Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Post Admission Requirements

Course Handbook Notes

Mid-year entry available (Please note students will complete the course in 3.5 years when starting mid-year). Available in mixed-mode where some on-campus attendance is required. Students admitted to the mixed mode course can enrol in subjects at any location the subject is offered.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
1.
Employ critical thinking and the best available evidence in making decisions that guide safe, quality nursing practice within person-centred, evidence-based and cultural safety frameworks
2.
Establish and maintain effective therapeutic and professional relationships and advocate for others in a context of healthcare and based on mutual trust, respect and collegial partnerships
3.
Critically appraise own nursing practice to ensure they are safe, capable practitioners, who conduct ongoing self-management and respond to concerns about other health professionals’ capability for practice
4.
Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for their professional development and contribute to the development of others, including the provision of information and education that enable people to make decisions and take action in relation to their health
5.
Conduct comprehensive and systematic assessments, including the analysis of information, data and outcomes as the basis for practice
6.
Collaboratively plan, administer, document and effectively communicate quality nursing practice based on the appraisal of comprehensive, relevant information and evidence
7.
Administer, or as appropriate delegate, quality and ethical goal-directed care based on synthesis of comprehensive and systematic assessment data, and the best available evidence, to achieve planned and agreed outcomes
8.
Critically evaluate practice based on agreed priorities, goals, plans and outcomes and revise practice accordingly. 

Structure

Structure

Core Subjects Level 324 Credit Points

Credit

Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure.

Credit Expiry & Other Restrictions

Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 12 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. Up to 24 credit points may be awarded for students applying for … For more content click the Read More button below. Up to 12 credit points may be awarded for students applying for credit for previous study completed in a Diploma of Health (Nursing Pathway). Must also provide evidence of a valid IELTS (academic module) minimum score of 7.0 in all components to meet the Minimum English language proficiency requirements of the Bachelor of Nursing Science. Up to 48 credit points may be granted only to applicants who hold current registration as a registered nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. All other applicants may receive up to 30 credit points.

Maximum Credit Allowed & Currency

48 credit points - Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 5 years prior to the commencement of this course.

External Accreditation

Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)