Bachelor of Science (Nursing Studies)

Provides registered nurses with an opportunity to obtain an Australian degree if they hold a diploma level qualification in their country of origin.

The course is not professionally-accredited and therefore does not lead to registration with the Nurses and Midwives Board of Australia.

• Apply broad health knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical nursing situations.
• Critically analyse, interpret and conceptualise complex nursing practice.
• Anticipate and identify potential challenges and develop appropriate nursing strategies and solutions.
• Access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources using digital technologies to inform nursing practice.
• Independently communicate nursing knowledge, concepts and values clearly and coherently.
• Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
• Work collaboratively within the nursing team and with other health care professionals to ethically and effectively respond to diverse health care challenges.
• Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and professional nursing practice in accordance with the NMBA standards for practice.
• Demonstrate the Registered Nurse Standards for Practice required by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia for registration.