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Bachelor of Nursing

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Study a Bachelor of Nursing

A Registered Nurse assesses patients, plans and gives care, administers medications, provides wound care and supervises junior nurses in hospitals, aged care and community health.

This career involves careful, exact work · being there for someone's hard day · working in a team · being needed every shift. Rotating shifts: nights, weekends, days off midweek.

Length: About 3 years
English requirement: IELTS 7 or PTE 63
Study locations: Adelaide, SA
Perth, WA
Brisbane, QLD
Sydney, NSW
Melbourne, VIC

What you study

Bachelor of Nursing

One qualification · About 3 years of full-time study. The Letter of Offer sets the length for each provider.

Clinical and practical skills for patient care: biosciences, pharmacology, clinical reasoning and patient assessment, built up in clinical placements across hospitals, aged care and community settings. Alongside them, the professional studies: communication, law and ethics, leadership, public health and evidence-based practice.

Entry requirements

Direct entry: high school graduates with a 70% average and the English requirement
Diploma of Nursing graduates
Other graduates who have met the English requirement

Study pathways

Certificate III in Individual SupportAged care work within months

Year 12With the English requirement

Certificate IV in Ageing Support

Diploma of NursingEnrolled Nurse · 18 months · about 12 months of credit

Bachelor of NursingRegistered Nurse · 3 yearsYou are here

The route to permanent residence

StudyStudent visa · 500
WorkGraduate visa · 485
Prove your skillsSkills assessment
Points and nominationEOI · SkillSelect
Skilled visa to PR189 / 190 / 491

ANMAC assesses the skills for Registered Nurse after the course. A general guide. Only a Registered Migration Agent can assess eligibility case by case.

Career outcome: Registered Nurse

A Registered Nurse provides nursing care to patients in hospitals, aged care and other health care facilities, and in the community (ANZSCO 2544). The tasks:

Assess, plan, carry out and evaluate nursing care for patients
Work with other health professionals and coordinate the care of patients
Give interventions, treatments and therapies such as medications, and monitor the response
Promote health and help prevent ill health through health education
Answer questions and give information to patients and families about treatment and care
Supervise and coordinate Enrolled Nurses and other health care workers
Specialties in the unit group: aged care, community health, critical care and emergency, mental health, perioperative, surgical, paediatrics, and Nurse Practitioner

Skills assessment and registration

Occupation: Registered Nurse (ANZSCO 2544).

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council ANMAC assesses the skills of a nurse for a skilled visa.
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), through AHPRA The NMBA, through AHPRA, decides registration, on an application from the nurse.

Common questions

What job does the Bachelor of Nursing lead to?

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) accredits the course and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) approves it. A graduate applies for registration with the NMBA, through AHPRA, and must meet its standards, including English. A Registered Nurse (RN) assesses patients, plans and gives care, administers medications and supervises Enrolled Nurses, in hospitals, aged care and community health.

How long is the Bachelor of Nursing?

The Bachelor of Nursing is about 3 years of full-time study. The Letter of Offer sets the length for each provider. A Diploma of Nursing graduate registered as an Enrolled Nurse can receive about 12 months of credit and study 2 years. Each university decides.

What English score does the Bachelor of Nursing need?

The entry requirement is IELTS 7 or PTE 63. AHPRA sets a minimum for each skill: for PTE, listening 58, reading 59, writing 60 and speaking 76; for IELTS, 7 in listening, reading and speaking and 6.5 in writing.

Is there another way into the Bachelor of Nursing?

Two. The Diploma of Nursing (18 months) leads to work as an Enrolled Nurse. A graduate registered as an Enrolled Nurse can receive about 12 months of credit and study 2 years. Each university decides. The Certificate III in Individual Support (1 year) leads to work in aged care while the English score is reached, then the full 3 years.

Who registers and assesses a Registered Nurse after the course?

A graduate applies to the NMBA, through AHPRA, for registration, and must meet its standards, including English. ANMAC assesses a nurse's skills for a skilled visa.

What is in the Bachelor of Nursing course guide?

The course guide is a PDF emailed from info@studyaway.com.au a few minutes after the request. It covers who the course is for, what you study and where, how to get in, registration or assessment after the course, the career, the route to permanent residence, the costs and the upfront payment, the documents to prepare and the first steps.