Abstract

The international of curriculum in this project is a pioneer for CUHK to co-develop with University of Toronto, Canada a tailored curriculum for building capacity as Nurse Practitioners (NP) for Hong Kong context. This curricular activities aim to enable students of the Doctor of Nursing (DN) programme, who are all experienced nurses in the clinical or academic field, to acquire the knowledge and skills of NP. Students are then required to reflect upon how the standards and practices learnt can be applied in their specific clinical specialty in the local context. In many developed countries, including Canada, United States, and New Zealand, NPs are playing a vital role to address the complex care needs of older adults and people with chronic condition in the community and long-term care. However, there has yet been any relevant training in Hong Kong. Our DN programme is designed to align the professional development of nurses with the international trend by paving the way for developing NP in the local community.