1. Caring for Others Bachelor of Nursing Sonja Cleary Discipline Head/Program Director, Nursing and Midwifery

2. Strong industry links

3. Program Structure Bachelor of Nursing : 3 years full-time Theory: Delivered in flexible mode, online, formal lectures, group tutorials, seminars, laboratory classes, independent study Nursing Laboratory Skills: Face to face teaching, supervised and self directed practice Clinical Practice Experience: Professional Experience Practice Year 1, 2 & 3

4. The BN 2014-2018 “Core” Curriculum Year 1 Semester 1 Research & Context of Nursing 12CP Indigenous Health 12CP Foundations for Nursing Practice 12CP Biomedical and Physical Sciences 1 12CP Year 1 Semester 2 A Nursing Approach to Lifespan Development 12CP Altered States of Health 12CP Biomedical & Physical Sciences 2 12CP Professional Experience Practice 1 12CP Year 2 Semester 1 Therapeutics for Nursing Practice 12CP Mental illness 12CP Acute Care Nursing 1 12CP Professional Experience Practice 2 12CP Year 2 Semester 2 Law Ethics & Communication 12CP Acute Care Nursing 2 12CP Student Elective 12CP Professional Experience Practice 3 12CP Year 3 Semester 1 Preparation for Practice & Leadership 12CP Complex Nursing Care 12CP Complex Mental Health & Recovery 12CP Professional Experience Practice 4 12CP Year 3 Semester 2 Public Health & Epidemiology 12CP Using Research in Nursing 12CP Student Elective 12CPProfessional Experience Practice 5 12CP

5. Collaborative learning Online learning Traditional learning

6. The Simulated Laboratory Learning Environment

7. Simulation

8. Clinical Experience Examples of Clinical Placement options : Austin HospitalNorthern Hospital Box Hill HospitalRoyal District Nursing Service Mental Health Assessment TeamsSt. Vincent’s Hospital Royal Children’s HospitalMaternal and Child Health Clinics Forensicare YearPractice timeFocus 13 weeksFoundational nursing skills and altered states of health 28 weeksAcute care and mental health 39 weeksComplex health problems and specialty

9. Clinical Practice Experience Students undertake a minimum of 800 hours of Clinical Practice in a supervised clinical setting during your program Offered in each year of the program Day and evening placements organised across a range of metropolitan facilities, hospitals, communities, rural and outback venues in Victoria and interstate Enables integration of theory and practice Supervision by experienced staff and clinical teachers to facilitate student learning

10. Work Ready Graduates

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