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Bachelor of Nursing
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here for entry and admission requirements
Where can our graduates go?
Contemporary nurses need to be able to practise in areas of health promotion,
maintenance and education, as well as in the prevention of illness, the amelioration
of injury, disease, disability and the restoration of health.
Nursing Careers
Graduates are eligible for registration with the Nurses Board of South Australia
as a Registered General Nurse. The program also is recognised interstate. New
graduates usually are employed in an acute care hospital setting and many go
on to specialise in other areas such as mental health, midwifery, paediatrics
and palliative care.
Personal Requirements:
- good communication skills
- able to assume responsibility and a leadership role
- able to take the initiative in emergencies
- tolerance, patience and tact in dealing with people from a wide range
of backgrounds and cultures able to work as part of a team
- mentally and physically fit
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Where?
A wide variety of professional nursing roles are available nationally and internationally.
Some of the more exotic locales could be a movie set, a mine, the outback, a
plane, or even a ski resort or cruise liner!
A nursing career could encompass: community health centres, aged care centres,
community nursing services, local councils, industry, rural and remote settings,
schools, tourism, international aid, scientific research, home health services,
rehabilitation and extended care, drug and alcohol services, family and child
health, public and environmental health and child-care. Nurses may also practice
in the defence force, the travel industry, occupational health and safety, and
in health care teams in developing countries.
In a hospital:
- paediatrics,
- mental health,
- emergency,
- critical care,
- rehabilitation,
- aged care,
- medical,
- surgical and perioperative,
- nursing education,
- research,
- management.
In the community:
- mental health,
- occupational health,
- child health and development,
- school nursing,
- palliative care,
- rural and remote nursing.
Potential Employers
- AngliCare
- Julia Farr Services
- Masonic Homes Trust Inc
- Noarlunga Health Services
- Community Living for the Disabled
- Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services
- Southern Cross Homes
- SA Health Commission
- St Peter’s College
- Royal Adelaide Hospital
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Flinders Medical Centre
- Ashford Hospital
- Calvary Health Care Adelaide
- Burnside Hospital
- Drug and Alcohol Council
- Port Pirie Regional Health Service
- Lyell McEwin Health Service
- The Riverland Health Units
- ACHA Health Group
- St Andrew’s Hospital
- City of Holdfast Bay
- City of Onkaparinga
Nurses are also employed internationally with opportunities in Europe, Asia
and North America. There are also opportunities with international agencies
such as UNICEF and World Vision.
Some Occupations
(some may require further qualifications, and experience)
- Aboriginal Health Service Nurse
- Registered Nurse
- Academic
- Ambulance Service Officer
- Case Manager
- Claims Analyst for insurance company
- Clinical Specialist Educators ie Diabetic Educator
- Clinical Studies Nurse
- Community Health Worker
- Community Worker/Health Advocate
- Defence Services Nurse
- Flight Nurse
- Forensic Nurse
- Genetics Counsellor
- Graduate Administrative Assistant
- Health Care Management Consultant
- Health Care Risk Evaluators
- Health Promotion Worker
- Human Resources Manager
- Immunisation Coordinator
- Medical Information Specialist
- Nanny
- Nurse Editors
- Patient Advocate
- Policy Officer-Health Care System
- Product Manager-Health
- Prison Nurse
- Program Officer
- Project Officer
- Quality Assurance
- Recruitment Consultant-Health Care
- Red Cross Nurse
- Rehabilitation Counsellor
- Research Assistant
- Research-Clinical Trials
- Research Project Nurse
- Sales and Marketing Officer
- School Nurse
- Teacher
- Telephone Counsellor/Information Officer-Drug and Alcohol Services
- Training Officer
- Transplant Nurse
- Union Officer
- Volunteer Coordinator
- Workshop Instructor
Some Web Sites
For extensive information on the diversity of nursing careers available see:
Australian Nursing Federation
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council - links to other national and international nursing organisations
Community Information Strategies Australia Inc. - the peak community information agency in Australia-an online directory of services and agencies is available
Graduate Careers Australia - industry Career Profiles available in a range of areas including Nursing or Midwifery and more
Graduate
Nursing and Midwifery Guide (SA)
International Council of Nurses
Mid North Regional Health Service Inc.
Myfuture - comprehensive Australian careers information
Nurses Board of SA
Nursing Agency Australia - a health and aged care placement agency that provides nursing services to health facilities throughout Australia
Nursing Careers Allied Health – a fortnightly guide to opportunities for nurses and allied health professionals. Extensive Australian and overseas links, including hospitals, nursing / employment agencies etc
Nursing in WA
Nursing Jobs
Nursing Takes You
Places (SA)
Royal College of Nursing - Australia
World Health Organization
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Nursing/BHS
Students were employed in graduate nursing programs. To combine graduate nursing
skills with health promotion knowledge, consider areas such as; the Divisions
of General Practice, RDNS, Community Health and Remote Health at State and Local
Government.
Health Promotion Stream
Several graduates from the Health Promotion stream sought positions within the
public sector with the Department of Human Services. Other areas of employment
were the Anti Cancer Foundation, Hepatitis C Foundation, South Australian Community
Health Research Unit and Breast Screen Australia and the Health Insurance Commission.
Australian Graduate Survey
Graduate Careers Australia's (GCA) annual Australian Graduate Survey ( AGS ) is a study of the activities of new higher education graduates around four months after the completion of their qualifications. New graduates are surveyed regarding their major activities, including full-time study, full or part-time employment, seeking employment or their unavailability for work or study.
2007 Graduates at a glance:
- Of bachelor degree graduates who were available for full-time employment in 2007; 95 per cent were employed within four months of completing their degrees
- One-fifth of respondents (20.0 per cent), were undertaking further full-time study after completing their bachelor qualifications
- The typical (median) annual starting salary for new Australian resident bachelor degree graduates aged less than 25 and in their first full-time employment in Australia was $43,000
Source: Australian Graduate Survey, Graduate Careers Australia (GCA)
Additional information from: GradsOnline
More information
For more detailed information check out the Careers Fact Files in the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre Resource Room.
Graduate Opportunities lists major graduate programs. Copies of these are available at the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre or can be viewed online. Search our online recruitment links for other graduate recruitment sites.
The Centre has a number of programs that can assist you:
- graduate employment services including recruitment fairs, employer activities
online vacancies and our graduate email vacancy list;
- information and assistance with your job search;
- graduate skill development programs;
- opportunities to gain industry experience including vacation work and work
experience; and
- career development services
For more information explore this website.
This material has been produced from the Graduate Destinations Survey, Flinders
University and Graduate Careers Council of Australia materials, Graduate Opportunities,
Professional Associations and Careers and Employer Liaison Centre research.
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