2009 Bachelor of Nursing Science (Pre-Registration) - External (Flexible) Program
* NB: This course is not available to International students
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Overview
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Description: |
Nursing is the science of professional caring and offers a wide variety of employment opportunities to promote and restore health, to prevent illness and to alleviate suffering. Nursing takes place wherever people are – in hospitals, in the community, in urban, rural and remote settings. Limited attendance students will take part in residential sessions on the Townsville campus. JCU’s Bachelor of Nursing Science focuses on the theoretical and applied dimensions of human caring. Theoretical modules are linked with practical experience. Clinical experience incorporates supervised clinical practice in a variety of hospital, health agency and community settings throughout northern Queensland, beginning in first year. Graduates develop a wide range of skills to assist individuals and families in their experience of health and wellbeing. The course also emphasises nursing for rural, remote and Indigenous communities, plus tropical health issues. |
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Duration: |
6 years part-time |
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Mode: |
Part time (Flexible); limited attendance |
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Workload: |
Normal workload expectations are a minimum of 10 hours per week for every subject, including class contact hours, preparation and time spent on assessment tasks. |
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Type: |
Undergraduate |
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Credit points: |
72 credit points o |
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Intake: |
February |
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Campus: |
External |
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Faculty: |
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School: |
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Prerequisite/s: |
English |
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Recommended Study: |
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Additional Entry Requirements: |
Queensland Health requires all health care worker students be immunised against Hepatitis B prior to their first clinical placement. |
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QTAC code: |
316139 External |
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Course code: |
78110E External |
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o Credit points: Represent the combined value of individual subjects in a degree. One subject usually constitutes three credit points. |
Structure
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YEAR 1 |
Mode of Delivery |
Study Period (SP) |
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Teaching Period 1 |
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Physiological Systems and Processes 1 |
Limited |
SP1 |
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Interactive Processes 1 |
External |
SP1 |
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Teaching Period 2 |
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Physiological Systems and Processes 2 |
Limited |
SP2 |
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Nursing Inquiry 1 – Ways of Knowing |
External |
SP2 |
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YEAR 2 |
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Teaching Period 1 |
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Lifespan Development for Health |
External |
SP1 |
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Foundations of Nursing 1 |
Limited |
SP1 |
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Teaching Period 2 |
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Primary Health Care |
External |
SP2 |
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Foundations of Nursing 2 |
Limited |
SP2 |
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YEAR 3 |
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Teaching Period 1 |
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Nursing Inquiry 2 – Law and Ethics |
External |
SP1 |
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Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1 |
Limited |
SP1 |
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Teaching Period 2 |
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Interactive Processes 2 |
External |
SP2 |
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Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2 |
Limited |
SP2 |
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YEAR 4 |
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Teaching Period 1 |
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Social Constructions of Health in Australia |
External |
SP1 |
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Transitions into Nursing 1 |
Limited |
SP1 |
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Teaching Period 2 |
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Indigenous Health Studies for Nursing Sciences |
Limited |
SP2 |
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Transitions into Nursing 2A |
Limited |
SP2 |
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YEAR 5 |
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Teaching Period 1 |
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Preparation for Practice |
External |
SP1 |
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Introduction to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing |
Limited |
SP1 |
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Teaching Period 2 |
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Nursing in the North |
External |
SP2 |
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Nursing for Chronic Illness and Palliative Care |
External |
SP2 |
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YEAR 6 |
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Teaching Period 1 |
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Nursing Research |
External |
SP1 |
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Community Approaches to Care |
External |
SP1 |
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Teaching Period 2 |
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Integrated Nursing 2 |
Limited |
SP2 |
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Health and Illness in the Older Adult |
External |
SP2 |
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Notes: The course structure may vary slightly depending on which campus you choose to undertake your study, the Bachelor of Nursing Science (External) is only available as part-time study.
Career Opportunities
Nursing graduates are in demand and easily find employment throughout Australia and overseas in a variety of nursing positions in: general medicine practice, public and private hospitals, public health services specialising in particular client groups, the defence forces, occupational health units within large companies and non-government relief agencies.
Professional Accreditation
JCU nursing graduates can register with the professional body, the Queensland Nursing Council. They can then work in Australia and in many countries overseas.
