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Why Might You Want to Study Nursing

Nursing is an important health care profession that millions of people rely on every day, all over the world. Modern nursing began with Florence Nightingale during the Crimean war in the 1850's. Since then a high level of nurses, both in quality and quantity, have been required to staff Australian hospitals, aged care facilities, and other places of health care practice.

Today nursing is the most in demand profession in Australia, meaning that you won't be short on work if you choose to study this exciting professional practice. If you have a passion for providing health care and assistance to those in need, then nursing is surely a career that will satisfy this aspect of your life.

Unlike other positions in the health care industry, like doctors, becoming a nurse has easier requirements for gaining a certificate. University courses like a bachelor degree or diploma in nursing have more easily attainable academic prerequisites, making it a smoother journey when you apply to courses.

As well as needing a lower ATAR to start a course - the University of Canberra asks for an ATAR of 65 for it's bachelor of nursing - the university fees for a nursing course in Canberra shouldn't take years to pay back. Universities offer many scholarships for student nursing places, and fees for nursing positions are often partially covered by a government or commonwealth scholarships program.

All of this makes nursing a very good option to study and start a career in. To give yourself the best chance at success, you may want to look at taking a course of classes with a private nursing tutor before you begin your university course, or alongside your bachelor degree or diploma to support your education with professional given knowledge.

Nursing tutors with real world experience can provide invaluable help and support to your study by imparting their professional experience based knowledge and teaching you how to apply and practice your skills.

Work With Professional Tutors With Industry Experience

Superprof gives thousands of Australian students access to quality professional tutors in a range of subjects, no matter where you are based in Australia, including Canberra.

This means that if you are looking to start a bachelor degree or diploma of nursing course at university, you can find a tutor to help you get prepared for your course content in the months before you even apply. Alternatively, if you are already enrolled in a nursing bachelor degree or diploma, you can find a tutor who can support you through your study and supplement the knowledge and skills that you learn as a student on your course.

You can search through the online profile of each Superprof nursing tutor. By doing this you can find out more about their previous experience in education and professional nursing. This can help especially if you intend to specialise in a particular area of nursing, such as clinical nursing or midwifery.

If this is the case, you will be able to find a tutor who has experience in these health care specialisations. It will be much easier to learn about midwifery from a professional midwife, and the same goes for clinical nursing.

Working with a private tutor can be as flexible as you need it to be. You can choose the tutor who is based closest to you in Canberra, reducing the amount of time you need to travel to study, or you can find a tutor who charges low fees for their course or program to keep within a budget.

Another option you have is to find a nursing tutor who offers group classes either in person or online. Studying as part of a group of nursing students has many benefits, including:

• The chance to meet like minded Australian students of nursing and revise/study with them in your free time
• An opportunity to make professional connections with future colleagues in your specialisation, be it midwifery, clinical nursing, or anesthetics
• Lower course fees than a course of individual classes
• Potentially meet international nursing students, who can share their skills and experience with you

Many Australian students at university struggle with balancing their work load and social life. Setting aside an hour or two a week to work with a private tutor can help alleviate this struggle, giving you a routine in which you can stick to revision throughout a semester, or go over a particular unit in your course which is proving difficult.

A Rewarding and Well Respected Career

As previously mentioned, nursing is the occupation with the highest demand for positions in Australia. That means that if you choose to study nursing now, when you complete your course and graduate you will have many job opportunities to consider applying for as a registered nurse.

The knowledge and skills you learn during your bachelor degree or diploma of nursing will give you steady employment for the rest of your life, with the opportunity to easily transfer your skills to an international setting. This means you could easily start working in many different countries where a high level of skilled nurses are in demand.

You could also put your skills to practice with an Australian or international aid organisation - Providing health care to those who need it most after natural disasters or turmoil in their country.

Starting a career as a nurse is an admirable decision, and you will be rewarded for it through the respect of your peers and the gratitude of your patients, as well as a decent wage in Australia.

Nursing isn't just limited to the Intensive Care ward either, once you have gained your certificate to practice as nurse you could start working in many areas, like:

• Aged Care Nursing
• Mental Health
• Midwifery
• Clinical Nursing
• Pediatrics Nursing
• Occupational Nursing

You will get a better idea of which area you would like to work and practice in after you complete your diploma or bachelor degree in nursing and finish your student placements. You will learn most of what you need to know throughout your course, but some specialisations may have other prerequisites.

For these areas, requirements might be that you complete a post graduate certificate course, or perhaps even a masters degree will be required.

Overall, nursing is is one of the most stable careers that you can work in - Health care is always needed in the local and international community - and could see you practice your skills anywhere from Canberra to London.

To give yourself the best chance at success in your study of nursing, consider working with a private Superprof tutor who has professional experience working as a nurse, and teaching nursing students in Australia.