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Nursing As A Career / Intro
Nursing is caring. It is the most suitable profession for those who feel that taking care of suffering people is their vocation. Nursing is a career in saving lives, which gives you chance to help the needy -- young, old, kids, newly born babies, victims of accidents, disabled and the helpless alike. If your calling is assuaging the pain of people, definitely the profession of nursing is calling you.

Nursing is a very demanding career. Nurses are the custodians of health of patients. Not all who dream can become a successful nurse.

For a successful career in nursing one needs to have keen interest in medicine, ability to empathize with the discomfort of others and render selfless service to patients, ability to work long, unusual hours, high level of emotional involvement with the cause of the profession, good

 

sense of humour to deal with short or ill tempered people, ability to get along with all types of people, a strong, disciplined, and responsible personality, ability to follow instructions precisely.... The list can go on without an end. Nurses have to interact with a lot of people- patients and relatives of patients. They need to console them and to reenergize them with their positive thoughts. The bottomline for a successful nurse is to keep the spirits of patients and their distressed relatives up along side providing with the best medical care.
 


What To Expect During The Course Of Study?
During the course of study of nursing one learns the process of restoring patients to normal healthy condition. The course is a balanced combination of theory classes and practical sessions. Trainee nurses interact with faculty to learn the theoretical aspects of their discipline along side they take care of patients, shadowing the senior ward staff. This course design helps them understand the subtleties of medicine quickly along with the practical applications to help the patients heal faster.

In nutshell, the teaching methodology applied is very holistic. It uses traditional lectures, tutorials, laboratory work, projects, group activities and presentations made in classrooms.
 
 
Some Myths That Are Not True
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1. Only women join as nurses.
Reality: Men also work as a nurse. The number of men joining the profession of nursing is, in fact, increasing.

2. It is the second option for those who could not get seats in medical colleges.
Reality: For many it is the first choice. They have taking care of suffering people as their calling.

3. Financially not well paying.
Reality: The salary world over is rising. Nursing gives you a very decent living and highly respectable place in society.

 
 
Where Do Nurses Work?
Nurses work in general hospitals run by government and by private agencies, in nursing homes, homes for the aged, rehabilitation centers, sanatoriums, mental hospitals and in homes of patients to provide regular health care and monitor speedy recovery.
 
 
What You Can Do In Nursing? (Specialization fields)
Nurses work at myriad of places. Everywhere they are entrusted with the job of assisting physicians. They maintain accurate medical health records, administer medicines and help the doctors during diagnosis and surgical operations. They also ensure that the patients are clean and comfortable. Nurses take all these roles in different sub-areas of medical sciences. Accordingly they have to specialize in different areas.

As an aspiring candidate you can choose to specialize in Acute Care Nursing, Aged Care Nursing, Palliative Care Nursing, Orthopaedics Nursing, Midwifery, Critical Care Nursing, Perioperative Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Clinical Nursing, Cardiothoracic Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, Gerontology Nursing, Peri-operative Practice, Medical/Surgical Nursing, Anaesthetic and Recovery Room Nursing, Emergency Nursing, Cancer Nursing, Child Health Nursing, and Long Term Care Nursing, Cardiac Nursing, Community Psychiatric Nursing,
General Practice Nursing, High Dependency Nursing, Intensive Care Nursing, Medical Nursing, Oncological Nursing, Public Health Nursing and Recovery Nursing.

Why Study Nursing In Australia?
A wide range of services and specialisations in nursing are available. Makes it possible for you to do whatever you want to in nursing. Your choice is not hindered by the non-availability of the courses.

The nursing education is designed to encourage critical inquiry by the students. Teaching methodology is based on recent research findings. The nursing colleges are scientifically managed. You can expect to get the best education.

Australia has some of the largest, oldest, and most innovative providers of nursing education.

Nursing courses are regularly reviewed to make them contemporary and relevant to modern clinical development and health care delivery system.

There are also courses in the distance education mode providing you the opportunity for studying at your own pace.

Faculties are staffed by highly accomplished academics that have considerable experience in their specialised fields.

The apex body is committed to providing quality health care and safe nursing practices. This ensures a high quality nursing education for you.

What Type Of Institutions Offers Courses In Nursing?
Nursing courses are available at many educational institutions in Australia. The TAFE institutes offer courses that help you prepare for university level courses. They are more like a bridging or foundation course. You can take Certificate IV in Health (Nursing) in TAFE institutions as your bridging nursing course and this can be. You can also undertake this course at some universities.

Universities offer Graduate Diploma, Bachelors degrees, Masters Degrees and Doctorate degrees. Many private and public medical schools offer multidisciplinary and multiprofessional degrees. At some of the faculties the nursing and midwifery departments are together and are seen as one. You can find below the list of degrees in various areas of nursing.

The Duration Of Nursing Courses / Course Durations
Course duration will depend to a large extent the level of study you are engaged in. Certificate IV in Health Nursing will take one year to complete while you’re Bachelor studies would take one to three years of full time studies. The post registration nurses would take less time to complete the course as they will get advance standing in the course. Their experience is well credited by the institutions. A student with no work experience would need 3 years.

he duration for post graduation studies is usually one and half years. Doctorate Level studies are very intensive academically. This inculcates in students the much-required ability to critically analyze together with the opportunity to provide increase the general body of knowledge. However this can lengthen the time take to complete. Research scholars often take 3-4 years to complete

What Are The Various Courses Available?
The courses and training for Nursing is offered at Certificate IV, Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate levels in Australia as follows:

 
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  Certificate III in Aged Care Work
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  • Certificate IV in Health (Nursing)
  • Certificate IV in Health (Nursing) Australian Catholic University
  • Certificate IV in Health (Nursing) RMIT University
  • Certificate IV in Health (Nursing) University of Ballarat
  • Certificate IV in Health (Nursing) Swinburne University
  • Certificate IV in Health (Nursing) TAFE
  • Certificate IV in Health (Nursing) Victoria University (VU)
 
  • Short Course in Aged Care for Registered Nurses
  • Short Course in Aged Care for Undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing Students
  • Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education,
 
  • Graduate Diploma in Nursing
  • Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Acute Care)
  • Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Aged Care)
  • Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Palliative Care)
  • Graduate Diploma in Palliative Care
  • Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Orthopaedics)
  • Graduate Diplomas in the Clinical Specialities of Midwifery
  • Graduate Diplomas in Critical Care
  • Graduate Diplomas in Perioperative Nursing
  • Graduate Diplomas in Mental Health
  • Graduate Diploma of Clinical Nursing
  • Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nursing
  • Graduate Diploma Cardiothoracic
  • Graduate Diploma Critical Care
  • Graduate Diploma Gerontology,
  • Graduate Diploma Palliative Care
  • Graduate Diploma Perioperative Practice
  • Graduate Diploma Medical/Surgical Nursing
 
  • Graduates of Nursing in Anaesthetic and Recovery Room Nursing
  • Graduates of Nursing in Critical Care Nursing
  • Graduates of Nursing in Acute Care Nursing
  • Graduates of Nursing in Emergency Nursing
  • Graduates of Nursing in Aged Care Nursing
  • Graduates of Nursing in Cancer Nursing
  • Graduates of Nursing in Orthopaedic Nursing
  • Graduates of Nursing in Perioperative Nursing
  • Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) with specialisations Midwifery, Nursing and Bioscience
  • Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) with specialisations in Mental Health Nursing
  • Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) with specialisations Long Term Care Nursing
  • Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) with specialisations Child Health Nursing
 
  Masters
  • Master degree in Palliative Care
  • Master of Clinical Nursing (MCN)
  • Master in Health Science
  • Master of Health Science (Nursing)
  • Master of Health Science (Critical Care Nursing)
  • Master of Nursing
  • Master of Nursing/Graduate Diploma in Nursing
   
   
  Doctorate
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing)
  • Doctor of Nursing
   
 
Useful links:
Here area few useful links for you.
 

 

Apex Body:
www.anmc.org.au

Other Regional Bodies:
www.nursesboard.act.gov.au
www.nursesreg.health.nsw.gov.au
www.qnc.qld.gov.au
www.sacentral.sa.gov.au
www.nursingboardtas.org.au

VICTORIA:
www.nbv.org.au

WESTERN AUSTRALIA:
www.nbwa.org.au

Some More Links:
www.nursing.aust.edu.au
www.clearpoint.com.au