Bachelor of Nursing
Delivery Mode:
Blended Delivery
AQF Level:
07
Course Duration:
3 Year full-time or Equivalent part-time
CRICOS Course Code:
118071E
- On Campus: Per Semester Fee: $18,000
- Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane
Introdction
The Bachelor of Nursing program at IHM is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge, clinical skills, and professional aptitude required for modern nursing practice. Upon successful completion of the course, you will be eligible to apply for nursing registration in Australia and abroad. Note: Registration overseas is subject to local regulatory requirements.
This 3-year (or equivalent part-time) BN course incorporates contemporary nursing education. You will learn about person-centered nursing care and will be able to practice your nursing proficiency in state-of-the-art simulated educational laboratories. This will further prepare you for professional placements in healthcare facilities.
IHM’s Bachelor of Nursing course has adopted tech-based training, virtual simulation laboratories, and educational materials to prepare students for the future as they learn about electronic health records, mHealth apps, and other digital tools.
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Details about the Course
Course Details
The BN course at IHM covers contemporary nursing education, curated to assist you in developing nursing knowledge and skills to excel in the healthcare sector. Once you become a registered nurse, you are free to work across a wide array of healthcare environments.
Get introduced to the provision of person-centered nursing care at IHM and practice nursing skills in world-class laboratories. These state-of-the-art simulated centers will train you sufficiently for placements post-studies.
The IHM course adopts technology-based training modules and virtual laboratories to prepare students for the dynamic job market. Moreover, they learn more about electronic health records, digital healthcare infrastructure, and mHealth apps via the BN program.
Course Learning Outcomes
Course learning outcomes vary with the respective course, as in the case of Bachelor of Nursing. The BN graduates after course completion will be able to:
- Deliver safe, ethical, and evidence-based nursing care aligned with NMBA’s Registered Nurse Standards.
- Use foundational science and clinical knowledge on domains such as anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacotherapeutics to inform care decisions.
- Apply critical thinking and clinical reasoning for comprehensive patient care.
- Provide culturally safe and inclusive care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from other cultural milieus.
- Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams, families, and communities.
- Integrate evidence-based research and quality improvement into practice for holistic person-centered nursing care.
- Review and demonstrate technological competence and safety across digital health environments.
- Exhibit leadership, advocacy, and professional accountability in providing safe and all-inclusive person-centered care.
1. Professional Experience Placement
Professional Experience Placements (PEP’s) evaluate students against professional standards for studying nursing in Australia. The course will include five (5) PEPs of 800 hours across Semester 2 of Year 1 and throughout both semesters 1 and 2 spread over Years 2 and 3.
A PEP bridges the gap between the theory you will learn and the extent of practice required of nurses to work in line with the criterion set by the NMBA RN Standards for Practice (2016).
Year 1, Semester 2: Provides an opportunity for students to develop interpersonal skills in addition to clinical experience. It requires 160 hours of PEP and further includes understanding the role of a nurse within a team and the knowledge required to care for a healthy aged individual.
Year 2: Introduces students to acute and chronic nursing care (120 hours in Semester 3) in addition to mental health nursing (120 hours in Semester 4), scheduling 240 hours of PEP. This will allow students to augment their critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities besides developing their evaluation and nursing care potential.
Year 3: Gives exposure to students for developing nursing care skills to serve the individuals within their communities (160 hours in Semester 5) by allocating 400 hours of PEP. The other segment of 240 hours of PEP in Semester 6 will focus on putting the knowledge into practice in a variety of healthcare settings.
Consequently, students will adapt and become part of the healthcare fraternity, delivering quality healthcare and acquiring a broader understanding of their role as registered nursing professionals.
2. Pre-Placement Compliance Requirements (PPCR)
Students are advised to submit the following documents at the start of PEP:
- National police clearance
- Working with Children Check
- Immunization Certificate
- E-learning modules including orientation and mandatory training. These training modules are required to be completed before PEP commencement. These documents encompass the Hygiene Certificate, Manual Handling Certificate, First Aid Certificate, CPR (Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation) Certificate, Infection Control Module, and Blood Safe E-learning Module.
- Apart from certifications, students are recommended to undergo a hurdle assessment that must be completed before PEP. These hurdles involve hand hygiene, drug calculation, and medicine administration.
All documents submitted must be the latest and original. Uploading all mandatory documentation in the IHM student file is deemed important, at least a week before the start of the placement. Additionally, students should inform the healthcare facility that all documents are provided and ensure mandatory submissions are made without fail. Like any requirement subject to transition, PEP requirements may also undergo changes or additions, which will be intimated by IHM within an adequate timeframe for students to comply accordingly.
3. Professional Conduct for PEP
As a student, you can increase your knowledge base and apply real-world skills while participating and performing as a prospective nursing professional in a variety of settings. The placement experience is designed in such a manner that it provides maximum exposure to the student fraternity. It emphasizes that the relationship between patient/resident and the healthcare professional should always be therapeutic, safe and sound, and in line with the ethical and professional boundaries, as underlined by the NMBA code of conduct for nurses (2018).
4. Uniforms and Professional Attire
Students appearing for placements must be presentable and professional and should reflect the ethos of IHM. The applicable uniforms can be collected from IHM campuses. Official uniforms confirm that students are from IHM and must be worn to and from placement as per instruction. Improper attire may lead to missed opportunities, and students will be asked to take a leave. The other alternative is a designated non-uniform directed by the clinical venue. It is appropriate to purchase two uniforms that must be kept neatly ironed and stain-free and adequately sized.
5. Clinical Attendance
Attendance at PEP requires students to finish a full shift of all mandatory PEP hours. If at all, any student misses a day or two of clinical sessions, they should make up missed days, even at an added cost. This will solely be determined by the educator and clinical placement coordinator. A failure to comply will be considered not meeting the PEP requirements.
6. Student preparations prior to commencement of PEP
- Students must adhere to the specified pre-placement compliance requirements within the stated time frame. Moreover, the onus is on the student to maintain the currency of the preclinical documentation.
- Students must cross-check their availability for scheduled placements. They will be conducted in the state where the campus resides, and can also be carried out in rural areas. The cost and travel expenses need to be met by the student itself unless otherwise directed.
- IHM may not be held responsible for any damage or occurrence incurred due to travel and accommodation arrangements. Additionally, chances are high that students will be asked for evidence of meeting the pre-placement conditions when they attend a placement site and may be discouraged from attending if the evidence cannot be submitted on request.
7. Key Contact Info
In certain situations, students on placements may need to get in touch with IHM directly. This is deemed appropriate if the clinical educator is not available or the matter is outside his/her purview. For instance, missed clinical days may be one of the cases.
- Emergency after-hours contact number
- Placement Coordinator, Phone and Email
The first and foremost point of contact for students who are on PEP is a clinical educator. In parallel, the course or placement coordinator can be contacted at any given time. When it comes to emergency situations, students are expected to follow emergency policies. In case of any issue that may arise to or from the PEP location, students will be directed to dial emergency service providers.
Police: 000
Ambulance: 000
Inherent Requirements
Inherent requirements encompass the skills, knowledge, and abilities that are necessary to achieve the course learning outcomes of the program. This further includes the aptitude to maintain the academic integrity of IHM’s assessment, learning, and accreditation processes. All students enrolled in the program must demonstrate these requisites.
Employment opportunities for Graduates
This course has been instituted specifically for domestic and international students who are keen to register with the Australian Practitioner Health Regulatory Agency (APHRA) for the role of Registered Nurse (RN) in Australia.
This surge in demand for nurses from Australia is poised to continue over the coming years. Designed to prepare graduates for employment in a slew of healthcare settings from clinics to community health centers and senior citizen homes, the course serves the purpose of future employment in a slew of fields in the healthcare domain.
What Will I Study?
The Bachelor of Nursing course is structured using unit outlines, comprising 19 theoretical units and 5 professional experience placements.
Year 1: SEMESTER 1 | |
|---|---|
N7001 |
Nursing and the Australian Health Care System |
N7002 |
Health and Wellness in Nursing Practice |
N7003 |
Communication Skills for Nurses |
N7004 |
Anatomy and Physiology |
Year 1: SEMESTER 2 | |
|---|---|
N7005 |
Health and Wellness in Older Adults |
N7006 |
Foundations of Patient Partnership in Nursing |
N7007 |
Culturally Appropriate Nursing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples |
N7008 |
Professional Experience Placement 1 |
Year 2: SEMESTER 3 | |
|---|---|
N7009 |
Integrating Person-Centred Care for Chronic and Complex Conditions |
N7010 |
Transforming Clinical Knowledge: Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics |
N7011 |
Ethical and Legal Nursing |
N7012 |
Professional Experience Placement 2 |
Year 2: SEMESTER 4 | |
|---|---|
N7013 |
Mental Health and Wellness Nursing |
N7014 |
Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Health Care |
N7015 |
Global and Culture Health Care |
N7016 |
Professional Experience Placement 3 |
Year 3: SEMESTER 5 | |
|---|---|
N7017 |
Community Health Nursing |
N7018 |
Health and Wellness in Children and Young People |
N7019 |
Health Informatics |
N7020 |
Professional Experience Placement 4 |
Year 4: SEMESTER 6 | |
|---|---|
N7021 |
Rural, Regional and Remote Health and Wellness |
N7022 |
Clinical Leadership in Nursing |
N7023 |
Transitioning to the Role of the Registered Nurse |
N7024 |
Professional Experience Placement 5 |
Entry Requirement
PATHWAY NAMES | DURATION IN MONTHS | NUMBER OF UNITS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pathway 1: Direct school leaver entry: • An ATAR score of 50. This includes the satisfactory completion of VCE and Units 3 and 4 with a minimum study score of 25 in any English (except EAL) or • 30 in English as Alternate Language (EAL) or equivalent, OR An equivalent, such as an interstate or international Year 12 qualification |
36 full time |
24 | |||
Pathway 2: Enrolled Nurse to Registered Nurse Pathway: Diploma of Nursing (all students entering the course through an enrolled nurse pathway must hold an unrestricted NMBA/AHPRA registration as an enrolled nurse). |
A maximum of 12 months credit |
A minimum of 16 units to complete | |||
All students that are enrolled for the program will be registered with AHPRA via IHM. Additionally, students are asked to keep a current Working with Children Check (from the Appropriate State Authority) and a Police Check for the entire length of the course. Attending annual clinical placements is another requirement that needs to be noted by the student cohort. Below are the essential eligibility checks that every student applying for the program must undergo:
- National police clearance certificate
- Immunization certificate
- Working with children clearance (valid for 5 years)
All the above-stated documents must be original, and students are expected to submit these at least 1 week before the placement sessions begin.