Nursing – Bachelor of Nursing

Description

The Bachelor of Nursing degree provides you with a sound theoretical and clinical foundation from which to follow your selected professional career path as a registered nurse.

Consisting of theory, nursing laboratory skills and clinical practice, the degree encompasses acute care nursing, continuing care nursing, community care and mental health nursing.

Major areas of study include anatomy and physiology; community care nursing; foundational nursing care; high dependency nursing; medical surgical nursing; and mental health nursing, with an emphasis on research-based practice, law and ethics.

The degree features:

•An orientation program that supports the transition to university life.
•Clinical practice in each year of study and in a range of settings across metropolitan and rural areas.
•Access to human cadavers that enables observation and anatomical location to support the biomedical and physical sciences.
•Fully staffed clinical laboratories to enable extended student access for practice.
•A strong emphasis on clinical laboratory learning that provides a rehearsal for practising clinical skills.
•Three courses on mental health.
•Flexible learning, including online, face-to-face, video-conferencing and lab experiences.
•A broad range of university and nursing electives in years two and three.
•A professional development scheme for year three students to prepare you for graduate nurse employment.

Requirements

RMIT has general requirements of entry which applicants are required to meet in order to demonstrate their capacity to successfully complete an RMIT program. The general requirements of entry for undergraduate programs can be found at www.rmit.edu.au/policies/students/selection.

Current Year 12 prerequisite units 1 and 2—mathematics (any) or units 3 and 4—mathematics (any). Units 3 and 4—a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or at least 25 in any other English.

Notes

You will have the opportunity to undertake clinical practice in a range of healthcare settings, including major metropolitan hospitals, community, rural and outback settings both in Victoria and interstate. Clinical placements occur in each year of the degree and total 24 weeks of supervised practice. The clinical experience in the first year (two weeks) introduces you to foundational nursing care, and in the following two years (12 and 10 weeks consecutively), you will develop advanced skills in the management of people with a range of complex health problems. All clinical placements are undertaken in a supervised practice setting.

Placement options include Austin Hospital, Box Hill Hospital, community mental health assessment teams, Children’s Hospital, Forensicare, maternal and child health clinics, Northern Hospital, Royal District Nursing, and St Vincent’s Hospital.

If you are interested in gaining an international perspective, overseas opportunities through student exchange and Study Abroad may be available.

You are required to have a valid Working with Children card and a current police check at the beginning of each academic year. As a student enrolled in an accredited nursing bachelor degree you will have student registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA).