Overview 2020
Location
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This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students
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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.
Career outcomes
"UTAS is one of the largest providers of nursing education in Australia with a wide range of affiliations. Jump at the opportunities offered by this unique environment, as you will learn both nursing skills AND life skills."
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).
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
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
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 focusses attention on learning about the essential components of making the transition from 'beginning level competence' toward achieving 'proficiency' as a…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| 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
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit is designed to enhance the ability of the graduate registered nurse to develop leadership capacity and appreciate and participate actively in the policy framework and practice development relating to clinical nursing practice. Registered nurses enrolled in this unit…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
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 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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 wound care. The unit will provide students with the theoretical foundation to enable them to apply an evidence-based framework to…
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
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CNA509 Assessment and Management of Pain
This unit provides students with the potential 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
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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
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Among the populations nurses engage with will be an increasingly significant proportion of people who may develop diabetes, live with diabetes or present with an acute or chronic complication of diabetes. This unit examines the aetiology, pathogenesis and determinants of…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit consists of three modules.The first module introduces students to the core principal and theories of learning and teaching. Moduletwo enhances students' skills by exploring methods of teaching, and adapting teaching to a wide range of audiences and working…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school (extended) | ||||
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
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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
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| 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
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit explores physiological theories underpinning complex patient conditions. Students gain knowledge in the pathophysiology of respiratory, cardiac, haemodynamic problems including advanced supportive therapies. The unit prepares the student to apply knowledge in some specialty areas of nursing.…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
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 | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Entry requirements
Admission Prerequisites
To be admitted to the Bachelor of Nursing Clincial Honours (Transition to Practice) program a student must hold a Bachelor of Nursing degree and be registered as a nurse in Australia, normally with a minimum of a credit average across the final four semesters of the Bachelor of Nursing degree. The student must be employed in a Transition Program with a participating agency partner.
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.
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