Make an impact every day with a career in nursing! Federation will connect you with a large network of healthcare providers for local and international placement and career opportunities.

 

Imagine knowing at the end of each day that you've had a positive influence on someone’s wellbeing. As a nurse, you will connect with a diverse range of patients and help them through difficult times at all life stages.

 

Federation will guide, support and connect you with opportunities on your journey to becoming a Registered Nurse. You will learn to use clinical reasoning and evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes.

 

You will:
•    learn to support a diverse group of patients in a variety of clinical settings
•    gain practical experience across acute medical, and surgical nursing, mental health, aged care, and community care  
•    undertake 800 hours of supervised placement in Victoria (or even overseas), putting your new skills into practice.  

 

Once you have completed your course, your registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) enables you to work anywhere in Australia.

 

Course specifics

First year
•    anatomy and physiology
•    communication for health professions
•    professional, legal and ethical decision making
•    person-centred nursing practice
•    evidence-based practice and research
•    primary health
 
Second year
•    health promotion
•    pathophysiology and pharmacology applied to person-centred nursing practice
•    mental health nursing
•    health and cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
•    many technical nursing skills
 
Third year
•    leadership for health practice
•    management of deteriorating patient
•    nursing people with chronic conditions
•    transitioning into nursing practice
•    application of evidence-based practice and research