Bachelor of Nursing Science

BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE

The course consists of 256 points:

• Students with a College Diploma of Nursing receive 160 points credit and are therefore required to complete 96 points including 48 points of core subjects and 48 points from the restricted elective list.
• Students with a Hospital Diploma of Nursing receive 128 points credit and are therefore required to complete 128 points including 48 points of core subjects and 80 points from the restricted elective list.

Core subjects (48 points):

NRS132 Nursing and Communities
NRS184 International Indigenous Cultures, Health and Nursing
NRS239 Issues in International Nursing
NRS296 Discipline of Nursing 3: Inquiry & Research
NRS349 Nursing Project (16)

Restricted Elective Subjects:

BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
BMS292 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2
BMS319 Behavioural Neuroscience
BMS323 Infectious Microbiology and Immunology
HLT401 Context of Health Promotion
MHP108 Alcohol and Other Drugs: Assessment and Stages of Change
MHP109 Body, Illness and Health
MHP206 Suicide Prevention
MHP207 Alcohol and Other Drugs: Interventions
MHP208 Working with Adolescents and Youth
MHP303 Sexual Assault and Family Violence
MHP306 Forensic Mental Health
MHP307 Advanced Skills in Drug and Alcohol
MHP308 Community Action Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence
MID441 Midwifery Studies 1
MID442 Midwifery Studies 2
MID452 Issues in Midwifery
MID524 Contemporary Midwifery Practice
MID525 Midwifery in Context
NRS115 Care of Infants
NRS192 Primary Health Care Nursing2: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
NRS193 Discipline of Nursing 1: Context of Nursing
NRS195 Psychosocial Nursing
NRS235 Pain Management
NRS292 Health Challenges 2: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
NRS293 Clinical Nursing Practice 1
NRS294 Clinical Nursing Practice 2
NRS325 Child Health Care Promotion
NRS337 Professional Challenges in High Acuity NursingLife Threatening Illness
NRS375 Health Optimisation 1: Gerontic Nursing
NRS376 Health Optimisation 2: Mental Health Nursing
NRS377 Health Optimisation 3: Chronic & Complex Care
NRS378 Health Optimisation 4: Family, Community & Rural Nursing
NRS379 Discipline of Nursing 4: Transition to Nursing Practice
NRS381 Clinical Nursing Practice 3
NRS382 Clinical Nursing Practice 4
NRS401 The Ecology of Child Health Care
PSY214 Health Psychology

Students who have achieved satisfactorily in all the three core subjects may enrol in the following as electives:

HLT402 Learning in Health Contexts
HLT403 Clinical Teaching Techniques
HLT404 Clinical Education Planning
HLT405 Issues in Clinical Education

BACHELOR OF NURSING (POST-REGISTRATION) Exit poiint only

The course consists of 192 points:

• Students with a College Diploma of Nursing receive 160 points credit and are therefore required to complete 32 points of core subjects.
• Students with a Hospital Diploma of Nursing receive 128 points credit and are therefore required to complete 64 points including 32 points of core subjects and 32 points from the restricted elective list.

Core subjects (32 points):

NRS132 Nursing and Communities
NRS184 International Indigenous Cultures, Health and Nursing
NRS239 Issues in International Nursing
NRS296 Discipline of Nursing 3: Inquiry & Research

Restricted Elective Subjects:

BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
BMS292 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2
BMS319 Behavioural Neuroscience
BMS323 Infectious Microbiology and Immunology
HLT401 Context of Health Promotion
MHP108 Alcohol and Other Drugs: Assessment and Stages of Change
MHP109 Body, Illness and Health
MHP206 Suicide Prevention
MHP207 Alcohol and Other Drugs: Interventions
MHP208 Working with Adolescents and Youth
MHP303 Sexual Assault and Family Violence
MHP306 Forensic Mental Health
MHP307 Advanced Skills in Drug and Alcohol
MHP308 Community Action Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence
MID441 Midwifery Studies 1
MID442 Midwifery Studies 2
MID452 Issues in Midwifery
MID524 Contemporary Midwifery Practice
MID525 Midwifery in Context
NRS115 Care of Infants
NRS192 Primary Health Care Nursing2: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
NRS193 Discipline of Nursing 1: Context of Nursing
NRS195 Psychosocial Nursing
NRS235 Pain Management
NRS292 Health Challenges 2: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
NRS293 Clinical Nursing Practice 1
NRS294 Clinical Nursing Practice 2
NRS325 Child Health Care Promotion
NRS337 Professional Challenges in High Acuity NursingLife Threatening Illness
NRS375 Health Optimisation 1: Gerontic Nursing
NRS376 Health Optimisation 2: Mental Health Nursing
NRS377 Health Optimisation 3: Chronic & Complex Care
NRS378 Health Optimisation 4: Family, Community & Rural Nursing
NRS379 Discipline of Nursing 4: Transition to Nursing Practice
NRS381 Clinical Nursing Practice 3
NRS382 Clinical Nursing Practice 4
NRS401 The Ecology of Child Health Care
PSY214 Health Psychology

Enrolment pattern

BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE

By Part-time distance education study

Session 1

NRS132 Nursing and Communities
NRS296 Discipline of Nursing 3: Inquiry & Research

Session 2

NRS184 International Indigenous Cultures, Health and Nursing
NRS239 Issues in International Nursing

Sessions 3 - 8

Restricted Electives

Sessions 3 -7

NRS349 Nursing Project (16)(two sessions)

BACHELOR OF NURSING (POST-REGISTRATION)

Students with a College Diploma of Nursing who have completed 32 points of core subjects in the Bachelor of Nursing Science course may opt to transfer into the Bachelor of Nursing (Post-Registration) and exit with this award.

Students with a Hospital Diploma of Nursing who have completed 32 points of core subjects and 32 points from the restricted elective list in the Bachelor of Nursing Science course may opt to transfer into the Bachelor of Nursing (Post-Registration) and exit with this award.