HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing
Discover your calling as an enrolled nurse.
Embrace your caring nature in a rewarding career where no two days are ever the same.
The Diploma of Nursing provides you with the skills to assist in the provision of preventative, curative and rehabilitative nursing. Upon successful completion, you are eligible to be registered as an enrolled nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Students residing in the North West are eligible to receive a stipend from the state government to assist with the cost of clinical placement (conditions apply).
This course is fee free* for residents of Western Australia. Some eligibility conditions apply for the fee free training and other fees may apply for some courses. Please refer to the FAQs for more information. *Please note that eligibility requirements apply to some of the fee free training.
Overview
Campus Pundulmurra
When Semester 1, 2025
Study Mode Combined (Online and On Campus)
Enrolled Nurses have varied and deeply fulfilling career options. Enrolled Nurses have the ability to influence and impact the lives of people and communities.
North Regional TAFE’s Diploma of Nursing will provide students with the knowledge and skills to be employed as an Enrolled Nurse in the many work settings here in the Kimberley and Pilbara.
Our content is current and evidence-based, and our simulation facilities are state-of-the-art making sure that students are industry-ready when they graduate.
Employment prospects are high in the field of nursing and areas of work could be in hospitals, community health services, private homes (home care), residential care (care homes), outpatient clinics, medical practices and pathology providers.
Students will gain skills in:
- Communication
- Clinical assessment, nursing, planning and implementation
- Cultural sensitivity
- Applying evidence-based practice
- Medication management
- Caring for acute and chronic health conditions
- Diabetes treatment and care
- End-of-life and palliative nursing practices
- Stress management
- Contingency management of acute and chronic situations
Consider this course if:
- You are compassionate and enjoy helping others in need.
- You want a dynamic career where every day is different.
- You are interested in working in a variety of settings, such as hospitals, community health services, or private homes.
- You want to gain practical skills and knowledge to become an Enrolled Nurse.
- You’re eager to make a positive impact on the lives of patients in various healthcare environments.
This course is designed to be completed over 18 months (three semesters) through a blended learning approach, combining both on-campus and online learning, on-site simulations, clinical work placements, and self-directed study.
2025 Tutorial Dates
Pundulmurra - Combined (Online and on Campus)
Four days of online or on campus sessions each week from 9.00am to 5.30pm.
Up to two and half (2.5) simulation weeks on-site at Pundulmurra campus each semester.
Weekly time commitment
Our Pundulmurra campus in South Hedland is home to the state-of-the-art Health and Community Services Training Centre. This facility encompasses a simulation wing incorporating an eight-bed hospital ward, nurse’s station, patient examination and treatment rooms, pan room, fit testing room, training classrooms and a viewing area for lecturer observation.
- Purchase required textbooks
- Uniform - scrub top and pants
- Closed-in slip-resistant shoes
- Completion of a health check
- Provide evidence of vaccinations
- Working with Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Certificate (obtained through the WA Police website only)
- WA Health Department Criminal History Record Check (no cost if applied for post-Police Certificate)
- NDIS Worker Screening Check via NR TAFE (only for successful applicants)
- First Aid is required prior to attending the Clinical Placement. This can be offered by NR TAFE or credit transfer from an external provider.
- All students need an internet capable laptop or desktop (not phone, not tablet), headphones with talk capability, and reliable internet connection.
Additional Requirements
You will also be required to:
- Travel to NR TAFE Pundulmurra Campus for:
- Simulation training
- Nursing calculation exams
Legal Requirements
To protect the public from harm, registered health practitioners and education providers must report concerns about registered students. This is a legal requirement. Practitioners and education providers only need to notify the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) when they have a reasonable belief that a student has an impairment that may place the public at substantial risk of harm during clinical training.
Reporting Standards
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) Enrolled Nurse Accreditation Standards 2017 require Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) delivering the HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing to notify AHPRA of any student identified as having an impairment that may place the public at substantial risk of harm. AHPRA will be informed of the names of all students undertaking the Diploma of Nursing.
After Completion
Upon completing the course and a minimum of 400 hours of work placement, graduates will need to:
- Seek Registration with AHPRA to work as an enrolled nurse, or
- Enroll in Further Study to become a registered nurse.
Core Registration Standards
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) has developed core registration standards that define the requirements for applicants, registrants, or students. These standards include:
- Criminal History Registration Standard
- English Language Skills Registration Standard
- Registration Standard: Continuing Professional Development
- Registration Standard: Recency of Practice
- Registration Standard: Professional Indemnity Insurance Arrangements
Important information
Select your preferred campus and apply
Semester 1, 2025
Details
Course fees
(Tuition fee* $0.00 + Resource fee $1,364.30 )
(Tuition fee* $0.00 + Resource fee $1,364.30 )
Our estimated fees are based on:
- Full time study in 2024.
- All units required to gain this qualification. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course.
- For more information regarding eligibility and fees, please visit the DTWD website.
These fees are estimates only and depend on your eligibility for government funding, concession rates, the units you have already completed or seek to be recognised under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Additional resource, material and/or equipment costs may apply. Visit our Fees and Charges page for more information, including on consumer rights.
Units
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people |
| CHCDIV002 | Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety |
| CHCPRP003 | Reflect on and improve own professional practice |
| HLTAAP002 | Confirm physical health status |
| HLTAAP003 | Analyse and respond to client health information |
| HLTENN035 | Practise nursing within the Australian health care system |
| HLTENN036 | Apply communication skills in nursing practice |
| HLTENN037 | Perform clinical assessment and contribute to planning nursing care |
| HLTENN038 | Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care |
| HLTENN039 | Apply principles of wound management |
| HLTENN040 | Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy |
| HLTENN041 | Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice |
| HLTENN042 | Implement and monitor care for a person with mental health conditions |
| HLTENN043 | Implement and monitor care for a person with acute health conditions |
| HLTENN044 | Implement and monitor care for a person with chronic health conditions |
| HLTENN045 | Implement and monitor care of the older person |
| HLTENN047 | Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting |
| HLTENN068 | Provide end of life care and a palliative approach in nursing practice |
| HLTINF006 | Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control |
| HLTWHS002 | Follow safe work practices for direct client care |
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| BSBPEF402 | Develop personal work priorities |
| CHCPOL003 | Research and apply evidence to practice |
| HLTAID011 | Provide First Aid |
| HLTENN057 | Contribute to the nursing care of a person with diabetes |
| HLTWHS006 | Manage personal stressors in the work environment |