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Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Paramedicine

BN/BP

320 cp

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

Course available at:
Ballarat, Victoria
Brisbane, Queensland

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. Admission Requirements1

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.

Queensland
Prerequisites: English (4, SA).

Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Degrees

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

  1. 230 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Nursing, consisting of:
    1. 100 cp from Inter-professional Learning Units;
    2. 60 cp from Nursing Theory Units;
    3. 60 cp from Clinical Nursing Practice Units;
    4. 10cp from the Clinical Nursing Specialty Unit: NRSG358 High Dependency Nursing Practice;
  2. 90 cp from Paramedicine Units.

3. Admission Requirements – Honours Degree1

To be eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Nursing honours degree a student must satisfy the admission requirements set out in the rules for the Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) degree.

4. 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.

5. 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 Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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

Inter-professional Learning Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
BIOL119
10
Foundation Biological Science 1
BIOL120
10
Foundation Biological Science 2
HLSC110
10
Beginning Professional Practice
HLSC111
10
The Person, Health and Wellbeing
HLSC120
10
Society, Culture and Health
HLSC121
10
Health Assessment
HLSC122
10
Inquiry in Health Care
HLSC210
10
Mental Health and Illness
HLSC220
10
Health Care Ethics
HLSC241
10
Spirituality in Health Care

Nursing Theory Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NRSG257
10
Child, Adolescent and Family Nursing (Inc: NRPL257)
NRSG258
10
Acute Care Nursing 1 (Inc: NRPL258)
NRSG259
10
Promoting Health in Extended Care
NRSG353
10
Acute Care Nursing 2
NRSG366
10
Partnerships in Chronicity (Inc: NRPL366)
NRSG367
10
Transition to Professional Nursing (Inc: NRPL367)

Clinical Nursing Practice Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NRSG137
10
Introduction to Nursing Practice
NRSG261
10
Clinical Integration: Acute Care
NRSG262
10
Clinical Integration: Mental Health
NRSG354
10
Clinical Integration: Complex Care
NRSG355
20
Clinical Integration: Towards Professional Practice

Clinical Nursing Specialty Unit

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NRSG358 10 High Dependency Nursing Practice

Paramedicine Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ALHT100
10
Paramedic Practice Foundations
ALHT103
10
Exploring Paramedic Practice
ALHT200
10
Contexts of Paramedicine 1
ALHT201
10
Contexts of Paramedicine 2
ALHT301
10
Contexts of Paramedicine 3
ALHT401
10
Contexts of Paramedicine 4
ALHT101
10
Paramedic Practice 1
ALHT102
10
Paramedic Practice 2
ALHT202
10
Paramedic Practice 3


1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.