation, DNA technology, roles of biomolecules in normal physiological systems, some medical applications
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.
SCPS 102    Basic Physiology         3 (2-3-5)

          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

SCMI 106   Medical Microbiology & Parasitology         3 (2-3-5)
         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, pathogenicity of microorganisms and parasites, host immune responses, medically important parasites, basic laboratory tests to detect microorganisms, virus, and parasites
SCPM 202    Basic Pharmacology     3 (3-0-6)
     Pre-requisites : SCPS 102    Basic Physiology 
     Co-requisites : -
          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
RANS 215     Epidemiology          2 (2-0-4)

         Basic concept of epidemiology; natural history of diseases, causative factor, disease distributions, health risk, infectious disease, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, non–communicable disease, principles of disease preventions and control, health indices and related statistics, epidemiological investigation, disease surveillance, health screening, epidemiological study methodology , application of epidemiology for disease prevention and control of infection in hospitals and communities

  • Professional courses
               Theory Courses
RANS 101   Nursing Profession         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 205    Fundamental Nursing     3 (3-0-6)
            Concepts, significance and steps of nursing process, methods of health assessment, linking of nursing process and nursing theory, concepts and principles of fundamental nursing in response to clients’ needs holistically; comfort and safety for ill persons, rational drug use; applying nursing process and fundamental nursing for clients care with daily living, comfort and safety 
RANS 217    Professional Ethics and Legal in Nursing and Midwifery        2 (2-0-4)
           Concepts and theories of ethics; principles of ethics in nursing practice; the code of ethics in nursing; ethical reasoning; laws related to Professional Nursing and Midwifery Act; application of selected ethical theories and laws to discuss the rationale underlying ethical and legal issues commonly found in nursing and midwifery
RANS 218    Digital Technology in Nursing       2 (2-0-4)
          Concepts of health informatics and nursing; selection of informatic resources, quality information assessment, processing, and analysis of health informatic, designing and constructing database, legal and ethical issues related to publishing health informatics
RANS 303     Statistics and Research in Nursing 1        2 (2-0-4)
          Descriptive statistics; inferential statistics, Z- test, t- test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation analysis, and Chi-square test; using statistical software for data analysis, interpretation and presentation of statistical analysis results; concepts and knowledge related to research, research and academic ethics, research proposal development
RANS 304     Statistics and Research in Nursing 2       1 (0-2-4)
         Pre-requisties : RANS 303    Statistics and Research in Nursing 1
 
           Conducting research, writing research report, discussion of research results, research presentation, evidence-based nursing
RANS 305    Nursing Innovation         2 (2-0-4)      
         Pre-requisites : RANS 303    Statistics and Research in Nursing 1
           Basic concepts of innovation in nursing, development process of innovation, writing an innovation project, innovation presentation, intellectual property management
RANS 321     Gerontological Nursing         2 (2-0-4)   
          Ageing society; national policies, strategic plans, legislation related to older persons, social welfare and senior citizens’rights; resources for older persons; resource management for comprehensive geriatric care based on dependency levels; health literacy and health communication in ageing; preparation to ageing and old age; ageing theories and age-related decline; nursing care for common health problems and geriatric syndromes; delay age-related health decline; health promotion and restoration; reasonable drug and appropriate health product use; cautions and adverse drug events in older persons; long term care and end of life care; elder care safety
RANS 322    Adult and Gerontological Nursing 1         2 (2-0-4)   
         Nursing care of adults experiencing acute, crisis, and chronic health problems related to oxygenation, gynecology system, sensorimotor, abnormal cell cycle regulation, rational drug use and patient safety from medication
RANS 323     Adult and Gerontological Nursing 2               2 (2-0-4)       
            Nursing care of adults experiencing acute, critical and chronic conditions resulting from digestion, metabolism, defecation, infection, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, urinary tract, rational drug use, patient safety from medication and emergency, trauma & disaster nursing
RANS 326   Nursing of Child and Adolescent         3 (3-0-6)   
      Pre-requisites : RANS 102   Psychology for Self-Development  
        National child health policy and situations; child rights; promotion of growth; development; nutrition; disease prevention and accidents in each age group; common physical and psychological health problems in various systems in neonates, children, and adolescents; the effects of illness on children and families; pain management, family-centered care; rational drug use; caring for critically ill children and palliative care
RANS 327   Maternal - Newborn Nursing and Midwifery 1             3 (3-0-6)   
          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; breast feeding; role of nurse midwives in caring for women and families in pre-marriage, pre-conception, antepartum and postpartum periods, rational drug use within the realm of law, ethics, and professional code of ethics
RANS 401     Psychiatric and mental health nursing              3 (3-0-6)   
          Evolution of psychiatry, mental health problems, psychiatric disorders and their impacts on individuals, families, and communities; mental health and psychiatric nursing, principles of psychiatric nursing, roles and functions of psychiatric nurses, therapeutic relationship, therapeutic communication, therapeutic use of self; types of psychiatric treatments, rational drug use, patient safety; nursing process and care for individuals, families, and communities with mental health issues and illnesses; mental health act and related laws
RANS 402     Maternal – Newborn Nursing and Midwifery 2         3 (3-0-6)   
      Pre-requisites: RANS 327   Maternal - Newborn Nursing and Midwifery 1 
           Infertility, risks, complications and abnormal signs and symptoms during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum periods; risk screening, management; rational drug use; nurse-midwife's roles in caring for pregnancy women, family, fetus and newborns with risks, complication 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 403     Primary Medical Care for Nurses              2 (2-0-4)   
      Pre-requisites : RANS 371  Nursing of Child and Adolescent Practicum  ,RANS 372 Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum 1 ,RANS 373  Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum 2  and RANS 374 Maternal - Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum 1
           History taking; physical examination, differential diagnosis; laboratory investigation and interpretation; primary medical care; emergency illness; rationale drug use; within the realm of law, ethics and professional code of ethics
RANS 405      Community Health Nursing         2 (2-0-4)   
     Pre-requisites : RANS 215  Epidemiology   ,RANS 371  Nursing of Child and Adolescent Practicum  ,RANS 372 Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum 1 ,RANS 373  Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum 2 and RANS 374 Maternal - Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum 1
            Community health nursing concept, health system, national health development plan, health innovation, community health nursing process, family health, school health, occupational health, environmental health
RANS 411    Leadership and Management for Developing Quality in Nursing          2 (2-0-4)   
         Health policy; health service system and quality assurance system; health economics; nursing leadership; collaborative work with healthcare team; networking and nursing resources; nursing management; nursing quality improvement; rational drug use; monitoring and evaluation of nursing outcomes
         Practice Courses
RANS 285       Fundamental Nursing Practicum 1         2 (0-6-2)   
          Practicing basic nursing in nursing laboratory based on case study scenarios for taking care of patients with uncomplicated health problems; self-care deficit in activities of daily living, limitation of mobility; practicing infection control and preventing spread of infections, vital signs assessment, nutrition and fluid management, medication administration, basic wound care, fall prevention, excretion, positioning, moving, transferring, and exercise; practicing health history taking, observation and physical examination to assess health status with simulated patients; practicing nursing care with regard to patient safety, morality, ethics, and professional ethics
RANS 286     Fundamental Nursing Practicum 2         3 (0-9-3)   
        Pre-requisites : RANS 205  Fundamental Nursing  and  RANS 285   Fundamental Nursing Practicum 1 

          Practice of fundamental nursing for patients having uncomplicated health problems in virtual scenarios; providing holistic nursing care regarding multicultural diversity for patients by using nursing process and fundamental nursing concepts to maintain activities of daily living, comfort and safety under laws, professional ethics and code of ethics

RANS 371        Nursing of Child and Adolescent Practicum             3 (0-9-3)   
          Pre-requisites : RANS 285   Fundamental Nursing Practicum 1  and และ RANS 286   Fundamental Nursing Practicum 2   
         Clinical nursing practice in promotion of growth, development, disease prevention and accident of children in each age group; applying nursing process, evidence-based practice, nursing innovation in caring for newborns, infants, children and adolescents with common health problems in various systems including physical and psychosocial aspects; health rehabilitation; emphasizing patient safety, rational drug use, interpersonal relationship, providing recreational activities, holistic care, family-centered care, cultural diversity, child rights, laws, ethics and professional code of ethics
RANS 372      Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum 1         4 (0-12-4)   
          Pre-requisites : RANS 285   Fundamental Nursing Practicum 1  and และ RANS 286   Fundamental Nursing Practicum 2   
          Nursing practice for practicing holistic care all diverse adult and older patients with health problems in acute, critical, and chronic conditions, including respiratory, cardiovascular, circulatory, hematological related to infections, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, reproductive, eye ear nose throat systems, nervous, muscular and skeletal, urinary, digestive and excretory systems by integrating the knowledge and utilizing the nursing process in nursing practice including evidence based practice clinical data, technology information, health innovation and the principle of rational drug use, holistic care and cultural diversity in order for nursing care to promote health, prevention of illness and rehabilitation on their conditions while staying at hospital and continuously rehabilitation base on patient safety, the right of patients and professionals, professional code of ethics and health-related laws; using the leadership skill, team work, professional maturity, communication intelligence, service mind, empathy, and self-directed learning
RANS 373     Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum 2         4 (0-12-4)   
          Pre-requisites : RANS 285   Fundamental Nursing Practicum 1  and และ RANS 286   Fundamental Nursing Practicum 2   
           Nursing practice for practicing holistic care all diverse adult and older patients with health problems in acute, critical, and chronic conditions, including respiratory, cardiovascular, circulatory, hematological related to infections, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, reproductive, eye ear nose throat systems, nervous, muscular and skeletal, urinary, digestive and excretory systems by integrating the knowledge and utilizing the nursing process in nursing practice including evidence based practice clinical data, technology information, health innovation and the principle of rational drug use, holistic care and cultural diversity in order for nursing care to promote health, prevention of illness and rehabilitation on their conditions while staying at hospital and nursing home and continuously rehabilitation base on patient safety, the right of patients and professionals, professional code of ethics and health-related laws; using the leadership skill, team work, professional maturity, communication intelligence, service mind, empathy, and self-directed learning
RANS 374      Maternal - Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum 1         4 (0-12-4)   
          Pre-requisites : RANS 285   Fundamental Nursing Practicum 1  and และ RANS 286   Fundamental Nursing Practicum 2   
         Holistic practice in maternal-newborn nursing and midwifery for normal pregnancy throughout delivery and postpartum; conduct normal delivery, normal newborn care, breastfeeding promotion, bonding and attachment of maternal, child and family, counseling of parent roles and childrearing, family planning and contraceptive service upon evidence-based, take into account the safety, rational drug use, multicultural context within the realm of law, ethics, and professional code ethics
RANS 471        Community Health Nursing Practicum           4 (0-12-4)  
          Pre-requisites : RANS 371  Nursing of Child and Adolescent Practicum ,  RANS 372  Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum 1 ,RANS 373  Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum 2 and RANS 374  Maternal - Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum 1   
           Practice in community health nursing; application of nursing sciences, related sciences and community health care nursing process for individuals, families, and communities emphasizing on patients and families centered care, primary medical care concerning rational drug used, patient safety and cultural diversity within the realm of law, ethics and professional code of ethics
RANS 472    Primary Medical Care for Nurses Practicum           2 (0-6-2
         Pre-requisites : RANS 371  Nursing of Child and Adolescent Practicum ,  RANS 372  Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum 1 ,RANS 373  Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum 2 and RANS 374  Maternal - Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum 1   
          Practice in history taking; physical examination, differential diagnosis; laboratory investigation and interpretation; primary medical care for common problems and emergency illness; concerning rational drug used, patient safety within the realm of law, ethics and professional code of ethics
RANS 473    Maternal - Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum 2          2 (0-6-2)  
        Pre-requisites : RANS 374  Maternal - Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum 1   
          Holistic nursing and midwifery practice in women and newborn with risks and complication during antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum period; care for women with operative obstetrics, newborn resuscitation, care for women and family with perinatal loss upon evidence-based, take into account the safety, rational drug use, multicultural context within the realm of law, ethics and professional code of ethics
RANS 474    Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practicum         3 (0-9-3)   
        Pre-requisties : RANS 102   Psychology for Self-Development  
           Mental health and psychiatric nursing practice based on international and professional standards, using nursing process and empirical evidence, with due consideration to academic and professional ethics, safety and rights of health care providers and recipients, rational drug use, holistic individuality, and cultural diversity
RANS 475      Nursing Internship         5 (0-15-5)   
                Pre-requisites): RANS 285   Fundamental Nursing Practicum 1 ,RANS 286   Fundamental Nursing Practicum 2 ,RANS 371  Nursing of Child and Adolescent Practicum ,  RANS 372  Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum 1 ,RANS 373  Nursing of Adult and Elderly Practicum 2 and RANS 374  Maternal - Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum 1  
               Clinical practice in students’ area of interest as a team leader and team member according to professional standards utilizing the nursing process, rational drug use, evidence based and health innovation to provide holistic care for clients; using law, ethics and codes of ethics, safety, rights of service providers and service recipients, cultural diversity, hospital quality system and cost effectiveness; using the leadership skill, team work, professional maturity, communication intelligence, service mind, empathy, agility, innovative mind