BN/BP
320 credit points (cp)
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Ballarat Victoria
Brisbane Queensland
Canberra ACT
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:
- 220 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Nursing, consisting of:
- 90 cp from Inter-professional Learning units;
- 60 cp from Nursing Theory units;
- 60 cp from Clinical Nursing Practice units;
- 10cp from the Clinical Nursing Specialty Elective Unit: NRSG358 High Dependency Nursing Practice;
- 90 cp from Paramedicine units;
- 10 cp from Core Curriculum 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
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
BIOL121 |
10 |
Human Biological Science 1 |
BIOL122 |
10 |
Human 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 |
Nursing Theory
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
UNCC100 |
10 |
Community and Vulnerability: Action and Advocacy |
Nursing Theory
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
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 |
---|
ALHT104 |
10 |
Foundations of Paramedic Practice |
ALHT203 |
10 |
Traumatology in Paramedicine |
ALHT204 |
10 |
Paramedic Practice: Traumatology |
ALHT205 |
10 |
Environmental and Endocrine Emergencies |
ALHT206 |
10 |
Integrated Paramedic Practice |
ALHT209 |
10 |
Paramedic Practice: Cardiovascular Emergencies |
ALHT303 |
10 |
Paramedic Practice: Obstetric and Paediatric Emergencies |
ALHT304 |
10 |
Synergy in Paramedic Practice |
ALHT305 |
10 |
Pre-hospital Major Incident Management |
1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
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2017-06-29
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