Division One Registered Nurse
Provide primary health care services in a hospitals, aged care facilities and other community settings.
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- What's it like to be a Division One Registered Nurse?
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- Division One Registered Nurse role reviews
What's it like to be a Division One Registered Nurse?
A Registered Nurse (RN) Division 1 is responsible for providing primary health care services. It is usual for RN Division 1s to work in settings such as hospitals, aged care, mental health and education.
Tasks and duties
- Planning, providing, documenting and evaluating patient healthcare problems and undertaking assessments and treatment as required.
- Preparing patients for examinations, administering medication and providing post-operative care.
- Coordinating professional care according to individual patient plan, and adhering to national standards and legal requirements.
How to become a Division One Registered Nurse
To work as a qualified RN Division 1 in Australia a formal qualification in nursing is required. These are usually full-time courses over three years, for people over 17 years of age or who have completed year 12 with an appropriate Universities Admission Index. The courses provide a blend of theory and clinical nursing experiences.
- Complete a bachelor degree in the field of nursing. This could be a Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Science (majoring in Nursing) or Bachelor of Nursing (Enrolled Nurse).
- Alternatively, for students with previous tertiary qualifications, complete a two-year Master of Nursing (Graduate Entry) program, or a Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate Entry).
- After completing your qualification, apply to the AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) to practice as a RN Division 1.
- RNs with several years’ experience can move into more specialised roles (such as rural and remote, intensive care, surgical nursing or oncology), transfer into the medical administrative sector or become a Nurse Unit Manager.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Division One Registered Nurse employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. AHPRA Registration
Public Health
Nursing
Emotional Intelligence
Nursing Practice
Clinical Practice
Aged Care Standards
Residential Aged Care
Patient Care
NDIS Knowledge
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Latest Division One Registered Nurse reviews
May 2021
Nursing can be tough at times but it’s rewarding in ways you can’t imagine. I love it
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationGeneral Medical
The good thingsI love everything about my job. I’m a people person and believe that the simple and small things matter. I love and enjoy just coming to work - work family is awesome and I have an amazing boss (NUM)....
The challengesWorking with personalities can be difficult at times but it’s good to see how you and others go with it. What works and what doesn’t.
I suppose shift work can be hard for some but it works fabulous fi...
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May 2021
Nurisng is tough however worth
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Nursing
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationDrug and alcohol
The good thingsIf you are passionate about nursing it an exceptionally rewarding career. The patients are often friendly and will recognise nurses who have looked after them well in the outside world. You can make a...
The challengesIf you are passionate about nursing it an exceptionally rewarding career. The patients are often friendly and will recognise nurses who have looked after them well in the outside world. You can make a...
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