Gain the ethical understanding, knowledge and skills you need to become a successful registered nurse with Deakin's Bachelor of Nursing – launching you into a career where you make a real difference. Ranked #16 in the world*, this course prepares you to provide high-quality, safe, patient-centred care in a range of settings. Our state-of-the-art Clinical Simulation Centres, which replicate real-world health service facilities, prepare you for your clinical placements. Clinical placements begin in Trimester 1 of first year and throughout every trimester of the course, totalling 800 hours. Supported by qualified and experienced clinicians, you will care for people from diverse cultural backgrounds in various metropolitan, regional and rural healthcare settings, enabling application of knowledge and further skill development. Study with Victoria's #1 university for nursing course satisfaction, facilities, support services and graduate outcomes.^Ready to get hands-on experience in a clinical setting as soon as you begin studying?Under the supervision of registered nurses, you will gain real-world experience by working with multidisciplinary healthcare teams across areas including:acute/sub-acute caremedical and surgical careaged carerehabilitationpaediatricscommunity nursingmental health nursing.Secure your future career, with registered nurse job opportunities expected to grow by 12.2% by 2028.#Healthcare is one of the most important priorities for populations worldwide, with nurses playing a pivotal role in delivering quality and safe services. Thanks to our extensive clinical partnership network with many of Victoria’s major healthcare providers, this course is designed to ensure you gain the leadership knowledge and hands-on skills that are most relevant to employers in the healthcare sector.Ranked in the top 1% of universities globally~, our School of Nursing and Midwifery is one of Australia’s most research-active schools and boasts some of the best facilities and resources available. Our Clinical Simulation Centres provide a safe, supportive and realistic environment for you to develop and hone essential nursing skills. At the centres (based on every campus) you'll use case-based scenarios that will become more complex as your nursing degree progresses.Deakin’s Bachelor of Nursing is developed in consultation with our healthcare partners, ensuring you’re always connected to those at the forefront of industry. The course is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) and approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), enabling clear career outcomes upon graduation.Would you like to enhance your leadership potential? You may be interested in our Bachelor of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) - the only undergraduate degree of its kind in Victoria. A specialist degree that matches the structure of all the core units from our Bachelor of Nursing but with three additional core units focused on developing and enhancing your leadership potential. You will also receive unique mentored learning experiences in clinical settings, observing and working alongside nurse leaders from our partner organisations, and experienced academics from our School of Nursing and Midwifery.* 2022 ShanghaiRankings Global Ranking of Academic Subjects^ Student Experience Survey 2020-2021 based on undergraduate nursing students and Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020-2022, based on overall employment for undergraduate nursing graduates, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT). # Jobs and Skills Australia Employment Projections.~ 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject and 2023 ShanghaiRankings Global Ranking of Academic Subjects[018327G]
