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Bachelor of Nursing Science
Program summary
QTAC code: 013401
OP/Rank for 2008 entry: OP-18 / Rank-62
Award abbreviation: BNursSc
Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Total units: 288 units (normally 24 courses)
Recommended prior study: English, maths, and at least one of the sciences.
Commence: Semester 1
CRICOS code: 058567D
Program overview
This program of study prepares you to be eligible to apply for registration as a nurse in Queensland. The program has a philosophical foundation based on caring and community engagement, a strong foundation in science, and emphasises the integral nature of clinical experience to the development of competence in nursing.
This program will prepare nurses who are lifelong learners, critical and creative thinkers, and are able to care and contribute to the health of the population and the profession of nursing. Graduates will demonstrate achievement of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards for Registered Nurses and be eligible to apply for registration as a nurse in Queensland.
Students have the ability to complete a Mental Health major as part of the program.
Professional membership
Graduates will be eligible to apply for Registration as a nurse in Queensland, with the Queensland Nursing Council (reciprocal registration eligibility with other Australian States and Territories).
Students and graduates are eligible to apply for membership to the Royal College of Nursing Australia (affiliated with the International Council of Nurses).
Career opportunities
Nurses may choose employment in a number of healthcare settings, including:
- armed forces
- community settings
- hospitals
- Indigenous health environments
- industrial sites
- remote and rural area health clinics
- midwifery
- nursing specialties (mental health, intensive care, emergency, perioperative nursing)
- research
- management
- education
- intensive clinical placement program
- close relationships with regional health services
Introductory courses
8 required courses:
- LFS112 (A) Human Physiology
- LFS122 (A) Human Anatomy
- LFS103 (A) Introductory Bioscience
- NUR103 Caring Practice: Nursing Practicum 1
- NUR111 Caring Communities: Professional Studies 1
- NUR121 Health, Culture and Society
- NUR131 Research Foundations for Health Practice
- NUR142 Holistic Health Assessment
14 required courses:
- NUR202 Caring Practice: Nursing Practicum 3
- NUR211 Caring Practice: Nursing Practicum 2
- NUR212 Caring Practice: Child, Youth and Family
- NUR221 Human Pathophysiology
- NUR222 Caring Communities: Professional Studies 2
- NUR231 Drug Therapy
- NUR241 Caring Practice: Health Alteration
- NUR272 Continuing, Rehabilitative and Palliative Care
- NUR300 Caring Practice: Nursing Internship (24 units)
- NUR301 Caring Practice: Challenges to Mental Health
- NUR311 Caring Practice: Nursing Practicum 4
- NUR331 Caring Practice: Acute Health Alteration
- NUR332 Caring Communities: Transcultural Health Practices
- NUR341 Caring Practice: the Older Adult
Select 1 elective from:
- NUR312 Caring Practice: Life Crisis
- NUR322 Caring Practice: The Child Client
Course substitution: the GO (Global Opportunities) Program
As part of your USC program, you may apply to participate in the GO Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider.
Program requirements and notes
1. A current first aid and CPR certificate is required from an organisation recognised by the Australian Resuscitation Council.
2. A current Working with Children Blue Card is required from the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian before commencing clinical practice. This application process can take up to 10 weeks for processing.
3. Evidence of Hepatitis B vaccination is required before commencing clinical practice.
4. A level of computer literacy is required including word processing and email.
5. Refer to the Academic Rules.
6. Refer to explanation of terms.
7. Refer to the recommended enrolment patterns.
8. A sufficient command of the English language is required to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients (s54 Nursing Act 1992), and
9. The Queensland Nursing Council may require graduates to undertake and pass an examination determined by Council to determine English competence (s57 Nursing Act 1992) before a license to practice is issued.
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