Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Nursing
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.
A new curriculum commenced in the year 2002. Years 1 &
2 of the new curriculum will run in 2003. Year 3 of the old
curriculum will also run in 2003.
Aims & Objectives of the Course
Primary goals:
- To foster respect for diversity.
- To graduate registered nurses who:
- respect difference
- respond quickly and appropriately to changing care
requirements
- uphold professional responsibility
- advance nursing practice through evidence
- commit to lifelong learning
- To graduate nurses who meet the ANCI competencies for
Registered Nurses.
- To graduate students who reflect the attributes of the
University of Wollongong Graduate.
- To graduate students who achieve the recommended tertiary
literacies of the University of Wollongong.
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Year 1 |
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| NURS123 |
Introduction to Psychology |
6 |
| NURS162 |
Effective Communication in Health Care Relationships |
6 |
| NURS163 |
Fundamentals of Nursing |
6 |
| NURS164 |
Patterns of Knowing in Nursing |
6 |
| NURS165 |
Primary Health Care Nursing |
6 |
| NURS166 |
Medical/Surgical Nursing 1 |
6 |
| BMS112 |
Human Physiology 1 |
6 |
| SCIE122 |
Biology for Nurses |
6 |
Students who commenced the Bachelor of Nursing before 2002
who have not completed the required 100-level subjects from
their program should consult with the Undergraduate Coordinator
in Nursing.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 3 YEAR COURSE LEADING TO AWARD
OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF NURSING
(For students who commenced the degree in or before 2001)
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. 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:
- sound knowledge for safe and competent practice;
- appropriate affective and psychomotor skills in providing
holistic patient care;
- reflective nursing practice skills in a variety of clinical
and community settings;
- the application of human ecological concepts in planning
care, drawing on relevant principles of the biosciences
and social and behavioural sciences;
- effective interpersonal and group communication skills;
- effective and collaborative functioning as a professional
member of the health care team;
- effective and sensitive practice within a multicultural
environment;
- responsibility for the continuing development of self
and profession; and
- high level skills in organisation and allocation of priorities
in clinical and practice activities.
| Year 2 |
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| ARTS211 |
Social Science Perspectives on Health and
Illness |
6 |
| NURS227 |
Human Bioscience 3 |
6 |
| NURS262 |
Medical / Surgical Nursing 1 |
6 |
| NURS263 |
Mental Health Nursing 1 |
6 |
| NURS264 |
Reflection and Practice |
6 |
| NURS265 |
Nursing Therapeutics |
6 |
| NURS266 |
Medical / Surgical Nursing 3 |
6 |
| NURS267 |
Family and Maternal Health Nursing |
6 |
| Year 3 (for students entering 3rd
year in 2003) |
|
| 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 |
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 Course Structure, and
of which:
- at least 6 credit points will be for 100-level subjects,
and must include NURS164;
- at least 12 credit points will be for 200-level subjects;
- 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:
- demonstrate an increased and sophisticated understanding
of the nature of nursing and the role of the nurse as a
health care professional;
- evaluate and apply as appropriate, concepts drawn from
nursing theory and research to professional practice;
- offer leadership to less experienced and/or qualified
members of the nursing profession;
- 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;
- demonstrate increased ability in critical reflection
and research;
- display a readiness and ability to participate in positive
changes and technological innovation; and
- demonstrate competencies that will enable health professionals
to accept responsibility for a more complex level of client
management.
| ARTS211 |
Social Science Perspectives on Health and
Illness |
6 |
| NURS123 |
Introductory to Psychology |
6 |
| NURS162 |
Effective Communication in Health Care Relationships |
6 |
| NURS164 |
Patterns of Knowing in Nursing |
6 |
| NURS264 |
Reflection & Practice |
6 |
| NURS265 |
Nursing Therapeutics |
6 |
| NURS325 |
Community Development Nursing |
6 |
| NURS327 |
Health and Human Ecology |
6 |
| NURS328 |
Nursing Resource Management |
6 |
| NURS330 |
Research in Nursing |
8 |
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 Course Structure, and of which:
- 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:
- demonstrate an increased and sophisticated understanding
of the nature of nursing and the role of the nurse as a
health care professional;
- evaluate and apply as appropriate, concepts drawn from
nursing theory and research to professional practice;
- offer leadership to less experienced and/or qualified
members of the nursing profession;
- 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;
- demonstrate increased ability in critical reflection
and research;
- display a readiness and ability to participate in positive
changes and technological innovation; and
- demonstrate competencies that will enable health professionals
to accept responsibility for a more complex level of client
management.
| NURS264 |
Reflection & Practice |
6 |
| NURS265 |
Nursing Therapeutics |
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 |
| POP101 |
Population Health - current health issues
and their determinants |
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:
- develop and contribute to new forms of nursing practice
through the ability to read, summarise, critique and interpret
research;
- apply selected concepts and theories from nursing and
related disciplines to support advanced nursing practice;
- understand and develop research approaches which aim
to resolve problems in clinical situations;
- understand the relationship between theory, practice
and research;
- apply sound research principles to the design, implementation,
interpretation and reporting of original research;
- demonstrate skills in the preparation of research proposals;
and
- acquire a foundation for advanced studies in nursing.
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