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
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. Admission Requirements
Prior to 1 March 2016, an applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
From 1 March 2016, an applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
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 (EAL) 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:
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.
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society |
UNCC300 | 10 | Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives (Pre: UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society) |
Nursing Theory Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
NRSG125 | 10 | Health Assessment |
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) |
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) |
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 |
---|---|---|
NRSG137 | 10 | Introduction to Nursing Practice (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1, HLSC110 Beginning Professional Practice) |
NRSG261 | 10 | Clinical Integration: Acute Care (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
NRSG262 | 10 | Clinical Integration: Mental Health (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
NRSG354 | 10 | Clinical Integration: Complex Care (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
NRSG355 | 20 | Clinical Integration: Towards Professional Practice (Pre: NRSG261 Clinical Integration: Acute Care, NRSG262 Clinical Integration: Mental Health, NRSG354 Clinical Integration: Complex Care) |
NRSG370 | 10 | Clinical Integration: Specialty Practice (Pre: NRSG137 Introduction to Nursing Practice, NRSG261 Clinical Integration: Acute Care, NRSG262 Clinical Integration: Mental Health, NRSG354 Clinical Integration: Complex Care) |
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/748638
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/748638