Bachelor of Nursing / Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours)

Course Details

The Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours) prepares you to become a registered nurse or midwife in four years. Through our accredited nursing course, this joint degree allows you to pursue nursing and midwifery careers in a range of healthcare settings in the private and public sector.

Qualification: Bachelor Degree (Honours)

Course structure: The course develops through theme studies in the human bioscience, the sociocultural context of health and illness, clinical assessment and nursing practice, midwifery theory and practice and professional practice, which come together in nursing and midwifery practice as demonstrated in the clinical placement units.

Students undertaking a Faculty Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences course with clinical or fieldwork placements must demonstrate compliance with police, working with children checks and immunisation requirements. Drug Administration Policy Students should be aware of their legal responsibilities regarding the administration and storage of drugs in keeping with the Drugs Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 (Vic) and the Drugs Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2006 (Vic). Substances Regulations 2006 (Vic). Students should be aware of the School of Nursing and Midwifery drug administration policy relevant to their particular year of study. For more information please visit the website and refer to the section entitled 'Clinical Guidelines'.ts.