Overview 2022
Location
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This course may not be available to international students. Please see the International Online Course Guide (PDF 1.4 MB) for courses that are offered to international students
Course objectives
The objectives of the Bachelor of Nursing with Clinical Honours (Transition to Practice) are to enable the student to:
- Become immersed in a professional health care environment to enhance their knowledge and skills in a chosen area of nursing practice.
- Engage in ongoing critical reflection as a means of continuing professional development and lifelong learning.
- Demonstrate development in their role as a Registered Nurse and maintain professional relationships and collaborative work practices with colleagues from a diverse range of disciplines and cultures.
- Demonstrate nursing knowledge and clinical skills beyond beginning level competency as a Registered Nurse necessary for the provision of effective and comprehensive care to patients within their chosen area of nursing practice.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills for advocating and protecting the rights of individuals or groups that acknowledge differences in cultural and/or linguistic background.
Practical experience
Learn beyond the classroom
Studying in Tasmania, our whole Island becomes your campus. Speak with your unit coordinator about how you can gain practical experience by volunteering in research initiatives, becoming an ambassador, or taking part in a work experience program.
Career outcomes
"I found the course was absolutely relevant. It filled the gap that my university degree was missing by helping me 'fit in' and adjust to a hospital environment better."
Graduates will receive a formal award for completing their transition into the profession as well as develop a high quality Professional Portfolio that they will use for career advancement and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).
Postgraduate study
If you successfully complete this course, you may be also be eligible to apply for a range of other postgraduate courses including Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas and Masters by coursework and research.
Course structure
The course structure is outlined in the Bachelor of Nursing with Clinical Honours (Transition to Practice) Schedule.
Schedule
This unit is experiential and practice focussed with an emphasis on development of the registered nurse in contemporary nursing practice. As a Work Integrated Learning unit, Registered Nurses will draw upon their experiences of nursing practice to develop cognitive, technical…
Credit Points: 50
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA408 Advancing Transitions to Nursing Practice
Students are introduced to what it means to be a developing Registered Nurse in contemporary nursing practice. This unit focuses attention on learning about the essential components of making the transition from beginning level towards achieving proficiency as a Registered…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit builds on the Bachelor of Nursing unit Medication Management for Nurses and draws on the workplace context in which registered nurses enrolled in this unit work. The legal, professional and ethical framework of medication management practice provides the…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
The first part of this unit aims to enable the registered nurse to identify and explore leadership within the context of contemporary nursing practice. Students enrolled within this unit will examine the skills and attributes of clinical leaders that they…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA413 Nursing Leadership and Policy Development
Students completing this unit will have acquired knowledge of existing health service models, the internal and external factors that influence the delivery of quality services, and the best-practice models for quality service design.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for CNA423 Introduction to Quality Health Services
This unit is designed to assist registered nurses and midwives to extend their knowledge and skills in the area of skin and wound management. The unit will provide students with the theoretical foundation to enable them to apply an evidence-based…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA507 Introduction to Wound Management
This unit will enhance students' understanding of the aetiology and pathophysiology of pain and equip them with the skills to accurately assess acute, chronic and cancer pain. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions will be explored as part of the development of…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA509 Assessment and Management of Pain
This unit provides students with the opportunity to further develop their health assessment skills by engaging in a number of learning activities. Students will recognise the essential concepts of health assessment that can be applied in any situation and reflect…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit examines the complex needs of the person requiring Addiction Services. Students will explore epidemiological theories of substance abuse and identify principles of dependence within a range of maladaptive behaviours. In addition, students will extend their knowledge and understanding…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Nurses in all sectors of health care will increasingly need to be proficient in taking care of people who develop Diabetes Mellitus (DM), live with DM or present with an acute or chronic complication of DM. The unit examines the…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit consists of three modules. The first module introduces students to the core principles and theories of learning and teaching. Module two enhances the students’ skills by exploring methods of teaching, and adapting teaching to a wide range of…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA632 Learning and Teaching in Healthcare Settings
This unit will provide students with the opportunity to apply theories of teaching and learning in simulated as well as health care settings. Knowledge and skills will be further developed through examining practical issues related to assessing learners as well…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA699 Applied Learning and Teaching for Health Professionals
The purpose of this unit is to provide you with an introduction to the issue of violence in society and how it can relate to you in your healthcare agency. Violence will be examined within international, national and local contexts,…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
In this unit you will apply the principles of a strengths-based approach in developing your contemporary health professional practice to promote healthy ageing. You will analyse the social, political, cultural and environmental determinants of health and wellness in the older…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit explores physiologic theories underpinning complex patient conditions. Students gain knowledge in the pathophysiology of respiratory, cardiac, haemodynamic, renal and neurological disease including advanced supportive therapies. The unit prepares the student to apply knowledge in some specialty areas of…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA772 Interpreting Patient Deterioration
In this unit students will examine the experience of illness from the patient/client perspective. The physical and psycho-social response of patients and their families to a sudden episode of illness is considered using a variety of approaches including theoretical perspectives…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit explores the context of acute care nursing within hospital and community settings. Students will examine the politics of power in nursing and the wider health arena. Specific areas include: legal and ethical issues; career pathways; patient acuity; retention…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Entry requirements
For Domestic Students
To be admitted to the Bachelor of Nursing Clinical Honours (Transition to Practice) course an applicant must be registered as a nurse with Ahpra with no conditions or restrictions to practice and who is employed in a Transition to Practice (TTP) program or has completed within the past three months a TTP program. Applicants must provide an Employer Confirmation Form which indicates support from their employing organisation and shows applicant progress through the TTP program or completion of the TTP program.
Articulation to
Students may articulate to the BN Professional Honours (Specialisation), the Graduate Certificate or the Graduate Diploma of Nursing after 6 months post registration experience.
Detailed Admissions Information
Detailed admissions information and advice for all undergraduate courses, including comprehensive, course-level student profiles, is available from UTAS Admissions.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
International students should refer to the International Students course fees page to get an indicative course cost.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
How can we help?
Do you have any questions about choosing a course or applying? Get in touch.
- Domestic
- 1300 363 864
- International
- +61 3 6226 6200
- Course.Info@utas.edu.au
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