Overview Our three-year nursing degree gives you practical experience from first year. You'll graduate ready to register with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse. Your hands-on experience begins at our on-campus clinical simulation centres and extends to supervised experience in hospitals and healthcare agencies. Alongside this clinical experience, you'll study fundamentals of nursing, health assessment, nursing research and Indigenous health. These subjects enable you to support patients and lead care across the life span. You'll also take more specialized subjects like Mental Health Nursing, Recognizing and Responding to the Deteriorating Patient and Nursing People with Chronic Illnesses. Senior metropolitan senior students will study at one of our clinical schools in leading Victorian hospitals like: The Alfred The Austin Royal Melbourne and the Northern. La Trobe Regional School students will undertake their studies at a local site. The final subjects in the curriculum aim to support your transition to Registered Nurse by promoting consolidation and reflection on your clinical practice and engagement in professional nursing. These subjects assist you manage time, lead teams, manage caseloads and make ethical clinical decisions with a compassionate and caring approach. You may be eligible for a La Trobe scholarship or a scholarship from the Australian College of Nursing to support your studies. Our student exchange program may also offer overseas study opportunities with one of our partner universities around the world. The qualification awarded on graduation is recognized in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7. Career outcomes Graduates may work in general and specialist hospitals, community health centres, extended care facilities, the armed forces and services for the intellectually disabled. The nursing profession offers a variety of career paths which may lead to specialist practice, an academic career or management position in health services. Job prospects are excellent, with around 97% of our 2012 graduates finding placements in their preferred hospital. You may also be eligible to work overseas. Professional recognition The Bachelor of Nursing is undergoing re-accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC). Graduates of the Bachelor of Nursing may be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) as a nurse. Professional registration may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.