Bachelor of Nursing
Course summary for current students
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G = Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
S = Geelong Waterfront Campus
W =Warrnambool Campus
X = Off campus
| Award granted | Bachelor of Nursing |
|---|---|
| Campus | Offered at Melbourne Burwood Campus, Geelong Waterfront Campus, Warrnambool Campus |
| Duration | 3 years full time |
| CRICOS course code | 018327G |
| Deakin course code | H326 |
Note: Course structure applies for students who commenced in 2010 onwards. Students who commenced prior to 2010 must discuss their course structure with the campus enrolment officer. | |
Course sub-headings
Course overview
The Bachelor of Nursing gives students the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and ethical behaviours that enable you to practise as a competent and caring nurse clinician and gain employment in a range of health care contexts. You will be highly regarded as you will be able to provide high-quality, person-centred and evidence-based care focused toward improving patient outcomes.
Throughout your course you will benefit from our purpose-built Clinical Simulation Centre
which provides students with the facilities and equipment required to develop practical skills which are further enhanced through clinical placements.
The School of Nursing and Midwifery at Deakin is one of the largest in Australia and is committed to providing excellence in all its courses, particularly to reflect current trends and evidence-based practice in nursing. Our distinctive partnership program connects students to many health care organisations in the public and private sector.
Clinical practice
Clinical placements are conducted throughout your course beginning in Trimester 1 of your first year. This early exposure to the clinical environment gives you extensive opportunities to develop clinical skills under the supervision of registered nurses and enables you to experience being part of a multidisciplinary health care team. You will gain clinical experience in a variety of settings including acute/sub-acute care, medical and surgical care, aged care, rehabilitation, community nursing and mental health nursing. You will spend approximately 50 per cent of the course duration in various health care settings, including hospitals and community health centres in metropolitan, rural and regional areas.
Professional recognition
This course is specifically designed to fulfil the registration requirements for Registered Nurse (Division 1) of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Department of Human Services policy and Working with Children Check
In accordance with Department of Human Services policy*, all students are required to undertake a National Police Record Check prior to clinical placements in each calendar year of their course. In accordance with the Working with Children Act 2005**, all students are required to undertake a Working with Children Check at commencement of the course. Students who fail to obtain a Police Record Check and a Working with Children Check prior to the commencement of clinical placement will not be able to undertake clinical placement and this will impede progress in the course. Students may also be required to declare their immunisation status to satisfy the requirements of health organisations where they will be undertaking their clinical learning experience. A health organisation may refuse to accept a student for placement if the student’s immunisation status is not satisfactory to the health organisation.
* Department of Human Services Policy on Working with Children Check and Police Records Checks can be found at: http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/facs/bdb/fmu/service-agreement/4.departmental-policies-procedures-and-initiatives/4.6-police-record-check-policy-including-working-with-children-check
** Department of Justice 2007, Working with Children Act 2005, Victoria, Australia retrieved April 2012.
Fees and charges
Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.
Please be aware:
- Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
- Fees charged will depend on the individual units undertaken
- Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services
Course rules
The course consists of twenty four (24) credit points comprising twenty one (21) core credit points plus three (3) elective units (worth 3 credit points). At least one of the electives must be taken at level 2 or 3.
There is an expectation that students be available to undertake clinical placements outside of trimester dates. All expenses associated with clinical placements are the responsibility of the student.
Course structure
Level 1
Trimester 1
| HNN112 | Principles of Nursing Care (B, S, W) |
| HNN120 | The Discipline of Nursing: Contemporary Issues and Trends 1 (B, S, W) |
| HBS109 | Human Structure and Function (B, G, W, X) |
| HBS107 | Understanding Health (B, G, W, X) |
Trimester 2
| HNN122 | Nursing Management and Interventions 1 (B, S, W) |
| HNN114 | Health Assessment (B, S, W) |
| HBS108 | Health Information and Data (ONLINE) |
Level 2
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
| HNN222 | Mental Health Nursing (B, S, W) (Not offered Trimester 1 at W) |
| HNN217 | Nursing in Community Settings (B, S, W) (Not offered Trimester 1 at W) |
plus one elective unit
Trimester 2 or trimester 1
| HNN227 | Nursing Management and Interventions 2 (B, S, W) (Not offered Trimester 2 at W) |
| HNN215 | Quality Use of Medicines in Nursing (B, S, W) (Not offered Trimester 2 at W) |
plus one elective unit
Level 3
Trimester 1
| HNN318 | Nursing Management of the Older Person (B, S, W) |
| HNN319 | Nursing Management of Chronic Illness (B, S, W) |
| HNN320 | The Discipline of Nursing: Contemporary Issues and Trends 2 (B, S, W) |
plus one elective unit
Trimester 2
| HNN300 | Child and Adolescent Nursing (B, S, W) |
| HNN301 | Mental Health Promotion (B, S, W) |
| HNN325 | Comprehensive Nursing Management and Interventions (B, S, W) |
Elective units
Students must select units in consultation with the course enrolment officer. Students may take electives from any School of the University provided that prerequisites are met. At least one of the three electives must be taken at level two or three. (Students may study HNN448 and be in compliance with this rule.) Particular electives that may be of special interest to nursing students include:
Inter Professional Education (IPE) elective unit:
| HBS345 | Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care (ONLINE) |
International study tour elective unit:
| HNN216 | International Nursing Study Tour |
Other electives:
| HNN313 | Perioperative Nursing (X) |
| HNN448 | Rural Nursing (X) |
