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Bachelor of Nursing (Enrolled Nurse Entry)

This degree is designed for enrolled nurses who want to step up to registered nurse level.

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How long it takes
2 years
full time
Level
Bachelor degree
University
How you can study
Online or on campus
Leads on to
Registered Nurse
$114,000 median pay, In demand
Taught by
2 providers
QLD

Is this course right for you?

What the Bachelor of Nursing (Enrolled Nurse Entry) asks of you, and what you might want to check first.

It helps to have

  • an interest in the health and wellbeing of others
  • good communication skills
  • a calm approach to helping people
  • the ability to work well in a team

Before you start

Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.

Where this course can take you

Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.

Jobs you can do with it

  • Registered Nurse

    Registered nurses assess patients, manage their medications and treatments, and coordinate the care each person receives across a shift.

    What else you need

    Complete an NMBA-approved entry-to-practice nursing programme and satisfy registration standards before practising. Post-registration or research-only study is not an initial-registration route. This catalogue groups awards: verify the chosen provider, programme and intake; the family-level link is not confirmation that every offering is approved.

    Median pay$114,000

    In demand

  • Nurse Practitioner

    Nurse practitioners diagnose conditions, order and interpret tests and prescribe medicines on their own authority, doing clinical work that would otherwise need a doctor.

    A step towards this job. What else you need

    Median pay$114,000

    In demand

Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list.

Where you can study this course

There are 2 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.

What you’ll learn

The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Nursing (Enrolled Nurse Entry).

  • Nursing theory
  • Pharmacology and medication safety
  • Clinical practice
  • Care across diverse populations
  • Building on enrolled nurse experience

Questions to ask before you enrol

Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.

  1. When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
  2. What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
  3. Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
  4. Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?

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