Bachelor of Nursing - Graduate Entry (NS42)

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Course Details

Course duration (full-time):	2 years
Total credit points:	288
Standard credit points/full-time semester:	48
Standard credit points/part-time semester:	24
Course coordinator:	nursing@qut.edu.au
Discipline coordinator:	AskQUT
Course contact:	+61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au
Delivery:	Kelvin Grove
CRICOS code:	003501K
Faculty:	Faculty of Health

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Course information

Registration: QUT automatically registers students enrolled in this course with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia in accordance with the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009. Details about student registration are available from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

Professional recognition

The course meets the requirements for accreditation by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council. Graduates meet the requirements for registration by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and are also eligible for membership of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA).

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) requires that graduates demonstrate English language skills at IELTS level 7 or equivalent before being considered for professional registration.
For further information visit the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website

Please refer to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia website for additional information on the Board's Registration Standards.

Additional costs

There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. You will need to identify these requirements and ensure you allow sufficient time to meet them.

Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.

This course has a number of compulsory clinical practice units. One of these units will require students to undertake a 4 week clinical placement experience scheduled during the November – February summer break prior to the commencement of the final year of studies.

Work integrated learning

Literacy and numeracy

Please refer to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia website for information on the Board's English Language Skills Registration Standard.

Study costs

Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

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Course Structures

Unit Lists

July entry - Full Time

One year (96 credit points) of advanced standing

Year 1, Semester 1 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LSB111	Understanding Disease Concepts	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
CSB601	Introduction to Clinical Therapeutics for Health	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382 or LQD185) or ((LSB142 or LSB235) and (LQB281 or LSB250 or LSB231)) or (LSB142 and CSB520). (CSB520 or LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382) can be enrolled in the same study period as CSB601 Basic knowledge of body systems, physiology and disease processes is assumed knowledge
NSB204 Equivalents: NSB023	Mental Health: Self and others	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
From 2023 on, NSB010 Introduction to Clinical Practice was discontinued.

Year 1, Semester 2 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB231 Equivalents: NSB022	Integrated Nursing Practice 2 On campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: NSB103 or NSD103 or Completion of 96cp. NSB103 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB231.
NSB232 Equivalents: NSB013	Integrated Nursing Practice 2 Off campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: (NSB131 or NSB010) and NSB231. NSB010 and NSB231 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB232
NSB202	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Well-being	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB102 or NSN923

Year 2, Semester 1 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB236 Equivalents: NSB024	Integrated Nursing Practice 3 On Campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB231 and (NSB132 or NSB010)
NSB233 Equivalents: NSB014	Integrated Nursing Practice 3 Off Campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB232, NSB236 and NSB204. NSB236 and NSB204 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB233.
NSB305	Leading and Learning: Building Professional Capacity	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: Successful completion of 144cp in (NS42 or HL19) or successful completion of 288cp in (HL16 or HL17 or HL18) Nursing clinical practice experience is assumed knowledge

Summer Semester

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB334	Integrated Nursing Practice 4	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: Successful completion of 180 credit points in (NS42 or HL19) including NSB233 or successful completion of 288 credit points in (HL16 or HL17) including NSB233.
Note: NSB334 Summer offering: Students in NS42 July entry, HL16, HL17 and HL19 (commenced before 2017)
NSB334 February (Semester 1) offering: Students in NS42 February entry, and HL19 students (commenced from 2017)

Year 2, Semester 2 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LWS101 Equivalents: LWD101	Ethics Law and Health Care	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2
NSB335	Integrated Nursing Practice 5	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB334
NSB336	Integrated Nursing Practice Capstone	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: NSB233 and 144 Credit Points of study
From 2022 NSB336 Integrated Nursing Practice Capstone replaces NSB303 Partnerships in Health and Illness

July entry - Diploma in Health Science (HL10)

108 credit points of advanced standing based on completion of HL10 Diploma in Health Science and previous bachelor degree.

Year 1, Semester 1 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CSB601	Introduction to Clinical Therapeutics for Health	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382 or LQD185) or ((LSB142 or LSB235) and (LQB281 or LSB250 or LSB231)) or (LSB142 and CSB520). (CSB520 or LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382) can be enrolled in the same study period as CSB601 Basic knowledge of body systems, physiology and disease processes is assumed knowledge
From 2023 on, NSB010 Introduction to Clinical Practice was discontinued and replaced with 2 units: NSB131 and NSB132.
NSB204 Equivalents: NSB023	Mental Health: Self and others	Kelvin Grove Semester 2

Year 1, Semester 2 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB231 Equivalents: NSB022	Integrated Nursing Practice 2 On campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: NSB103 or NSD103 or Completion of 96cp. NSB103 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB231.
NSB232 Equivalents: NSB013	Integrated Nursing Practice 2 Off campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: (NSB131 or NSB010) and NSB231. NSB010 and NSB231 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB232
NSB102 Equivalents: NSB018	Professional Practice and Cultural Safety	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
NSB202	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Well-being	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB102 or NSN923

Year 2, Semester 1 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB236 Equivalents: NSB024	Integrated Nursing Practice 3 On Campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB231 and (NSB132 or NSB010)
NSB305	Leading and Learning: Building Professional Capacity	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: Successful completion of 144cp in (NS42 or HL19) or successful completion of 288cp in (HL16 or HL17 or HL18) Nursing clinical practice experience is assumed knowledge
NSB233 Equivalents: NSB014	Integrated Nursing Practice 3 Off Campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB232, NSB236 and NSB204. NSB236 and NSB204 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB233.

Summer Semester

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB334	Integrated Nursing Practice 4	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: Successful completion of 180 credit points in (NS42 or HL19) including NSB233 or successful completion of 288 credit points in (HL16 or HL17) including NSB233.
Note: NSB334 Summer offering: Students in NS42 July entry, HL16, HL17 and HL19 (commenced before 2017)
NSB334 February (Semester 1) offering: Students in NS42 February entry, and HL19 students (commenced from 2017)

Year 2, Semester 2 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB335	Integrated Nursing Practice 5	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB334
NSB336	Integrated Nursing Practice Capstone	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: NSB233 and 144 Credit Points of study

July entry - Part Time

One year (96 credit points) advanced standing

Year 1, Semester 1 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LSB111	Understanding Disease Concepts	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
From 2023 on, NSB010 was discontinued and replaced by 2 units: NSB131 and NSB132.

Year 1, Semester 2 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB231 Equivalents: NSB022	Integrated Nursing Practice 2 On campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: NSB103 or NSD103 or Completion of 96cp. NSB103 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB231.
NSB232 Equivalents: NSB013	Integrated Nursing Practice 2 Off campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: (NSB131 or NSB010) and NSB231. NSB010 and NSB231 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB232

Year 2, Semester 1 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CSB601	Introduction to Clinical Therapeutics for Health	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382 or LQD185) or ((LSB142 or LSB235) and (LQB281 or LSB250 or LSB231)) or (LSB142 and CSB520). (CSB520 or LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382) can be enrolled in the same study period as CSB601 Basic knowledge of body systems, physiology and disease processes is assumed knowledge
NSB204 Equivalents: NSB023	Mental Health: Self and others	Kelvin Grove Semester 2

Year 2, Semester 2 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB202	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Well-being	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB102 or NSN923
LWS101 Equivalents: LWD101	Ethics Law and Health Care	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2

Year 3, Semester 1 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB233 Equivalents: NSB014	Integrated Nursing Practice 3 Off Campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB232, NSB236 and NSB204. NSB236 and NSB204 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB233.
NSB236 Equivalents: NSB024	Integrated Nursing Practice 3 On Campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB231 and (NSB132 or NSB010)

Year 3, Summer Semester

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB334	Integrated Nursing Practice 4	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: Successful completion of 180 credit points in (NS42 or HL19) including NSB233 or successful completion of 288 credit points in (HL16 or HL17) including NSB233.

Year 3, Semester 2 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB336	Integrated Nursing Practice Capstone	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: NSB233 and 144 Credit Points of study
From 2022 NSB336 Integrated Nursing Practice Capstone replaces NSB303 Partnerships in Health and Illness

Year 4, Semester 1 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB335	Integrated Nursing Practice 5	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB334
NSB305	Leading and Learning: Building Professional Capacity	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: Successful completion of 144cp in (NS42 or HL19) or successful completion of 288cp in (HL16 or HL17 or HL18) Nursing clinical practice experience is assumed knowledge

February entry - Part Time (Continuing students only)

One year (96 credit points) advanced standing

Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB010	Introduction to Clinical Practice	Last offered in 2022
LSB111	Understanding Disease Concepts	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2

Year 1, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CSB601	Introduction to Clinical Therapeutics for Health	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382 or LQD185) or ((LSB142 or LSB235) and (LQB281 or LSB250 or LSB231)) or (LSB142 and CSB520). (CSB520 or LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382) can be enrolled in the same study period as CSB601 Basic knowledge of body systems, physiology and disease processes is assumed knowledge
NSB204 Equivalents: NSB023	Mental Health: Self and others	Kelvin Grove Semester 2

Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB231 Equivalents: NSB022	Integrated Nursing Practice 2 On campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: NSB103 or NSD103 or Completion of 96cp. NSB103 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB231.
NSB232 Equivalents: NSB013	Integrated Nursing Practice 2 Off campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: (NSB131 or NSB010) and NSB231. NSB010 and NSB231 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB232

Year 2, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB233 Equivalents: NSB014	Integrated Nursing Practice 3 Off Campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB232, NSB236 and NSB204. NSB236 and NSB204 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB233.
NSB236 Equivalents: NSB024	Integrated Nursing Practice 3 On Campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB231 and (NSB132 or NSB010)

Year 3, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB202	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Well-being	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB102 or NSN923
NSB336	Integrated Nursing Practice Capstone	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: NSB233 and 144 Credit Points of study
From 2022 NSB336 Integrated Nursing Practice Capstone replaces NSB303 Partnerships in Health and Illness

Year 3, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LWS101 Equivalents: LWD101	Ethics Law and Health Care	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2
NSB305	Leading and Learning: Building Professional Capacity	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: Successful completion of 144cp in (NS42 or HL19) or successful completion of 288cp in (HL16 or HL17 or HL18) Nursing clinical practice experience is assumed knowledge

Year 4, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB334	Integrated Nursing Practice 4	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: Successful completion of 180 credit points in (NS42 or HL19) including NSB233 or successful completion of 288 credit points in (HL16 or HL17) including NSB233.

Year 4, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB335	Integrated Nursing Practice 5	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB334

February entry- Full Time (continuing students only)

One year (96 credit points) advanced standing

Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB010	Introduction to Clinical Practice	Last offered in 2022
NSB231 Equivalents: NSB022	Integrated Nursing Practice 2 On campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: NSB103 or NSD103 or Completion of 96cp. NSB103 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB231.
NSB232 Equivalents: NSB013	Integrated Nursing Practice 2 Off campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: (NSB131 or NSB010) and NSB231. NSB010 and NSB231 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB232
LSB111	Understanding Disease Concepts	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2

Year 1, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CSB601	Introduction to Clinical Therapeutics for Health	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382 or LQD185) or ((LSB142 or LSB235) and (LQB281 or LSB250 or LSB231)) or (LSB142 and CSB520). (CSB520 or LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382) can be enrolled in the same study period as CSB601 Basic knowledge of body systems, physiology and disease processes is assumed knowledge
NSB236 Equivalents: NSB024	Integrated Nursing Practice 3 On Campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB231 and (NSB132 or NSB010)
NSB233 Equivalents: NSB014	Integrated Nursing Practice 3 Off Campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB232, NSB236 and NSB204. NSB236 and NSB204 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB233.
NSB204 Equivalents: NSB023	Mental Health: Self and others	Kelvin Grove Semester 2

Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB202	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Well-being	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB102 or NSN923
NSB336	Integrated Nursing Practice Capstone	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: NSB233 and 144 Credit Points of study
From 2022 NSB336 Integrated Nursing Practice Capstone replaces NSB303 Partnerships in Health and Illness
NSB334	Integrated Nursing Practice 4	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: Successful completion of 180 credit points in (NS42 or HL19) including NSB233 or successful completion of 288 credit points in (HL16 or HL17) including NSB233.
Note: NSB334 Summer offering: Students in NS42 July entry, HL16, HL17 and HL19 (commenced before 2017)
NSB334 February (Semester 1) offering: Students in NS42 February entry, and HL19 students (commenced from 2017)

Year 2, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LWS101 Equivalents: LWD101	Ethics Law and Health Care	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2
NSB335	Integrated Nursing Practice 5	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB334
NSB305	Leading and Learning: Building Professional Capacity	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: Successful completion of 144cp in (NS42 or HL19) or successful completion of 288cp in (HL16 or HL17 or HL18) Nursing clinical practice experience is assumed knowledge

February entry - Diploma in Health Science (HL10) (Continuing students only)

108 credit points of advanced standing based on completion of HL10 Diploma in Health Science and previous bachelor degree.

Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB010	Introduction to Clinical Practice	Last offered in 2022
NSB231 Equivalents: NSB022	Integrated Nursing Practice 2 On campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: NSB103 or NSD103 or Completion of 96cp. NSB103 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB231.
NSB232 Equivalents: NSB013	Integrated Nursing Practice 2 Off campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: (NSB131 or NSB010) and NSB231. NSB010 and NSB231 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB232
LSB111	Understanding Disease Concepts	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2

Year 1, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CSB601	Introduction to Clinical Therapeutics for Health	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382 or LQD185) or ((LSB142 or LSB235) and (LQB281 or LSB250 or LSB231)) or (LSB142 and CSB520). (CSB520 or LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382) can be enrolled in the same study period as CSB601 Basic knowledge of body systems, physiology and disease processes is assumed knowledge
NSB236 Equivalents: NSB024	Integrated Nursing Practice 3 On Campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB231 and (NSB132 or NSB010)
NSB233 Equivalents: NSB014	Integrated Nursing Practice 3 Off Campus	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB232, NSB236 and NSB204. NSB236 and NSB204 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as NSB233.
NSB204 Equivalents: NSB023	Mental Health: Self and others	Kelvin Grove Semester 2

Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB202	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Well-being	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB102 or NSN923
NSB336	Integrated Nursing Practice Capstone	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: NSB233 and 144 Credit Points of study
From 2022 NSB336 Integrated Nursing Practice Capstone replaces NSB303 Partnerships in Health and Illness
NSB334	Integrated Nursing Practice 4	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: Successful completion of 180 credit points in (NS42 or HL19) including NSB233 or successful completion of 288 credit points in (HL16 or HL17) including NSB233.
Note: NSB334 Summer offering: Students in NS42 July entry, HL16, HL17 and HL19 (commenced before 2017)
NSB334 February (Semester 1) offering: Students in NS42 February entry, and HL19 students (commenced from 2017)

Year 2, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
NSB335	Integrated Nursing Practice 5	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: NSB334
NSB305	Leading and Learning: Building Professional Capacity	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: Successful completion of 144cp in (NS42 or HL19) or successful completion of 288cp in (HL16 or HL17 or HL18) Nursing clinical practice experience is assumed knowledge

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