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For those considering Nursing as an alternative career to medicine/dentistry, this is the page that'll list all UNDERGRADUATE accredited courses (Australian Programs) that'll allow you to practice as a Registered Nurse (Division 1)^^ in a very digestible table much like Med schools Selection Criteria Y12s & Non-standards AND UPDATED Dentistry Schools Selection Criteria Y12s & Non-standards. (Link: Accredited Dental Practitioner Programs - Australian Dental Council)***.
***The following table will NOT show selection criteria, subject prerequisites/assumed knowledge, and any extra notes. There's 60 degrees. My brain will explode if I did all of them.
^^This table also DOES NOT show degrees that will allow you to practice as an Enrolled Nurse (Division 2).
If there is anything missing/incorrect about the following table, please let me know!
***The following table will NOT show selection criteria, subject prerequisites/assumed knowledge, and any extra notes. There's 60 degrees. My brain will explode if I did all of them.
^^This table also DOES NOT show degrees that will allow you to practice as an Enrolled Nurse (Division 2).
EN’s act under the supervision of RN’s and cannot practice independently and as a result they usually play an assistance role and do more of the “practical stuff” - showering, dressing, feeding, etc. At the hospital I work at the EN’s may fill the role of an orderly if we’re really understaffed and the particular list is suitable.
RN’s on the other hand can practice independently, sort out medications, usually do a bit more of the admin side of things. They usually get paid a good amount more, and have much more opportunity for career progression than EN’s do, taking up roles as NUMs, NPs, and/or go into Research. A lot of hospital administrators (who earn big bucks) are former RN’s
Interesting tidbit is that you can work as an Assistance in Nursing after completing 1 year of a Bachelors of Nursing. AIN’s fill somewhat the same roles as EN’s these days (and only paid slightly less) and provides you with a bit of opportunity to get your foot in the door of a hospital system which you could probably get a job at after graduation.
ps. I’ve seen a lot of Charles Darwin Uni Students around the hospital I work at rather than the typical UoN or UNE student so they must have a pretty wide range of clinical opportunities. Anyone who’s short of options close to them might find value in looking into their online course, and where placements might be
Just an update on AIN and EN.
EN can not carry the S8/S4 drug keys. A lot of EN are medication endorsed. So they do a lot of medications. Including IV pumps, enteral feeds, obs, handovers, wound dressings. Tho an RN needs to check syringe drivers/ PCAs depending on the medication.
AIN can be used as patient safety observers/sitters or general float around the ward and help with activities of daily living. AINs can not do any medications, obs and don’t have their own patient load.
Some hospitals also still have mother craft nurses but you can not become one anymore. They only work with in special care nurseries. So can’t be redeployed anywhere except paediatrics due to their
scope of practice.
If there is anything missing/incorrect about the following table, please let me know!
University | Degree Offered | Course Length (Full-Time) (Non Fast-Tracked/Accelerated Time) |
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Australian Catholic University (ACU) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Australian Catholic University (ACU) | Bachelor of Nursing / Bachelor of Business Administration | 4-5 Years |
Australian Catholic University (ACU) | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Paramedicine | 4 Years |
Avondale University College | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Central Queensland University (CQU) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Charles Darwin University (CDU) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Charles Sturt University (CSU) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Curtin University | Bachelor of Science (Nursing) | 3.5 Years |
Deakin University | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Deakin University | Bachelor of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) | 3 Years |
Deakin University | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery | 4 Years |
Deakin University | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Psychological Science | 4 Years |
Deakin University | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion | 4 Years |
Edith Cowan University | Bachelor of Science (Nursing) | 3 Years |
Edith Cowan University | Bachelor of Science (Nursing)/Bachelor of Science (Midwifery) | 4 Years |
Federation University Australia | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Flinders University | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Griffith University | Bachelor of Nursing [Note: Honours available to meritorius students] | 3 Years |
Griffith University | Bachelor of Nursing/Graduate Certificate in Paediatric Nursing | 3 Years |
Holmesglen Institute | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
James Cook University (JCU) | Bachelor of Nursing Science | 3 Years |
James Cook University (JCU) | Bachelor of Nursing Science/Bachelor of Midwifery | 4 Years |
La Trobe University | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
La Trobe University | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery | 4 Years |
La Trobe University | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Psychological Science | 4 Years |
Monash University | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Monash University | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours) | 3 Years |
Murdoch University | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) | 4 Years |
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Paramedic Science | 4 Years |
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Public Health | 4 Years |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Southern Cross University (SCU) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Swinburne University of Technology | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
The University of Queensland (UQ) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
The University of Queensland (UQ) | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery | 4 Years |
Torrens University | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
University of Adelaide (UoA) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
University of Canberra (UC) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
University of New England (UNE) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
University of Newcastle (UoN) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
University of Notre Dame | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
University of South Australia (UniSA) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
University of Southern Queensland (USQ) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
The University of Sydney (USyd) | Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Studies) | 3 Years |
The University of Sydney (USyd) | Bachelor of Arts/Master of Nursing | 4 Years |
The University of Sydney (USyd) | Bachelor of Science/Master of Nursing | 4 Years |
The University of Sydney (USyd) | Bachelor of Science (Health)/Master of Nursing | 4 Years |
University of Tasmania | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Arts (International Studies) | 5 Years |
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Creative Intelligence | 4 Years |
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) | Bachelor of Nursing Science | 3 Years |
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery | 4 Years |
University of Wollongong (UoW) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Victoria University | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 years |
Victoria University | Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery | 4 Years |
Western Sydney University (WSU) | Bachelor of Nursing | 3 Years |
Western Sydney University (WSU) | Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced) | 3 Years |
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