Bachelor
Upgrade your current Enrolled Nurse qualification with our two-year Enrolled Nurse Entry degree. You'll graduate ready to register with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.
Your hands-on experience begins at our on-campus clinical simulation centres and extends to supervised experience in hospitals and healthcare agencies. Alongside this clinical experience, you'll study transition to a Registered Nurse, acute nursing care and nursing research. These subjects enable you to support patients and lead care across the life span. You'll also take more specialised subjects like Mental Health Nursing, Recognising and Responding to the Deteriorating Patient and Nursing People with Chronic Illnesses.
Senior metropolitan students will undertake study at one of our clinical schools in leading Victorian hospitals like:
La Trobe Regional School and Chisholm students will undertake their studies at a local site.
The final subjects in the curriculum aim to support your transition to Registered Nurse by promoting consolidation and reflection on your clinical practice and engagement in professional nursing. These subjects assist you manage time, lead teams, manage caseloads and make ethical clinical decisions with a compassionate and caring approach.
You may be eligible for a La Trobe scholarship or a scholarship from the Australian College of Nursing. Our student exchange program may also offer overseas study opportunities with one of our partner universities around the world. Part time study options are only available via consultation with the course coordinator and the development of an Agreed Progression Plan.
Advanced standing credits will be given to applicants with nursing experience or Advanced Diploma of Nursing. You need a current Enrolled Nurse Registration with AHPRA to be eligible for this course. If your initial nursing registration occurred before 2008, you'll need to complete a bridging course in human physiology and anatomy before starting this degree.
This degree provides a clear career pathway to hospital positions as a Registered Nurse - but it can also lead to positions in primary care, aged care, hospices and schools, as well as administrative positions in government, aid organisations, healthcare centres and clinics.
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7.
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Nursing (Enrolled Nurse), students must complete a total of 360 credit points across 3 years.
120 credit pathway: Students commencing in the mid-year intake may undertake only NSG2TRN in Semester two and will then proceed with the other second year subjects in the following Semester
165 credit pathway: This pathway (for AHPRA Registered Enrolled Nurses with an Advanced Diploma in Nursing or a Diploma of Nursing (that included at least three electives at AQF 6 Level) is designed for a mid-year intake. Students will undertake NSG2TRN to build their theoretical knowledge and study skills and facilitate their transition from the role of Enrolled Nurse to Registered Nurse alongside the subjects of Semester two of year 2.
Part time study options are available on consultation with the course coordinator or course advisors.
Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 2 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 3 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0 WOMINJEKA LA TROBE: INDIGENOUS CULTURAL LITERACY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ABS0WOM 1 0 Year level 1 credit LTU1YLC 1 15 Year level 1 credit LTU1YLC 1 15 Year level 1 credit LTU1YLC 1 15 Year level 1 credit LTU1YLC 1 15 Year level 1 credit LTU1YLC 1 15 Year level 1 credit LTU1YLC 1 15 Year level 1 credit LTU1YLC 1 15 Year level 1 credit LTU1YLC 1 15 FIRST NATIONS HEALTH NSG2FNH 2 15 NURSING AND MIDWIFERY RESEARCH NSG2NMR 2 15 NURSING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ILLNESS A NSG2ANA 2 15 NURSING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ILLNESS B NSG2ANB 2 15 NURSING: HEALTH PRIORITIES A NSG2HPA 2 15 NURSING: HEALTH PRIORITIES B NSG2HPB 2 15 PRIMARY HEALTHCARE NURSING NSG2PHN 2 15 TRANSITION TO THE ROLE OF THE REGISTERED NURSE NSG2TRN 2 15 ENGAGEMENT IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING NSG3EPN 3 15 NURSING PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS NSG3NCI 3 15 NURSING: MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS NSG3MHI 3 30 RECOGNISING AND RESPONDING TO THE DETERIORATING PATIENT NSG3RDP 3 30
Capstone subjects are required subjects in your course or major that help you integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you gain to solve real world problems. Capstone subjects are often taken towards the end of your course.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points NURSING: REFLECTION AND CONSOLIDATION NSG3NRC 3 30The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.
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Job prospects are excellent, with around 97% of our 2012 graduates finding placements in their preferred hospitals. You may also be eligible to work overseas.
Professional recognitionThe Bachelor of Nursing is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC). Graduates of the Bachelor of Nursing may be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) as a nurse. Professional registration may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.