Subjects
Total number of units = 10
3 core units
7 elective units, consisting of:
units required for 1 specialisation as detailed below
up to 2 units from the electives listed below, or any endorsed Training Package or accredited course these units must be relevant to the work outcome
Packaging Rules for each specialisation:
5 Group A electives, including 
HLTENN007 , HLTENN023 and HLTENN024 , must be selected for award of the Advanced Diploma of Nursing (Acute care)
All Group B electives must be selected for award of the Advanced Diploma of Nursing (Aged care and individual support work)
All Group C electives must be selected for award of the Advanced Diploma of Nursing (Critical care)
5 Group D electives, including CHCMHS005 , CHCMHS006 and HLTENN031 , must be selected for award of the Advanced Diploma of Nursing (Mental health)
All Group E electives must be selected for award of the Advanced Diploma of Nursing (Perioperative)
All Group F electives must be selected for award of the Advanced Diploma of Nursing (Renal care)
5 Group G electives, including HLTENN007 , HLTENN016 and HLTENN032 , must be selected for award of the Advanced Diploma of Nursing (Rural and remote)
All electives chosen must contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.
Core units
Conduct clinical assessments | |
Research and report on nursing trends and practice | |
Contribute to the improvement of clinical practice |
Elective units
Group A electives ACUTE CARE specialisation
Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy | |
Apply a palliative approach in nursing practice | |
Apply nursing practice in the orthopaedic care setting | |
Apply nursing practice in the rehabilitation care setting | |
Apply nursing practice in the respiratory care setting | |
Apply nursing practice in the cardiovascular care setting | |
Implement and monitor care for a person with diabetes | |
Apply nursing practice in the paediatric care setting |
Group B electives AGED CARE AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT specialisation
Provide support to people living with dementia | |
Implement case management practice | |
Provide person-centred services to people with disability with complex needs | |
Apply a palliative approach in nursing practice | |
Apply nursing practice in contemporary aged care settings |
Group C electives CRITICAL CARE specialisation
Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy | |
Apply nursing practice in the emergency care setting | |
Apply nursing practice in the critical care setting | |
Apply nursing practice in the respiratory care setting | |
Apply nursing practice in the cardiovascular care setting |
Group D electives MENTAL HEALTH specialisation
Recognise and respond to crisis situations | |
Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide | |
Implement case management practice | |
Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues | |
Facilitate the recovery process with the person, family and carers | |
Apply nursing practice in contemporary mental health care settings |
Group E electives PERIOPERATIVE specialisation
Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy | |
Apply nursing practice in the respiratory care setting | |
Apply nursing practice in the cardiovascular care setting | |
Apply nursing practice in the perioperative care setting | |
Implement and monitor infection prevention and control policies and procedures |
Group F electives RENAL CARE specialisation
Implement case management practice | |
Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy | |
Implement and monitor infection prevention and control policy and procedures | |
Support a person with chronic kidney disease | |
Provide care and support to a person undergoing renal replacement therapy |
Group G electives RURAL AND REMOTE specialisation
Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues | |
Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy | |
Apply nursing practice in the emergency care setting | |
Apply nursing practice in the rural and remote setting | |
Contribute to maternal and infant health care | |
Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting |
Other electives
Assess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues | |
Provide alcohol and other drugs withdrawal services | |
Provide advanced interventions to meet the needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues | |
Provide brief interventions | |
Develop, facilitate and review all aspects of case management | |
Support community participation and social inclusion | |
Develop and promote positive person-centred behaviour support | |
Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability | |
Facilitate ongoing skills development using a person-centred approach | |
Lead the work team | |
Administer and coordinate Telehealth services | |
Provide first aid in remote situations | |
Perform advanced resuscitation | |
Apply nursing practice in sexual and reproductive health care | |
Contribute to the registration, eligibility and assessment of donors | |
Apply nursing practice in the hyperbaric environment | |
Implement and monitor care of a person with a stoma | |
Provide clinical mentoring in the work environment | |
Perform peripheral intravenous cannulation | |
Manage work health and safety | |
Manage personal stressors in the work environment |