Necessary Documents
Provide valid photo ID and evidence of prior education. If applying for funding or concessions, additional documentation may be required.
Entry Requirements:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Must complete a government-approved language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) test, with a pass at minimum exit level 3 in all areas. Year 12 completion certificate and certificate level 4 qualifications will also be considered for application. International students must provide evidence prior to enrolment that they have achieved:
- A minimum overall band score of 7 in academic IELTS (with individual band scores not less than 7.0 for Listening, Reading, Speaking and not less than 6.5 for Writing), or equivalent PTE or TOEFL scores
- Provide evidence of the following before starting professional experience placement:
- Australian Federal Police [AFP]
- Working with Children Check
- NDIS Check.
- Provide immunisation and vaccination evidence no later than the commencement of Term 2 (Semester 1) for Hepatitis B, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Tuberculosis (TB), Varicella (Chicken Pox), MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella), Pertussis (Whooping cough), Seasonal vaccinations (Influenza) and COVID-19: Two vaccinations and a booster.
- Students are invited to attend an information session prior to commencement, to see the campus and understand the course requirements and the requirements of registration as an enrolled nurse.
- Course suitability and fit for the individual (refer to inherent requirements).
In addition, international students must also meet:
- Genuine Temporary Entrance (GTE) requirements
- Financial commitment and security
- Specific course requirements (pre-requisites)
Clinical Placement
Clinical placement: A total of 400 hours minimum of supervised clinical placements occur across aged care, acute, sub‑acute, and community settings. You will apply nursing assessment, medication administration within scope, wound management, IV therapy support, infection prevention, and documentation in real workplaces. Total placement hours and rotation mix depend on provider agreements and jurisdictional requirements.
Disclaimer
Entry requirements, electives, delivery modes, English language standards, clinical placement hours, and registration outcomes depend on provider approvals and AHPRA/NMBA regulations. Always check your provider’s current accreditation status, unit list, placement requirements, and the NMBA English language skills standard for registration.
Inherent Requirements
To be suitable for the course, all students must meet the following inherent requirements
Behavioural Stability
Students should demonstrate behavioural stability and work constructively in a diverse and changing academic and clinical environment. Nursing students will be exposed to emergency situations and human suffering and will be required to have behavioural stability and emotional maturity to manage these events.
Cognitive Skills and Knowledge
Safe and effective delivery of nursing care is based on comprehensive knowledge that must be sourced, understood and applied appropriately. Students must be able to locate appropriate and relevant information, and process, integrate and apply this information to their practice.
Communication Skills
Effective and efficient verbal communication in English is an essential requirement to provide safe delivery of care. Students must demonstrate:
- The ability to understand and respond to verbal communication accurately, appropriately and in a timely manner
- The ability to provide clear instructions in the context of the situation
- Timely and clear feedback and reporting
- The ability to communicate with empathy and respect, and develop relationships of trust
- Timely, accurate and effective delivery of instructions.
Students must also demonstrate the capacity to construct coherent written communication appropriate to the situation, including accurate, clear and concise record keeping and patient notes that meet professional standards. This is vital to providing safe and constant patient care.Non-verbal communication is also fundamental to nursing. Students must be:
- Aware of appropriate and constant expressions, eye contact and gestures, being mindful of personal boundaries to promote trust and professional relationships
- Able to recognise, interpret and respond appropriately to behavioural cues
- Sensitive to individual and cultural differences.
Ethical Behaviour
Enrolled Nursing is a profession governed by NMBA Professional codes and guidelines, including:
Nurses are both accountable and responsible for ensuring professional behaviour in all situations to ensure the physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of patients. Students should:
- Demonstrate appropriate behaviour with confidential information in classroom, simulation sessions and professional experience placements
- Demonstrate the ability to reflect on ethical dilemmas and issues and take responsibility for ensuring awareness of ethical behaviour.
Strength and Mobility
Nursing involves physical demands requiring strength, mobility and fine and gross motor skills. Nursing tasks require the ability to coordinate and prioritise care, including lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, standing, twisting and bending.
Visual Acuity, Auditory and Tactile Skills
Nursing tasks require students to possess adequate auditory, visual and tactile abilities. Visual observations, examination and auditory assessments and observations are vital to safe nursing practice to accurately identify and assess patient needs and medication requirements. Tactile skills are also required to assess and detect physical characteristics such as temperature, pulse, palpitation and anatomical abnormalities.
Sustainable Performance
Nursing practice requires both physical and mental performance such as sustained physical energy to complete tasks in a timely manner, the ability to perform repetitive activities with a level of concentration and focus, and the ability to maintain consistency and quality of performance over time.
