C10122v13 Bachelor of Nursing
Award(s): Bachelor of Nursing (BN)UAC code: 606000 (FT) (Autumn session), 606001 (PT) (Autumn session), 606004 (Enrolled Nurse) (Autumn session)
CRICOS code: 019877B
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 144
Course EFTSL: 3
Location: City campus
Notes
Students admitted to the Bachelor of Nursing (standard and accelerated program) before 2022 should refer to the course description in the 2020 handbook or the course description in the 2021 handbook.
Bachelor of Nursing course is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) and approval by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). See the faculty rules for more information
For course specific information see the Nursing Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Inherent requirements
Applications
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Course program
Rules and regulations
Honours
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
The UTS Bachelor of Nursing course prepares students for the exciting and challenging role of the Registered Nurse. This course is comprised of a comprehensive range of theoretical and clinical nursing subjects that together provide the knowledge, skills and professional values graduates require to provide safe, effective and compassionate nursing care. Our graduates are well prepared for clinical practice and are highly sought after for employment in a wide range of healthcare settings across Australian and internationally.
The Bachelor of Nursing course is a three year full-time (or equivalent part-time) course consisting of both theoretical and practical components. Clinical learning is a key element of the course and clinical placements in health care settings begin in the Spring session of first year and continue every session thereafter. Simulation-based learning opportunities are integral to the course and designed to assist students in preparing for clinical placements and their future role as a registered nurse. In their final year of study students can choose a clinical specialty elective, for example paediatrics, critical care, peri operative, palliative care or drug and alcohol nursing.
Course aims
Bachelor of Nursing graduates are compassionate, curious, capable and politically astute. They become clinical leaders, change agents and innovative researchers who have a positive impact on the health outcomes of individuals and communities.
Career options
Career options for registered nurses include diverse specialty clinical areas such as community health, critical care, general practice, aged care, mental health, operating theatres and paediatrics. Career progression opportunities include working as a clinical nurse consultant, clinical nurse specialist, nurse educator, nurse manager, nurse practitioner or rural and remote practice nurse and nurse academic and researcher (clinical and non-clinical). Note: postgraduate study is required for some of these career paths.
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Transdisciplinarity and Innovation at UTSAll UTS students have the opportunity to develop distinctive capabilities around transdisciplinary thinking and innovation through the TD School. Transdisciplinary education at UTS brings together great minds from different disciplines to explore ideas that improve the way we live and work in the world. These offerings are unique to UTS and directly translate to many existing and emerging roles and careers.
Diploma in InnovationThe Diploma in Innovation (C20060) teaches innovation, supports personal transformation and provides the hard skills needed to support the inventors and inventions of the future. Students come out of the Diploma in Innovation, with the hard skills to create and support sectoral and societal transformation. Graduates are able to fluently integrate ideas, across professional disciplines and are inventors of the future.
All UTS undergraduate students (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation) can apply for the Diploma in Innovation upon admission in their chosen undergraduate degree. It is a complete degree program that runs in parallel to any undergraduate degree. The course is offered on a three-year, part-time basis, with subjects running in 3-week long intensive blocks in July, December and February sessions. More information including a link to apply is available at https://dipinn.uts.edu.au.
Transdisciplinary electives programTransdisciplinary electives broaden students' horizons and supercharge their problem-solving skills, helping them to learn outside, beyond and across their degrees. Students enrolled in an undergraduate course that includes electives can choose to take a transdisciplinary subject (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation). More information about the TD Electives program is available here.
Course intended learning outcomes
| 1.0 | The ability to plan and provide care that is respectful of each individuals’ needs, values and life experiences |
| 1.1 | Demonstrates an ability to provide holistic and compassionate care that takes into account people's lived experience, views and feelings. |
| 1.2 | Works in partnership with patients including them in decisions related to their care. |
| 1.3 | Advocates for people, if required, to ensure that their cultural values and needs are respected. |
| 2.0 | The embodiment of a professional disposition committed to ethical, equitable and legal nursing practice |
| 2.1 | Demonstrates accountability and responsibility while working within professional codes and standards. |
| 2.2 | Demonstrates a commitment to social justice, valuing diversity and seeking to address disadvantage and inequity in healthcare. |
| 2.3 | Demonstrates leadership and the moral courage needed to improve patient outcomes, staff well-being and organisational cultures. |
| 3.0 | The ability to communicate and collaborate safely, compassionately and respectfully. |
| 3.1 | Demonstrates the ability to develop therapeutic relationships while maintaining professional boundaries. |
| 3.2 | Communicates and educates patients in ways that are appropriate to their level of health literacy. |
| 3.3 | Works in partnership with healthcare providers and other stakeholders toward common goals that prioritise patients' values, needs and preferences. |
| 4.0 | The ability to provide patient care premised on the best available evidence |
| 4.1 | Uses information and communication technologies to access valid sources of evidence. |
| 4.2 | Accesses, appraises and critiques multiple sources of evidence and transfers knowledge to practice. |
| 4.3 | Plans and provides care based on the best available evidence including clinical expertise and patients' individual needs, values and preferences. |
| 5.0 | Professional cultural competence that contributes to the health and well-being of Indigenous Australians, inclusive of their physical, social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing |
| 5.1 | Discusses how colonisation and racism impacts the current health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians |
| 5.2 | Adapts practice to accommodate Indigenous Australians' cultural needs and values. |
| 5.3 | Avoids generalisations and stereotypes when discussing the diversity of Indigenous Australians. |
| 6.0 | The intellectual capacity to use theoretical knowledge to address complex and non-routine clinical issues |
| 6.1 | Uses creative and rigorous thinking skills to identify and address novel and emergent healthcare problems. |
| 6.2 | Uses clinical reasoning skills to accurately assess, interpret and respond to patient data in a systematic and timely manner. |
| 6.3 | Critically reflects on and learns from previous experiences to improve future practice. |
| 7.0 | The knowledge and skills required for safe and effective patient care |
| 7.1 | Demonstrates technical and non-technical skills in the provision of safe effective, legal and ethical nursing care. |
| 7.2 | Recognises and responds to human and systems factors that have the potential to jeopardise patient safety. |
| 7.3 | Maintains capability to practice taking responsibility for personal factors that have the potential to negatively impact patient safety. |
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The requirements specified above apply to the standard, three-year mode of the course. The accelerated program has the following requirements.
- Bachelor of Nursing Accelerated: Enrolled Nurse Certificate or Diploma Entry: Applicants must have :
- current Ahpra registration as an Enrolled Nurse, and
- a Diploma of Nursing completed within the last 5 years.
Hospital-trained enrolled nurses are not eligible for the accelerated course.
Successful applicants are given advanced standing (eight subjects = 48 credit points) for their previous studies and are able to complete the course in two years full time with no pre-session or summer schools. Students who receive block credit of 48 credit points are not eligible for any further credit reduction against their course of study.
As part of its duty of care to patients and clients receiving health care in NSW, anyone who works in a NSW public health facility must first undergo a criminal record check. You must provide UTS with either evidence that a criminal record check has been conducted on you in your country, or a statutory declaration that you have no criminal record in your country of residence or in any country you have resided in. Participation in screening and vaccination against infectious diseases are prerequisites for students undertaking clinical placements in health facilities.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: IELTS Academic: 7.0 overall with a minimum score of 7.0 in each subset; or TOEFL: iBT: 94 overall, reading 24, listening 24, speaking 23, writing 27; or PTE: 65-72 overall with a minimum score of 65 in each subset; or OET: minimum score of B in each of the 4 components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
Local students
The UTS Year 12 Adjustment Factor Scheme awards adjustment factors to students based on their performance in selected high school subjects that are relevant to the course they have applied for.
International students
Applicants to the standard three-year course who have successfully completed a recognised pathway program in Australia can also apply.
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Inherent requirements
Inherent requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential to the successful completion of a course. For more information about inherent requirements and where prospective and current students can get assistance and advice regarding these, see the UTS Inherent requirements page.
Prospective and current students should carefully read the Inherent Requirements Statement below and consider whether they might experience challenges in successfully completing this course.
UTS will make reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional experiences, course related work experience and other course activities to facilitate maximum participation by students with disabilities, carer responsibilities, and religious or cultural obligations in their courses.
For course specific information see the Nursing Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.
Applications
The TAFE Certificate IV in Nursing (Enrolled Nurse) and work experience do not satisfy the university's English proficiency requirements.
Assumed knowledge
Any two units of English.
Any two units of science and any two units of mathematics are recommended.
Course duration and attendance
The Bachelor of Nursing is offered at City campus on a full-time basis over three years and a part-time basis over six years.
The Accelerated Program: Enrolled Nurse is offered at City campus on a full-time basis over two years and a part-time basis over four years.
Course structure
The course comprises 144 credit points, made up of nursing theory, science and clinical practice in a range of health facilities. Full-time students study four subjects per session and part-time students study two subjects per session.
Industrial training/professional practice
This course includes compulsory clinical placement experiences in a variety of healthcare and community settings. Clinical placements begin in the Spring session of first year and continue every session thereafter. They may involve morning and evening shifts. The final year of the course has extended clinical placements of up to six weeks.
Students must meet all the requirements for clinical placements set out in?Special requirements and policies.?Students are required to be fully vaccinated in order to undertake the Bachelor of Nursing course and must provide evidence of their immunity and/or vaccination status, and screening for tuberculosis (TB) status during their first session of enrolment. Students who do not meet these requirements are unable to undertake clinical placements and as a result are not able to complete the course. Students are also required to undertake Working with Children and Police Checks.
Students must adhere to the requirements in the Ministry of Health policy directive, 'PD2018_009 Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases', prior to commencement of any clinical practice placements.
The policy should be read in full as it outlines students' obligation for screening and immunisation against certain infectious diseases prior to commencing their clinical placement. Students are asked to provide evidence of their immunity or vaccination status, and screening for tuberculosis (TB) status may also be required prior to the commencement of the first clinical placement. Students should be aware that if they do not meet the requirements of the policy they cannot commence the placement and as a result are not able to complete the course.
Students are also required to undertake Employment Checks – Criminal Record Checks and Working with Children Checks.
Course completion requirements
| Select 144 credit points of options: | 144cp | |
| STM91472 Enrolled Nurse | 144cp | |
| STM91471 Standard Program | 144cp | |
| Total | 144cp |
Course diagram
Course program
Programs are presented below for standard full-time and part-time attendance, as well as for the Accelerated, Enrolled Nurse program.
| Standard Program, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 93201 Foundations of Nursing Practice 1 A | 6cp | |
| 91562 Health and Homeostasis 1 | 6cp | |
| 93202 Preparation for Clinical Practice | 6cp | |
| 93203 Healthcare Communication | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 93204 Foundations of Nursing Practice 1B | 6cp | |
| 91561 Health and Homeostasis 2 | 6cp | |
| 93205 Health and Society | 6cp | |
| 93206 Introduction to Clinical Practice | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 93207 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2A | 6cp | |
| 93208 Clinical Practice 2A | 6cp | |
| 91529 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1 | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 93209 Nursing Care of the Older Person | 6cp | |
| 93213 Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 93210 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2B | 6cp | |
| 93211 Clinical Practice 2B | 6cp | |
| 93212 Indigenous Health and Well-Being | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 93209 Nursing Care of the Older Person | 6cp | |
| 93213 Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 93214 Foundations of Nursing Practice 3A | 6cp | |
| 91530 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2 | 6cp | |
| 93216 Clinical Practice 3A | 6cp | |
| 93220 Leading, Teaching and Mentoring | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 93217 Foundations of Nursing Practice 3B | 6cp | |
| 93218 Empathy and Compassion for Nursing Practice | 6cp | |
| 93219 Transition to Professional Practice | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 92470 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Aboriginal Community Engagement | 6cp | |
| 92471 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Care of the Older Person | 6cp | |
| 92472 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Community Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92473 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Critical Care Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92474 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Child and Family Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92475 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Global Health | 6cp | |
| 92476 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Mental Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92477 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Paediatric Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92478 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Palliative Care | 6cp | |
| 92479 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Perioperative Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92480 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health | 6cp | |
| 92481 Introduction to Speciality Practice: Drug and Alcohol Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92482 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Women's Health | 6cp | |
| 93470 Introduction to Speciality Practice: Chronic Care Nursing | 6cp | |
| Standard Program, part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 91562 Health and Homeostasis 1 | 6cp | |
| 93203 Healthcare Communication | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 91561 Health and Homeostasis 2 | 6cp | |
| 93205 Health and Society | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 93201 Foundations of Nursing Practice 1 A | 6cp | |
| 93202 Preparation for Clinical Practice | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 93204 Foundations of Nursing Practice 1B | 6cp | |
| 93206 Introduction to Clinical Practice | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 91529 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1 | 6cp | |
| 93209 Nursing Care of the Older Person | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 93212 Indigenous Health and Well-Being | 6cp | |
| 93213 Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 93207 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2A | 6cp | |
| 93208 Clinical Practice 2A | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 93210 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2B | 6cp | |
| 93211 Clinical Practice 2B | 6cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 91530 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2 | 6cp | |
| 93220 Leading, Teaching and Mentoring | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 93218 Empathy and Compassion for Nursing Practice | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 92470 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Aboriginal Community Engagement | 6cp | |
| 92471 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Care of the Older Person | 6cp | |
| 92472 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Community Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92473 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Critical Care Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92474 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Child and Family Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92475 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Global Health | 6cp | |
| 92476 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Mental Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92477 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Paediatric Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92478 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Palliative Care | 6cp | |
| 92479 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Perioperative Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92480 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health | 6cp | |
| 92481 Introduction to Speciality Practice: Drug and Alcohol Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92482 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Women's Health | 6cp | |
| 93470 Introduction to Speciality Practice: Chronic Care Nursing | 6cp | |
| Year 6 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 93214 Foundations of Nursing Practice 3A | 6cp | |
| 93216 Clinical Practice 3A | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 93217 Foundations of Nursing Practice 3B | 6cp | |
| 93219 Transition to Professional Practice | 6cp | |
| Enrolled Nurse, Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 93200 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2A | 6cp | |
| 93222 Clinical Practice 2A | 6cp | |
| 91529 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1 | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 93223 Nursing Care of the Older Person | 6cp | |
| 93227 Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 93224 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2B | 6cp | |
| 93225 Clinical Practice 2B | 6cp | |
| 93226 Indigenous Health and Well-Being | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 93223 Nursing Care of the Older Person | 6cp | |
| 93227 Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 93228 Foundations of Nursing Practice 3A | 6cp | |
| 91530 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2 | 6cp | |
| 93229 Clinical Practice 3A | 6cp | |
| 93233 Leading, Teaching and Mentoring | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 93230 Foundations of Nursing Practice 3B | 6cp | |
| 93231 Empathy and Compassion for Nursing Practice | 6cp | |
| 93232 Transition to Professional Practice | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 92470 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Aboriginal Community Engagement | 6cp | |
| 92471 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Care of the Older Person | 6cp | |
| 92472 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Community Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92473 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Critical Care Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92474 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Child and Family Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92475 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Global Health | 6cp | |
| 92476 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Mental Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92477 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Paediatric Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92478 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Palliative Care | 6cp | |
| 92479 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Perioperative Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92480 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health | 6cp | |
| 92481 Introduction to Speciality Practice: Drug and Alcohol Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92482 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Women's Health | 6cp | |
| 93470 Introduction to Speciality Practice: Chronic Care Nursing | 6cp | |
| Enrolled Nurse, Autumn commencing, part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 93200 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2A | 6cp | |
| 93222 Clinical Practice 2A | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 93226 Indigenous Health and Well-Being | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 93223 Nursing Care of the Older Person | 6cp | |
| 93227 Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 91529 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1 | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 93223 Nursing Care of the Older Person | 6cp | |
| 93227 Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 93224 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2B | 6cp | |
| 93225 Clinical Practice 2B | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 93233 Leading, Teaching and Mentoring | 6cp | |
| 91530 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2 | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 93231 Empathy and Compassion for Nursing Practice | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 92470 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Aboriginal Community Engagement | 6cp | |
| 92471 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Care of the Older Person | 6cp | |
| 92472 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Community Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92473 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Critical Care Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92474 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Child and Family Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92475 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Global Health | 6cp | |
| 92476 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Mental Health Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92477 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Paediatric Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92478 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Palliative Care | 6cp | |
| 92479 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Perioperative Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92480 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health | 6cp | |
| 92481 Introduction to Speciality Practice: Drug and Alcohol Nursing | 6cp | |
| 92482 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Women's Health | 6cp | |
| 93470 Introduction to Speciality Practice: Chronic Care Nursing | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 93228 Foundations of Nursing Practice 3A | 6cp | |
| 93229 Clinical Practice 3A | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 93230 Foundations of Nursing Practice 3B | 6cp | |
| 93232 Transition to Professional Practice | 6cp | |
Rules and regulations
Inherent requirements are the essential components of a course that demonstrate the capabilities, knowledge and skills to achieve the core learning outcomes. There are eight domains of inherent requirements in the Bachelor of Nursing. Some domains have a number of sub-domains. The domains are:
- Ethical behaviour
- Behavioural stability
- Legal
- Communication
- Cognition
- Sensory ability
- Strength and mobility
- Sustainable performance.
It is a requirement of this course to complete a number of clinical placements. Clinical placements involve a nursing student going into a clinical setting to undertake the practical components of the course required for registration. If a student has a condition or disability that prevents them from completing a placement, completion of the degree may be hindered. Students should consult the full inherent requirements.
Honours
The Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) (C09018) is available to eligible students who undertake an additional year of full-time study, or two years of part-time study.
Professional recognition
This course is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) and approval by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). See the faculty rules for more information.
Other information
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