1997 Undergraduate Handbook

Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) - Canada

Fees apply

Enrolment through

Wagga Wagga campus

Study mode

Distance education

Normal course duration

Part-time 1-2 years (2-4 sessions), for comprehensive nurses with college diplomas.

Admission requirements

Students must be eligible to register as a nurse in Canada.

Credit for previous study

Credit may be granted for tertiary studies in subjects which are relevant and equivalent to Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) subjects, and have been undertaken in the last ten years.

Course requirements

The course is available to registered nurses who obtained their original nursing qualification in a college or polytechnic. Hospital trained nurses may apply for the course, but will be required to undertake an eight subject conversion. Credit provisions apply, as above, for hospital trained nurses.

Course structure

College comprehensive trained nurses complete:

• Four subjects from the following list, depending upon availability:
  • NRS132 Nursing and Communities (compulsory)
  • NRS348 Nursing Project (compulsory - equivalent to two subjects)
  • NRS235 Pain Management
  • NRS337 Care of the Individual with a Life Threatening Illness
  • NRS402 Child Health Care - Contemporary Issues
  • NRS239 Issues in Nursing in Canada
  • NRS345 Introduction to Nursing Research

Inquiries

Jan Allan
Course Adviser
School of Nursing and Health Administration
Telephone: (063) 38 4641
Facsimile: (063) 38 4408
Email: jallan@csu.edu.au

Last Revised: 25 November 1996.