Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Studies)
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Studies) |
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| Students must complete: | |||
| (a) 144 credit points of core units of study set out in the table below; and | |||
| (b) clinical experience as prescribed. | |||
Full-time enrolment |
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Year 1 |
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| NURS1001 Human Physiology |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS1002 Health Assessment |
6 | C NURS1004. Students unable to take NURS1002 and NURS1004 concurrently are advised to attempt NURS1004 before undertaking NURS1002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS1003 Population Health |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS1004 Nursing Knowledge, Practice and Policy |
6 | C NURS1002. Students unable to take NURS1002 and NURS1004 concurrently are advised to attempt NURS1004 before undertaking NURS1002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS1005 Human Pathophysiology |
6 | P NURS1001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| NURS1006 Understanding Experiences of Illness |
6 | P NURS1002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| NURS1007 Health Research |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| NURS1008 Acute Care Nursing Practice |
6 | P NURS1002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
Year 2 |
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| NURS2001 Pharmacology and Therapeutics 1 |
6 | P 36 credit points of 1000 level units including NURS1001 and NURS1005 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS2003 Contexts of Health and Disease |
6 | P 36 credit points of 1000 level units Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS2005 Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2 |
6 | P 36 credit points of 1000 level units and NURS2001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| NURS2006 Ageing, Health and Care |
6 | P 36 credit points of 1000 level units including NURS1008 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS2008 Australian First Nations Health and Care |
6 | P 36 credit points of 1000 level units including NURS1003 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| NURS2009 Promoting Well-being and Mental Health |
6 | P 36 credit points of 1000 level units including NURS1008 N NURS2004 |
Semester 1 |
| NURS2010 Clinical Practice in Mental Health |
6 | P 36 credit points of 1000 level units and NURS2004 or NURS2009 N NURS2007 |
Semester 2 |
| NURS2011 Managing Chronic Conditions |
6 | P 36 credit points of 1000 level units and NURS2006 N NURS3010 |
Semester 2 |
Year 3 |
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| NURS3007 Nursing the Critically Ill Person |
6 | P 48 credit points of 1000 level units and 36 credit points of 2000 level units including NURS2011 or NURS3010 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| NURS3008 Community Health Nursing |
6 | P 48 credit points of 1000 level units and 36 credit points of 2000 level units including NURS2011 or NURS3010 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS3012 Life-Limiting Conditions and Palliation |
6 | P 48 credit points of 1000 level units and 36 credit points of 2000 level units including NURS2011 or NURS3010 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS3015 Australian Health Care System |
6 | P 48 credit points of 1000 level units and 36 credit points of 2000 level units Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| NURS3017 Frameworks for Practice (BN[AS]) |
6 | P 48 credit points of 1000 level units and 36 credit points of 2000 level units including NURS2006 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS3018 Paediatric, Child and Youth Nursing |
6 | P 48 credit points of 1000 level units and 36 credit points of 2000 level units including (NURS3010 or NURS2011) and NURS2005 N NURS2002 |
Semester 1 |
| NURS3019 Complexities of Care |
6 | P 48 credit points of 1000 level units and 36 credit points of 2000 level units including (NURS3010 or NURS2011) and NURS3008 N NURS3011 |
Semester 2 |
| NURS3020 Transition to Practice (BN(AS)) |
6 | P 48 credit points of 1000 level units and 36 credit points of 2000 level units including (NURS2011 or NURS3010) and (NURS2010 or NURS2007) and (NURS3018 or NURS2002) C NURS3007 N NURS3016 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |