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Bachelor of Nursing


Pre-Registration pathway

Elective topics

To be read in conjunction with the Program of Study [November, 2008] requirements for the Bachelor of Nursing.

Program of study

Semester 1

NURS1101

Nursing 1

4.5

NURS1102

Anatomy and Physiology 1

4.5

NURS1103

Health Across the Lifespan

4.5

NURS1104

Effective Communication for Practice

4.5

Semester 2

NURS1105

Nursing 2

4.5

NURS1106

Anatomy and Physiology 2

4.5

NURS1107

Evidence for Health Care Practice 1

4.5

NURS1108

Introduction to Sociology and the Health Care Sytem

4.5

Semester 3

NURS2101

Nursing 3

6

NURS2102

Microbiology with Pathophysiology and Pharmacology

3

NURS2103

Health Psychology and Health Sociology

4.5

NURS2104

Ethics and Law Applied to Nursing

4.5

Semester 4

NURS2105

Nursing 4

6

NURS2106

Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1

3

NURS2107

Evidence for Health Care Practice 2

3

NURS2108

Mental Illness and Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs

6

Semester 5

NURS3101

Nursing 5

9

NURS3102

Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2

3

NURS2724

Indigenous Health Issues for Nurses and Midwives

3

NURS3103

Nursing in a Sociopolitical Context

3

Semester 6

NURS3104

Nursing 6

6

NURS3105

Evidence for Health Care Practice 3

6

Elective

6

Elective topics

Not all topics are offered each year

NURS2717

Promoting Health and Wellness

6

NURS2719

HIV/AIDS: Issues and Attitudes

6

NURS2720

Exploring Complementary Therapies and Holistic Nursing

6

NURS2721

Dementia Demystified

6

NURS2722

Blood Borne Infectious Diseases, Injecting Drug Use and Nursing

6

NURS2726

Palliative Care Nursing

6

NURS2729

Asthma and Nursing

6

NURS2730

Nursing and Midwifery Study Abroad *

6

NURS3426

Child and Family Health Nursing

6

NURS3438

Wound Management

6

NURS3808

Clinical Management of Alcohol and Other Drug Disorders

6

NURS3809

Elective Abortions: Practice Issues and Care for Nurses and Midwives

6

NURS3810

Healthy Ageing

6

NURS3811

Essential Forensics: An Introduction to Forensic Principles for Nurses

6

NURS3812

Family Violence

6

NURS3813

Elder Abuse: The Vulnerable Adult in the 'Golden Years'

6

NURS3906

Sexual Health and Family Planning

6


* Enrolment requires course coordinator approval.