Introduction to the Collegeof Nursing
The College of Nursing has its origin in the Department of Nursing of the Hebei Medical College for Continuing Education. In 1984, it began offering junior college education in adult nursing. It was one of the first institutions in China to offer higher education in nursing. In 2004, it was designated as a "National Training Base for Nursing Professionals in Shortage" by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health. In May 2005, the department was fully integrated into Hebei University. The school launched its full-time undergraduate nursing program in 2006, obtained the authority to grant first-level discipline master's degrees in nursing in 2011, and was approved to confer professional master's degrees in nursing in 2021. In 2022, it initiated a joint graduate program with the University of New Orleans (USA) in Nursing (Health Management).
The school currently employs 69 faculty members, including 17 full-time instructors, 42 clinical faculty, and 10 adjunct faculty. Among them, 7 hold doctoral degrees, 13 hold senior professional titles, 30 hold associate senior titles, 2 serve as PhD supervisors, and 39 as master's supervisors. All young faculty members possess doctoral degrees. One faculty member has been recognized as a Third-Level Talent under Hebei Province’s "333 Talent Project".
Over the past three years, the school has undertaken 27 research projects, including 1 National Natural Science Foundation Youth Program, 2 Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences projects, 6 Hebei Provincial Social Science Fund projects, and 12 municipal-level projects. Faculty have published 52 research papers, including 26 SCI-indexed articles.
In 2022, the nursing program was selected as a "Hebei Provincial First-Class Undergraduate Major". The school has four teaching units: Fundamental Nursing, Community Nursing, Humanistic Nursing, and Clinical Nursing. It houses specialized laboratories for fundamental nursing, clinical nursing, nursing psychology, community nursing, nutrition and dietetics, and geriatric nursing technology. The school also collaborates with 1 directly affiliated hospital, 2 non-directly affiliated hospitals, 14 Grade-A tertiary teaching hospitals, and 8 community elderly care internship bases.
The school enrolls over 1,000 students, including 930 undergraduates and 120postgraduate students. Upholding the philosophy of "Science, Humanity, and Innovation," the school prioritizes moral education and focuses on cultivating core competencies such as clinical operational skills, teamwork, psychological intervention, and interpersonal communication. It emphasizes skill competitions to train high-level nursing professionals aligned with societal needs. In 2021, the school won the Second Prize in the Nursing Track of the 10th National Medical Technical Skills Competition for Chinese University Students (Northeast-North China Division).
Approximately 20% of undergraduate graduates pursue master's degrees at Double First-Class universities, while 80% secure positions at Grade-A tertiary hospitals in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The pass rate for the National Nurse Licensure Examination is nearly 100%, with an employment rate exceeding 97%.
The school actively promotes international collaboration, partnering with institutions in Japan, Singapore, the USA, and Canada. In 2019, it introduced an intellectual support project from the Canadian Health Sciences Center to enhance its focus on elderly care services and management. In 2022, it launched the joint graduate program in Nursing (Health Management) with the University of New Orleans.
Committed to serving local communities, the school supports elderly care initiatives by collaborating with the Baoding Civil Affairs Bureau, Health Commission, and Health and Elderly Care Association to organize vocational training for elderly care professionals. In 2023, it was designated as the "Baoding Elderly Care Technical Training Base".
The school also fosters a culture of volunteerism through its four-dimensional service system: health education, HIV and tuberculosis prevention campaigns, CPR and AED emergency knowledge promotion, and emergency support for large-scale public events. Its tuberculosis prevention volunteer team was honored as a "National Outstanding Volunteer Team".
November 2024
