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Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Nursing

Bachelor of Nursing

  • ID:DU610005
  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirement

English Requirements

  • Academic IELTS; or IELTS indicator online test**, overall score of 7.0 with a minimum of 7.0 in each component of test

  • PTE Academic, 65, No less than 65 in each skill

  • TOEFL IBT; or TOEFL, 94

  • GCE A-Level, B grade in the General Paper or B Grade in a Humanities and Social Sciences subject at Higher 1 (H1) or Higher 2 (H2 level)

  • CPE, 185, no band less than 185

  • CAE, 185, no band less than 185

  • OET (for Health related award course entry only); or OET@Home**, Overall B (equivalent to an IELTS 7-7.5 range)

  • Special Home Edition**, Writing 27

  • Paper-based TOEFL, 600, Writing 5

Course Information

Deakin’s Bachelor of Nursing gives you the knowledge, skills and ethical understanding you need to become a competent and successful registered nurse – launching you into a career where you can make a real difference. This course prepares you to provide high-quality, safe, patient-centred care in a range of settings.

Clinical placements begin in Trimester 1 of your first year and continue throughout every trimester of the course, totalling over 800 hours. These practical placements support and consolidate your learning and are undertaken in various metropolitan, regional and rural health care settings under the supervision of qualified practitioners across disciplines including acute and sub-acute care, surgical care, aged care and paediatrics. When you’re not on placement, development of your practical skills continues in our purpose-built clinical simulation spaces, which replicate real-world hospital and community settings with state-of-the-art equipment.

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Level 1 - Trimester 1

  • Academic Integrity (0 credit points)

  • Quality and Safety in Health Care

  • Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

  • Understanding Health

  • Quality and Safety: Nursing Practice 1

Level 1 - Trimester 2

  • Understanding Research Evidence

  • Health Assessment

  • Quality and Safety: Nursing Practice 2

Level 2 - Trimester 1 or Trimester 2

  • Mental Health and Illness (Not offered Trimester 1 at Warrnambool)

  • Community Nursing Practice (Not offered Trimester 1 at Warrnambool)

plus one elective unit

Students must complete HNN217 and HNN222 in the same trimester

Level 2 - Trimester 2 or Trimester 1

  • Quality and Safety: Nursing Practice 3 (Not offered Trimester 2 at Warrnambool)

  • Quality Use of Medicines (Not offered Trimester 2 at Warrnambool)

plus one elective unit

Students must complete HNN215 and HNN227 in the same trimester

Level 3 - Trimester 1

  • The Older Person and Supportive Care

  • Chronic Illness and Supportive Care

  • Leadership and Clinical Governance

plus one elective unit

Level 3 - Trimester 2

  • Child and Adolescent Health

  • Mental Health Promotion

  • Comprehensive Nursing Practice

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

As a Deakin nursing graduate, you will be highly sought-after for your nursing and health sector knowledge, communication skills, professionalism and ability to provide personal, evidence-based care – which is why we are proud to record a high graduate employment rate of over 95%*.

As a registered nurse, you can pursue career opportunities around the world in a range of work settings, including:

  • hospitals

  • homes

  • hospices

  • aged care settings

  • clinics

  • schools

  • universities

  • community health centres

  • government agencies and private industries.

Given nursing is a diverse profession with a number of speciality practise areas available, it is expected that graduates will look at continuing professional development throughout their careers. This may include postgraduate degrees and/or research degrees, including master’s degrees and PhDs.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year

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