Deakin’s Bachelor of Nursing gives you the knowledge, skills and ethical understanding you need to become a competent and successful registered nurse. This course prepares you to provide high-quality, safe, patient-centred care in a range of settings, with clinical placements starting from year 1.

Are you ready to get hands-on experience in a clinical setting as soon as you begin your course?

Clinical placements begin in Trimester 1 of your first year, and continue throughout every trimester of the course, totalling over 800 hours. Clinical placements support and consolidate your learning and are undertaken in various metropolitan, regional and rural health care settings, under the supervision of qualified practitioners.

Under the supervision of registered nurses, you will gain real-world experience by working with multidisciplinary healthcare teams across disciplines such as:

• acute/sub-acute care
• medical and surgical care
• aged care
• rehabilitation
• paediatrics
• community nursing
• mental health nursing.

When you are not on placement, you will receive hands-on personalised learning at Deakin’s purpose-built clinical simulation spaces, which replicate real-world hospital and community settings, with state-of-the-art equipment.

Deakin’s Bachelor of Nursing is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council and approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, ensuring clear career outcomes upon graduation.

As a Deakin nursing graduate, you will be highly sought-after for your nursing and health sector knowledge, communication skills, professionalism and ability to provide personal, evidence-based care – which is why we are proud to record a high graduate employment rate of over 95%*.

As a registered nurse, you can pursue career opportunities around the world in a range of work settings, including:

• hospitals
• homes
• hospices
• aged care settings
• clinics
• schools
• universities
• community health centres
• government agencies and private industries.

Given nursing is a diverse profession with a number of speciality practise areas available, it is expected that graduates will look at continuing professional development throughout their careers. This may include postgraduate degrees and/or research degrees, including master’s degrees and PhDs.

Recognition of prior learning

The University aims to provide students with as much credit as possible for approved prior study or informal learning which exceeds the normal entrance requirements for the course and is within the constraints of the course regulations. Students are required to complete a minimum of one-third of the course at Deakin University, or four credit points, whichever is the greater.

You can also refer to the Recognition of Prior Learning System which outlines the credit that may be granted towards a Deakin University degree and how to apply for credit.