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1 Careers in Nursing & Midwifery II. Contents graduate Careers australia // Introduction.. 1. Education and Training.. 2. Career Pathways in Nursing.. 3. Aged Care or Gerontic Nurses 4. Critical Care Nurses 4. Emergency Nurses 4. General Practice Nurses 4. Maternal and Child Health Nurses 4. Mental Health Nurses 5. Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses 5. Occupational Health Nurses 5. Oncology Nurses 5. Paediatric Nurses 5. Palliative Care Nurses 6. Perioperative Nurses 6. Remote Area Nurses 6. Research Nurses 6. Career Pathways in Midwifery.. 7. Profiles.. 8. Support Organisations.. 16. Acknowledgments.. 17. NOTE: Wherever you see this icon please go to >>What Job For You>>Career Profiles>>Nursing & Midwifery>>More Information for continued discussion and/or useful websites on that subject.. Introduction Nursing and Midwifery are well-paid professions Careers in nursing & midwifery //. and with allowances for shift work, there is the Make the decision to become a Nurse or a Midwife opportunity to earn even more.
2 And you are choosing to make a positive and lasting contribution, not only to the individuals you will Salaries depend on the state or territory in which a support and care for, but to your whole community. Nurse or Midwife is practising, although the starting salary for a Registered Nurse or Midwife is in line Nurses and Midwives have always performed a vital with starting salaries for other professions, such as role in our community. Today, they are highly valued teachers and physiotherapists. for the range and extent of skills and knowledge they possess in fulfilling their duties. The impact (To find out the latest information on activities, that these dedicated women and men have on our salaries and jobs for graduates working in Nursing society stretches far beyond the bedside into many and Midwifery go to ). specialities and disciplines. Varied working hours with the flexibility of shift Nurses and Midwives enhance the lives of patients work means that Nurses and Midwives can or clients in their varied duties as carers, advocates choose to work part-time, allowing them to and educators.
3 They work within teams of skilled have a career that will accommodate family and health professionals, supporting one another and other commitments, such as further study, sport, adapting their abilities and expertise to reflect recreation, farm or business responsibilities. continuing advances in health service provision, In Nursing, there is the choice of numerous career nursing and midwifery. pathways within the hospital setting, such as Careers in Nursing and Midwifery are rewarding and intensive care, emergency, neurology, orthopaedics, challenging, providing widespread opportunities radiology, communicable diseases, research, to work in many areas in hospitals, within the paediatrics and special care nurseries, to name just community, in universities and overseas, while a few. offering unparalleled job security. Nurses and Midwives make up the largest health professional group in the world. They are constantly in demand, both within Australia and overseas.
4 The portability of Nursing and Midwifery offers the choice of where, when and what type of work to do.. Nurses also work in a wide variety of settings within Education and Training graduate Careers australia // the community, including private clinics, aged care facilities, the Defence Forces, schools, industrial To become a practising Registered Nurse, you will sites, remote areas and many more. There are need to complete a Bachelor of Nursing and then opportunities in education, management, research, obtain a Registration Certificate or licence from the remote retrieval services, government, health state or territory in which you wish to work. promotion and sales. To become a Midwife, all states and territories offer In Midwifery, there are also career pathways both graduate diplomas or Masters in Midwifery for in the hospital and in the community. Increasingly, Nurses who want to become Midwives. Victoria, SA. Midwives in Australia and overseas are providing and NSW also offer a Bachelor of Midwifery leading continuity of care to women, right through to registration as a Midwife.
5 Pregnancy, labour and birth and the postnatal Once you hold a Registration Certificate or licence, period. you are entitled to apply for registration in other Much of this care is now based in the community, states and territories within Australia. where Midwives are educated to provide care to Requirements for university entry may vary slightly healthy women during pregnancy, birth and the between universities. However, most students are postnatal period on their own responsibility. required to have completed Year 12, with passes in All Registered Nurses are required to complete a English, general Maths and at least one Science. Bachelor of Nursing and there is the opportunity to Non-school leavers (mature-aged students) are pursue further study in Midwifery or specialist areas entering Nursing and Midwifery programs in of practice, such as critical care, palliative care, aged increasing numbers and becoming valuable care or management.
6 Members of the Nursing and Midwifery work Midwives have traditionally undertaken a three-year force. Non-school leavers without a formal Year university degree in Nursing and then completed 12 certificate can still apply to enter Nursing a postgraduate qualification in Midwifery to be and Midwifery programs on the basis of their eligible to be registered as a Midwife. More recently, educational and vocational backgrounds. Where three-year university degrees in Midwifery and appropriate, tertiary preparation courses are double degrees have commenced in some states available in many universities. (NSW, SA and VIC). To encourage Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander These qualifications can be combined with other people to become Nurses and Midwives, some disciplines like Law, Marketing, Health Promotion universities have special entry opportunities, or Psychology, providing even more possibilities for which provide introductory courses or a reduced interesting work and dual Careers .
7 Number of subjects in the early years of the course if necessary. This vast range of choice within the health and allied industries means that there is an interesting Entry into courses is based on past work experience career path to suit every person attracted to and an interview. In some cases, the university Nursing and Midwifery in the 21st century. will conduct week-long residential programs on campus. Imagine a world without Nurses and Midwives and you will realise how critically important they are to All universities have Aboriginal centres, which offer the provision of health services in our society. support to students from both staff and fellow students during their university experience. University courses for Nursing and Midwifery combine theory with clinical experience. Subject //This level of flexibility areas studied include Nursing Practice, Anatomy, Physiology, Ethics, Law, Physics, Chemistry, and choice provides Psychology and Communications.
8 Course content constant stimulation and can vary slightly between universities. job satisfaction for Nurses Clinical practice hours vary across universities, but and largely involve spending blocks of time (days or weeks) working alongside experienced Nurses or Midwives in a range of health service settings.. Career Pathways in Careers in nursing & midwifery //. Clinical practice allows students to practise new skills under supervision, and to demonstrate professional competence for registration or Nursing licensing. Midwifery students also work alongside Nurses have an extensive range of career paths, women in follow-through' experiences. both in hospitals, large or small, public or private, and in the community. Once they choose a certain Following completion of this study, Registered path, there are still many options open to them. Nurses and Midwives usually take part in a graduate They can also decide to follow a different path at transition program within a health service or some point in their Nursing career, to seek exciting, hospital.
9 This time allows them to experience new challenges. working in different clinical areas in a supported environment; to hone their skills, consolidate their This level of flexibility and choice provides constant learning and continue to develop professionally. stimulation and job satisfaction for Nurses and Midwives. Many Australian universities offer specialist courses, which are run in partnership with hospitals and Hospitals offer a diverse range of career choices health services. Nurses who wish to specialise for Nurses and provide the opportunity to live and can choose to complete a graduate certificate or work in different settings, with hospitals in every diploma in numerous areas, such as Emergency city across Australia, as well as in many regional and Trauma Nursing, Aged Care, Critical Care, areas. Nurses are also always needed overseas. Management, Surgical Nursing, Community, Child In hospitals, Nurses have the opportunity to rotate and Maternal Health and Mental Health, to name through wards or areas which interest them, or just a few.
10 They can choose to specialise in one area. In clinical Around Australia, there are a number of areas, Nurses and Midwives work as members of a scholarships available to Nursing and Midwifery diverse team of health professionals, all dedicated students from government and professional bodies to improving the health status and outcomes of for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies. their clients or patients. Further qualifications enable highly-experienced Hospitals also present a number of Nursing Nurses and Midwives in general and specialist opportunities within areas outside the wards, such areas to work at a more advanced level as a Nurse as radiology, pathology, theatres, management, Practitioner. education, research and clinics. Many Nurses and Midwives go on to Masters and Doctoral degrees in Nursing and Midwifery or other disciplines, such as Business, Health Economics, Population Health or Information Technology.. The community offers a wide variety of options Those who work in residential care facilities deal graduate Careers australia // for Nurses looking for an alternative to work in with residents with a variety of chronic conditions hospitals.
