This course will prepare students for a rewarding and diverse career as a competent and effective Registered Nurse (Division 1) General. Clinical learning is a key element of this course and students will be required to undertake 800 hours of professional experience placement in a variety of settings with different health organisations. Students will develop their skills and knowledge through a combination of theoretical and extensive clinical learning experiences including simulated training across the University’s nationally located Clinical Learning Centres. The Clinical Learning Centres are designed to simulate a real-world setting for students to safely practice in. Through this course students will acquire skills to provide person-centered care and collaborate with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Students will seek evidence to ensure safe quality practice and act in a professional, ethical and compassionate manner. In addition, students will learn to nurture the development of nursing as a practice discipline and demonstrate leadership in healthcare. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Nursing.
Clinical learning is a key element of the Bachelor of Nursing and students will be required to undertake 800 hours of professional experience placement in a variety of settings with different health organisations. In alignment with healthcare facilities, students must meet specific mandatory health, safety and security requirements to be eligible to attend each professional experience placement. Mandatory Checks for these requirements may take several months to complete. To avoid disappointment and ensure your readiness for placement, please commence your checks by visiting CQUniversity’s Clinical Placement Information. Professional experience placements may be limited in specific locations. This means that students may be placed in other locations and may be required to relocate to complete placements.
If you are an enrolled nurse, or are entering the course with credit, it is strongly recommended to validate your Mandatory checks as soon as possible as clinical placement will likely be at the beginning of your study.
The COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory to be eligible to attend a work-integrated-learning placement for this course. For full course requirements, visit courses at CQUniversity.
This course has strict enrolment requirements. Successful applicants must accept and enrol in units with CQU by the date stated on your offer letter, otherwise your offer will be revoked. This requirement applies irrespective of whether you accepted conditionally or unconditionally in your QTAC application.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for CQUniversity and this course, refer to CQUniversity’s website.
Completion of Year 12 or attained age 17 years
QTAC applications for this course close on Friday, 6 December 2024.
To be considered for this course, all applicants must have attended and satisfactorily completed at least 6 years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English. At least two years of this education must have been between grades 7 and 12. This education must have been completed in one of the following countries; Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America. If students do not meet these educational requirements, they will be required to provide evidence of an acceptable English Language test. For more information see English Language Proficiency.
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
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Highest Rank to receive an offer
Median Rank to receive an offer
Lowest Rank to receive an offer
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
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ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
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* “<5" – indicates less than 5 ATAR/Selection Rank based offers were made
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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The broad nature of nursing and healthcare allows opportunities for employment and/or specialisation in environments such as acute hospital services, community health, mental health, residential and aged care, indigenous health, and rural and remote health.
9 Jan 2025
5 Jun 2025
3 years Full time or 6 years Part time