Overview

Applications for Term 1 2024: You can add this course to your preferences until Monday 4 December 2023.

Depending on clinical placement availability, you may need to travel within or outside of your current state to attend your clinical placement.

Make a difference through nursing with CQUniversity's accredited Bachelor of Nursing. This course will prepare you for a rewarding and diverse career as a competent and effective Registered Nurse (Division 1) General.

Clinical learning is a key element of the Bachelor of Nursing and you will be required to undertake 800 hours of professional experience placement in a variety of settings with different health organisations. You will develop your skills and knowledge through a combination of theoretical and extensive clinical learning experiences. You will be required to participate in simulated learning activities in your nominated Clinical Learning Centre at one of the CQUniversity accredited delivery sites prior to being deemed eligible to attend professional practice placement. Through this course, you will acquire skills to provide person-centred care and collaborate with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. You will seek evidence to ensure safe quality practice and act in a professional, ethical and compassionate manner. In addition, you will learn to nurture the development of nursing as a practice discipline and demonstrate leadership in healthcare.

Other requirements: On accepting an offer for this course, it is strongly recommended that students start gathering evidence to complete the mandatory checks required to attend clinical placement. For more information, visit CQUniversity’s Clincal Placement Information.

Majors

Areas of study

Aged care, health care, mental health, nursing.

Potential Career Outcomes

Career opportunities

Registered nurse in acute hospital services, community health, Indigenous health, mental health, remote and rural health, residential and aged care, remote and rural health.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer91.2595.25
Median rank to receive an offer77.0080.70
Lowest rank to receive an offer68.0068.00

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Central Queensland University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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