Bachelor of Nursing

Bachelor

Nursing is a career where you can make a positive difference in the lives of others every day. Our Bachelor of Nursing is delivered in state-of-the-art facilities, including laboratories that simulate real healthcare settings.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Course Code

3005105, 016165C, 016165C, 016165C

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Mar, Jul, Oct

International Fees

$28,800 per year / $86,400 total

ATAR

70

About this course

Nursing is a career where you can make a positive difference in the lives of others every day.

Our Bachelor of Nursing is delivered in state-of-the-art facilities, including laboratories that simulate real healthcare settings. You will develop the ability to apply knowledge and evidence-based clinical reasoning skills to a nursing practice, provide therapeutic care to patients, coordinate and lead nursing care to individuals and groups, and work independently as well as collaborate in multidisciplinary teams for effective, person-centred outcomes.

Supervised clinical placements provide invaluable nursing experience in public and private hospitals and health agencies with an option in third year to undertake a specialised professional experience placement where you can explore your diverse career options.

This degree is a strong foundation for a nursing career in a number of settings, with options including primary health, mental health, chronic disease, leadership and care management. Your employment prospects as a Southern Cross nursing graduate are excellent. In the Good Universities Guide 2021, Southern Cross achieved 5-stars for nursing graduate employment outcomes, and the joint highest result for a NSW university for graduate median salary (Good Universities Guide, 2021).

The World Health Organization (WHO) says the world needs 9 million more nurses and midwives if it is to achieve universal health coverage by 2030.

Study locations

Lismore

Gold Coast

Coffs Harbour

What you will learn

construct nursing practices on a comprehensive knowledge base to inform clinical reasoning and decision making to deliver sound judgements, safe, quality person centred care
use and contribute to research as a basis for ongoing professional inquiry and evidence based nursing practice responsive to holistic patient/consumer need
incorporate creativity, integrity, responsibility and accountability in professional work practices, community activities and ongoing learning
assimilate professional attributes and adhere to professional ethical and legal standards set by the profession to ensure safe and effective nursing practice
integrate and demonstrate the scope of nursing practice and a command of the factors that influence health outcomes for person centred care in a range of contexts
possess comprehensive clinical abilities to apply reflective and analytical skills in initiating, prioritising, performing, managing and evaluating nursing practices in a range of diverse consumer and health related circumstances and environments
demonstrate the ability to work independently and collaboratively with the consumer, the nursing team or as a member of an interdisciplinary health care teams and effectively lead the delivery of nursing
apply and integrate an understanding of social, indigenous and cultural diversity, a local and international perspective, and respect for the identity and dignity of all persons

Career pathways

Southern Cross University is ranked fourth in Australia for graduate employment in Nursing (Good Universities Guide, 2021). Career opportunities exist as a Registered Nurse in a range of public and private health settings. Nurses typically deliver acute and chronic disease management in clinical settings such as emergency departments, critical care or operating theatres, paediatrics, and in community and primary healthcare and education. They can work as a practice nurse in GP clinics, in mental health, with children and health, rural and remote area healthcare.

Registered Nurses also take on leading roles in non-government organisations (NGOs) such as The Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders. They also occupy senior roles in the Australian Defence Forces. With further qualifications they can take on specialist Nurse Practitioner, clinical consultant and executive level roles.

Credit for prior study or work

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is available for this course. For more information please view the Bachelor of Nursing RPL Guide.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Nursing courses at Southern Cross University (SCU).

74.3%

Overall satisfaction

83.9%

Skill scale

53.1%

Teaching scale

89.4%

Employed full-time

$63k

Average salary

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