Term of references of committee
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To set policy and standard to accredit Fellows for the College.
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To evaluate the standards of cardiac related programs/courses offered by the other organizations.
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To set criteria for the accreditation of health care organizations to be the clinical sites for educational placement.
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To conduct accreditation processes for Fellow candidates to be nominated to the HKAN.
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To monitor the accreditation outcomes for recommendations of improvement of education
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To set criteria for applicants to be accepted for writing the certification examination.
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To endorse both the content in ordinary membership examination papers and fellow exit assessment methods.
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To evaluate the profile of applicants for writing the certification examination.
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To set and mark examinations.
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To monitor the examination outcomes for recommendations of improvement regarding examination
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To set, monitor and enforce the standards of the College.
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To advise the College on the current knowledge and practice in cardiac nursing.
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To identify the educational needs of cardiac nurses.
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To organize cardiac nursing education at advanced level.
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To advise the College on strategies for promoting cardiac health.
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To foster the development of advanced practice nursing education in cardiac
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To set standard training in cardiac nursing.
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To ensure the maintenance of integrity, ethical conduct and professional standard of cardiac nursing in their specialist nursing practices.
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To assess the applications for entering the membership and to recommend approval or rejection of these applications.
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To assess the applications for recertification into the Fellow membership and to recommend approval or rejection of these applications.
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To assess the applications for the restoration of membership and to recommend approval or rejection of these applications.
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To assess the applications for the removal of names from the Specialist Register and to recommend approval or rejection of these applications.
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To consider various matters regarding the issuing of specialist certificate.
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To organize activities to promote and publicize the college.
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Respond and answer enquires with media, individual and other organization.
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Organize events such as talk and exhibition.
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Educate public regarding the role and benefit of specialization of cardiac nursing.
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Prepare and supervise promotional materials, such as photographs, publicity brochures and promotional video.
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To publish the college newsletter and report.
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Set standards of training in cardiac nursing, to organize and monitor such training and to promote the accreditation of such training.
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Give advice on the development trends in cardiac nursing practice and education
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Give advice on the continuing education needs of cardiac nurses.
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Identify the learning needs and expectations of the program.
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Understand candidates’ goals and expectations of teachers and difficulties in learning.
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Manage verbal and non-verbal communication and candidates’ behaviors in learning process.
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Identify the teaching and learning resources and services in working institution to support candidates learning.
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Identify assessment criteria and give feedback for improvement.
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Responding to feedback from candidates about teaching and learning.
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Monitor and evaluate cardiac specialty nursing training program.
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Establish the system for ordinary membership examination and fellow exit assessment.
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Endorse the examination papers and assessment method.
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Ensure the quality of assessment.
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Adopt valid and reliable assessment methods in assessing the competence of candidates.
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Ensure strict confidentiality in the assessment process.
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Ensure explicit grading award to the candidates.
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Monitor the appealing issue for recommendations of improvement in specialist education