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Bachelor of Nursing (Pass and Honours)
BN
240 cp (Pass)
Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
80 cp (Honours)
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Ballarat, Victoria
Brisbane, Queensland
Canberra, ACT
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp 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 Pass Degree
To qualify for the Pass degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 60 cp from Nursing Foundation;
- 50 cp from Applied Science for Practice;
- 60 cp from Contexts of Nursing;
- 60 cp from Clinical Nursing Practice; and
- 10 cp from Electives.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree
To qualify for the Honours degree a student must, in addition to satisfying the requirements of the Pass degree, complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Honours Units.
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
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Nursing Foundation
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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 |
Applied Science for Practice
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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 |
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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 |
Electives
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
NRSG207 | 10 | Clinical Nursing Practice17 |
NRSG212 | 10 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse |
NRSG213 | 10 | Introduction to Palliative Care |
NRSG222 | 10 | Legal Issues in Health Care |
NRSG224 | 10 | Nursing Practice for Specialty Care |
NRSG226 | 10 | Health and Health Practices: an International Study |
NRSG229 | 10 | Introduction to Complementary Nursing Therapy |
NRSG230 | 10 | Introduction to Transcultural Nursing |
NRSG232 | 10 | Global Health |
NRSG234 | 10 | Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine |
NRSG235 | 10 | Introduction to Orthopaedic Nursing |
NRSG236 | 10 | Community Participation |
NRSG252 | 10 | Therapeutic Communication |
NRSG253 | 10 | Promoting Family Health |
NRSG254 | 10 | Introduction to Care of People with Dementia |
Schedule of Honours Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
NRSG400 | 10 | Research Methods (Honours) |
NRSG401 | 10 | Traditions and Challenges in Nursing |
NRSG409 | 20 | Honours Thesis (Part A) |
a.
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
NRSG406 | 40 | Honours Thesis (Full-time) (Part B) |
or
b.
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
NRSG407 | 20 | Honours Thesis (Part-time) (Part B) |
NRSG408 | 20 | Honours Thesis (Part-time) (Part C) |
14 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.
15 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.
16 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.
17 This unit is available for registered nurses and overseas trained nurses.