Bachelor of Nursing
University of Tasmania - Launceston
Overview
Nurses transform and make a positive impact on people’s lives.
We provide you with a meaningful educational experience, tailored to the many roles nurses play in our community. Nursing can take you to places that you never thought possible, and our two-year accelerated course option is designed to get you there faster.
Our course embraces a primary health care framework, and embraces a primary health care framework, with a student-centred approach, that delivers a variety of high impact engaging learning experiences, diversity of authentic assessments, and contemporary digital learning technologies
In addition to a blended model of learning that combines online learning with on-campus intensive periods, you will undertake a minimum of 800 hours of Professional Experience Placements aligned with your interests, and across a variety of five clinical and healthcare environments.
Your learning is delivered in a highly supported environment. We provide in-person support throughout your studies from dedicated nursing teaching staff, and guarantee a maximum of 1:12 staff to student ratio for your practical and simulation learning experiences. We're here to help you with whatever you need, when you need it, and ensure that your learning experience is personalised and focussed, just like the care you'll be providing as a registered nurse.
We'll prepare you to be solution focused, compassionate, agile, and resilient, developing the clinical reasoning and practical skills required for your role as a registered nurse.
If you need to study away from home, our Relocation and Travel Support Allowance helps cover accommodation and associated costs within Tasmania.
Our Bachelor of Nursing (Accelerated) course has a limited intake each year to ensure placements for all students. Apply now to study in 2023 and kickstart your career in nursing.
Potential Career Outcomes
The Bachelor of Nursing is designed to prepare you for a career as a Registered Nurse, who are at the forefront of healthcare delivery. Demand for registered nurses is only increasing, with 85,000 more nurses forecast to be required to meet future healthcare needs by 2025.
Upon graduation, you can apply for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra). If you wish to work as a Registered Nurse in another country, you will need to apply for registration with the national regulatory authority of the country in which you wish to work.
You can be an integral part maintaining healthy community, working in sectors such as health promotion, mental health, or aged care, by having a person-centred focus, while providing advice, treatment, and management.
Critical care, emergency, surgical and medical nursing demand is also increasing. Acute care roles, primarily located in hospitals, are vital for an efficient and effective healthcare system to function. As a registered nurse, you'll have the opportunity to specialise across the healthcare system, in roles such as:
- Acute care nursing, including critical care, emergency nursing, surgical, and neonatal care
- Primary healthcare, including health promotion, sexual health, and child and family health
- Mental health across both acute and community roles
- Rural and remote healthcare
- Nursing education
Postgraduate study
If you successfully complete this course, you may be also be eligible to apply for a range of other postgraduate courses including Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas and Masters by coursework and research.
ATAR & Selection Rank
The ATAR and Selection Rank profile is not available as there were no semester 1 offers for this course.
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of Tasmania website for admission criteria information.
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University
University of Tasmania
Campus
Launceston
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Health Sciences
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 2 years, Part-time: Available
Indicative ATAR
Unknown
Course Link
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- State
- TAS
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 242
- Campuses
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Australian Maritime College, Launceston Cradle Coast Hobart Sydney
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