Program Overview

Bachelor of Nursing

Introduction

The Bachelor of Nursing is a comprehensive undergraduate degree that prepares students for a career in nursing. The course is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in the principles and practices of nursing, as well as the skills and knowledge required to succeed in this field.

Course Structure

The Bachelor of Nursing course is of 192 points duration, comprising the following subjects:

• BMS191 Human Bioscience 1
• BMS192 Human Bioscience 2
• BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1
• NRS111 Professional Nursing: Foundations of Learning
• NRS112 Essential Nursing Care: Valuing Health
• NRS113 Introduction to Primary Health Care
• NRS121 Professional Nursing: Foundations of Communication
• NRS122 Essential Nursing Care: Foundation Skills
• NRS123 Professional Nursing: Health Law for Nurses
• NRS211 Essential Nursing Care: Acute Care (16 point)
• NRS212 Indigenous Australian Cultures, Health and Nursing
• NRS221 Life-stage Considerations: The Older Person
• NRS222 Essential Nursing Care: Mental Health Nursing
• NRS223 Essential Nursing Care: Chronic and Complex Nursing (16 point)
• NRS311 Life-stage Considerations: Child, Adolescent and Family Health
• NRS312 Essential Nursing Care: Managing the Deteriorating Patient (16 point)
• NRS313 Professional Nursing: Transition to Practice
• NRS326 International and National Perspectives on Primary Health Care
• NRS327 Essential Nursing Care: Theory to Practice (16 point)
• NRS328 Professional Nursing: Evidence-Informed Practice

Key Subjects

The key subjects in the Bachelor of Nursing course are:

• BMS192 Human Bioscience 2
• NRS112 Essential Nursing Care: Valuing Health
• NRS122 Essential Nursing Care: Foundation Skills
• NRS211 Essential Nursing Care: Acute Care (16 point)
• NRS312 Essential Nursing Care: Managing the Deteriorating Patient (16 point)
• NRS313 Professional Nursing: Transition to Practice
• NRS327 Essential Nursing Care: Theory to Practice (16 point)

Enrolment Pattern

The enrolment pattern for the Bachelor of Nursing course is as follows:

Full-time Students

• Session 1: BMS191 Human Bioscience 1, NRS111 Professional Nursing: Foundations of Learning, NRS112 Essential Nursing Care: Valuing Health, NRS113 Introduction to Primary Health Care
• Session 2: BMS192 Human Bioscience 2, NRS121 Professional Nursing: Foundations of Communication, NRS122 Essential Nursing Care: Foundation Skills, NRS123 Professional Nursing: Health Law for Nurses
• Session 3: BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1, NRS211 Essential Nursing Care: Acute Care (16 point), NRS212 Indigenous Australian Cultures, Health and Nursing
• Session 4: NRS221 Life-stage Considerations: The Older Person, NRS222 Essential Nursing Care: Mental Health Nursing, NRS223 Essential Nursing Care: Chronic and Complex Nursing (16 point)
• Session 5: NRS311 Life-stage Considerations: Child, Adolescent and Family Health, NRS312 Essential Nursing Care: Managing the Deteriorating Patient (16 point), NRS313 Professional Nursing: Transition to Practice
• Session 6: NRS326 International and National Perspectives on Primary Health Care, NRS327 Essential Nursing Care: Theory to Practice (16 point), NRS328 Professional Nursing: Evidence-Informed Practice

Part-time Students

• Session 1: NRS111 Professional Nursing: Foundations of Learning, NRS113 Introduction to Primary Health Care
• Session 2: NRS121 Professional Nursing: Foundations of Communication, NRS123 Professional Nursing: Health Law for Nurses
• Session 3: BMS191 Human Bioscience 1, NRS112 Essential Nursing Care: Valuing Health
• Session 4: BMS192 Human Bioscience 2, NRS122 Essential Nursing Care: Foundation Skills
• Session 5: BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1, NRS212 Indigenous Australian Cultures, Health and Nursing
• Session 6: NRS221 Life-stage Considerations: The Older Person, NRS222 Essential Nursing Care: Mental Health Nursing
• Session 7: NRS211 Essential Nursing Care: Acute Care (16 point)
• Session 8: NRS223 Essential Nursing Care: Chronic and Complex Care (16 point)
• Session 9: NRS312 Essential Nursing Care: Managing the Deteriorating Patient (16 point)
• Session 10: NRS326 International and National Perspectives on Primary Health Care, NRS328 Professional Nursing: Evidence-Informed Practice
• Session 11: NRS311 Life-stage Considerations: child, Adolescent and Family Health, NRS313 Professional Nursing: Transition to Practice
• Session 12: NRS327 Essential Nursing Care: Theory to Practice (16 point)

Admission Criteria

Admission to the Bachelor of Nursing course is based on the following criteria:

• Completion of an Australian Year 12 qualification (or equivalent) with a minimum Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or equivalent
• International entrants must hold a minimum Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 7 or above in every band
• Completion of a degree or partial completion of a degree (more than one year)
• Completion of a relevant Diploma or Certificate IV with relevant work experience
• Enrolled Division 2 Nurse with a current practicing certificate with the NMBA

Credit

Students who have previously completed part or all of a tertiary course may be eligible for credit, as per the university's credit regulations.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

Workplace Learning

The following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component:

• NRS122 Essential Nursing Care: Foundation Skills
• NRS211 Essential Nursing Care: Acute Care
• NRS222 Essential Nursing Care: Mental Health Nursing
• NRS223 Essential Nursing Care: Chronic and Complex Nursing
• NRS311 Life-stage Considerations: Child, Adolescent and Family Health
• NRS312 Essential Nursing Care: Managing the Deteriorating Patient
• NRS327 Essential Nursing Care: Theory to Practice

Residential School

The following subjects may have a residential school component:

• BMS191 Human Bioscience 1
• BMS192 Human Bioscience 2
• NRS112 Essential Nursing Care: Valuing Health
• NRS122 Essential Nursing Care: Foundation Skills
• NRS211 Essential Nursing Care: Acute Care
• NRS222 Essential Nursing Care: Mental Health Nursing
• NRS223 Essential Nursing Care: Chronic and Complex Nursing
• NRS311 Life-stage Considerations: Child, Adolescent and Family Health
• NRS312 Essential Nursing Care: Managing the Deteriorating Patient
• NRS327 Essential Nursing Care: Theory to Practice

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Nursing course is a nationally accredited and registered award in tertiary education, accredited by the Nurses and Midwives Board of New South Wales and approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.