Nursing at JCU has a distinctive rural, regional and tropical focus that you will not find anywhere else in Australia. The course offers: Unique skills: Gain valuable experience in rural and remote health settings and understand the health needs of diverse communities including those of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Early clinical experience: Develop clinical skills right from your first year with placements in our network of partner hospitals, health centres and community facilities around northern Queensland. First-class practical skills: With over 800 hours of professional experience placements throughout your course, you’ll graduate with work-ready skills for a range of health settings in cities, towns or remote regions. Quality teaching: Many teaching staff are active researchers. JCU is home to the Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Research, and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research Capacity Building. Career development: Once you are working as a registered nurse you can enhance your education qualifications with our Honours or postgraduate courses.

There is a high demand for registered nurses in Australia, and the employment rate is expected to grow very strongly.* Nurses work in hospitals and many other settings including community health centres, industry, health care agencies, schools, the defence forces, government departments and non-government agencies such as the Red Cross. With further study you can become a specialist nurse in, for example, emergency, mental health, aged care, oncology, community health, rural and remote health or in health policy, research, management, education and workplace health and safety. The course is accredited with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC). You will also be eligible for membership of the Australian College of Midwives and the Australian College of Nursing.