Nursing

Bachelor of Nursing Science (Pre-Registration)

Duration: 3 years full time
Mode: on campus, full or part time; distance education, part time
Campus: Townsville, Cairns, Mount Isa, Thursday Island*
Intake: February only

* available every odd year (ie. next intake in 2009)

Nursing, as the science of professional caring, offers a wide variety of employment opportunities to promote and restore health, to prevent illness and to alleviate suffering. Nursing takes place wherever people are – in hospitals, in the community, in urban, rural and remote settings.

Graduates of this course are skilled in communication, assessment of clients, planning and implementation of nursing interventions, management and evaluation of nursing care given to individuals, to families and to communities. To accomplish this, the student requires a surprising range of knowledge – from legal requirements, anatomy and physiology, to research skills and practical clinical skills.