UndergraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Bachelor of Nursing
Torrens University Australia, Multi-campus, national, Australia
About this program
Torrens' Bachelor of Nursing carries the standard 800-hour clinical placement requirement across hospitals, aged care facilities, community health centres and other industry settings, but it's paired with an on-campus simulation hospital built to mirror real clinical environments before students ever go out on placement: assessment and clinical decision-making, person-centred care and professional communication get practised in a controlled setting first.
One thing Torrens does that's genuinely useful for students rather than just a marketing line: its Clinical Placement Program (CPP) provides paid clinical placements, addressing the unpaid-placement problem that's a live financial issue for nursing students nationally (most Australian nursing degrees still run placements unpaid). It's a relatively recent addition and worth noting because it changes the real cost of doing this degree compared to competitors that haven't moved on it.
Three years full-time, evidence-based curriculum, and graduates are eligible to apply for registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA on completion.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- Year 1: Foundations of Nursing
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Health Assessment
- Professional Communication in Health
- first simulation-hospital placements
- Year 2: Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
- Mental Health Nursing
- Acute Care Nursing
- Nursing the Older Person
- clinical placements in hospital and aged care settings
- Year 3: Complex and Critical Care Nursing
- Primary Health Care
- Research and Evidence-Based Practice
- Transition to Professional Practice
- final clinical placement block
- minimum 800 hours across hospital
- aged care
- community health and industry settings
- with paid placement available through Torrens' Clinical Placement Program (CPP)
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)ANZSCO 254412
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Needs registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, assessed against ANMAC's standards.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Registered Nurse (Medical)ANZSCO 254418
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via ANMAC assessment and NMBA registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)ANZSCO 254422
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via ANMAC assessment and NMBA registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Registered Nurse (Community Health)ANZSCO 254414
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via ANMAC assessment and NMBA registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Nurse PractitionerANZSCO 254411
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Requires advanced NMBA endorsement on top of standard registration.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Completion of Year 12 (or equivalent), plus health/immunisation and police checks
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