Bachelor of Nursing Science - Pre-Registration

Overview

Description:
 Nursing is the science of professional caring and offers a wide variety of employment opportunities to promote and restore health, to prevent illness and to alleviate suffering. Nursing takes place wherever people are – in hospitals, in the community, in urban, rural and remote settings. Limited attendance students will take part in residential sessions on the Townsville campus.

JCU’s Bachelor of Nursing Science focuses on the theoretical and applied dimensions of human caring. Theoretical modules are linked with practical experience. Clinical experience incorporates supervised clinical practice in a variety of hospital, health agency and community settings throughout northern Queensland, beginning in first year. Graduates develop a wide range of skills to assist individuals and families in their experience of health and wellbeing.

The course also emphasises nursing for rural, remote and Indigenous communities, plus tropical health issues.
 
Duration:
 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
 
Mode:
 On campus (Internal), full or part time; limited attendance *
 
Workload:
 Normal workload expectations are a minimum of 10 hours per week for every subject, including class contact hours, preparation and time spent on assessment tasks.
 
Type:
 Undergraduate
 
Credit points:
 72 credit points o
 
Intake:
 February
 
Campus:
 Townsville, Cairns, Mt Isa, Thursday Island
 
Faculty:
 Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences
 
School:
 School of Nursing, Midwifery and Nutrition
 
Prerequisite/s:
 English
 
Recommended Study:
 Biological Science

Mathematics B

Chemistry
 
Additional Entry Requirements:
 Queensland Health requires all health care worker students be immunised against Hepatitis B prior to their first clinical placement.

Infectious Diseases Policy

Undergraduate Infectious Diseases Declaration Form
 
QTAC code:
 316031 Townsville

326031 Cairns

346031 Mt Isa

356031 Thursday Island
 
Course code:
 78110 Townsville, 78110 Cairns, 78110A Mount Isa, 78110U Thursday Island
 
CRICOS code:
 010441C
 

* Duration: Part-time study is available to domestic students only.

o Credit points: Represent the combined value of individual subjects in a degree. One subject usually constitutes three credit points.
 

Career Opportunities

Nursing graduates are in demand and easily find employment throughout Australia and overseas in a variety of nursing positions in: general medicine practice, public and private hospitals, public health services specialising in particular client groups, the defence forces, occupational health units within large companies and non-government relief agencies.

Professional Accreditation

JCU nursing graduates can register with the professional body, the Queensland Nursing Council. They can then work in Australia and in many countries overseas

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