Nov 20, 2012, 07:41 pm
Last edited Nov 20, 2012, 07:41 pm
update #1
Cloooe
when you look at institutes in Melbourne for the Diploma of Nursing, don,t disregard private RTO's, you need to actually converse with students from different RTO's, (institutes) e.g. on facebook or 'Rate my Teacher' many student groups have set up study groups and converse regulary with each other through such sites, Try Google.
When you look at Universities, yes they 'did' have programs that allowed the student to enroll and bypass the first year of Bachelor entering into the course into the second year of Bachelor.
Some Universities required students to apply, pay for and pass a 'short' bridging course like a summer school e.g. using microscopes, research, AP etc.
Once successfully passed then you gain entrance into the Bachelor course.
I believe now that some Universities allegedly have now stopped that process when the course changed from the Cert IV in Nursing to the Diploma of Nursing in 2012 and now will not give credits.
You need to be aware of how many hours you are 'supposed' to attend formal lectures or do they allow you to complete a workbook e.g. in anatomy and physiology and submit that without attending any lectures. The unit HLTAP401B Confirm Physical Health Status (Anatomy and Physiology) 90 hours is done by some RTO's as a workbook you do at home and submit - good luck with this.
Questions to ask.
- how long have the teachers been teaching the 26 units of the Diploma
- how many full time teachers are employed by the RTO
- what is the teachers experience
- what is the teachers knowledge
- are the teachers held in high esteem by students?.
There are numerous RTO's that offer the Diploma of Nursing and the web has a myriad amount of information, but
- who is regarded as providing the best education
- the best clinical placements (in Victoria)
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do they organise the clinical placements for you,
(in other words you do not have to find a hospital by yourself to gain clinical competance),
- do they supply a clinical teacher that is there with you the entire shift for the the 10 weeks.
Please note,
that if you decide to do the enrolled nursing course, you need to find a RTO that
- includes the unit HLTEN519B (IV medications) in the course.
If you have to do this as a seperate unit when you have completed your EN training e.g. to get or keep a job, then you will not qualify for government funding, that means that
- you will pay as 'fee for service' not as goverment funded as you already will have the 'Diploma of Nursing' and
- Skills Vic will not fund you to do the IV course, it may cost thousands of dollars more to do this unit if you choose incorrectly.
My advice tread slowly ask questions its your life your career
Cheers
