Bachelor of Nursing (Re-entry)
Bachelor of Nursing (Re-entry)
BNurs(Re-entry)
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Normal course duration
Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)
Actual duration (FTE) Stream 1(Hospital Qualification): 1.0 Stream 2(Tertiary Qualification): 0.5 Note: Students in Stream 1 receive 128 points of credit Students in Stream 2 receive 160 points of credit
Admission criteria
This course is available to:
1) applicants holding current nursing registration/licence in Australia or its equivalent in the country of residence, to practise as a nurse. There are two entry levels for registered nurses:
a) a hospital-based qualification
b) a tertiary-based qualification.
2) applicants who are have completed a registered nurse qualification but have not retained a license to practice. These applicants should seek advice from the Nurses and Midwives Registration Board regarding potential to meet registration requirements within Australia.
Applicants from non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language level required by Charles Sturt University.
Credit
Upon admission, students with a hospital based qualification are awarded a standard credit package of 16 subjects (128 points) and students with a tertiary based qualification (i.e., from a college of advanced education or a university, or a comprehensive program from a New Zealand polytechnic) are awarded a standard credit package of 20 subjects (160 points).
Additional credit will be considered on an individual basis for other tertiary study. The maximum amount of credit is 160 points.
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
Course structure
The Bachelor of Nursing( Re-entry) course is of 192 credit points, comprising the folowing subjects
The following credit packages are offered to successful applicants who enrol in the course
- Nursing Studies credit package - hospital based qualification of nursing - 128 points credit (16 subjects)
- Nursing Studies credit package - tertiary level (College) Diploma/Degree of Nursing - 160 points credit (20 subjects)
Registered nurses with a hospital based qualification:
Nursing subject - academic skills developement and prmary health care
NRS132 Nursing and Communities
Nursing research subject
NRS296 Discipline of Nursing 3: Inquiry and Research
Clinical and theoretical nursing subjects
NRS291 Health Challenges1: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
and
NRS293 Clinical Nursing Practice 1
or
NRS292 Health Challenges 2: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
and
NRS294 Clinical Nursing Practice 2
4 electives nursing subjects.
Select from elective list below and tailored to meet individual needs.
Registered nurses with a diploma and degree qualification
Nursing subject - academic skills and primary health care
NRS132 Nursing and Communities
Nursing research subject
NRS296 Discipline of Nursing 3: Inquiry and Research
Clinical & theoretical nursing subjects
NRS291 Health Challenges1: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
NRS293 Clinical Nursing Practice 1
or
NRS292 Health Challenges 2: Nursing Interventions and Rehabilitation
and
NRS294 Clinical Nursing Practice 2
No electives
Elective Strand Subjects
Nursing
NRS194 Indigenous Cultures, Health and Nursing
NRS235 Pain Management
NRS239 Issues in International Nursing
NRS237 Management and the Nurse
NRS337 Life Threatening Illness
NRS375 Health Optimisation 1: Gerontic Nursing Care
NRS377 Health Optimisation 3: Chronic and Complex Nursing Care
NRS295 Discipline of Nursing 2: Health, Law and Ethics
NRS349 Nursing Project
Early Childhood Nursing
NRS115 Care of Infants
NRS325 Child Health Care and Promotion
NRS401 The Ecology of Child Health Care
Science
BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1
BMS292 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2
BMS319 Behavioural Neuroscience
BMS323 I nfectious Microbiology and Immunology
Education
HLT401 Contexts of Health Promotion
HLT402 Learning in Health Contexts
HLT403 Clinical Teaching Techniques
HLT404 Clinical Education Planning
HLT405 I ssues in Clinical Education
Mental Health Nursing
NRS195 Psychosocial Nursing
NRS376 Health Optimisation 2: Mental Health Nursing
Community and Rural Health
NRS378 Health Optimisation 4: Family, Community and Rural Nursing
Midwifery
MID441 Midwifery Studies 1
MID442 Midwifery Studies 2
MID452 Issues in Midwifery
MID524 Contemporary Midwifery Practice
MID525 Midwifery in Context
Australian Indigenous Mental Health
MHP108 Alcohol and Other Drugs: Assessment and Stages of Change
MHP109 Body, Illness and Health
MHP202 Crisis Management
MHP203 Healing Our Spirit: Grief, Loss and Trauma
MHP206 Suicide Prevention
MHP207 Alcohol and Other Drugs: Interventions
MHP208 Working with Adolescents and Youth
MHP303 Sexual Assault and Family Violence
MHP304 Mental Health and Substance Use (Dual Diagnosis)
MHP305 Working with Families
MHP306 Forensic Mental Health
MHP307 Advanced Skills in Drug and Alcohol
MHP308 Community Action Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence
Health Related Discipline
PSY214 Health Psychology
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Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.
BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1
BMS292 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2
MHP109 The Body, Illness and Health
MHP202 Crisis Management
MHP203 Healing Our Spirit: Grief, Loss and Trauma
MHP303 Sexual Assault and Family Violence
MHP305 Working with Families
MID441 Midwifery Studies 1
MID442 Midwifery Studies 2
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
NRS381 Clinical Nursing Practice 3
NRS382 Clinical Nursing Practice 4
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Enrolment pattern
Students can enter this course in either session 1 or 2. An individually planned progression model is designed for all students, taking into consideration their nursing experience and future workplace requirements. Students will have the option of a internal and distance education study mode in a part time or full time progression model.
All core subjects are on offer in both internal and distance education study mode in the Bachelor of Nursing degree.
Students will have the options in elective specialised study areas. For example, if a registered nurse desires to re-enter the workforce in a specialised field such as mental health nursing then they will undertake appropriate mental health elective subjects.
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.