Deakin University's Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery course provides the knowledge, skills, and ethical understanding students need to become a successful registered nurse and midwife– launching them into a career where they can make a real difference. This course prepares students to provide both high quality woman-centered midwifery care and patient-centered nursing care. Midwives play an invaluable role in supporting women across the continuum of pregnancy, labor and birth and the first weeks following birth.
Deakin University’s Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery is developed in consultation with healthcare partners, ensuring students are always connected to those at the forefront of industry. The course is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council and approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, enabling clear career outcomes upon graduation.
Clinical placements begin in Trimester 1 of your first year and continue throughout every trimester of the course with a total of over 40 weeks duration. Clinical placements provide an opportunity to care for people from diverse cultural backgrounds in a range of health care settings, enabling application of knowledge and further development of technical and non-technical skills. Clinical placements are undertaken in various metropolitan, regional, and rural healthcare settings and are supported by qualified and experienced clinicians.
Under the supervision of registered nurses and midwives, students will gain real-world experience by working within multidisciplinary healthcare teams across areas including:
- Maternity care, including pregnancy, birthing and post-natal
- Neonatal special care
- Pediatrics
- Acute/sub-acute care
- Medical and surgical care
- Aged care
- Rehabilitation
- Community nursing
- Mental health nursing
