Bachelor of Nursing

The Bachelor of Nursing course is of 192 points duration, comprising the following 24 X 8 point subjects:

BMS191 Human Bioscience 1
BMS192 Human Bioscience 2 (Key Subject)
BMS291 Pathophysiology & Pharmacology 1
BMS292 Pathophsiology & Pharmacology 2
NRS191 Primary Health Care Nursing 1: Health Promotion and Education
NRS192 Primary Health Care Nursing 2: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice (Key Subject)
NRS193 Disipline of Nursing 1: Contexts of Nursing
NRS194 Indigenous Culture, Health and Nursing
NRS195 Psychosocial Nursing
NRS291 Health Challenges 1: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation (Key Subject)
NRS292 Health Challenges 2: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
NRS293 Clinical Nursing Practice 1 (Key Subject)
NRS294 Clinical Nursing Practice 2 (Key Subject)
NRS295 Discipline of Nursing 2: Health, Law and Ethics
NRS296 Discipline of Nursing 3: Inquiry and Research
NRS375 Health Optimisation 1: Gerontic Nursing Care
NRS376 Health Optimisation 2: Mental Health Nursing
NRS377 Health Optimisation 3: Chronic and Complex Nursing Care
NRS378 Health Optimisation 4: Family, Community and Rural Health Nursing
NRS379 Discipline of Nursing 4: Transition to Professional Nursing Practice
NRS381 Clinical Nursing Practice 3
NRS382 Clinical Nursing Practice 4
PSY214 Health Psychology
SOC108 Sociology of Health and Health Care

Key Subjects
NRS192 Primary Health Care Nursing 2: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
BMS192 Human Bioscience 2
NRS293 Clinical Nursing Practice 1
NRS294 Clinical Nursing Practice 2
NRS381 Clinical Nursing Practice 3
NRS382 Clinical Nursing Practice 4

+ Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

BMS191 Human Bioscience 1
BMS192 Human Bioscience 2
BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1
BMS292 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2
NRS193 Discipline of Nursing 1: Contexts of Nursing
NRS291 Health Challenges 1: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
NRS292 Health Challenges 2: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
NRS293 Clinical Nursing Practice 1
NRS294 Clinical Nursing Practice 2
NRS375 Health Optimisation 1: Gerontic Nursing Care
NRS376 Health Optimisation 2: Mental Health Nursing
NRS377 Health Optimisation 3: Chronic and Complex Nursing Care
NRS378 Health Optimisation 4: Family, Community and Rural Nursing
NRS379 Discipline of Nursing 4: Transition to Professional Nursing Practice
NRS381 Clinical Nursing Practice 3
NRS382 Clinical Nursing Practice 4

+ Workplace Learning

Please note that the following subjects have a Workplace Learning component.

NRS191 Primary Health Care Nursing 1: Health Promotion and Education
NRS192 Primary Health Care Nursing 2: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
NRS194 Indigenous Cultures, Health and Nursing
NRS293 Clinical Nursing Practice 1
NRS294 Clinical Nursing Practice 2
NRS381 Clinical Nursing Practice 3
NRS382 Clinical Nursing Practice 4

Enrolment pattern

Full-time Students
Session 1
BMS191 Human Bioscience 1
NRS191 Primary Health Care Nursing 1: Health Promotion and Education
NRS193 Discipline of Nursing 1: Contexts of Nursing
SOC108 Sociology of Health and Health Care

Session 2
BMS192 Human Bioscience 2
NRS192 Primary Health Care Nursing 2: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
NRS194 Indigenous Culture, Health and Nursing
NRS195 Psychosocial Nursing

Session 3
BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1
NRS291 Health Challenges 1: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
NRS293 Clinical Nursing Practice 1
NRS295 Discipline of Nursing 2: Health, Law and Ethics

Session 4
BMS292 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2
NRS292 Health Challenges 2: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
NRS294 Clinical Nursing Practice 2
NRS296 Discipline of Nursing 3: Inquiry and Research

Session 5
NRS375 Health Optimisation 1: Gerontic Nursing Care
NRS376 Health Optimisation 2: Mental Health Nursing
NRS381 Clinical Nursing Practice 3
PSY214 Health Psychology

Session 6
NRS377 Health Optimisation 3: Chronic and Complex Nursing Care
NRS378 Health Optimisation 4: Family, Community and Rural Nursing
NRS379 Discipline of Nursing 4: Transition to Professional Nursing Practice
NRS382 Clinical Nursing Practice 4

Part-time (Distant Education) students who receive the EN credit package (for undertaking the Certificate IV course number 3262, 2008 and beyond)
(credit given NRS191 NRS192 NRS194 NRS195 NRS295
Session 1
NRS193 Discipline of Nursing 1: Contexts of Nursing
SOC108 Sociology of Health and Health Care

Session 2
BMS191 Human Bioscience 1
NRS296 Discipline of Nursing 3: Inquiry and Research

Session 3
BMS192 Human Bioscience 2
PSY214 Health Psychology

Session 4
BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1
NRS291 Health Challenges 1: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
NRS293 Clinical Nursing Practice 1

Session 5
BMS292 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2
NRS292 Health Challenges 2: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
NRS294 Clinical Nursing Practice 2

Session 6
NRS375 Health Optimisation 1: Gerontic Nursing Care
NRS376 Health Optimisation 2: Mental Health Nursing
NRS381 Clinical Nursing Practice 3

Session 7
NRS377 Health Optimisation 3: Chronic and Complex Nursing Care
NRS378 Health Optimisation 4: Family, Community and Rural Nursing

Session 8
NRS379 Discipline of Nursing 4: Transition to Professional Nursing Practice
NRS382 Clinical Nursing Practice 4

The enrolment pattern for part-time (Distance Education) students who receive the EN credit package (for undertaking the Certificate IV Course number 3228 prior to 2008)
(credit given NRS191 NRS192 NRS195 :
Session 1
NRS193 Discipline of Nursing 1: Contexts of Nursing
SOC108 Sociology of Health and Health Care

Session 2
NRS194 Indigenous Cultures, Health and Nursing
BMS191 Human Bioscience 1

Session 3
BMS192 Human Bioscience 2
NRS295 Discipline of Nursing 2: Health, Law and Ethics
PSY214 Health Psychology

Session 4
BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1
NRS291 Health Challenges 1: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
NRS293 Clinical Nursing Practice 1

Session 5
BMS292 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2
NRS292 Health Challenges 2: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
NRS294 Clinical Nursing Practice 2

Session 6
NRS375 Health Optimisation 1: Gerontic Nursing Care
NRS376 Health Optimisation 2: Mental Health Nursing NRS381 Clinical Nursing Practice 3
NRS381 Clinical Nursing Practice 3

Session 7
NRS377 Health Optimisation 3: Chronic and Complex Nursing Care
NRS378 Health Optimisation 4: Family, Community and Rural Nursing
NRS296 Discipline of Nursing 3: Inquiry and Research

Session 8
NRS379 Discipline of Nursing 4: Transition to Professional Nursing Practice
NRS382 Clinical Nursing Practice 4

The enrolment pattern for part-time (Distance Education) students who receive credit for the Diploma in Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 Nursing) course no. 4393 offered by TAFE NSW until December 2014
(credit for NRS191 NRS192 NRS193 NRS194 NRS195 BMS191 NRS295 NRS375 :
Session 1
BMS192 Human Bioscience 2
SOC108 Sociology of Health and Health Care

Session 2
BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1
NRS291 Health Challenges 1: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
NRS293 Clinical Nursing Practice 1

Session 3
BMS292 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2
NRS292 Health Challenges 2: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
NRS294 Clinical Nursing Practice 2

Session 4
NRS376 Health Optimisation 2: Mental Health Nursing
NRS381 Clinical Nursing Practice 3
NRS296 Discipline of Nursing 3: Inquiry and Research

Session 5
NRS377 Health Optimisation 3: Chronic and Complex Nursing Care
NRS378 Health Optimisation 4: Family, Community and Rural Nursing
PSY214 Health Psychology

Session 6
NRS379 Discipline of Nursing 4: Transition to Professional Nursing Practice
NRS382 Clinical Nursing Practice 4

Professional recognition

This course is a nationally accredited and registered award in tertiary education. It is also accredited by the Nurses and Midwives Board of New South Wales. The course was accredited by the Nurses and Midwives Board of New South Wales for six years in June 2008.

The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), upon which the Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching degree is based, is recognised by the NSW Department of Community Services as providing 4-year trained teacher status.

In designing the double degree program, consultations with these two accrediting bodies have been undertaken to ensure that the Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching (Birth to 5 Years) and the Bachelor of Nursing satisfy the accreditation requirements of each separate degree.

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On campus; Distance education

Where

Albury-Wodonga; Bathurst; Dubbo; Wagga Wagga

When

Session 1; Session 2

Level

Undergraduate

Duration

3 years full-time on campus. A maximum period of four and a half years applies.

3 to 4 years by distance education depending on the amount of credit awarded with a maximum period of five and a half years.

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Indicative ATAR

70

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