Nursing

• Develop and apply nursing knowledge and skills to approach all interactions with empathy in a culturally safe, respectful manner where cultural understanding and reconciliation is valued, ensuring that all feel safe.
• Conduct nursing assessments to establish priorities and inform planning; provide skilful nursing interventions for people across the lifespan within the scope of a Registered Nurse and evaluate responses to determine effectiveness.
• Integrate sciences, appraise research and apply evidence and strength based best practice approaches to think critically and inform safe clinical decision making for quality person centred nursing care.
• Implement culturally appropriate nursing care integrating First Nations perspectives on health, connection to land and community.
• Demonstrate professional communication and therapeutic relationships that are consistent with ethical strengths-based approaches to person-centred nursing care and relevant legal frameworks that govern healthcare practice.
• Build and apply career-readiness, a clear professional identity, and the skills, knowledge and personal attributes necessary to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Registered Nurse Standards for practice.

Work Integrated Learning (WIL)

WIL is a vital component of this course, and in the first semester, you will have the opportunity to participate in a ten-day placement to accurately gauge the realities of a career as a registered nurse. Over the next three years, you will be required to complete a minimum of 800 hours of clinical practice across a range of local and regional healthcare settings - including areas such as community care, mental health, aged care, medical and surgical care, rehabilitation, palliative care, operating theatre, emergency department (ED) and intensive care unit (ICU).