Bachelor of Nursing
Torrens University Australia
CRICOS provider number: 03389E TEQSA provider ID: PRV12209
Courses included
This course has been cancelled
About
Bachelor of Nursing prepares you for a career as a Registered Nurse, teaching you vital assessment and clinical decision-making skills. The course takes on a person-centred and community-focused approach to education. Delivered through contemporary and evidence-based methods, the course delivers vital skills in assessment and clinical decision-making, as well as how to put patients first. Delivered over three years through contemporary and evidence-based methods, this degree teaches foundational human biology and research practice, essential clinical knowledge and skills, as well as how to put patients first.
Through your experience at our on-campus simulation hospital environment and 800 hours of clinical placements, you will develop the necessary skills and knowledge to register and confidently begin working across a variety of different healthcare and community settings.
Learning outcomes:
- Gain critical skills in professional assessment and clinical decision-making.
- Undertake clinical placement in multiple healthcare, industry and community settings.
- Learn key factors in patient health and wellbeing.
Note: This course is also available at our Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne campuses. Study option available is only On-campus
Areas of study
Health assessment, human biology & disease, self-care practices, sociology of health & illness, structure and function of human body.
Career opportunities
Registered nurse in private or public hospitals, community- based settings, residential settings such as aged care, schools and industry settings.
Practical experience
You will complete clinical placements with industries such as private and public hospitals, GP clinics and aged care. Placements are coordinated at a national level where the experience is varied and enhanced to ensure maximum exposure to the clinical field and learning outcomes.
Work placement hours: 840 hours.
Fees and charges
Students pay the full cost of domestic fee-paying (DFEE) courses. Scholarships and FEE-HELP loans are available. Current Torrens University fee information.
Essential requirements for admission
To be eligible for admission you must satisfy the following entry requirements:
- Year 12 (or equivalent) with an ATAR (or equivalent) of 60.00; and
- provide evidence of meeting at least one of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) English language standards prior to enrolment.
**Quotas may apply to some courses. The university, legislative and government requirements determine the number of places available in a particular course. Where demand exceeds the number of available places, applicants who meet the minimum admission criteria will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Essential requirements for admission
Year 12 qualification: Applicants must have completed Year 12 or equivalent.
Admission criteria
Refer to the Torrens University general admission criteria.
Student profile
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Further information
View all details of this course on the Torrens University website.
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ATAR profile
ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2023)
Use all ATAR profile data as a guide only; it provides a broad overview of the ATARs and selection ranks of previous Year 12 students admitted into that course. ATARs and selection ranks required for entry in 2024 may be different. If you are unsure about including a course among your preferences, contact the relevant institution.
- This ATAR profile table is in line with Commonwealth Government transparency requirements. It is based on offers to recent school leavers (ie completed Year 12 in the last 2 years) who were selected solely or partly on their ATAR. Note that some institutions further differentiate this information on their websites.
- The ATAR values exclude any adjustment factors.
- The selection ranks include the ATAR and any adjustment factors.
Abbreviations
– = data is not available.<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria
Student profile
Course updates
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Domestic fee-paying (DFEE) courses
Domestic fee-paying (DFEE) courses typically cost you more than equivalent Commonwealth-supported place (CSP) courses – read about university course costs.
Many courses are also offered at other campuses throughout Australia. Explore other Torrens University course options.