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Nurse

VCE recommended

Registered nurses work in hospitals or outpatient facilities, where they provide hands-on care to patients by administering medications, managing intravenous lines, observing patients’ conditions, maintaining records and communicating with doctors. Enrolled nurses work under the supervision of registered nurses and doctors.

SUBJECTS TO TAKE

Recommended subject mix at Salesian, Years 11 and 12.

Year 11

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Health and Human Development and/or Psychology
  • Biology and/or Chemistry
  • Certificate 3 VET Course
  • Religion and Society

Year 12

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Health and Human Development and/or Psychology
  • Certificate 3 VET Course
  • Biology and/or Chemistry

Booklet recommendations — final subject offerings depend on what runs each year. Talk to your Oratory Leader, subject teachers and the Careers Coordinator before locking in.

AT-SCHOOL PATHWAYS

Programs available within Salesian.

Specialist program (SBAT)

Industry Pathways Program — Aged Care, Early Childhood, Health, Allied Health

VET options

  • Certificate 3 in Community Services
  • Certificate 3 in Health Services Assistance
  • Certificate 3 in Allied Health

AFTER SCHOOL

University courses and alternative routes in.

University courses

  • Bachelor of Nursing
  • Bachelor of Nursing / Paramedicine

Alternative pathways into university

  • Diploma of Tertiary Studies — Nursing
  • Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
  • Graduate Diploma of Child and Family Health Nursing

RELATED CAREERS

Other careers in similar territory — many use overlapping subjects.

MidwifeParamedicAged CareEmergency Responder