Rules
1. The Bachelor of Nursing is an undergraduate degree accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) as a qualification leading to entry to the Register of Nurses with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). The program accreditation requires students to complete the program in three years full-time or up to six years part-time.
2. All students must confirm that they meet the "Fitness to Practice in Clinical Placements" requirements upon entry to the program, on each reenrolment, and as may be required by the Program Director.
3. Students in this program are required to be registered with the NMBA. Students who are refused registration, or who have their registration rescinded, will be unable to continue in the program.
4. Students who are subject to an investigation by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency (AHPRA) under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act cannot participate in Clinical Placements until the investigation is complete and the University is notified of the outcome.
5. Upon entry to the program, students must provide a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check issued within the prior 12 month period from an ACIC Accredited provider.
6. Students must demonstrate full compliance with the program's Compulsory Conditional Evidence Requirements prior to allocation of a Clinical Placement. The requirements, which are updated regularly, are published on the program homepage and include a Working With Children Check (WWCC), NDIS worker check, evidence of immunisation/vaccination status, and professional training.
7. Clinical placements are an integral component of the program and are normally undertaken in health agencies in South Australia. Interstate students who accept an offer will be required to acknowledge that their placements will be based in South Australia.
8. All students are required to complete placements in diverse settings, including metropolitan, regional, and rural/remote areas. Regardless of study mode, whether full-time, part-time, internal, or external, all students must attend clinical placements full-time. This includes participating in shift work according to a 24-hour, 7-day roster, which covers early, late, and night shifts.
9. Students must practice in accordance with all UniSA policies and procedures and NMBA professional standards. When undertaking Clinical Placement outside of Australia students must also comply with any local standards for practice.
10. Students are required to satisfy the standard of dress, behaviour and fitness for practice as prescribed by institutions in which clinical placements are undertaken. This also applies to students undertaking Horizon Hospital and Health Service (HHHS) activities.
11. Students who have completed a leave of absence and/or not engaged in a Experiential Learning Activity (ELA) course in the previous 12 month period will be required to undertake an 'IBNU Compulsory Module' for which a fee will be charged.
12. Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 Nursing) graduates, registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) without restrictions on their license and with a current practicing certificate will be eligible for 36 units of block credit transfer into the Bachelor of Nursing.
Notes
1. Students with a disability or chronic health condition may be able to have reasonable adjustments made to teaching and learning, assessment, clinical placement, and other activities. Reasonable adjustments should not fundamentally change the nature of the "Fitness to Practice in Clinical Placements" requirements.
2. Where a clinical placement provider requests that a student be assessed directly by a University staff member, the student may be required to attend a placement in metropolitan Adelaide.
3. Students are required to attend compulsory on-campus workshops/seminars for these courses.
4. 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.
