Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Nursing
Nurses are highly respected members of the community. They help treat patients in all sorts of health care settings and touch lives with empathy and compassion. Nursing is flexible, exciting and challenging. It’s a rewarding profession full of problem-solvers and pillars of strength. The Adelaide Nursing School is ranked first…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Nurses are highly respected members of the community. They help treat patients in all sorts of health care settings and touch lives with empathy and compassion.
Nursing is flexible, exciting and challenging. It’s a rewarding profession full of problem-solvers and pillars of strength.
The Adelaide Nursing School is ranked first in South Australia for graduate employment and third in Australia for overall educational experience*.
What will you do?
Our Bachelor of Nursing supports you in becoming a confident and responsible registered nurse. You will:
develop hands-on skills in high-tech simulation settings
benefit from clinical and non-clinical placements across metropolitan and rural locations
explore contemporary issues around health promotion, maintenance, advocacy and care
undertake interprofessional learning with other health care students.
Where could it take you?
You’ll emerge with a professional qualification recognised Australia-wide, ready to pursue rewarding roles in rural communities, operating theatres, emergency wards, and a multitude of other health care environments.
Career Readiness
This degree provides a professional qualification, which is recognised for registration as a nurse Australia-wide, and supports application for registration in a number of countries around the world.
Qualified nurses have a wide range of career options, from working in public or private hospitals, to community health care, aid organisations and regional health care.
Potential careers
Registered Nurse, Nurse
Degree Structure
From early in their degree, students attend a combination of lectures and clinical placements, allowing the integration of theory into practice. In later years of the degree students have further opportunities to blend theory and practice. University-based study and clinically based learning are central to student learning.
A strong commitment to the degree is required, as teaching activity can extend beyond the standard semester period. Students may be required to attend compulsory skills and simulation classes on occasional weekends during semesters.
Students will attend compulsory clinical placements, which involve a range of shifts (including weekends). Clinical placements require significant time commitment and may include shifts across a 24 hour roster.
Students who commence in semester 2 are offered a part-time study pathway, with the exception of international students who will be issued with an alternative study plan. The focus in the early years of the degree will be theory and clinical simulation, with placement commencing the following year.
Enrolled nurse pathway
This pathway is designed for enrolled nurses who wish to study to become registered nurses. Applicants must be registered as an enrolled nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (or be eligible for enrolment). Successful applicants will be granted one year’s (full-time) credit towards the Bachelor of Nursing. Applicants considering this pathway need to be aware of the need to complete a rural placement, which begins early in their enrolment.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Adelaide unites and serves those striving to change the world—and themselves—for the better. It’s a place where history is made.Established in 1874, we’re home to over 29,000 students and 3,000 staff, all striving to create progress. For our community. For all. This is a university of outstanding quality—ranked as a top 100 global university—in the heart of the city of Adelaide.We were our country’s first university to welcome female students. The first to teach science and business. Our alumni have won Nobel Prizes, led the nation, and walked in space.
