Bachelor - Nursing

3 years: Duration

31,312 AUD/year: Price

Rolling admission: Start

Rolling admission: Deadline

Bachelor: Degree

Campus: Format

Multiple Locations / Australia: Location

Torrens University Australia: School

Program description

The Bachelor of Nursing programme will prepare you for a career as a Registered Nurse by teaching you vital evaluation and clinical decision-making skills as well as building a person-centered, professional approach to care. With a bachelor's degree in nursing, you can work in healthcare, industry, or the community.

This degree, taught over three years using modern and evidence-based methodologies, covers core human biology and research practise, vital clinical knowledge and abilities, and how to put patients first. You will gain the required skills and knowledge to register and confidently begin working in a number of different healthcare and community contexts as a result of your training at our on-campus simulation hospital environment and 840 hours of clinical assignments. The Bachelor of Nursing Enrolled Nurse pathway permits you to attend our Bachelor of Nursing programme in the second year, whilst other alternatives for Bachelor of Nursing prerequisites include an ATAR of 60 or work-life experience.

Main Intake 3 applicants must have a completed (current) Diploma of Nursing and be registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Program structure

Year 1

Becoming a Nurse
Structure and Function of the Human Body
Self-care Practices
Sociology of Health and Illness
Care of Persons with Chronic Conditions
Human Biology and Disease
Evidence-based Practice
Health Assessment

Year 2

First Peoples Cultures, History and Health
Therapeutic Use of Medicines
Care of the Person with an Acute Illness
Healthcare in the Digital World
The Australian Healthcare System within a Global Context
Care of Children and Adolescents
Understanding Mental Health
Primary Healthcare in the Community

Year 3

Clinical Practice
Palliative Care and Life Limiting Conditions
Mental Healthcare
Positive Aging
Transition to being a Registered Nurse
Complex Care
First Line Intervention
Professional Practice Capstone

Price

Main fees

Standartd subject fees - 3,914 AUD

Indicative annual fees - 31,312 AUD

Indicative total course tuition fees - 93,936 AUD

Additional fees and charges

Testamur Replacement fee - 55 AUD
Academic Transcript Replacement Fee - 15 AUD
Student ID Card Replacement Fee - 15 AUD
Late Payment Fee - 100 AUD
Graduation Ticket - 180 AUD
Photocopying fee - 8 - 40 cents
Printing Fee - 8 - 40 cents
Textbooks Varies across each unit of study

Requirements for applicants

Admission Criteria

Australian Year 12 with ATAR 60 or equivalent or a completed Diploma of Nursing and registration with AHPRA;
Inherent requirements include ethical behaviour, behavioural stability, legal, communication, cognition, sensory ability, and strength and mobility

English Language Proficiency

IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.0 minimum (Academic Module) or above, with no skills band less than 7.0.

About the university

Torrens University, based on the work of predecessors, has become Australia's premier international university and vocational certified training organization. To provide a new, contemporary, and globally aware approach to higher education, we have partnered with illustrious institutions.
We deliver our programs both online and on our campuses, and we offer a wide variety of undergraduate, graduate, higher degree by research, and specialized degree programs.

Collaborations with businesses, academic institutions, sports teams, governmental agencies, and NGOs all bolster our efforts and increase their reach and impact.

There are two of our campuses in Sydney, four in Melbourne, one in Adelaide, two in Brisbane, one in the Blue Mountains, one on the Gold Coast, one in Auckland, and one in China.

All of our institutions are guided by the vision and principles that serve as their foundation.

Faculties

All of our departments are committed to providing their students with as many real-world learning experiences as possible so that they can enter the workforce as prepared as possible upon graduation.

We have such facultis as: