BN/BP
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at: Ballarat 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. Requirements for Completion of the Degrees
To qualify the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
(a) 60 cp from the Nursing Foundation strand;
(b) 50 cp from the Applied Science for Practice strand;
(c) 60 cp from the Contexts of Nursing strand;
(d) 60 cp from the Clinical Nursing Practice strand; and
(e) 90 cp from the Paramedicine strand.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree
A student may qualify for the Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)/Bachelor of Paramedicine degree by satisfying the additional Honours requirements set out in the rules for Honours in the Bachelor of Nursing degree.
3. Progression within the Course
Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level) in that sequence.
In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Co-ordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) incompatible (Inc) are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Nursing Foundation Strand
NRSG119 |
10 |
Nursing Practice Foundation |
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 |
Applied Science for Practice Strand
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 |
Contexts of Nursing Strand
Clinical Nursing Practice Strand19,20
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 |
Paramedicine Strand
NRSG129 |
10 |
Paramedic Practice Foundations |
NRSG131 |
10 |
Exploring Paramedic Practice |
NRSG248 |
10 |
Contexts of Paramedicine 1 |
NRSG250 |
10 |
Contexts of Paramedicine 2 |
NRSG352 |
10 |
Contexts of Paramedicine 3 |
NRSG411 |
10 |
Contexts of Paramedicine 4 |
NRSG130 |
10 |
Paramedic Practice 1 |
NRSG132 |
10 |
Paramedic Practice 2 |
NRSG249 |
10 |
Paramedic Practice 3 |
19 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.
20 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.
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2017-06-27
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