Bachelor of Nursing
- IELTS of 7.0 with no individual band score less than 7.0 (can be across 2 sittings in a 6-month period, but no score can be below 6.5 and overall score must be 7 in both sittings)
- PTE - Applicants must achieve a minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
About the Bachelor of Nursing
Get the skills and confidence to care for people of all ages in all clinical situations while building your resilience to navigate a rapidly evolving healthcare sector with La Trobe’s future-focused Bachelor of Nursing.
Learn from leading clinicians and academics and gain hands-on experience in our state-of-the-art simulation labs. Move into real-world environments in hospitals and healthcare agencies in your first year, reaping the benefits of our long-standing partnerships with top-tier health providers like Austin Health, The Royal Women’s Hospital and Bendigo Health.
By completing La Trobe’s Bachelor of Nursing, you will:
- develop a strong foundation in acute care, chronic illness, Indigenous health, mental health, rehabilitation, community and emergency care, biosciences and research
- gain in-demand employability skills in leadership, time management, critical thinking and communication, giving you the confidence to make ethical clinical decisions with empathy and compassion
- tailor your skills with minors in mental health, child, family and community health or rural health
- benefit from placements with our partners, preparing you to step into employment once you graduate
- graduate ready to apply to become a registered nurse (RN) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- develop a strong foundation in acute care, chronic illness, Indigenous health, mental health, rehabilitation, community and emergency care, biosciences and research
- gain in-demand employability skills in leadership, time management, critical thinking and communication, giving you the confidence to make ethical clinical decisions with empathy and compassion
- tailor your skills with minors in mental health, child, family and community health or rural health
- benefit from placements with our partners, preparing you to step into employment once you graduate
- graduate ready to apply to become a registered nurse (RN) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
However you choose to structure your study, La Trobe recognises your hard work. Here are the pathways you could follow as you move through your course.
Bachelor of Nursing intended learning outcomes
- Exhibit inclusive and responsive professional nursing practice that respects individuals from diverse backgrounds with sensitivity to culture, values and beliefs.
- Critically review and analyse professional nursing practice and other information to synthesise knowledge to advance the profession both individually and as a community.
- Employ evidence-based frameworks to inform systematic and comprehensive person-centred health and wellbeing assessment in partnership with people across a variety of health care settings.
- Participate in or lead collaborative practice in intra-professional and interprofessional teams to promote optimal health outcomes.
- Demonstrate therapeutic communication strategies in professional relationships with people, families, and colleagues.
- Demonstrate ability to pursue ongoing professional learning and development for self and others through feedback, reflection, and action.
- Appraise and monitor the health and wellbeing of self and others and revise practice as needed.
- Employ assessment data and evidence to develop, document and modify evidence-based person-centred care plans in partnership with people across a variety of health care settings.
- Demonstrate safe nursing practice in various health settings that is professional, accountable, ethical and legal, underpinned by a sound knowledge base as identified in the NMBA standards, codes and guidelines for practice.
Bachelor of Nursing career opportunities
Graduates may take up nursing positions in the surgical, medical, paediatric, perioperative, emergency, rehabilitation, aged care, special care nursery or community fields.
As a registered nurse (RN), you can pursue career opportunities around the world in a range of settings, including:
- clinics and hospitals
- homes and hospices
- aged care settings
- schools and universities
- community health centres
- government agencies and private industry.
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