Bachelor of Nursing

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia have made changes to the English language skills registration standard.

Please refer to their website for further information www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Registration-Standards/English-language-skills.aspx.

The Bachelor of Nursing is a professionally accredited degree that meets the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) qualification criterion for registration as a Division 1 nurse in Australia.

As a graduate of the Bachelor of Nursing, you are prepared to be a safe, collaborative, articulate and ethical registered nurse who is responsive to local, national and regional health care needs and aware of emerging global health care trends.

The course is offered externally (online) and internally (on campus).

The internal mode is available only at the Casuarina Campus.

Regardless of the mode of enrolment, all students are required to complete a full-time on-campus simulation block at an approved CDU venue in each year level of the course, as preparation for clinical placement.

Simulation blocks are offered at Casuarina and Sydney campuses.

CDU allocates places in simulation blocks and cannot guarantee a place at a specific venue.

All costs associated with attendance at simulation blocks are your responsibility.

You will complete supervised clinical placements (880 hours in total) across the three years of the course in a variety of health care settings, including opportunities to participate in international study tours and exchanges that are in addition to the required 880 hours and a student's own cost.

All students, regardless of your study mode or pattern, are required to complete clinical placement on a full time, rotating shift basis across a seven-day week roster, including night shifts, weekends and public holidays.

CDU arranges all placements and cannot guarantee that placements will be arranged in the semester of enrolment or near your residential location.

All costs associated with placement attendance are your responsibility.

Non-acceptance of placement or placement arranged outside of semester of enrolment may impact completing the Bachelor of Nursing within 3 years.

As a nursing student, you will be required to have an inherent set of qualities.

Nursing requires a degree of physical strength and mobility, endurance, communication and cognitive abilities for safe practice.

If you think you may experience challenges in meeting the inherent requirements for nursing, you are encouraged to contact the Bachelor of Nursing Course Coordinator to discuss any concerns you may have before enrolling in the course.

Reporting obligations:

Under the national Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, CDU is required to register nursing students with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and to notify AHPRA if a student has or develops a health impairment that may place the public at substantial risk of harm.

More information available at NMBA Student Registration.

Common (2 units) - 20

Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below:

CUC107

(compulsory)

CUC100

Select

Common Units

Core(21 units) - 210

Complete 21 compulsory core units totalling 210 credit points from the list below:

NUR115

NUR120

NUR125

SBI171

SBI172

HSC230

(previously HEA230 pre-2018 and

NUR112 pre-2015)

HSC203

HSC210

(previously NUR210 pre-2018)

NUR219

NUR231

NUR241

NUR244

NUR250

(previously NUR243)

NUR251

NUR329

NUR341

NUR342

(previously NUR248 pre-2015)

NUR343

NUR344

NUR345

NUR346

Specialist Electives(1 unit) - 10

Specialist elective unit totalling 10 credit points selected from the units listed below:

NUR113

HSC318

(not offered 2020)

NUR330

NUR340

- 240

Total Credit Points

Admission requirements are met by one of the following: Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*. Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher. Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma. Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications. Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010). Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course. Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience. * After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.