2018 Undergraduate Courses
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Bachelor of Nursing (Conversion) | 2018

Testamur Title of Degree:

Bachelor of Nursing (Conversion)

Abbreviation:

BNurse(Conversion)

UOW Course Code:

355

CRICOS Code:

085515C

Total Credit Points:

48

Duration:

1 year full-time or part-time equivalent*

Home Faculty:

Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Intake Session(s):

Autumn/Spring

Delivery Mode:

On-Campus

Delivery Campus:

Wollongong
Hong Kong

*The length of the degree is dependent upon entry qualifications

Overview 

The Bachelor of Nursing (Conversion) provides Registered Nurses with a Certificate/Diploma with the opportunity to upgrade their qualifications to a Bachelor’s degree level. 

The conversion program does not lead to registration as a nurse in Australia.

Students evaluate and apply concepts drawn from nursing theory and research to professional practice; demonstrate an increased awareness of the effects of cultural, social, economic, legal and ethical influences on the development of the nursing profession; and demonstrate competencies that enable health professionals to accept responsibility for a more complex level of client management.

The number of candidates admitted to the course will be limited and applicants must be approved by the Head of the School of Nursing.

Entry Requirements

Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.

Course Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to demonstrate:

CLO Description
1 Evaluate knowledge, skills and behaviours for the provision of safe and effective nursing care for individuals, families and communities.
2 Employ knowledge and skills in the application of leadership in the provision of person-centred, culturally appropriate practice.
3 Demonstrate a critical awareness of knowledge, skills and behaviours commensurate with improvements in practice

Course Structure 

Students are expected to complete one of the following programs of study based on their previous qualification, the extent of professional experience, study load and session commencement date. The program of study will be chosen in consultation with the Program Coordinator.

Registered Nurses who hold a Certificate of Nursing (or equivalent)

Registered nurses with a Certificate of Nursing, or equivalent, are required to satisfactorily complete subjects with a value of at least 48 credit points, of which at least 24 credit points shall be from 300-level subjects.

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Full Time Study: Onshore
Autumn
NMIH317 Promoting Clinical Excellence 6 Autumn
NMIH304 Evidence Appreciation and Application in Health Care Practice 6 Autumn, CCCU Semester C
Plus, 12 credit points of subjects from the following list:
NMIH203 Family Centred Nursing 6 Autumn
NMIH303 Therapeutic Use of Self 6 Autumn, CCCU Semester C
NMIH319 Contemporary Research in Practice 12 Autumn
Spring
NMIH307 Leadership in Health Care Practice 6 Spring, CCCU Semester A
NMIH325 Community Development Nursing: Theory and Practice 6 Spring, CCCU Semester A
Plus, 12 credit points of subjects from the following list:
NMIH205 Cultural Competence in Health Care Practice 6 Spring
NMIH206 Therapeutics in Nursing 6 Spring
NMIH306 Challenges of Ageing 6 Spring
NMIH315 Practice Development and Person Centred Nursing 6 Spring

 

Registered Nurses who hold a Diploma of Nursing (or equivalent)

Registered nurses with a Diploma of Nursing, or equivalent, are required to satisfactorily complete subjects with a value of at least 24 credit points. Recognition of 24 credit points of prior learning are granted to applicants with a minimum of 1 year of recent clinical practice.

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Full Time Study: Onshore
Autumn
NMIH203 Family Centred Nursing 6 Autumn
NMIH317 Promoting Clinical Excellence 6 Autumn
NMIH303 Therapeutic Use of Self 6 Autumn, CCCU Semester C
NMIH304 Evidence Appreciation and Application in Health Care Practice 6 Autumn, CCCU Semester C
Or, the following subject approved in consultation with the course coordinator
NMIH319 Contemporary Research in Practice 12 Autumn

 

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Full Time Study: Onshore
Spring
NMIH205 Cultural Competence in Health Care Practice 6 Spring
NMIH325 Community Development Nursing: Theory and Practice 6 Spring, CCCU Semester A
NMIH315 Practice Development and Person Centred Nursing 6 Spring
NMIH307 Leadership in Health Care Practice 6 Spring, CCCU Semester A

 

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Part Time Study: Onshore and Offshore
NMIH304 Evidence Appreciation and Application in Health Care Practice 6 Autumn, CCCU Semester C
NMIH303 Therapeutic Use of Self 6 Autumn, CCCU Semester C
NMIH307 Leadership in Health Care Practice 6 Spring, CCCU Semester A
NMIH325 Community Development Nursing: Theory and Practice 6 Spring, CCCU Semester A

 

Other Information

For further information please email: smah-students@uow.edu.au

Last reviewed: 13 September, 2018