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<div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Details on the licensed professional occupation</div> <p> <a href="/wiki/Nursing" title="Nursing">Nursing</a> is a licensed professional occupation in <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>. The profession is regulated by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong, a statutory body. Nurses in Hong Kong are divided into <a href="/wiki/Registered_nurse" title="Registered nurse">registered nurses</a> and enrolled nurses, with the former requiring more extensive professional training. </p><p>There are a total of 59,082 nurses in Hong Kong as of 2019, with the majority of registered nurses working for the <a href="/wiki/Hospital_Authority" title="Hospital Authority">Hospital Authority</a>. Nursing education is provided by universities, post-secondary colleges, and hospital-based nursing schools. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regulation">Regulation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Regulation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nursing practice in Hong Kong is regulated by the <b>Nursing Council of Hong Kong</b> (<a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh">香港護士管理局</span>), a statutory body established via the Nurses Registration Ordinance.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The registration of nurses has been regulated since 1931.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Membership of the council consists of its director, a registered nurse in public service nominated by the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_(Hong_Kong)" title="Department of Health (Hong Kong)">Director of Health</a> and appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">chief executive of Hong Kong</a>, six registered nurses appointed by the chief executive, six registered or enrolled nurses elected for a term, two persons selected by the CE from people nominated by tertiary institutions providing nursing programmes, one member nominated by the <a href="/wiki/Hospital_Authority" title="Hospital Authority">Hospital Authority</a> and appointed by the CE, one mental health nurse appointed by the CE, and three lay members appointed by the CE.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nurses in Hong Kong are classified into registered nurses (RN; <a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh">註冊護士</span>) and enrolled nurses (EN; <a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh">登記護士</span>).<sup id="cite_ref-Registration_and_Enrolment_Requirements_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Registration_and_Enrolment_Requirements-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> RNs may handle patients independently, whereas ENs must work under the supervision of RNs. RNs have a higher academic and professional attainment and must train for a longer period of time; correspondingly, they also have higher salaries and may be promoted to higher positions such as Nursing Officer (<a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh">護士長</span>). In contrast, ENs do not have a clear path for promotion; in order for ENs to be promoted to higher positions, they must take further studies such as conversion or top-up courses. Psychiatric nurses have a higher starting salary than nurses serving general patients.<sup id="cite_ref-student.hk_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-student.hk-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All nursing programmes in Hong Kong have to be approved by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong. Registered nurses must undergo at least 3 years of training, either via theoretical and practical training at a nursing school based in hospitals, or via a pre-registration nursing programme at a university or college; whereas, enrolled nurses must take a programme of at least 2 years in duration.<sup id="cite_ref-Registration_and_Enrolment_Requirements_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Registration_and_Enrolment_Requirements-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among programmes that lead to qualification as RNs, the Higher Diploma in Nursing programme offered by the Hospital Authority is 3 years in duration,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while bachelor's degrees offered by universities and post-secondary colleges are 5 years in duration.<sup id="cite_ref-student.hk_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-student.hk-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following is a list of institutions offering nursing programmes as of 2020:<sup id="cite_ref-student.hk_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-student.hk-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Universities">Universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Hong_Kong" title="University of Hong Kong">University of Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_University_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chinese University of Hong Kong">Chinese University of Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Polytechnic_University" title="Hong Kong Polytechnic University">Hong Kong Polytechnic University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Metropolitan_University" title="Hong Kong Metropolitan University">Hong Kong Metropolitan University</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Approved_post-secondary_colleges">Approved post-secondary colleges</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Approved post-secondary colleges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tung_Wah_College" title="Tung Wah College">Tung Wah College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caritas_Institute_of_Higher_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Caritas Institute of Higher Education">Caritas Institute of Higher Education</a></li> <li>School of Continuing Education, <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Baptist_University" title="Hong Kong Baptist University">Hong Kong Baptist University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Nang_Yan_College_of_Higher_Education" title="Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education">Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Adventist_College" title="Hong Kong Adventist College">Hong Kong Adventist College</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nursing_schools">Nursing schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Nursing schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Public_hospitals">Public hospitals</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Public hospitals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caritas_Medical_Centre" title="Caritas Medical Centre">Caritas Medical Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_Hospital,_Hong_Kong" title="Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong">Queen Elizabeth Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caritas_Medical_Centre" title="Caritas Medical Centre">Tuen Mun Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grantham_Hospital" title="Grantham Hospital">Grantham Hospital</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Private_hospitals">Private hospitals</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Private hospitals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Baptist_Hospital" title="Hong Kong Baptist Hospital">Hong Kong Baptist Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Sanatorium_%26_Hospital" title="Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital">Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Teresa%27s_Hospital_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Teresa's Hospital (Hong Kong)">St. Teresa's Hospital (Hong Kong)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Hospital_(Hong_Kong)" title="Union Hospital (Hong Kong)">Union Hospital (Hong Kong)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Representation">Representation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Representation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Association of Hong Kong Nursing Staff (<a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh">香港護士協會</span>) is one of the largest medical unions in Hong Kong.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The AHKNS was founded in 1977 and adopted its present name in 2007. According to its statistics, the AHKNS is the largest nursing union in Hong Kong, representing more than 60% of the city's nurses.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nurses working for the Hospital Authority are additionally represented by the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance (<a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh">醫管局員工陣線</span>), a union registered in December 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the HAEA, the union had nearly 20,000 members as of February 2020, including nurses, doctors and supporting staff, representing around a quarter of all staff employed by the HA.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Workforce">Workforce</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Workforce"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2019, there were 44,601 RNs and 14,481 ENs in Hong Kong, for a total of 59,082 nurses.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Attrition_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Attrition rate">attrition rate</a> for nurses was 6.1% in 2018, with 95% of those resigning being lowest-level nurses.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the 2010 Health Manpower Survey conducted by the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_(Hong_Kong)" title="Department of Health (Hong Kong)">Department of Health</a>, among RNs who indicated their gender, 10.2% were male while 89.8% were female. 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<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Azerbaijan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Azerbaijan (page does not exist)">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Bahrain&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Bahrain (page does not exist)">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Bangladesh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Bangladesh (page does not exist)">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Bhutan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Bhutan (page does not exist)">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Brunei&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Brunei (page does not exist)">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Cambodia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Cambodia (page does not exist)">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_China&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in China (page does not exist)">China</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Cyprus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Cyprus (page does not exist)">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_East_Timor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in East Timor (page does not exist)">East Timor (Timor-Leste)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Egypt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Egypt (page does not exist)">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Georgia_(country)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Georgia (country) (page does not exist)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nursing_in_India" title="Nursing in India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Indonesia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Indonesia (page does not exist)">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nursing_in_Iran" title="Nursing in Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Iraq&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Iraq (page does not exist)">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Israel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Israel (page does not exist)">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nursing_in_Japan" title="Nursing in Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Jordan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Jordan (page does not exist)">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Kazakhstan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Kazakhstan (page does not exist)">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_North_Korea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in North Korea (page does not exist)">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_South_Korea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in South Korea 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class="new" title="Nursing in Russia (page does not exist)">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Saudi Arabia (page does not exist)">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Singapore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Singapore (page does not exist)">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Syria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Syria (page does not exist)">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Tajikistan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Tajikistan (page does not exist)">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nursing_in_Thailand&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nursing in Thailand (page does not 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