Bachelor of Nursing

Description

This course is specifically designed to fulfil the registration requirements for Registered Nurse (Division 1) of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Graduates will have the necessary knowledge, attitudes and competencies to meet the demands of prospective employment avenues. This program will prepare innovative and caring nurse clinicians possessing cognitive, affective and clinical skills that are applicable in a wide variety of health care settings. The course addresses the need for graduates to develop the wide platform of knowledge, professional values, attitudes and competencies required of nurse clinicians, which enables them to develop skill profiles according to the particular roles they take in the health care sector following graduation.

Graduates who choose to continue to study can select from a range of specialist postgraduate courses as well as higher degrees by research.



Clinical practice



Beginning soon after commencement of course, early exposure to the clinical environment gives students extensive opportunities to develop clinical skills in a variety of settings including acute/sub-acute care, medical and surgical care, aged care, rehabilitation, paediatrics, community nursing and mental health nursing. Student will spend approximately 50 percent of the course duration in various health care settings, including hospitals and community health centres in metropolitan, rural and regional areas.

Requirements

Prerequisites for year 12 applicants: - VCE units 3 and 4 – mathematics (any) and a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

Notes

Career opportunities
Nursing is a career rich in opportunity. You could work in hospitals, homes, hospices, aged care, clinics, schools, universities, community health centres, government agencies or industries. This course prepares you to work in various settings, and specialised career paths may be pursued if you undertake postgraduate nursing studies.

Course rules
The course consists of twenty four (24) credit points (cp) comprising twenty one (21) core credit points plus three (3) elective units (worth 3 credit points). At least one of the electives must be taken at level 2 or 3.
All commencing students are required to complete at least one (1) wholly online unit.


There is an expectation that students be available to undertake clinical practicum outside of trimester dates. Failure of a compulsory practicum component in any unit of study will normally lead to exclusion. All expenses associated with clinical practicum are the responsibility of the student.