Bachelor of Nursing (Casuarina) (Part-time)
Charles Darwin University - Casuarina Campus
Overview
As a graduate of the Bachelor of Nursing, you will be ready to work as a safe, collaborative, articulate and ethical registered nurse. This course will prepare you to be responsive to local, national and regional healthcare needs, and aware of emerging global healthcare trends.
Practical training
In order to complete the Bachelor of Nursing and qualify as a Registered Nurse, you are required to undertake two types of practical experience: simulation blocks and supervised placements. You will complete simulation blocks (in each year of study) that must be completed full-time and on campus at one of CDU's many simulation suites located across Australia.
You will also complete 880 hours of supervised placements across the three years of the degree. These will take place in a variety of healthcare settings that are located within your state/territory. Regardless of your study mode or pattern, you are required to complete clinical placement on a full-time basis, with rotating shifts across a seven-day week. These may include night, weekend and public holiday shifts.
As a Bachelor of Nursing student, you may also have the opportunity to broaden your global outlook with additional international study tours and exchanges.
English language requirements
In order to register as a nurse or midwife in Australia, you're required to meet the English language requirements laid out by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. This applies to all initial registrations, regardless of whether they qualified in Australia or overseas. Find out more: http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au
Safe practice
In order to study nursing and practice safely, you will need to have an inherent set of qualities. Nursing needs a degree of physical strength and mobility, endurance, communication and cognitive abilities. If you feel you may experience challenges in meeting these requirements, you are encouraged to discuss these with the Bachelor of Nursing Course Coordinator before enrolling in the course.
Reporting obligations
Under the national Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, CDU is required to register nursing students with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). We are also required to notify AHPRA if a student has or develops a health impairment that may place the public at substantial risk of harm. More information: http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au
Graduates of this course are eligible to apply for registration with the Health Licensing Authority (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia).
Places are limited
The Bachelor of Nursing is a quota course, which means CDU receives more applications than there are places available. Applicants must be NT Residents. Eligible applicants will be ranked in order of academic merit.
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 offer | 94.95 | 96.70 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 71.88 | 80.65 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 51.85 | 61.60 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the Charles Darwin University website for admission criteria information.
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.
University
Charles Darwin University
Campus
Casuarina Campus
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Health Sciences
Indicative ATAR
51.85
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: N/A, Part-time: 6 years
Course Link
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- State
- NT
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 282
- Campuses
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Alice Springs Campus Batchelor Batchelor Casuarina Casuarina Campus DPC Alice Melbourne Palmerston Campus Sydney Waterfront Darwin Campus
Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at Charles Darwin University. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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