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Bachelor of Nursing
Conversion to Bachelor of Nursing for Certificated
Registered Nurses
Conversion to Bachelor of Nursing for Registered Nurses
who hold a Diploma of Nursing or Equivalent
Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)
The Bachelor of Nursing Degree is a first level award. The
conversion program for Bachelor of Nursing (Conversion) is
an essential complement, as it provides practising nurses
who achieved qualifications under the previous hospital system,
or diplomates, with the opportunity to upgrade their certificates
or diplomas to degree level. The Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)
adds a dimension to studies at the graduate level. This award
provides exceptional nursing students with the opportunity
to extend their knowledge and skills beyond the beginning
level.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 3 YEAR COURSE LEADING TO AWARD
OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF NURSING
The course leading to the award of Bachelor of Nursing is
a prescribed course designed for persons seeking registration
with the New South Wales Nurses' Registration Board, in which:
Year 1 of the course introduces Fundamentals of Nursing Practice,
Year 2 of the course focuses on developing Collaborative Practice,
and
Year 3 of the course is concerned with Autonomous Practice.
Candidates should note that pre- and co-requisites apply to
many subjects in the course, and that satisfactory completion
of NURS121 or NURS132 in Year 1 is a pre-requisite to enrolment
in Year 2 nursing theory and practice subjects. Additionally,
satisfactory completion of all Year 2 nursing theory and practice
subjects (NURS222, and NURS223) is a pre-requisite to enrolment
in Year 3 nursing theory and practice subjects. The reason
for these prescriptions is that the Department of Nursing
has a legal responsibility to ensure that candidates meet
nursing theory and practice requirements at each level of
the course.
Due to the necessary inclusion of clinical practicum, the
length of each session of the course varies from the normal
13 week session.
Aims and Objectives of the course
Graduates from this course will demonstrate:
1. sound knowledge for safe and competent practice;
2. appropriate affective and psychomotor skills in providing
holistic patient care;
3. reflective nursing practice skills in a variety of clinical
and community settings;
4. the application of human ecological concepts in planning
care, drawing on relevant principles of the biosciences and
social and behavioural sciences;
5. effective interpersonal and group communication skills;
6. effective and collaborative functioning as a professional
member of the health care team;
7. effective and sensitive practice within a multicultural
environment;
8. responsibility for the continuing development of self and
profession; and
9. high level skills in organisation and allocation of priorities
in clinical and practice activities.
Year 1
| NURS121 |
Foundations of Nursing Care |
16 |
| NURS122 |
Professional Studies |
8 |
| NURS123 |
Introductory Psychology for Nurses |
6 |
| NURS131 |
Maternal and Child Health Nursing |
6 |
| NURS132 |
Nursing Studies for Enrolled Nurses |
12 |
| SCIE121 |
Physics and Chemistry for Nursing |
6 |
| SCIE122 |
Biology for Nursing |
6 |
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| Year 2 |
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| NURS221 |
Advocacy and Ethics in Nursing |
6 |
| NURS222 |
Acute Care Nursing |
8 |
| NURS223 |
Acute Care Nursing Practice |
8 |
| NURS225 |
Health Psychology for Nurses |
6 |
| NURS226 |
Diagnostics and Therapeutics |
6 |
| NURS227 |
Human Bioscience 3 |
6 |
| ARTS211 |
Social Science Perspectives on Health and Illness |
6 |
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| Year 3 |
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| NURS321 |
Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing: Theory and Practice |
6 |
| NURS322 |
Developmental Disability: Theory and Practice |
6 |
| NURS324 |
Preparation for Professional Practice |
6 |
| NURS325 |
Community Development Nursing: Theory and Practice |
6 |
| NURS326 |
Community Health Nursing:Theory, Research and Practice
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6 |
| NURS327 |
Health and Human Ecology |
6 |
| NURS328 |
Nursing Resources Management |
6 |
| NURS330 |
Research in Nursing |
8 |
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE FOR CERTIFICATED REGISTERED
NURSES LEADING TO AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF NURSING
Candidates must be Registered Nurses to enrol in this course.
The Department of Nursing offers opportunities for registered nurses to
convert from certificate to a Bachelor of Nursing. The number of candidates
admitted to the course will be limited and applicants must be approved by
the Head of the Department of Nursing.
Registered nurses with certificate(s) are required to satisfactorily complete
subjects with value of at least 72 credit points, selected from this part
of the Nursing Specialisation Code, and of which:
1. at least 8 credit points will be for 100-level subjects, and must include
NURS122;
2. at least 12 credit points will be for 200-level subjects;
3. at least 24 credit points will be for 300-level subjects, and must include
NURS330.
Advanced standing of up to 24 credit points may be approved for candidates
with post certificate qualifications and experience, but each candidate
must satisfy each of the requirements 1, 2 and 3 prescribed above.
Aims and Objectives of the Course
Graduates from this course will:
1. demonstrate an increased and sophisticated understanding of the nature
of nursing and the role of the nurse as a health care professional;
2. evaluate and apply as appropriate, concepts drawn from nursing theory
and research to professional practice;
3. offer leadership to less experienced and/or qualified members of the
nursing profession;
4. demonstrate an increased awareness of the effects of cultural, social,
economic, legal and ethical influences on the development of the nursing
profession and on the health care system;
5. demonstrate increased ability in critical reflection and research;
6. display a readiness and ability to participate in positive changes and
technological innovation; and
7. demonstrate competencies that will enable health professionals to accept
responsibility for a more complex level of client management.
| NURS122 |
Professional Studies |
8 |
| NURS123 |
Introductory Psychology for Nurses |
6 |
| NURS221 |
Advocacy and Ethics in Nursing |
6 |
| NURS225 |
Health Psychology |
6 |
| NURS226 |
Diagnostics and Therapeutics |
6 |
| NURS255 |
Pathophysiology for Registered Nurses |
6 |
| NURS325 |
Community Development Nursing |
6 |
| NURS327 |
Health and Human Ecology |
6 |
| NURS328 |
Nursing Resource Management |
6 |
| NURS330 |
Research in Nursing |
8 |
| ARTS211 |
Social Science Perspectives on Health and Illness |
6 |
Students may also choose a limited number of credit points from the General
Schedule at the discretion of the Department.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTERED NURSES WHO HOLD A
DIPLOMA OF NURSING, OR EQUIVALENT, FOR THE COURSE LEADING TO AWARD OF THE
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF NURSING
Candidates must hold a Diploma of Nursing to enrol in this course.
The Department of Nursing offers opportunities for registered nurses to
convert from a Diploma of Nursing to a Bachelor of Nursing. The number of
candidates admitted to the course will be limited and applicants must be
approved by the Head of the Department of Nursing.
Registered nurses with a Diploma of Nursing, or equivalent, are required
to satisfactorily complete subjects with value of at least 24 credit points,
selected from this part of the Nursing Specialisation Code, and of which:
1. at least 12 credit points shall be for 300-level subjects and must include
NURS330 (or NURS331 for full-time students).
Aims and Objectives of the Course
Graduates from this course will:
1. demonstrate an increased and sophisticated understanding of the nature
of nursing and the role of the nurse as a health care professional;
2. evaluate and apply as appropriate, concepts drawn from nursing theory
and research to professional practice;
3. offer leadership to less experienced and/or qualified members of the
nursing profession;
4. demonstrate an increased awareness of the effects of cultural, social,
economic, legal and ethical influences on the development of the nursing
profession and on the health care system;
5. demonstrate increased ability in critical reflection and research;
6. display a readiness and ability to participate in positive changes and
technological innovation; and
7. demonstrate competencies that will enable health professionals to accept
responsibility for a more complex level of client management.
| NURS226 |
Diagnostics and Therapeutics |
6 |
| NURS255 |
Pathophysiology for Registered Nurses |
6 |
| NURS325 |
Community Development Nursing |
6 |
| NURS327 |
Health and Human Ecology |
6 |
| NURS328 |
Nursing Resources Management |
6 |
| NURS330 |
Research in Nursing |
8 |
| NURS331 |
Research for Registered Nurses |
6 |
| PHN103 |
Introduction to Public Health |
6 |
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE LEADING TO AWARD
OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF NURSING (HONOURS)
There is an increasing need for graduates to develop more advanced and
extensive knowledge in the discipline than can be attained in a pass degree.
This need can be achieved by qualified candidates, who have attained a
level of scholarship at credit level or above in 300-level Nursing subjects,
undertaking advanced coursework and research.
The Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) adds this dimension to studies at the
undergraduate level. This award provides exceptional nursing candidates
with the opportunity to extend their knowledge and skills and also provides
an alternative academic study pathway to the existing specialist graduate
courses in nursing on offer in the University of Wollongong.
Aims and Objectives of the Course
Graduates from this course will:
1. develop and contribute to new forms of nursing practice through the
ability to read, summarise, critique and interpret research;
2. apply selected concepts and theories from nursing and related disciplines
to support advanced nursing practice;
3. understand and develop research approaches which aim to resolve problems
in clinical situations;
4. understand the relationship between theory, practice and research;
5. apply sound research principles to the design, implementation, interpretation
and reporting of original research;
6. demonstrate skills in the preparation of research proposals; and
7. acquire a foundation for advanced studies in nursing.
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