Bachelor of Nursing (Accelerated)
Bachelor of Nursing (Accelerated)
We provide you with a meaningful educational experience, tailored to the many roles nurses play in our community. Nursing can take you to places that you never thought possible, and our two-year accelerated course option is designed to get you there faster. You will cover the same number of units…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
We provide you with a meaningful educational experience, tailored to the many roles nurses play in our community. Nursing can take you to places that you never thought possible, and our two-year accelerated course option is designed to get you there faster. You will cover the same number of units and practical placements as the regular three-year degree, and graduate with the same, nationally recognised qualification.
Our course embraces a primary health care framework, and embraces a primary health care framework, with a student-centred approach, that delivers a variety of high impact engaging learning experiences, diversity of authentic assessments, and contemporary digital learning technologies
In addition to a blended model of learning that combines online learning with on-campus intensive periods, you will undertake a minimum of 800 hours of Professional Experience Placements aligned with your interests, and across a variety of five clinical and healthcare environments.
Your learning is delivered in a highly supported environment. We provide in-person support throughout your studies from dedicated nursing teaching staff, and guarantee a maximum of 1:12 staff to student ratio for your practical and simulation learning experiences.
Course objectives
The Bachelor of Nursing (H3O) is a contemporary and innovative course which will prepare you for work in a changing healthcare environment. With this highly regarded degree you will learn to become part of a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals. The Bachelor of Nursing (H3O) is an accelerated degree, meaning you will complete the full six semesters of study, including placements, over a two-year period.
Bachelor of Nursing (Accelerated) courses are offered at our Hobart, Launceston, Cradle Coast and Sydney campuses for eligible students.
You will be supported by a well-equipped simulated learning environment. During the course you’ll also be given the opportunity to undertake work placements in both rural and metropolitan healthcare facilities. You will develop the knowledge and skills – and perhaps most importantly, the attitude – needed to offer the highest quality health care.
Learning Outcomes
1 Demonstrate the core values of the profession from a primary health care philosophy emphasising empathy, compassion, social justice and promotion of health across the lifespan.
2 Comply with the regulations and standards governing nursing practice in the delivery of quality, safe, ethical, evidence informed care.
3 Function as adaptive and solution focused leaders who implement an innovative and sustainable practice, cognisant of local, national and global priorities.
4 Communicate therapeutically, effectively and in a culturally safe manner with patients, families, health care professionals, industry partners and the broader community.
5 Demonstrate capability in complex healthcare environments underpinned by scientific knowledge, critical thinking, clinical reasoning and a commitment to lifelong learning.
6 Integrate evidence informed decision-making to transform health outcomes.
Career outcomes
Critical care, emergency, surgical and medical nursing demand is also increasing. Acute care roles, primarily located in hospitals, are vital for an efficient and effective healthcare system to function. As a registered nurse, you’ll have the opportunity to specialise across the healthcare system, in roles such as:
Acute care nursing, including critical care, emergency nursing, surgical, and neonatal care
Primary healthcare, including health promotion, sexual health, and child and family health
Mental health across both acute and community roles
Rural and remote healthcare
Nursing education
REQUIREMENTS
Admission to undergraduate courses at the University of Tasmania requires the completion of qualifications equivalent to a 12th year of education in Australia.
Admission to the Bachelor of Nursing is highly competitive and that achieving the entry requirements does not guarantee an offer for this course. Applicants who meet the entry requirements are ranked and offers are made based on the number of places available.
You can also meet the General Entry Requirement for this course with the following qualifications or prior studies:
Completion of an equivalent AQF Diploma or higher
Complete or incomplete (minimum 25 credit points) of previous tertiary study at Bachelor level or higher.
IELTS (Academic) Score 7.0 (no individual band less than 7.0)
TOEFL(iBT) 100 (no skill below: Reading 25; Listening 25; Speaking 23; Writing 27)
PTE Academic 65 with no score lower than 65
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Tasmania was officially founded on 1st January 1890 and is located at Sandy Bay, Tasmania. In addition to the main campus at Sandy Bay, it also operates out of the Newnham Campus and the Cradle Coast Campus. The most popular courses offered are the environmental studies that include wilderness management, marine sciences and indigenous studies in Tasmanian literature. Other unconventional courses include agriculture development, studies on the community and population and ocean study programs. The university also comprises of a Music Conservatorium, Art school and a School of Clinical studies.
