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 Outcomes

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.

Professional recognition and accreditation

The Bachelor of Nursing degree is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) as an "entry to nursing practice" degree. Successful completion of the requirements of this degree will enable RMIT graduates to apply for registration with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse in Australia.