Students study theories and principles behind nursing care that support patients living with chronic long-term medical issues and their families. They undergo training to understand the concerned diseases and their courses, and to learn how to apply practical nursing interventions at the various stages. Practical training is provided at St. Luke’s International Hospital and other specialized institutions and university hospitals with the aim of enabling them to develop models that can be applied in practice.

The concepts and theories supporting practical methods of cancer nursing care and palliative treatment are explored as students learn to understand the features of cancer patients with different kinds of cancer and at different stages of the disease, as well as the characteristics of the concerned families. They also learn appropriate nursing care methods and interventions including the treatment of cancer pain. In the advanced course, students undergo practical training at St. Luke’s International Hospital and other cancer institutions under the direct clinical guidance of cancer nursing professionals working on the frontline to nurture superior practical nursing skills.