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Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Arts

 

BN/BA

320 cp

Minimum duration:  4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                   Ballarat Campus Vic

                                    Melbourne Campus Vic

EFTSL value of units: All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1.          DEFINITION OF TERMS

“Major”: 80 cp from prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 60 cp at advanced level.

“Minor”: 40 cp from prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.

2.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE DEGREES

To qualify the degree, a student must complete 320 cp, consisting of:

(a)                 180 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(i)         60 cp from Nursing Foundations;

(ii)         60 cp from Contexts of Nursing;

(iii)        60 cp from Clinical Nursing Practice;

(iv)        50 cp from Applied Science for Nursing;

(b)        30 cp from Science Studies units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts degree;

(c)        60 cp from a Minor and Electives from Humanities/Social Science Studies units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts degree.

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) incompatible (Inc) are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

NURSING FOUNDATIONS

NRSG119          10         Nursing Practice Foundations

NRSG120          10         Indigenous Culture and Health

NRSG122          10         Exploring Professional Practice

NRSG241          10         Spirituality in Health Care

NRSG343          10         Ethics for Holistic Practice

NRSG346          10         Realising Professional Practice

CONTEXTS OF NURSING

NRSG121          10         Contexts of Nursing 1

NRSG123          10         Contexts of Nursing 2

NRSG237          10         Contexts of Nursing 3

NRSG240          10         Contexts of Nursing 4

NRSG344          10         Contexts of Nursing 5

NRSG347          10         Contexts of Nursing 6

CLINICAL NURSING PRACTICE[1], 2, 3

NRSG124          10         Introduction to Nursing Practice

NRSG238          10         Mental Health Nursing Practice

NRSG239          10         Complex Nursing Practice 1

NRSG345          10         Complex Nursing Practice 2

NRSG348          10         Towards Professional Practice 1

NRSG349          10         Towards Professional Practice 2

APPLIED SCIENCE FOR NURSING

BIOL117            10         Applied Science for Practice 1

BIOL118            10         Applied Science for Practice 2

BIOL228            10         Applied Science for Practice 3

BIOL229            10         Applied Science for Practice 4

BIOL326            10         Applied Science for Practice 5

 


[1] Students are required to have a current Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate from an accredited source prior to undertaking clinical practice. The currency of the certificate must be validated each year.

2 In Queensland, all students who work with children and young people as part of their studies must have applied for a Blue Card prior to commencing clinical experience. Failure to hold a Blue Card may prevent students from gaining access to their Clinical Practice placement.

3 As nursing brings students into contact with various communicable diseases, it is a requirement of some facilities used for clinical experience that students have appropriate immunisation.