Diploma of Nursing(112198E)

Gain the essential skills and knowledge to work as an enrolled nurse in a variety of healthcare settings with our nursing course. In this rewarding career, enrolled nurses care for patients under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse.

During this health course, you'll learn how to implement general nursing care, assess client's health and analyse health-related information. You’ll also learn how to administer and monitor medications and attend to the needs of a range of healthcare clients, including older clients, acute care clients and people with mental health conditions. The course will assist you to develop effective communication skills and understand how to work within legal and ethical parameters in nursing.

You will complete a minimum of 400 hours of mandatory clinical placement in a range of healthcare settings across metropolitan, regional and rural areas.

International students must have completed Year 12 or equivalent (including science and mathematics).

You must:

demonstrate a high level of literacy and numeracy skills
be able to provide below checks prior to the first clinical placement:

a current clear Working with Children Check
a current clear National Police Record Check (Australia and one from your home country)
an up-to-date immunisation/vaccination record (related to Health Care Worker Category A, i.e. Diphtheria/Tetanus; Poliomyelitis; Measles/Mumps/ Rubella; Varicella Zoster Virus (Chicken Pox); Hepatitis B; Mantoux Test, Flu vaccine
have complete COVID19 vaccination history, including boosters
have basic computer skills

PLEASE NOTE: Box Hill Institute only accept enrolments from international students who are 18 years of age or above at the time of course commencement.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic: you achieve a minimum overall score of 7 in each sitting, and you achieve a minimum score of 7 in each component across the two sittings, and no score in any component of the test is below 6.5. Occupational English Test (OET): you achieve a minimum score of B in each component across the two sittings, and no score in any component of the test is below C. Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: a minimum overall score of 65 is achieved in each sitting, and you achieve a minimum score of 65 in each of the communicative skills across the 2 sittings, and no score in any of the communicative skills is below 58.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT: a minimum total score of 94 is achieved in each sitting and you achieve a minimum score in each section of the test:

24 for listening
24 for reading
27 for writing and
23 for speaking across the 2 sittings