C10122v9 Bachelor of Nursing

Overview

The Bachelor of Nursing incorporates nursing theory, science and a variety of clinical experiences relevant to contemporary nursing practice. Graduates of the course are capable of delivering a high standard of safe and therapeutic nursing care. They demonstrate nursing care that is informed, responsible and respectful.

Highly regarded by the health care industry, this course has a 96 per cent employment rate. From the first semester of the program, students are allocated to clinical placements in acute care. Preparation for clinical experiences takes place within the UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health's advanced nursing laboratories, where simulation is increasingly utilised as the medium for learning. Variety and choice is available to students through the range of sub-majors and clinical specialty electives offered in the final year.

Course aims

The course aims to produce informed, reflective, caring and compassionate nurses who demonstrate competencies related to professional responsibility, interpersonal processes and the exercise of clinical judgment. In addition, graduates are prepared to foster the development of nursing as a practice discipline and as a significant health profession within the community.

Career options

Career options for registered nurses include working in diverse specialty areas such as, community health, critical care, intensive care, gerontology, mental health, operating theatres or paediatrics, or working as a clinical nurse consultant, clinical nurse specialist, nurse educator, nurse manager, nurse practitioner, rural and remote practice nurse or university lecturer.

Admission requirements

The UTS HSC bonus scheme awards bonus points to Australian high school applicants based on performance in HSC subjects that are relevant to the course applied for. Further details are available at:

Assumed knowledge

Any two units of English.

Any two units of science and any two units of mathematics are recommended.

External articulation

UTS offers an accelerated, two-calendar-year Bachelor of Nursing program to students who have completed the TAFE Certificate IV in Enrolled Nursing, and to students who have completed a degree in another discipline within the past seven years. Enrolled nurses receive 36 credit points of exemption and graduates receive 30 credit points of exemption. Applicants must have completed their qualification by December of the previous year to be eligible for the accelerated program. Spaces are limited in these accelerated programs and offers are based on competition.

Course duration and attendance

The Bachelor of Nursing is offered at Kuring-gai campus on a full-time basis over three years and a part-time basis over six years, and at City campus on a full-time basis over three years.

The Accelerated Program – Graduate Entry is offered at Kuring-gai campus on a full-time basis over two years and a part-time basis over four years including a pre-semester school in February at commencement and Summer session.

The Accelerated Program – Enrolled Nurse is offered at Kuring-gai campus on a full-time basis over two years and a part-time basis over four years including Summer session.

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 semester, and part-time students study two subjects per semester.

Industrial training/professional practice

The Bachelor of Nursing includes extensive nursing practice, which is a compulsory component of the course. From the first semester of the program, students are allocated block placements in health facilities and also spend time in the on-campus nursing laboratories that simulate the clinical environment. Clinical learning is supervised by UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health staff and qualified health professionals. During the final year of the program, students have the opportunity to select an elective subject. In addition, students may complete a rural and remote placement (subject to numbers).

All nursing students must adhere to the NSW Health policy directive, 'PD2007_006 Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases', prior to commencement of any nursing clinical practice placements. The policy can be viewed at:

Course completion requirements

Course program

Programs are presented below for standard full-time and part-time attendance, as well as for the Accelerated Program – Enrolled Nurses and the Accelerated Program – Graduate Entry.

Honours

Professional recognition

Nurses and Midwives Board, New South Wales

Other information

Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on: