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Course snapshot
Domestic snapshot
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Start Date
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Duration
3 years full-time; 6 years part-time
3.5 years minimum for students commencing Session 2 -
Location
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Course abbreviation
BN
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Course code
3005105
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Credit points
288
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Equivalent units
24
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Indicative Fee
Overview
The Bachelor of Nursing offers an outstanding combination of practical training while building knowledge about health, diagnosis, care plan development, care delivery and disease. This course responds to contemporary nursing practice and builds knowledge and skills in professional nursing, biological sciences and social sciences. Students learn in state-of-the-art facilities with interactive models and simulation laboratories.
Graduates are equipped to apply sound evidence-based reasoning skills to their nursing practice, provide therapeutic care to patients, coordinate and lead nursing care to individuals and groups, and work independently as well as collaborate in multidisciplinary teams for effective, person-centred outcomes.
An opportunity for a specialised professional experience placement is offered in the final year of the course to expose students to career choices as a nurse.
| Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
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| Intellectual rigour | construct nursing practices on a comprehensive knowledge base to inform clinical reasoning and decision making to deliver sound judgements, safe, quality person centred care use and contribute to research as a basis for ongoing professional inquiry and evidence based nursing practice responsive to holistic patient/consumer need |
| Creativity | incorporate creativity, integrity, responsibility and accountability in professional work practices, community activities and ongoing learning |
| Ethical practice | assimilate professional attributes and adhere to professional ethical and legal standards set by the profession to ensure safe and effective nursing practice |
| Knowledge of a discipline | integrate and demonstrate the scope of nursing practice and a command of the factors that influence health outcomes for person centred care in a range of contexts |
| Lifelong learning | possess comprehensive clinical abilities to apply reflective and analytical skills in initiating, prioritising, performing, managing and evaluating nursing practices in a range of diverse consumer and health related circumstances and environments |
| Communication and social skills | demonstrate the ability to work independently and collaboratively with the consumer, the nursing team or as a member of an interdisciplinary health care teams and effectively lead the delivery of nursing |
| Cultural competence | apply and integrate an understanding of social, indigenous and cultural diversity, a local and international perspective, and respect for the identity and dignity of all persons |
The course is responsive to contemporary nursing practice and provides content and clinical experiences as follows:
Professional areas: nursing knowledge and development, critical thinking and analysis, provision and coordination of person-centred care, independent and collaborative care, primary health care, mental health, acute and complex care, chronic disease management, palliative care, leadership and care management, aged care.
Biological sciences: anatomy, physiology, patho-physiology and pharmacology.
Social sciences: Australian health care system, Indigenous studies, psychology and sociology for health sciences, legal and ethical studies and research methods.
| Location | Teaching period | UAC code | QTAC code |
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| Coffs Harbour | Session 1 , Session 2 , Session 3 | 335151 | 055151 |
| Gold Coast | Session 1 , Session 2 , Session 3 | 335164 | 055471 |
| Lismore | Session 1 , Session 2 , Session 3 | 335101 | 055011 |
Career Outcomes
The degree is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council and provides the necessary academic qualification for eligibility as a Registered Nurse in Australia.
[Please note: In order to register to practice, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency [AHPRA]’s standards for English language must be met. See the AHPRA web site for further information.]
Requirements
We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, our team will work with you to find the best pathway option.
Before applying, make sure you double check all entry requirements, gather required documentation and review the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, noting any specifics listed below.
Course requirements
To be eligible to receive the Bachelor of Nursing, students must complete 288 credit points, comprising all core units.
Exit Awards
Students may be eligible to exit with an Associate Degree of Health and Human Sciences after completing 192 credit points, comprising any 16 core units.
Students may be eligible to exit with a Diploma of Health and Human Sciences after completing 96 credit points, comprising any 8 core units.
Professional Experience Learning
This course includes professional experience learning. Pre-requisites to meet national and state-based regulatory requirements, as detailed on School of Health and Human Sciences Professional Experience page must be met prior to attending professional experience placement. All professional experience learning hours must be completed and professional behaviour and conduct must be demonstrated.
Progression
Students are not permitted to have an extended period of more than 12 months between study of any two (2) units with professional experience learning.
Students are not permitted to have an extended period of more than 12 months between study of a theory unit that relates specifically to a particular unit with professional experience learning.
Students who have an interrupted study sequence of more than 12 months will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and may be required to undertake a specified supported professional experience placement to ensure professional experience currency prior to continuation of the course.
Duration
The maximum duration for completion of the award of Bachelor of Nursing is seven (7) years in total which includes any period for a leave of absence.
Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements apply to this course as defined on the Student Access & Inclusion website. Students who have a disability or health condition which may impact on their ability to meet these requirements are encouraged to visit the Student Access & Inclusion website for further information and contact details.
Course structure
Your course progression is in the recommended order you should complete your course in. It is important that you follow this to ensure you meet the course requirements. For further assistance see How to Enrol in Units using My Enrolment.
Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Available | Credit points | Level of learning | Notes |
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| Year 1, Session 2 | |||||
| BIO71002 - Human Physiology I | Introductory | ||||
| NRS10733 - Narratives of Health and Illness | Introductory | ||||
| Year 1, Session 3 | |||||
| BIO71003 - Human Physiology II | Introductory | ||||
| Year 2, Session 1 | |||||
| BIO10662 - Systemic Anatomy | Introductory | ||||
| NRS10731 - The Discipline of Nursing | Introductory | ||||
| NRS71005 - Essentials of Nursing and Care | Introductory | ||||
| MAT71004 - Introduction to Evidence for Health Science Practitioners | Introductory | Note 10 | |||
| Year 2, Session 2 | |||||
| NRS71003 - Health Assessment | Introductory | ||||
| NRS71001 - Nursing and Lifespan Health | Introductory | ||||
| From Year 3, follow the Session 1 Commencement - Full time from Year 2 for full-time progression or the Session 1 Commencement - Part time from Year 3 for part-time progression | |||||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Available | Credit points | Level of learning | Notes |
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| Session 3 prior to Year 1 | |||||
| BIO10662 - Systemic Anatomy | Introductory | ||||
| Then follow the course progression for Session 1 Commencement (full-time or part-time) excluding the completed unit. | |||||
Note 1:
Double-weighted unit
Note 2:
40hrs Observation Placement
Note 3:
120hrs General Placement
Note 4:
120hrs Chronic Illness Placement
Note 5:
120hrs Primary Care Placement
Note 6:
80hrs Mental Health Placement
Note 7:
160hrs Acute Care Placement
Note 8:
80hrs Aged Care and Leadership Placement
Note 9:
160hrs Speciality Placement
Note 10:
Alternatively this unit can be completed in Year 3, Session 2
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Level of learning | Notes | ||
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| BIO71002 | Human Physiology I | Introductory | |||
| BIO10662 | Systemic Anatomy | Introductory | |||
| NRS10731 | The Discipline of Nursing | Introductory | |||
| NRS71005 | Essentials of Nursing and Care | Introductory | Note 2 | ||
| BIO71003 | Human Physiology II | Introductory | |||
| NRS10733 | Narratives of Health and Illness | Introductory | |||
| NRS71001 | Nursing and Lifespan Health | Introductory | |||
| NRS71003 | Health Assessment | Introductory | Note 3 | ||
| PHA00315 | Introductory Pharmacology | Introductory | |||
| NRS72007 | Human Response to Health Breakdown | Intermediate | |||
| NRS72003 | Chronic Illness and Nursing Care | Intermediate | Note 4 | ||
| NRS20002 | Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning | Intermediate | |||
| NRS72005 | Primary Health Care and Nursing Practices | Intermediate | |||
| NRS72009 | Health Maintenance and Restorative Nursing Care | Intermediate | Note 5 | ||
| MAT71004 | Introduction to Evidence for Health Science Practitioners | Introductory | |||
| NRS72001 | Mental Health Nursing | Intermediate | Note 6 | ||
| NRS73005 | The Emerging Practitioner | Advanced | |||
| NRS30001 | Utilising Research to Promote Quality in Health Care | Advanced | |||
| NRS73001 | Acute Care Nursing | Advanced | Note 7 | ||
| NRS73007 | Nursing Management of Acute Health Breakdown | Advanced | |||
| NRS30005 | Complex Challenges in Nursing Care | Advanced | |||
| NRS30004 | Care Management and Leadership | Advanced | Note 8 | ||
| NRS73009 | Transformative Nursing Practices | Advanced | Note 1, Note 9 | ||