BN
240 cp
Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Ballarat, Victoria
Brisbane, Queensland
Canberra, ACT
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
1. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.
New South Wales and ACT
Assumed knowledge:Nil
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. Completion Requirements
2.1 To qualify for the Bachelor of Nursing degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 70 cp from Inter-professional Learning units;
- 80 cp from Nursing Theory units;
- 60 cp from Clinical Nursing Practice units;
- 10 cp from a Clinical Nursing Specialty Elective;
- 20 cp from University Core units.
2.2 Mental Health units must be taken and may only be taken by students undertaking the specialisation in Mental Health.
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 Coordinator 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.
Inter-professional Learning Units Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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BIOL121 | 10 | Human Biological Science 1 |
BIOL122 | 10 | Human Biological Science 2 (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1) |
HLSC110 | 10 | Beginning Professional Practice |
HLSC111 | 10 | The Person, Health and Wellbeing |
HLSC120 | 10 | Society, Culture and Health |
HLSC122 | 10 | Inquiry in Health Care |
HLSC220 | 10 | Health Care Ethics |
University Core Units Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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UNCC100 | 10 | Our World: Community and Vulnerability |
UNCC300 | 10 | Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives (Pre: UNCC100 Our World: Community and Vulnerability) |
Nursing Theory Units Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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NRSG125 | 10 | Health Assessment (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1, HLSC110 Beginning Professional Practice, HLSC111 The Person, Health and Wellbeing) |
NRSG210 | 10 | Mental Health and Illness (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
NRSG257 | 10 | Child, Adolescent and Family Nursing (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
NRSG258 | 10 | Acute Care Nursing 1 (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent; Co: NRSG261 Clinical Integration: Acute Care) |
NRSG259 | 10 | Promoting Health in Extended Care (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
NRSG353 | 10 | Acute Care Nursing 2 (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent; Co: NRSG354 Clinical Integration: Complex Care) |
NRSG366 | 10 | Partnerships in Chronicity (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
NRSG367 | 10 | Transition to Professional Nursing |
Clinical Nursing Practice Units Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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NRSG137 | 10 | Introduction to Nursing Practice (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1, HLSC110 Beginning Professional Practice; Co: BIOL122 Human Biological Science 2, NRSG125 Health Assessment) |
NRSG261 | 10 | Clinical Integration: Acute Care (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent; Co: NRSG258 Acute Care Nursing 1) |
NRSG262 | 10 | Clinical Integration: Mental Health (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent; Co: NRSG210 Mental Health and Illness) |
NRSG354 | 10 | Clinical Integration: Complex Care (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent; Co: NRSG353 Acute Care Nursing 2) |
NRSG355 | 20 | Clinical Integration: Towards Professional Practice (Pre: NRSG261 Clinical Integration: Acute Care, NRSG262 Clinical Integration: Mental Health, NRSG354 Clinical Integration: Complex Care) |
Mental Health Specialisation only Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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NRMH354 | 10 | Clinical Integration: Complex Care (Mental Health) (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent; Co: NRSG353 Acute Care Nursing 2; Inc: NRMH354) |
NRMH355 | 20 | Clinical Integration: Towards Professional Practice (Mental Health) (Pre: NRSG261 Clinical Integration: Acute Care, NRSG262 Clinical Integration: Mental Health, NRSG354 Clinical Integration: Complex Care; Inc: NRSG355) |
Clinical Nursing Specialty Electives Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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NRSG356 | 10 | Medical Surgical Nursing Practice (Pre: NRSG258 Acute Care Nursing 1, NRSG261 Clinical Integration: Acute Care, NRSG353 Acute Care Nursing 2, NRSG354 Clinical Integration: Complex Care) |
NRSG357 | 10 | Mental Health Nursing Practice (Pre: NRSG262 Clinical Integration: Mental Health |
NRSG358 | 10 | High Dependency Nursing Practice (Pre: NRSG258 Acute Care Nursing 1, NRSG261 Clinical Integration: Acute Care, NRSG353 Acute Care Nursing 2, NRSG354 Clinical Integration: Complex Care) |
NRSG359 | 10 | Peri-operative Nursing Practice (Pre: NRSG258 Acute Care Nursing 1, NRSG261 Clinical Integration: Acute Care, NRSG353 Acute Care Nursing 2, NRSG354 Clinical Integration: Complex Care, NRSG366 Partnerships in Chronicity) |
NRSG360 | 10 | Rehabilitation Nursing Practice (Pre: NRSG353 Acute Care Nursing 2, NRSG354 Clinical Integration: Complex Care, NRSG366 Partnerships in Chronicity) |
NRSG361 | 10 | Paediatric and Child Health Nursing Practice (Pre: NRSG257 Child, Adolescent and Family Nursing) |
NRSG362 | 10 | Maternity Nursing Practice (Pre: NRSG257 Child, Adolescent and Family Nursing) |
NRSG363 | 10 | Oncology Nursing Practice (Pre: NRSG259 Promoting Health in Extended Care) |
NRSG364 | 10 | Aged Care Nursing Practice (Pre: NRSG259 Promoting Health in Extended Care) |
NRSG365 | 10 | Community Nursing Practice |
NRSG368 | 10 | Palliative Care Nursing Practice (Pre: NRSG259 Promoting Health in Extended Care) |
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2017-06-28
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