Bachelor of Nursing

Graduate with the theoretical and clinical skills to start your career as a registered nurse.

Be a force for good and join the ever expanding healthcare industry with the Bachelor of Nursing.

Delivered in Bundoora, you will equipped with the essential theoretical skills and highly practical knowledge required to make a difference in a range of healthcare settings. Through your study, you will be prepared for diverse and complex healthcare environments through academic excellence, innovative research and clinical practice.

In addition to clinical simulations and practice opportunities in both metropolitan and rural areas, you will also spend time in the lab, explore mental health nursing, learn about indigenous health, and have your professional development supported to prepare you for a fulfilling career.

Major areas of study

Discover a new passion with immersive studies in specialist areas of nursing, including:

• anatomy and physiology
• community care nursing
• foundational nursing care
• continuing care nursing
• high dependency nursing
• medical surgical nursing
• mental health nursing.

Career

Working with a range of healthcare professionals, nurses are involved in the care of individuals, families and communities.

Nurses use their clinical judgement to advocate and promote safe healthcare environments. They are also involved in education and research, shaping health policy and approaches to patient care. As a registered nurse, you will perform complex assessments of the physical and psychological needs of patients and put together care plans for their treatment and recovery.

You will medical staff who perform invasive or complex procedures, educate patients to promote self-care and health, perform clinical tasks such as wound management and medication administration, and supervise other nurses or healthcare workers.

As a nurse, you may go on to work in hospitals, general practices, aged-care facilities and community care settings.

You may also choose to specialise in a range of areas including:

• emergency
• paediatrics
• cardiology
• education
• mental health
• aged care
• critical care
• oncology
• public health.

Career outlook

Nursing is an essential profession with a high number of employees in Australia and around he world.

As a graduate of this degree, you have excellent employment prospects in a diverse range of metropolitan, rural, remote, and overseas healthcare settings, including:

• public and private hospitals
• community and public health
• acute care nursing
• mental health nursing
• aged-care nursing
• specialty support services
• industry and school health nursing.

Graduates of this degree have gone on to work at a range of organisations including:

• public and private acute care hospitals
• community mental health organisations
• healthcare organisations in other countries.