Bachelor of Nursing / Emergency Health (Paramedic)

This course is a groundbreaking initiative in inter-professional education that offers students a chance to gain skills and qualifications in both nursing and paramedic practice. This double-degree gives graduates an advantage in employment in emergency health by allowing them to cross over the traditional practice boundaries and develop skills in a diverse range of areas such as communication, research, teams and leadership, clinical reasoning and judgement. This integrated course offers students the opportunity to gain skills and qualifications in nursing and emergency health and inter-professional practice. The course prepares graduates for employment opportunities in an expanded scope of practice roles in nursing and paramedic environments. The career prospects for the graduate are enhanced due to a dual qualification and the synergies which the two professions share. On completion of the course the graduate will be qualified for a career in three areas; as a registered nurse, a paramedic or a paramedic nurse. Qualified paramedic nurses will undertake a key role in community-based triage, pre-hospital and in-hospital care and retrieval and will have an essential role in multi-victim disasters.
Minimum entrance requirements Equivalent Australian Year 12 VCE prerequisites Units 3 and 4-a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English and a study score of at least 25 in mathematics (any). International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites �A score of at least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL, and �A score of at least 4 in mathematics SL or 3 in mathematics HL or 4 in further mathematics SL or 4 in mathematical studies SL.
This course requires students to undertake off-campus clinical placements. In the clinical setting students will have an opportunity to apply theory to practice under supervision. Attendance is mandatory for the clinical component of each unit. Generally speaking, students on clinical experience will take on shift work, including weekend shifts and night duty and work a supervised, unpaid 40 hour week. Make-up for time missed will be arranged in consultation with the clinical coordinator on receipt of a medical certificate. Where a student's skill or knowledge is found to be inadequate, access to the clinical component of the unit will be denied. A student may be withdrawn from a clinical practicum if required skills and knowledge are deemed inadequate, or on other grounds deemed appropriate by the head of school. Clinical expenses Students are responsible for all travel and accommodation expenses during clinical placement. Uniforms and accessories are required for clinical placements and students will be notified regarding purchase arrangements upon commencement.