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Bachelor of Nursing (Conversion)
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Nursing (Conversion) |
Abbreviation: | BNursing(Conversion) |
UOW Course Code: | 860 |
CRICOS Code: | 012094A |
Study Area / Disciplines / My University Key Words: | Health & Medicine, Nursing |
Total Credit Points: | 24 (Diploma or equivalent) or |
Duration: | 6 months - 1.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent* |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn, Spring |
Delivery Mode: | On Campus |
Delivery Campus and UAC Code: | Wollongong/ UAC code not applicable Hong Kong/ UAC code not applicable |
ATAR: | N/A |
Additional Information: |
*The length of the degree is dependent upon entry qualifications
Course Description
The Bachelor of Nursing (Conversion) provides hospital trained nurses with the opportunity to upgrade their qualifications to a Bachelors degree level.
Students evaluate and apply concepts drawn from nursing theory and research to professional practice; demonstrate an increased awareness of the effects of cultural, social, economic, legal and ethical influences on the development of the nursing profession; and demonstrate competencies that enable health professionals to accept responsibility for a more complex level of client management.
The number of candidates admitted to the course will be limited and applicants must be approved by the Head of the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health.
The conversion program will not lead to registration as a nurse in Australia.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.
Course Structure
Certificated Registered Nurses
Registered nurses with certificate(s) are required to satisfactorily complete subjects with a value of at least 72 credit points, including those in the table below. Students may also choose a limited number of credit points from the General Schedule at the discretion of the School.
Subject Code | Subject Name | Session | Credit Points |
Effective Communication in Health Care Relationships | Autumn | 6 | |
Patterns of Knowing in Nursing | Autumn | 6 | |
Primary Health Care Nursing | Spring | 6 | |
Introduction to Health Behaviour Change | Spring | 6 | |
Family Centred Nursing | Autumn | 6 | |
Reflection and Practice | Autumn | 6 | |
Cultural Competence in Health Care Practice | Spring | 6 | |
Therapeutics in Nursing | Spring | 6 | |
Therapeutic Use of Self | Autumn | 6 | |
Evidence Appreciation and Application in Health Care Practice | Autumn | 6 | |
Challenges of Ageing | Spring | 6 | |
Leadership in Health Care Practice | Spring | 6 | |
Management in Nursing | Spring | 6 |
Registered Nurses who hold a Diploma of Nursing (or equivalent)
Registered nurses with a Diploma of Nursing, or equivalent, are required to satisfactorily complete subjects with a value of at least 24 credit points, of which at least 12 credit points shall be for 300-level subjects. Students may also choose a limited number of credit points from the General Schedule at the discretion of the School.
Subject Code | Subject Name | Session | Credit Points |
Family Centred Nursing | Autumn | 6 | |
Reflection and Practice | Autumn | 6 | |
Cultural Competence in Health Care Practice | Spring | 6 | |
Therapeutics in Nursing | Spring | 6 | |
Therapeutic Use of Self | Autumn | 6 | |
Special Topic in Nursing 3 | Autumn | 6 | |
Research for Registered Nurses | Autumn | 6 | |
Challenges of Ageing | Spring | 6 | |
Leadership in Health Care Practice | Spring | 6 | |
Community Development Nursing: Theory and Practice | Spring | 6 | |
Management in Nursing | Spring | 6 |
Honours
The Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) provides exceptional nursing students with the opportunity to extend their knowledge and skills beyond the beginning level. 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.
Contact Information
For further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: smah-students@uow.edu.au