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Bachelor of Nursing Advanced
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Nursing Advanced |
Abbreviation: | BNursAdv |
UOW Course Code: | 1835 |
CRICOS Code: | 068538D |
Study Area / Disciplines / My University Key Words: | Health & Medicine, Nursing |
Total Credit Points: | 192 |
Duration: | 4 years full-time |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn |
Delivery Mode: | On-campus (Year 1, 2 and Autumn Session Year 3) |
Delivery Campus/UAC Code: | Wollongong/757110 Bega/757111 Shoalhaven/757112 Southern Sydney/757113 Batemans Bay/757114 |
ATAR: | 80 |
Additional Information: | Course Finder |
Course description
The Bachelor of Nursing Advanced is a four-year degree which meets the requirements to be eligible to apply for registration as a nurse in Australia. Students undertake a common core of advanced subjects as well as choosing from one of the two available minors in Management and Leadership and Mental Health.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.
Course structure
The Bachelor of Nursing Advanced also affords students the opportunity of additional workplace practice which may include observational workplace experience in a setting not typically available to students, or the opportunity to undertake an overseas workplace experience. The Bachelor of Nursing Advanced is a prescribed program that is undertaken over 4 years of full-time study. The course is structured in a way that moves the student from simple to complex ideas in a particular sequence.
Throughout the 4 year course, students will be required to attend a total of 28 weeks of off-campus workplace experience in a variety of settings and different area health services. Students can expect to travel up to 2 hours to attend their workplace experience.
In order to attend workplace experience, students must meet NSW Health Department requirements in regard to National Criminal Record Checks and Vaccination against Infectious Disease. Students who do not meet these requirements will not be able to attend workplace experience and therefore will not be able to continue in the Bachelor of Nursing Advanced.
Students graduating from the Bachelor of Nursing Advanced will be able to:
1. Evaluate knowledge, skills and behaviours for the provision of safe and effective quality and culturally appropriate nursing care.
2. Critically evaluate relevant theories and frameworks that inform contemporary nursing.
3. Demonstrate a critical awareness of knowledge, skills and behaviours commensurate with an effective nurse leader, educator and researcher.
4. Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate person-centred and family focussed care, utilising the Roper-Logan-Tierney (2000) model of living/model for nursing.
5. Use clinical reasoning skills for effective clinical decisions.
6. Employ effective professional interpersonal and communication skills.
7. Work effectively within an interprofessional health care team.
8. Demonstrate initiative and judgement within professional, ethical and legal frameworks.
9. Demonstrate the ability to create a therapeutic relationship with acknowledgement of professional requirements.
10. Engage in reflexive nursing practice contributing to personal and professional development.
In order to attend clinical placements, students must meet NSW Health Department requirements in regard to Criminal Record Checks and Infectious Disease. Students who do not meet these requirements will not be able to attend clinical practicum and therefore will not be able to continue in the Bachelor of Nursing Advanced. For further information on Criminal Record Checks and Infectious Diseases please see visit Student Clearances for Clinical Placements - NSW Department of Health.
The Bachelor of Nursing Advanced requires the successful completion of 192 credit points of subjects in accordance with the table below.
Subject Code | Subject Name | Session | Credit Points |
Year 1 Common Core | |||
Effective Communication in Health Care Relationships | Autumn | 6 | |
Patterns of Knowing in Nursing | Autumn | 6 | |
Art & Science of Nursing A | Autumn | 6 | |
Art & Science of Nursing B* | Autumn | 6 | |
Primary Health Care Nursing | Spring | 6 | |
Essentials of Care A | Spring | 6 | |
Essentials of Care B* | Spring | 6 | |
Introduction to Health Behaviour Changes | Spring | 6 | |
Year 2 Common Core | |||
Principles of Episodic Care | Autumn | 6 | |
Developing Nursing Practice 1* | Autumn | 6 | |
Family Centred Nursing | Autumn | 6 | |
Reflection and Practice | Autumn | 6 | |
Cultural Competencies in Health Care Practice | Spring | 6 | |
Therapeutics in Nursing | Spring | 6 | |
Developing Nursing Practice 2* | Spring | 6 | |
Mental Health Nursing 1* | Spring | 6 | |
Year 3 Common Core | |||
Nursing Care of People with Chronic Conditions* | Autumn | 6 | |
Mental health Nursing 2* | Autumn | 6 | |
Therapeutic Use of Self | Autumn | 6 | |
Evidence Appreciation and Application in Health Care Practice | Autumn | 6 | |
Practice Development and Person Centred Nursing | Spring | 6 | |
Clinical Practice 1 | Spring | 6 | |
Plus, one of the following minors | |||
Year 3 Minor Study – Management and Leadership | |||
Innovation in Clinical Practice | Spring | 6 | |
Contemporary Leadership Perspectives | Spring | 6 | |
OR | |||
Year 3 Minor Study – Mental Health | |||
Therapeutic Intervention in Mental Health | Spring | 6 | |
Mental Health and the Older Person | Spring | 6 | |
Year 4 Common Core | |||
Nursing Care of People with Complex Conditions | Autumn | 6 | |
Contemporary Research in Practice | Autumn | 12 | |
Clinical Practice 2 | Autumn | 6 | |
Nursing Care of People with Complex Conditions | Spring | 6 | |
Challenges of Ageing | Spring | 6 | |
Leadership in Health Care Practice | Spring | 6 | |
Transition to Professional Practice* | Spring | 6 |
* denotes clinical subjects
Management and Leadership:
This minor focuses on teaching students the skills and adaptability necessary to work in constantly evolving health care environments.
Mental Health:
This minor prepares students for mental health clinical placements through intensive skill-based workshops involving clinicians and carers.
Both minors open up further opportunities for clinical practice in Australia and overseas.
For further information on Criminal Record Checks and Infectious Diseases please see the Additional Information section.
Professional Recognition/ACCREDITATION
Graduates are eligible to apply to register with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) through the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) subject to meeting the registration standards, including English language proficiency. NMBA currently requires an overall IELTS score of 7.0, and at least 7.0 in reading, writing, speaking and listening. Results must have been obtained no more than 2 years prior to applying for registration. Therefore graduates will be required to take a further IELTS test even if the required results were demonstrated prior to enrolment in the Bachelor of Nursing.
For information regarding registration standards visit the NMBA Website.
OTHER Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: smah-students@uow.edu.au