Rachel has her finger on the pulse

"I attempted uni after school but felt I wasn’t ready so started work full time instead. Now I’m back, almost finished and looking towards a bright future as a mental health nurse."

Background
Rachel chose a TAFE nursing course to see if it was the right fit. She soon realised nursing was her passion and continued on to higher education. With her TAFE nursing qualification under her belt, she was able to work and go onto further study.

Age
23

Course studied
2008  Certificate IV in Nursing

Career options
Division 2 nurse or Division 1 nurse (with a bachelor degree)

Course length
1 years full time

Studied where
St Albans Campus

Currently
Doing clinical placement at Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Medical and Surgical Unit, working part time at Arcadia aged care.