Advanced Diploma in Nursing

This qualification reflects the role of enrolled nurses with advanced skills who work in a specialised area of nursing practice.

Advanced Diploma of Nursing

The Advanced Diploma in Nursing prepares candidates with a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of medical and nursing administration of patients in the ward and related environment.

Advanced Diploma in Nursing

As job growth of 14.2% is estimated for registered nurses by 2026, nurses must take on supervision and mentoring positions in this crucial industry.

The advanced diploma of nursing provides enrolled nurses with developed clinical skills, research skills, and additional client management, management, and leadership competencies, assessment, and care knowledge.

Enrolled nurses incorporate and adjust technical, specialized, and visionary understanding to manage various clinical situations and problems in their occupation area. They add to the ongoing clinical trial progress using analysis and involvement in more general corporate quality procedures. Enrolled nurses maintain accountability for their efforts while staying answerable to the Registered Nurse/Midwife for all tasks.

Advanced Diploma of Nursing entry requirements

  • Completion of Bachelors of Nursing or 3 years Diploma of Nursing
  • 12 months recent clinical experience
  • An IELTS with 6 points

Advanced Diploma of Nursing Fees

A$15,000 to A$24,000. The fee range can change from time to time.

Advanced Diploma in Nursing Course Duration

1 Year Full time

Advanced Diploma in Nursing Intakes

Most Advanced Diploma of Nursing courses will start in Feb and March. However some TAFE’s offer mid year intake nursing diploma.

Career Opportunities

The skills and understanding of the nursing course help you to find employment in the following areas of healthcare sector:

  • Acute (hospital) care
  • Medical centres
  • Operating theatres
  • General practice
  • Surgical care
  • Chronic care
  • Education
  • Administration
  • Research

Pathways and Recognition of Prior Learning

  • Diploma of Nursing
  • Bachelor of Nursing

Advanced Diploma in Nursing Units

HLTENN05 Provide advanced clinical assessment

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, advanced knowledge as well as the skills needed to recognise the needs for assessment, achieve examinations and make clinical decisions using analysis and specialised knowledge as well as the skills of pathophysiology and comprehensive clinical care assessments.

HLTENN065 Research and report on nursing trends and practice

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to recognise study needs, source and analyse emerging trends and best practice in nursing and a report on the outcomes of evidenced-based practice study to inform ongoing improvements at a systemic or organisational level.

HLTENN066 Contribute to quality improvement for advancement of clinical practice

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to show high standards of achievements, reflect on clinical work practices and contribute to organisational progress for systemic improvement.
Elective units Group A electives – ACUTE CARE specialisation

HLTENN040 Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy

The unit the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to administer and monitor meds and IV therapy including calculating dosage needs, reading and adding written instructions from an established prescriber, assessing the person for medicine efficiency and side effects, and responding to an allergic pharmacological reaction.

HLTENN049 Apply nursing practice in the orthopaedic care setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to help people with orthopaedic conditions to gain optimal function and lifestyle.

HLTENN050 Apply nursing practice in the rehabilitation care setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to help people with disability and chronic illness who need rehabilitation to attain and maintain optimum function and lifestyle.

HLTENN055 Apply nursing practice in the respiratory care setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skill needed to make nursing care to a person with respiratory impairment in main health care, hospitals, clinics, home and community care as well as the long-term facilities.

HLTENN056 Apply nursing practice in the cardiovascular care setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the needed to add the principles of heart care to provide comprehensive nursing care and keeping a person’s optimal heart health.

HLTENN057 Contribute to the nursing care of a person with diabetes

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to provide nursing care to a person with diabetes including assessing requirements, devising and implementing nursing interventions, evaluation outcomes, and teaching the person on the condition and current available resources.

HLTENN060 Apply nursing practice in the paediatric care setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to give care for paediatric persons in main health care, hospitals, clinics , and home as well as community care.

HLTENN067 Apply, implement, and monitor nursing care in a contemporary paediatric setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to give care for paediatric persons in main health care, hospitals, clinics, home and community care as well as long-term care facilities.

HLTENN068 Provide end-of-life care and a palliative approach in nursing practice

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to give a person centred approach to disciplinary and end of life care in main health care, hospitals, clinics, home and community care, and long-term care facilities.

Group B electives – AGED CARE AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT specialisation

CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to give person centered care and support to people dealing with dementia. It includes following an authorised individualised plan.

CHCCSM002 Implement case management practice

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to make and implement a plan for case over vehement.

CHCDIS010 Provide person centred services to people with disability with complex needs

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to give person centered services to people with disability with complicated or unique support requirements under the supervision of a relevant professional.

HLTENN061 Apply nursing practice in contemporary aged care settings

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to work in the newly aged care area giving unique nursing care to help the continued independence of the elderly.

Group C electives – CRITICAL CARE specialisation

HLTENN040 Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to give and monitor the medicine and IV therapy involving calculating the dosage needs, reading and adding written instructions from an established prescriber, assessing the person for medication efficiency and side effects, and answering to an allergic pharmacological reaction.

HLTENN048 Apply nursing practice in the emergency care setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to work as part of the urgent care team in an urgent care area involving hospital emergency department, main health care service and mobile hospital service.

HLTENN053 Apply nursing practice in the critical care setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to practice within the urgent care setting.

HLTENN055 Apply nursing practice in the respiratory care setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to give nursing care to a person with respiratory impairment in main health care, hospitals, clinics, home and community care as well as long-term care facilities.

HLTENN056 Apply nursing practice in the cardiovascular care setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to add the principles cardiovascular nursing care to give comprehensive nursing care and keeping a person’s optimal heart care.

Group D electives – MENTAL HEALTH specialisation

CHCCCS003 Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide

The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to recognise and oversee immediate suicide risk and work with the individual to achieve safety outcomes. It involves the needs for making a clear safety plan for addressing any immediate danger to the person at risk for others, mobilising access to emergency medical help when needed to facilitating links further support.

CHCCCS019 Recognise and respond to crisis situations

The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to identify situations where people may be in incoming crisis, and then to work collaboratively to minimise any safety dangers and make plans to access required support services.

CHCCSM002 Implement case management practice

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to make and implement a plan for case over vehement.

CHCMHS005 Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues

The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess the capacity to support people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drug problems and to work together to make support and facilitate links to other services.

CHCMHS006 Facilitate the recovery process with the person, family, and carers

The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to collaborate with a person with a mental sickness and/or AOD issues to authorise a basis for participation of family and carers in their singular recovery process and to facilitate ongoing participation in line with the person’s requirements and wishes.

HLTENN063 Apply nursing practice in contemporary mental health care settings

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to work as part of the multidisciplinary health care groups giving care for people needing mental health services.

Group E electives – PERIOPERATIVE specialization

HLTENN040 Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to administer and monitor medicine and intravenous (IV) therapy, including calculating dosage requirements, reading and applying written instructions from an authorized prescriber, assessing the person for medicine effectiveness and side effects, and responding to an allergic pharmacological reaction.

HLTENN055 Apply nursing practice in the respiratory care setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to give nursing care to a person with respiratory impairment in main health care, hospitals, clinics, home, and community care as well as long-term facilities.

HLTENN056 Apply nursing practice in the cardiovascular care setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to add the principles of heart nursing care to give comprehensive nursing care and keeping a person’s optimal heart health.

HLTENN058 Apply nursing practice in the perioperative care setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to give person centered care during anesthesia, surgery and recover in the perioperative nursing area in operating theatres, pot anesthesia care unites and day surgery centres.

HLTINF003 Implement and monitor infection prevention and control policies and procedures

The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to give information about infection prevention and control procedures, integrate the processes into work practices and monitor work area achievements.

Group F electives – RENAL CARE specialisation

CHCCSM002 Implement case management practice

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to advance and implement a plan for case over vehement.

HLTENN040 Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to administer and monitor medication and IV therapy involving calculating dosage needs, reading and adding written instructions from an established prescriber, assessing the person for medication efficiency and side effects, and responding to an allergic pharmacological reaction.

HLTINF003 Implement and monitor infection prevention and control policy and procedures

The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to provide information about infection prevention and control processes, integrate those processes into work trainings and monitor work area achievements.

HLTRNL003 Contribute to the nursing care of a person with renal impairment

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to give supportive care of a person with renal impairment and develop care planning.

HLTRNL004 Apply renal replacement therapy

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to give care and support to a person in health an community setting undergoing renal replacement therapy involving peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis.

Group G electives – RURAL AND REMOTE specialisation

CHCMHS005 Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues

The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess capacity to support people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and drug problems and to work together to give support and facilitate links to other services.

HLTENN040 Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to administer and monitor medication and IV therapy involving calculating dosage needs, reading and adding written instructions for an established prescriber, assessing the person for medication efficiency and side effects, and responding to an allergic pharmacological reaction.

HLTENN046 Contribute to maternal and infant health care

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to give care to mothers and newborns in postnatal, neonatal, child and family health care and paediatric health care settings.

HLTENN047 Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting

The unit explain the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to work in a main health care area involving community-based, educational, occupational and informal settings as well as in general practice.

HLTENN048 Apply nursing practice in the emergency care setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to work as part of the urgency care team in an emergency care area involving hospital emergency department, main health care service and mobile hospital service.

HLTENN064 Apply nursing practice in the rural and remote setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to adjust nursing practice to the special working conditions in rural and remote areas that are affected by isolation and distance with restricted access to specialist health practitioners and services.

Group H electives – COMMUNITY AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE specialisation

CHCCSM002 Implement case management practice

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to advance and implement a plan for case over vehement.

CHCDIS003 Support community participation and social inclusion

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to help with supporting people with disability in community participation and social including using a person centered approach. This includes letting people to make choice to maximise their participation in various community settings, functions and activities to increase psychological well being and lifestyle in accordance with someone’s needs and choices.

CHCMHS005 Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues

The unit explains the knowledge as well as the skills needed to assess capacity to support people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drug problems and to work together to give support and facilitate links to other services.

HLTENN039 Apply principles of wound management

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to add contemporary wound over vehement principles to the care of persons with vast types of wounds. It includes working with the registered nurse within the multidisciplinary health care group to work together to the assessment, treatment and ongoing over vehement of wounds.

HLTENN040 Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to administer and monitor medication and IV therapy involving calculating dosage needs, reading and adding written instructions from an established prescriber, assessing the person for medication and efficiency and side effects, and responding to an allergic pharmacological reaction.

HLTENN047 Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to work in a main health care area involving community-based, educational, business and informal settings as well as general practices.

HLTENN068 Provide end of life care and a palliative approach in nursing practice

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, knowledge as well as the skills needed to give a person centered approach to palliative and end of life care in primary health care, hospitals, clinics, home, and community care, as well as long-term care facilities.

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