Course

Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate Entry)

Approved Abbreviation: BN

Western Sydney University Course Code: 4692.2

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 050935E

Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year in the course was 2018 or later.

Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.

For commencement Year 2014, please refer to: 4692.1 Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate Entry)

For commencement Year 2011 - 2013, please refer to: 4643.3 Bachelor of Nursing - Graduate Entry

This course prepares graduates for eligibility to apply for registration throughout Australia as a registered nurse. The focus of the course is on inquiry-based learning, critical thinking and reflective practice in relation to the theory and practice of nursing in health and health breakdown across the lifespan. Using a primary health care framework students study the application of physical and behavioural sciences to nursing; inquiry and evidence-based practice principles and utilisation within nursing; nursing care of individuals, families and groups from diverse backgrounds across the lifespan. The acquisition of nursing knowledge and skills occurs initially in campus-based simulated clinical practice settings and consolidation occurs as students undertake clinical placements in a variety of health care settings.

The Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate Entry) is offered as a two year course beginning with an intensive, full-time unit of study that supports student transition into second year of the 4691 Bachelor Nursing program. Students will not be eligible for further recognition of prior learning (RPL) in addition to the 80 credit points awarded for 1st year of the course

Prospective students should be aware that full disclosure of any issues of impairment or misconduct is a declaration requirement when applying for registration as a registered nurse. An English language skills registration standard is also applicable to all students applying for registration.

http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au

Study Mode
Two years full time.

Accreditation
The Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate Entry) has accreditation and approval from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) which is a partner board of the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Authority (AHPRA). Course accreditation can be checked on their website http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Accreditation.aspx. Please note: as from 1 July 2010 practitioners applying for registration as a nurse for the first time in Australia are required to demonstrate English language proficiency as specified by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). These requirements include either a) the IELTS examination (academic module) with a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking); or b) completion and an overall pass in the Occupational English Test (OET) with grades A or B only in each of the four components. For further details, refer to the website http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Registration-Standards.aspx

Inherent requirements

There are inherent requirements for this course that you must meet in order to complete your course and graduate. Make sure you read and understand the requirements for this course online.

Inherent requirements

Admission

Applicants must have successfully completed an (AEI-NOOSR equivalent) undergraduate degree, Graduate Diploma, Masters degree, or higher, in biological sciences, health or behavioural science (completed within the last 10 years),

OR

Completed a three year post-secondary qualification as a registered nurse (completed within the last 10 years).

Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Use the links below to apply via UAC or Western Sydney University. Applications made directly to Western Sydney do not have an application fee.

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local and International applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to the University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.

http://www.uac.edu.au/

https://westernsydney.uac.edu.au/ws/

International applicants must apply directly to the University via the International Office

International students applying to the University through the International Office can find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on their website.

International Office

Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.

Special Requirements Prerequisites
To be enrolled in Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate Entry), students must comply with NSW Ministry of Health Special Requirements for clinical practicum. These include 1). National Police Check or a criminal record clearance card/letter; International students require a police check (with English translation) from their own country or any country they have lived in, as well as one from Australia; 2). Meet NSW Ministry of Health verification requirements with regard to immunisation (a completed vaccination card with serology results); 3). NSW Health Code of Conduct signed; 4). Student Undertaking Placement/Declaration signed; 5). Students are required to complete a Working with Children Check leading to the issuance of a clearance number under the category of volunteer. Students will need to: i. Access the Commission for Children and Young People website and complete an online application form to generate an application number. ii. Present an application number and identification to a NSW Motor Registry or Government Access Centre prior to issuance by mail of a Working with Children Check number. iii. Submit the letter with a valid Working with Children Check number to Student Central where the document is TRIMMED and recorded in Callista as a Special Requirement; and 6). A current approved first aid certificate. All requirements must be completed before eligible for clinical placement.

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 170 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Full-time

Year 1

Summer B session

401029Foundations for Nursing Practice

Autumn session

401008Professional Practice Experience 3
401206Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
401207Health Variations 1 - Perioperative
401208Research for Nursing and Midwifery

Quarter 2 session

401218Graduate Entry Practice Experience

Spring session

401012Professional Practice Experience 4
401013Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing 1
401209Health Variations 2 - Chronic Illness and Disability
401210Health Variations 3 - Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Conditions

Year 2

Autumn session

401016Professional Practice Experience 5
401017Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing 2
401211Health Variations 4 - Acute Life Threatening Conditions
401212Health Variations 5 - Palliative and End of Life Care

Spring session

401020Professional Practice Experience 6
401021Being a Professional Nurse or Midwife
401213Clinical Leadership and Professional Relationships

Additional Core Unit for Students with an Exceptional Study Pattern

To ensure currency of skill base, it is an accreditation requirement that students satisfactorily complete a minimum 4 week clinical practicum in the final session of their pre-registration Nursing program. Students within the Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate Entry) who vary their study sequence significantly from the normal progression may be required to study 400768.3 Maintaining Clinical Currency, listed above and should discuss this with the Director of Academic Programs, Undergraduate.

400768Maintaining Clinical Currency

Professional Practice Experience

The Professional Practice Experience is the foundation for student learning in the course. It consists of two major learning contexts for students: clinical placement and simulation. Professional practice in the health care sector may take place in any level of the health service appropriate to the focus for the specific Professional Practice Experience unit, for example aged care facilities, hospitals, General Practitioner practices, community health teams. This environment is essential to provide students with the complexity of the nursing experience, the ability to apply learning in situations involving ill persons, and socialises students into the work domain.

Simulation is where aspects of the professional practice environment, such as a hospital ward or patient, are artificially created to enable students to learn in a safe, non-threatening environment. Clinical practice units, simulated professional practice environments, will be used that allow students to undertake learning activities, such as administering medications and oxygen therapy. The School has a wide range of simulation equipment and dedicated high fidelity simulation rooms on each campus.

The percentage of time spent by students in each context will vary, depending on the stage of the student in the course, the theoretical knowledge acquisition, and ANMC competency development. For example at the beginning of the course more hours will be spent in the simulation context than in the health care sector. As the course progresses there is a scaling up of hours spent in the health care sector with fewer hours being spent in the simulation context. In the final session of third year a significant proportion of knowledge and skills consolidation will occur primarily in a clinical practice environment.



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