Transition your career with this advanced qualification designed for people who've previously completed units from the Diploma of Nursing (HLT51612). Complete gap training and gain the specialised skills and knowledge needed to seek registration as an Enrolled Nurse.
HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing
Take your career in nursing to the next level with this transition qualification, designed for people who've previously completed units from the Diploma of Nursing (HLT51612). The Diploma of Nursing is the essential minimum requirement to register as an enrolled nurse. The health sector is growing in Australia with the Graduate Outcomes Survey reporting four out of five nursing graduates gain employment within three months of graduation.
This Diploma of Nursing (HLT54115) will provide gap training to cover previously completed units from the Diploma of Nursing (HLT51612). Depending on gap training requirements you may gain the advanced skills needed to perform clinical assessments, contribute to nursing care of people with complex needs, administer and monitor medications and IV therapy, and research and apply evidence to practice. Our highly-experienced industry professionals will guide you every step of the way to ensure your transition is a success.
Successful completion of this course will qualify you to seek registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Upon successful registration you may find work as an Enrolled Nurse within a diverse range of healthcare settings.
TAFE Queensland offers Australia’s only nursing course specifically designed for online study. Enjoy the flexibility of studying the theory components online at a time and place that suits you. TAFE Queensland will then work with you to arrange your practical training in residential blocks at the campus of your enrolment.
Study Nursing Online with TAFE Queensland and Australia’s largest private hospital operator, Ramsay Health Care. This is a unique study opportunity where you can complete online theoretical study, attend residential schools and be offered clinical placement within a Ramsay Health Care facility.
The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete all core and 5 elective units from the list below. You will also be required to undertake 400 hours of vocational placement in an approved setting.
UNIT CODE | UNIT NAME | |
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CHCDIV001Work with diverse peopleUnit code: CHCDIV001 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups and situations, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. |
Work with diverse people | |
CHCDIV002Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safetyUnit code: CHCDIV002 Unit description: The unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety issues in the workplace, model cultural safety in own work practice, and develop strategies to enhance cultural safety. |
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety | |
CHCPRP003Reflect on and improve own professional practiceUnit code: CHCPRP003 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and enhance own practice through a process of reflection and ongoing professional development. |
Reflect on and improve own professional practice | |
HLTAAP002Confirm physical health statusUnit code: HLTAAP002 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to obtain and interpret information about client health status and to check a client's physical health. It requires a detailed knowledge of anatomy and physiology. |
Confirm physical health status | |
HLTAAP003Analyse and respond to client health informationUnit code: HLTAAP003 Unit description: This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to analyse client health information and then to plan appropriate health services within scope of own role. It requires an in-depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology. |
Analyse and respond to client health information | |
HLTENN001Practise nursing within the Australian health care systemUnit code: HLTENN001 |
Practise nursing within the Australian health care system | |
HLTENN002Apply communication skills in nursing practiceUnit code: HLTENN002 |
Apply communication skills in nursing practice | |
HLTENN003Perform clinical assessment and contribute to planning nursing careUnit code: HLTENN003 |
Perform clinical assessment and contribute to planning nursing care | |
HLTENN004Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care plansUnit code: HLTENN004 |
Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care plans | |
HLTENN005Contribute to nursing care of a person with complex needsUnit code: HLTENN005 |
Contribute to nursing care of a person with complex needs | |
HLTENN006Apply principles of wound management in the clinical environmentUnit code: HLTENN006 |
Apply principles of wound management in the clinical environment | |
HLTENN007Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapyUnit code: HLTENN007 |
Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy | |
HLTENN008Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practiceUnit code: HLTENN008 |
Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice | |
HLTENN009Implement and monitor care for a person with mental health conditionsUnit code: HLTENN009 |
Implement and monitor care for a person with mental health conditions | |
HLTENN011Implement and monitor care for a person with acute health problemsUnit code: HLTENN011 |
Implement and monitor care for a person with acute health problems | |
HLTENN012Implement and monitor care for a person with chronic health problemsUnit code: HLTENN012 |
Implement and monitor care for a person with chronic health problems | |
HLTENN013Implement and monitor care of the older personUnit code: HLTENN013 |
Implement and monitor care of the older person | |
HLTENN015Apply nursing practice in the primary health care settingUnit code: HLTENN015 |
Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting | |
HLTINF001Comply with infection prevention and control policies and proceduresUnit code: HLTINF001 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to follow organisational infection prevention and control procedures, including implementing standard and transmission-based precautions and responding to infection risks. |
Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures | |
HLTWHS002Follow safe work practices for direct client careUnit code: HLTWHS002 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required for a worker to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others in work environments that involve caring directly for clients. It has a focus on maintaining safety of the worker, the people being supported and other community members. |
Follow safe work practices for direct client care |
UNIT CODE | UNIT NAME | |
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BSBWOR404Develop work prioritiesUnit code: BSBWOR404 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to monitor and obtain feedback on own work performance and access learning opportunities for professional development. |
Develop work priorities | |
CHCPOL003Research and apply evidence to practiceUnit code: CHCPOL003 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish the information need, gather information and critically analyse the information for relevance to own work. |
Research and apply evidence to practice | |
HLTAID003Provide first aidUnit code: HLTAID003 Unit description: This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty. The unit applies to all workers who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, include community and workplace settings. |
Provide first aid | |
HLTENN010Apply a palliative approach in nursing practiceUnit code: HLTENN010 |
Apply a palliative approach in nursing practice | |
HLTENN025Implement and monitor care for a person with diabetesUnit code: HLTENN025 |
Implement and monitor care for a person with diabetes |
Note: For some courses, not all electives are available at all campuses.
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Southport | up to 2 years | Mixed mode |
Courses delivered on campus may have a combination of online and classroom based learning. Students are expected to undertake additional personal study to complete the course requirements.
If you want to go on to further study at university, TAFE Queensland has a pathway option to get you there. In many cases, completing one of our diplomas may give you a full year of credit towards a degree with one of our partner universities.
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This may be the full fee for the course, or the student contribution amount if you are eligible for a subsidy or concession.
This is an interest-free personal loan from the Australian Government that provides eligible students access to capped funding to help pay for their studies.
If you have difficulty paying for the full cost of a course upfront, you may be eligible for a payment plan.
To practice safely in Australia, health practitioners, including nurses, must have strong English language skills. This includes being able to communicate effectively with patients and their relatives, collaborate with other health care professionals and keep clear and accurate health records.
Students are required to provide evidence of having sufficient language, literacy and numeracy skills to successfully undertake the program’s academic and workplace experience requirements, prior to commencing the program. The initial requirement for enrolment is that students are to provide evidence they have completed 6 years of schooling where the education was delivered and assessed solely in English.
Domestic students
Domestic students who have successfully completed Year 12 English will not be required to complete a Basic Key Skills Builder (bksb) assessment of language and literacy.
Domestic students who have completed Year 12 studies without Mathematics will be required to complete a Basic Key Skills Builder (bksb) assessment for numeracy and achieve a competency of at least Exit Level 3 in the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF).
International students
Prior to enrolment, students schooled outside of Australia must provide evidence of a formal English language test result, demonstrating they have achieved the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) minimum requirements as specified in the English language skills.
The assessment must have been completed less than 2 years ago.
Formal English language tests are listed below, with their required outcomes to support enrolment*:-
*Please refer to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia for further specific requirements for an accepted test result.
All International students will need to complete, prior to enrolment, a Basic Key Skills Builder (bksb) assessment in numeracy and achieve a competency of at least Exit Level 3 in the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF).
This is a requirement in accordance with TAFE Queensland and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Candidates who enrol into HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing transition program will undergo gap training to map their previous successful units from HLT51612 to HLT54115 through assessments/activities and practical tests and must demonstrate the following criteria:
Units in the HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing course have specific performance evidence that candidates need to successfully complete. The unit performance evidence details the skill or skills to be demonstrated:
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council requires students enrolled in HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing course to successfully complete a minimum of 400 hours of vocational placement.
These hours may need to be increased to assist the candidate to meet the required workplace demonstration of skills listed in the units that make up HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing. It is the responsibility of the candidate to provide their own transport and be prepared to accommodate shift work including early morning starts, late afternoon shifts, pubic holidays or weekends.
Candidates must supply mandatory placement documentation at their time of enrolment, including but not limited to:
Please note: TAFE Queensland wishes to warn you, as a Blue Card applicant, that it is an offence for a disqualified person to sign a Blue Card application. For further information regarding 'disqualified' persons, please contact Blue Card Services.
If your police check identifies that you have a criminal history or you are unable to obtain a Blue Card, you may be disqualified from being eligible to undertake placement and assessment, which would affect your course outcomes. If you think this might impact you, please speak to the relevant Vocational Placement Coordinator for further information.
Please note: All costs to obtain the evidence/documentation will be endured by the candidate.
No recommended textbook list will be provided. Candidates who enrol into the transition program will obtain electronic access to our library, Clinical Key database for all learning resources and Studiosity for after-hours academic support.
Uniforms are to be purchased at a cost to the candidate and must be worn in all simulated workshops or while on placement. Further details to purchase the uniform will be provided at time of enrolment.
Prior to attending vocational placement, students in the HLT54115 Transition Program will need to demonstrate their ability to perform safely and competently for their particular level of learning. Successful completion of simulated assessment tasks assists TAFE Queensland assessors to make a judgement about a student’s preparedness for vocational placement in the workplace.
Depending on the outcome of an individual evaluation of prior learning and assessment, students in the HLT54115 Transition Program will need to successfully complete a Stage 1, Stage 2 or Stage 3 oral simulated clinical assessment (OSCA) before undertaking vocational placement:
Also, students who have not successfully completed a medication calculation exam within the past 12 months will be required to do so before commencing Stage 2 or Stage 3 vocational placements.
Skill and knowledge assessments are an essential step in progressing through your course. You may be assessed in a number of ways while you are studying at TAFE Queensland, including observation, written assessment, questioning, portfolios, work samples, third-party feedback, and through recognition of prior learning. Read more about assessment methods.
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All information was accurate at time of publication, however TAFE policies, tuition fees and course content is subject to change without notice. Course commencement is dependent on sufficient enrolment numbers. Timetable information is subject to change prior to commencement and/or during the duration of your course.
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