Bachelor of Nursing Science (Post-Registration)

This course provides an opportunity for hospital-trained or registered nurses who have a diploma qualification and wish to formalise the valuable knowledge base they have gained in practice.

Course summary
Townsville; Cairns; External
1 year full time
Part time available
Midyear start - Yes
Rank 2012 was 74
CRICOS code is 044885E

There is no substitute for the practical experience you have already earned, but perhaps you would like to upgrade your Hospital Training Certificate to a Bachelor’s degree. Our Bachelor of Nursing Science (Post Registration) allows you to do just that.

Formalise your valuable skills with an internationally recognised degree to:

  • broaden your career options

  • explore different hospitals and healthcare providers

  • network with other experienced nurses.

Focus on regional healthcare

Situated in the heart of northern Queensland, JCU offers a unique learning setting. Our curriculum responds to our tropical climate, rural surrounds and large Indigenous communities.

With our Bachelor of Nursing Science you will complete crucial rural clinical placements from your very first year. This will solidify your understanding and management of:

  • distinctive needs of north Queensland’s under-served and tropical populations

  • distance and remote delivery of healthcare and nursing

  • regional and rural mortality rates across all age groups

  • medical experiences and facilities in Indigenous communities

  • specialised care in hospital and community settings.

Stay at the forefront of social health and wellbeing. Formalise your valuable nursing experience in our Bachelor of Nursing Science (Post Registration) today.


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