COURSE INFORMATION
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INTRODUCTION The Bachelor of Nursing is a three year full-time or equivalent part-time course that prepares students to be registered with the Nurses Board of Western Australia. It provides a broad knowledge and skills base that will enable the graduate to act independently as well as interdependently within the health care context. The graduate will practice as a comprehensive registered nurse who has professional competence, and who is responsible, accountable, empathetic and willing to participate in professional activities.
The course comprises five broad streams of study:
Nursing Issues Nursing Practice Nursing Science/Health Science Nursing Studies Nursing Theory
The program relies on the goodwill of health agencies for the provision of clinical experience. Therefore, prospective students should understand that, under normal circumstances, they will be required to attend during the hours laid down by the clinical agency and that these may occur at times outside the identified semester weeks. Additionally, pre-identified clinical practice periods may change with minimal notice to students due to circumstances outside the control of the School. |
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Standard admission requirements apply for students enrolling at the Bunbury campus. |
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SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Applicants who are registered mental health nurses will be considered for direct admission into the Bachelor of Nursing course and are eligible for advanced standing.
Applicants in possession of enrolled nurse status will be considered for direct admission into the Bachelor of Nursing course if sufficient places are available and are eligible for advanced standing. Details are available from the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Postgraduate Medicine.
Applicants are required to have computer word processing skills. Students studying online units are expected to have access to a computer and modem. Shared facilities are available on campus.
To be able to undertake clinical practice and fulfil their duty of care, students are required to complete risk management protocols on enrolment and carry out amendments in subsequent semesters as appropriate. Risk management protocols include, but are not restricted to:
Students who fail a clinical rotation as part of a nursing practice unit must be aware that the agency providing the subsequent rotation will be informed of the failure as part of standard risk management procedure. Students will be required to accept this as a condition of their enrolment. Where the student has failed two nursing practice units, the student shall be excluded from the course.
In order for students to gain eligibility to register with the Nurses Board of Western Australia, students will be required to:
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COURSE LOCATION This course is available on Joondalup, and Bunbury Campuses. Students who gain a place in the South West Campus are required to complete their program on the same campus. It is expected that the Bachelor of Nursing course offered on the Churchlands campus will be relocated to the Joondalup campus from semester 1, 2008. |
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MODE OF STUDY This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode. |
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MODE OF DELIVERY This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus. |
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COURSE STRUCTURE This three year full-time or equivalent part-time course comprises 24 units of study (360 credit points). Normally students will be expected to:
(a) complete all stage 1, 2 and 3 theory and practicum units before progressing to units in subsequent years. (b) complete the course within six years of initial enrolment.
Normal student progression is described as follows: |
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 9/30/2006 VET: 9/30/2006