Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Paramedicine

BN/BPara

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• Ballarat
• Brisbane
• Canberra

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Completion requirements

To qualify for the double degree, a student must complete 320 cp, consisting of:

1. 210 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Nursing, consisting of:
2. 60 cp from Interdisciplinary Learning Units (Part A);
3. 90 cp from Nursing Theory Units (Part B);
4. 60 cp from Clinical Nursing Practice Units (Part C);
5. 100 cp from Paramedicine units, consisting of:
6. 60 cp from Paramedicine Theory Units (Part D)
7. 20 cp from Paramedicine Practice Units (Part E)
8. 20 cp from Paramedicine Theory and Practice Combined Units (Part F)
9. 10 cp from University Core Curriculum Units (Part G).

Other requirements

Successful completion of professional and community engagement experiences.

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.

Progression requirements

Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level) in that sequence. Unit prerequisites have been minimised to assist student progression through the program. Prerequisites preclude students from enrolling in units where foundational knowledge is insufficient.

Part A : Interdisciplinary Learning Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
BIOL121	Human Biological Science 1	10
BIOL122	Human Biological Science 2	10
HLSC111	The Person, Health and Wellbeing	10
HLSC120	Indigenous Health and Culture	10
HLSC122	Evidence for Practice	10
HLSC220	Health Care Ethics	10

Part B : Nursing Theory Units

Complete exactly 90 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
NRSG258	Principles of Nursing Surgical	10
NRSG263	Principles of Nursing Mental Health	10
NRSG265	Principles of Nursing: Medical	10
NRSG266	Principles of Nursing: Contexts of Ageing	10
NRSG367	Transition to Professional Nursing	10
NRSG371	Building Healthy Communities	10
NRSG372	Principles of Nursing: Chronic Illness and Disability	10
NRSG374	Principles of Nursing: a Palliative Approach	10
NRSG375	Clinical Leadership	10

Part C : Clinical Nursing Practice Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
NRSG139	Integrating Practice 1: Assessment in Health	10
NRSG140	Integrating Practice 2	10
NRSG264	Integrating Practice 3	10
NRSG267	Integrating Practice 4	10
NRSG373	Integrating Practice 5	10
NRSG376	Integrating Practice 6	10

Part D : Paramedicine Theory Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PARA118	Foundations of Paramedicine	10
PARA216	Paramedicine Theory: Medical 1	10
PARA225	Paramedicine Care: Mental Health and Vulnerable Populations	10
PARA226	Paramedicine Theory: Medical 2	10
PARA325	Paramedicine Care: High Acuity and Major Incidents	10
PARA328	Paramedicine and Complex Care	10

Part E : Paramedicine Practice Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PARA217	Paramedicine in Practice: Medical 1	10
PARA227	Paramedicine in Practice: Medical 2	10

Part F : Paramedicine Theory and Practice Combined Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PARA128	Paramedicine Theory and Practice: Primary	10
PARA318	Paramedic Theory and Practice: Lifespan Health	10

Part G : Core Curriculum Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC100	Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society	10
PHCC102	Being Human	10
PHCC104	Ethics and the Good Life	10