Bachelor of Nursing

Residential Schools

The online Bachelor of Nursing has compulsory residential schools - do not accept your offer if you are unable to attend.

Residential Schools do not apply to on-campus students.

Location - Residential schools are located on the CSU campuses only (Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Albury or Wangaratta). These locations will vary and only 1 or 2 locations may be available
Duration - 1 to 4 days each residential school
Frequency - Depending on your enrolment pattern you may need to attend residential schools 1 to 2 times a session

See the Residential School dates for Nursing subjects (under the Faculty of Science and Health).

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certificate

All Bachelor of Nursing students MUST complete a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certificate prior to commencing workplace learning: this is a part of the verification process. Please note that there are NO exceptions as all students, including all Enrolled Nurses, as well as students who have studied a mental health subject at TAFE or a University must undertake this course. All students must complete the ENTIRE course.

Information on how and where the MHFA Certificate can be completed is provided at: https://mhfa.com.au/courses/elearning.

Please enrol in a course as soon as possible otherwise your workplace learning experience will be delayed.

Workplace Learning (Clinical Placement)

The Bachelor of Nursing has 800 hours of compulsory workplace learning (WPL). Most WPL is in NSW, ACT or Victoria and you may not have a choice as to where your WPL will be located.

Compulsory Health Checks prior to Workplace Learning (Clinical Placement)

For key information on compulsory health checks for clinical placements, see the Workplace Learning section of the Bachelor of Nursing course brochure.

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia standards for English language proficiency

Please refer to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia standards website relating to English Language and criminal history check.

STUDY LINK subjects available to assist you in preparing for university studies in nursing

To ensure your best chance of studying successfully at CSU, enrol in a STUDY LINK short course, specifically SSS016 (Transition to Nursing Studies) and SSS025 (Introduction to Bioscience). See STUDY LINK Subjects for details.

Other Bachelor of Nursing specific information and contacts

If you wish to discuss subject enrolment or have other questions about your study with CSU, contact us on 1800 275 278 or ask@csu.edu.au.

If you are an Enrolled Nurse who has a Diploma of Nursing qualification then the following integrated package of knowledge and resources will assist you in transitioning to the Bachelor of Nursing. www.bioscienceessentials2BRN.com