Bachelor of Science (Nursing)

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  • Objectives
    For Degree Conversion for Registered Nurses Designed to upgrade to a Bachelor of Science (Nursing) the qualifications of existing Registered nurses with a hospitalbased diploma or equivalent tertiary diploma award
  • Entry requirements
    Applicants must be currently Registered nurses and show evidence of recent practice with minimum two years clinical experience. International applicants are also required to have an academic IELTS overall score of 7 with a minimum of 6.5 for listening & reading and 7 for speaking & writing.
  • Academic title
    Bachelor of Science (Nursing)
  • Course description
    Related careers
    Nurse, Carer,

    This course is available for on-campus study by students with an International student visa.
    This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.

    The course consists of 120 credit points (eight units) of study comprising four core units and four electives.

    Core Units
    Unit          Description                                                                                                 Points

    NNI3204    Professional Issues in Nursing                                                                      15
    NNI2202    Ethics and Law in Nursing                                                                             15
    NST3209    Evidence Based Practice in Health Care                                                        15
    NNT1106    Foundations of Nursing: Social, Indigenous and Cultural Perspectives        15
    or
    NST3210    Contemporary Nursing in Indigenous and Population Health                        15

    Recommended Electives
    Unit           Description                                                                            Points
    NSP1204    Health Assessment in Nursing                                                  15
    NSP1103    Communication in Nursing                                                        15
    or
    RPS1100    Communication for the Professions                                          15
    NST2106    Mental Health Problems and Disorders                                     15
    NNI1102    Health and Health Challenges for Older Adults                         15
    NNT3202    Theory Relating to Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Care        15
    or
    NSP2505    Nursing Practice International Conversion    **                       15
    OTHER ELECTIVES:
    SCH1143    Systems Physiology                                                                 15
    SCH3236    Pharmacology                                                                          15

    International students are required to undertake four of the recommended electives. ** This unit (Nursing Practice International Conversion) is for international onshore students who seek eligibility to register with the Nurses and Midwives Board of Western Australia. Students will enrol in this unit as their final unit. International onshore students seeking eligibility to register with the Nurses and Midwives Board of WA must also meet the following requirements before enrolling in the NSP2505 unit: 1. Completed the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Postgraduate Medicine risk management protocol including: immunisation status and serology as per Department of Health schedule www.health.wa.gov.au/circulars/pdfs/11859.pdf and MRSA screening. 2. Completed Manual Handling certification. 3. Completed a current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification. 4. Have a current federal Police Clearance. 5. Working with Children Check www.checkwwc.wa.gov.au 6. Achieved 100% pass in medication calculations using the prescribed CD ROM purchased from the ECU bookshop.

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