Charles Darwin University, Australia, Casuarina

Nursing, Bachelor

Course Highlights

The Bachelor of Nursing is a professionally accredited degree providing eligibility for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. As comprehensive Registered Nurses, graduates are able to work in a diversity of fields including mental health, community health, acute and chronic care.

Career Opportunities

Nursing is a vocational degree that develops your personal skills and a strong sense of professionalism, which are qualities valued by many employers Job options Jobs directly related to your degree include: Adult nurse Children's nurse Health visitor High intensity therapist Learning disability nurse Mental health nurse Midwife Paramedic Physician associate Jobs where your degree would be useful include: Counsellor Further education teacher Health service manager Higher education lecturer Play therapist Primary care graduate mental health worker Police officer Social worker Remember that many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed here.

Course Overview

The underpinning principles of comprehensive primary health care, namely: cultural safety in practice, in particular to addressing the needs of Indigenous and multi-cultural Australians; recognising the value of using a population health approach for the prevention, early detection and management of chronic diseases; providing appropriate evidence-based care; and the ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams is embedded throughout the Bachelor of Nursing program in both content and assessment. These principles combined with education in the range of core knowledge and specialist technical nursing skills ensure that graduates can retrieve and apply knowledge and information to respond appropriately and ethically to the needs of diverse populations and function professionally as a Registered Nurse in a regional and global context.

Subjects

Programme Structure Courses:Primary Health Care Introduction to Professional NursingNursing Practice Anatomy and Physiology Anatomy and Physiology Cultural Competence in Healthcare Indigenous Health PerspectivesHealth SociologyMental Health NursingChallenge and Response to Body Integrity Nursing Practice Medical Surgical Nursing Public Health: The Australian Perspective Healthy AgeingEvidence Based Health Research and Practice Nursing Practice Transition to Practice

Fees

No International Fees Available. Contact Need to Learn for further details

Academic Entry Requirement

Academic Requirements Completed application form Copy of passport showing personal and visa details Proof of English language proficiency Financial declaration Statement of Purpose Certified copies of all transcripts of results, award certificates, grading systems and English translations, if required Unit outlines if applying for credit transfer Other supporting documentation if applicable

English Entry Requirement

6.5

Contact Details

Charles Darwin University