23/4 years Full time or 5 years Part time
Pursue a nursing career through JCU’s flexible Bachelor of Nursing Science. Depending on the subject, you can choose from available online or on-campus attendance options, allowing you to balance study with work and other commitments while developing the practical skills and professional experience essential for nursing practice. Students develop skills in communication, assessment of clients, planning and implementing nursing interventions, and the management and evaluation of nursing care. In addition, the course offers scientific, biophysical and humanistic behavioural knowledge. Clinical education is an integral part of the course. Students participate in supervised clinical practice in a variety of hospitals, health agencies and community settings. Students are required to attend clinical placement away from their base during their studies. For current course information, visit Bachelor of Nursing Science – Pre-Registration at JCU.
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Students who enter in Trimester 3 and enrol full-time will complete the course in 3 years.
Students who enter in Trimester 1 and enrol part-time will complete the course in 4 years and 2 Trimesters.
Students who enter in Trimester 3 and enrol part-time will complete the course in 5 years.
Students must participate in prescribed professional and clinical placements at their own expense. Prior to taking clinical placements, students must provide evidence of immunity to hepatitis B, MMR, varicellla, and pertussis, and current Provide First Aid and CPR certificates. Students must complete all professional experience placement requirements by the prescribed
deadlines and maintain currency of these requirements in order to stay admitted in the course. A Suitability Card is required and an Australian Federal Police check may be required; refer to institution.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for JCU and for this course, refer to the JCU website.
Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years
To enrol in this program, English must be your primary language and you must have attended and satisfactorily completed at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English. At least two years of this education must have been between grades 7 and 12. This education must have been completed in one or more of the following countries; Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America. If you do not meet this criteria, you will be required to provide evidence of an acceptable English Language test. For more information see English Language Proficiency.
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
93.30
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
95.30
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
68.30
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
71.80
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
64.45
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
66.35
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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6
Percentage of all students
7.8%
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5
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6.5%
Number of students
5
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6.5%
Number of students
33
Percentage of all students
42.9%
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0
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0.0%
Number of students
28
Percentage of all students
36.4%
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0
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0.0%
Number of students
77
Percentage of all students
100%
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