Bachelor of Nursing (Mount Gambier)

Rules

1. Student Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia is required in order to study this program. Students who do not meet registration criteria and are refused registration by the Board, or who have their registration rescinded during the program, will be unable to continue in the program.

2. All students in the Division of Health Sciences who, as part of their program, undertake activities where interaction with patients / the public is required, such as in field or clinical placements / visits and in University clinics and gyms, must demonstrate that they have a Department for Communities and Social Inclusion National Criminal History Record Check, which will be current for the duration of that activity. Interstate student placements require a National Police Certificate.

3. A Senior First Aid Certificate is a prerequisite for these courses. Students will be expected to have successfully completed a recognised Senior First Aid program before they will be permitted to commence these courses.

4. A CPR Certificate must be current at the commencement of these courses.

5. Students are required to satisfy the standard of dress, behaviour and fitness for practice as prescribed by institutions in which clinical practicum placements are undertaken. This also applies to students undertaking Practice Based Laboratory (PBL) activities.

6. Failure to satisfy the requirements of Rules 1-5 above may prevent students from meeting course requirements and hence the completion of the program, and the University will take such action as appropriate.

7. Diploma Enrolled Nurses (or equivalent) will be granted 36 units credit.

8. Certificate Enrolled Nurses (or equivalent) will be granted 18 units credit.

9. Students are required to attend compulsory on-campus intensive workshops/seminars for these courses. Where possible, compulsory on-campus workshops/seminars for courses scheduled in the same study period will be timetabled to minimise the duration that a student is required to be on campus. Further information is available on the School of Nursing and Midwifery website (http://www.unisa.edu.au/nur/).

10. Students undertaking nursing studies in Australia must practice in accordance with the National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse mandating that nurses must ensure that personal values and attitudes are not imposed on others and must maintain an effective process of care of individuals/groups regardless of race, culture, religion, age, gender, sexual preference, physical or mental state (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council 2006). If a student is unable to provide care to individuals due to religious, cultural or other reasons, the student will be unable to successfully complete course objectives and assessments within this program. This rule also applies to peer group work in classes.

Notes

1. Enrolled Nurses with a completed Diploma or a Certificate IV undertake NURS 1044 Professional Practice N instead of NURS 2034 Experiential Learning Activity: Older Adults Practicum 2.

2. Some courses require the completion of pre- and/or co-requisites. Students must check the course outline for details.

3. It is recommended that students meet the vaccination requirements for health professionals prior to commencing the program. Failure to meet vaccination requirements may limit placement opportunities.

4. Experiential learning activities/clinical practicum placements are integral to this program. Due to limited placement availability and/or a request from a placement venue that a student be assessed directly by a University staff member, interstate and non-metropolitan students may be required to attend a placement in metropolitan Adelaide.

5. Students are advised that they may be required to undertake a clinical placement in a rural or remote location.

6. Attendance requirements apply to the clinical components of the program. Students enrolled in courses with a clinical component will need to attend on a full-time basis for the duration of the placement.

7. Students may be required to undertake a Certificate of Mandatory Notification before commencing their clinical placement.

8. Students are advised that a current South Australian driver's licence may be required by some clinical venues.