BN/BP
320 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 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.
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
To qualify for the dual degree, a student must complete 320 cp, consisting of:
- 220 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Nursing, consisting of:
- 70 cp from Inter-professional Learning units;
- 80 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 University Core units.
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) 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 |
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 |
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) |
Clinical Nursing Specialty Electives Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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NRSG370 | 10 | Clinical Integtration: Specialty Practice (Pre: NRSG136 OR NRSG137 Introduction to Nursing Practice; NRSG261 Clinical Integration: Acute Care; NRSG262 Clinical Integration: Mental Health ; NRSG354 Clinical Integration: Complex Care) |
Paramedicine Units Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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PARA104 | 10 | Foundations of Paramedic Practice |
PARA203 | 10 | Trauma Theory in Paramedicine (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent; Co: PARA204 Paramedic Practice: Trauma Emergencies) |
PARA204 | 10 | Paramedic Practice: Trauma Emergencies (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent; Co: PARA203 Trauma Theory in Paramedicine) |
PARA205 | 10 | Environmental and Endocrine Emergencies (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
PARA206 | 10 | Integrated Paramedic Practice (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
PARA209 | 10 | Paramedic Practice: Cardiovascular Emergencies (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
PARA303 | 10 | Paramedic Practice: Obstetric and Paediatric Emergencies (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
PARA304 | 10 | Synergy in Paramedic Practice (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
PARA305 | 10 | Pre-hospital Major Incident Management (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
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2017-06-27
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