皇家墨尔本理工大学

What you will study

This degree consists of theoretical and practical content which will develop your skills and enable you to practise as a registered nurse in Australia.

Your career in nursing

Nurses make a difference to people’s lives every day. Working across many different communities, registered nurses are in high demand across diverse roles in a vital global industry.

Discover Nursing

Do you want to have an essential and impactful career in the health sector?

Learn about the Bachelor of Nursing at RMIT, and find out how it will prepare you to work in a hospital and any other healthcare setting as a registered nurse.

Graduate with the theoretical and clinical skills to start your career as a registered nurse.

Major areas of study include foundational nursing care, acute care nursing, and mental health nursing.

Theoretical content is supported with nursing practice laboratories, clinical simulation and clinical practice.

Other areas of study include anatomy and physiology and complex care nursing in both acute care and mental health settings with an emphasis on research-based practice.

RMIT’s nursing degree prepares you for diverse and complex healthcare environments through academic excellence, innovative research and clinical practice.

Major areas of study include:

anatomy and physiology
community care nursing
foundational nursing care
continuing care nursing
high dependency nursing
medical surgical nursing
mental health nursing

This degree features:

clinical practice in each year, in a range of clinical settings across metropolitan and rural areas
clinical laboratories, giving you extended access to the labs to practise your nursing skills
mental health nursing courses
a core indigenous health course
professional development support to prepare you for graduate employment

Career

Working with a range of healthcare professionals, nurses are involved in the care of individuals, families and communities.

Nurses use their clinical judgement to advocate and promote safe healthcare environments. They are also involved in education and research, shaping health policy and approaches to patient care.

Nurses perform complex assessments of the physical and psychological needs of patients and put together care plans for their treatment and recovery.

They assist medical staff who perform invasive or complex procedures, educate patients to promote self-care and health, perform clinical tasks such as wound management and medication administration, and supervise other nurses or healthcare workers.

They can also specialise in a range of areas including emergency, paediatrics, cardiology, education, mental health, aged care, critical care, oncology and public health.

Nurses work in hospitals, general practices, aged-care facilities and community care. They work across a wide range of fields including:

emergency
mental health
neonatal
orthopaedic
paediatric
rehabilitation
oncology
critical care
aged-care

Career outlook

Nursing is an essential profession with a high number of employees in Australia and around the world.

Graduates will have excellent employment prospects in a diverse range of metropolitan, rural, remote, and overseas healthcare settings, including:

public and private hospitals
community and public health
acute care nursing
mental health nursing
aged-care nursing
specialty support services
industry and school health nursing

Graduates have gone on to work at a range of organisations including:

public and private acute care hospitals
community mental health organisations
healthcare organisations in other countries.