Re-entry to Practice (Registered Nurse)

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Looking to return to nursing?

Meet the requirements for Division One registration, allowing re-entry to nursing within the Australian healthcare context.

Scholarships available for residents of Victoria

 

Duration
20 weeks total
Mode
Online
Short Course
$8,250.00

Key facts

Course category
Nursing and Patient Care, Nursing
Options
Option 1 Start Monday 2 June 2025 Online (Live)
Option 2 Start Monday 4 August 2025 Online (Live)
Option 3 Start Monday 6 October 2025 Online (Live)
Duration
20 weeks total
Group Bookings
Enquire now
Prerequisite/s
To confirm registration, and for the duration of the course, you must have provisional registration with AHPRA. A letter from AHPRA confirming eligibility is required.
Certification
Certificate of Achievement

Why this course?

In this course, you will be prepared to meet the requirements for Division One registration, allowing re-entry to nursing within the Australian health care context. 

La Trobe University is pleased to offer a number of Scholarships for residents of Victoria and border communities, tnurses, valued at $15,000 per person.  This will cover course fees and provide a bursary to help you with placement costs. Find out more

 

Please note this course is excluded from the alumni discount offer.

Why study a short course at La Trobe

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Course content

This course, comprising a self-paced, online theoretical component and a clinical placement, is aimed at helping you get back into your nursing career.  It is aimed at people who have previously held nursing registration, who hold an appropriate visa (where this is required) and who can meet the pre-requisites for completing the placement.

Topics covered in the self-paced course include: 

  • The Australian health care system, including law and ethics
  • Clinical reasoning
  • Communication in health care and
  • Risk management including infection control, mental health issues, medication management, caring for vulnerable groups, community nursing, perioperative care and investigations and fluid and electrolyte balance.
Clinical placement

You can commence the placement once you have competed the theoretical component.   

The placement will be sourced by the La Trobe Rural Health School, who will endeavour to find one for you in your residential locality.  The timing of the placement will be dependant on the healthcare partner's capacity to provide supervision, and typically, placements are not usually available from mid-November to mid-February.

Placement pre-requisite
  • Completed Immunisation and Health Record Form with supporting immunisation records and serology reports - including the annual flu vaccination
  • Fit2Work check or National Police Certificate, dated in current year of study
  • Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate (current and submitted annually).
  • Senior First Aid Certificate/Workplace Level 2 (Valid for 3 years)
  • Signed and witnessed Release of Personal Documents and Consent Form/Student Acknowledgement Form
  • Working with Children Check (valid for 5 years)
  • Signed Student Undertaking Form.

 

You’ll learn:

  • To reflect on nursing knowledge and skills and apply them to nursing in the Australian context

  • How to apply critical thinking frameworks and problem-solving skills to nursing practice

  • To implement the principles of evidence-based practice in the provision and evaluation of person centred nursing care

  • How to demonstrate the interpersonal and communication skills to be active participants in interdisciplinary practice

  • To demonstrate autonomy and responsibility to function as a registered nurse in accordance with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Board standards and codes of conduct for a Registered Nurse.

  • To justify the relevance of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Board standards and codes of conduct for registered nurses.

 

 

 

 

Ensure that you re-familiarise yourself with professional codes of conduct, practice and ethics, via the AHPRA Nursing and Midwifery Board website before beginning this course.

 

Successful completion of this program will provide you with the necessary requirements to apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia for re-entry to the workforce as a Division One Registered Nurse. 

Your study experience 

The course is designed to be undertaken full-time over a minimum of 16 weeks:  12 weeks of course work and a 4 week clinical placement. 

The course consists of 80 hours of directed theoretical learning (online), 160 hours of self-directed learning activities (online) and 160 hours of supervised clinical experience (practicum). 

You are expected to complete your theoretical component within 6 months from commencement or a maximum of 12 months if you are undertaking the course part-time.

Assessment

A variety of assessment strategies are used throughout the program, to allow participants different ways of demonstrating their learning:

  • Individual written assignment
  • Online multiple choice questionnaire
  • 4 x drug calculation tests (100% pass grade required)
  • Clinical placement (assessed by the placement host).

While on placement, your provisional registration limits your scope of practice and you will be constantly supervised.  You will be assessed against the Framework for assessing standards of practice by the placement host, and they are accountable for evaluating your skills and  determining if you're ready to re-enter the profession.  Their decision about your demonstrated skill level and eligibility for full registration is final, so it is important to liaise with the course coordinator if you experience issues while on placement. 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

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Find out more about further education at La Trobe  View all FAQ

I would like information about a short course. Who can assist me?  

Email: LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au 

Phone: 1300 135 045

I have paid the fee for a short course. When will I be able to access it?  

On completion of your registration, you'll be provided with an account on our Learning Management System (LMS) and the course material will be made available at the advertised date, or as outlined on your registration confirmation email.  For our on-demand courses, access will be immediate.

What payment options are there?

  • You may arrange to pay by BPAY or EFT
  • For group bookings, we encourage purchase orders.  Contact us for a quote, and upon receipt of your purchase order we can make the course available to you.
  • Unfortunately, we are not able to arrange instalment payments.

Contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au for assistance. 

Can I arrange payment with a Purchase Order?

Yes, we accept Purchase Orders. Please email to LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au and our La Trobe Professional team will provide you with payment details and access to your course. 

I am getting an error when I try to log into my LMS account. Can you help? 

  • The first thing to check is your order confirmation email - it will contain your Learning Management System (LMS) account and password.  Note that this account may not be the same as your staff, student or previous short course participant account. 
  • The second thing to check is that you're logging on as a short course participant and not as a student - choose 'Other Users' - select Short Course as your institution and use your account and password as provided.

If you need any assistance, contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au. 

I want to enrol multiple staff in a short course. How do I go about this? 

Contact LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au so that we can discuss options with you.  

What certification will I receive?

The type of certification depends on the assessment involved in the course. For example:

  • Microcredentials:  You will receive a digital credential that confirms the skills you’ve acquired, any assessments you’ve completed and potential pathways for credit or advanced standing towards a degree. 
  • Other assessed short courses:  This may include bridging programs or courses that prepare you for external certification from a professional body.  You might receive a certificate of achievement or a digital badge (a digital version of a certificate of achievement).
  • Non-assessed courses:  If a course doesn’t involve formal assessment, you’ll receive a certificate of attendance.
  • Single-subject enrolment: If you enrol in a single subject, you will receive an official transcript for that subject.

Please note that short courses or microcredentials are not formal qualifications under the Australian Qualifications Framework but may be eligible for consideration as advanced standing (credit) towards a degree.

What is a microcredential? 

Microcredentials are short courses that are assessed, carry academic credit, and to deliver specific skills or knowledge.  While they can be taken as standalone courses, many are designed to be combined or ‘stacked’ with other microcredentials to form the equivalent of a subject within a degree program.  Upon successful completion, you’ll earn a digital credential that outlines the skills and credit obtained, and any opportunities for stacking.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.   

What is advanced standing?

Advanced standing refers to credit for prior study or formal learning that can be credited towards a qualification, thereby reducing the number of subjects required to complete a course. For short courses or microcredentials (if these have been completed through recognised institutions or platforms and are deemed equivalent to La Trobe University subjects), credit may be granted either for specific La Trobe subjects or as unspecified credit towards elective requirements of a La Trobe course.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.   Upon successful completion of the course, you’ll receive a digital credential, which may be used when applying for credit for the relevant degree at La Trobe.

For more details, visit the University’s advanced standing web page.