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.
Throughout this course, you will learn about anatomy and physiology, infection control, nursing care, nutritional and mental health care, health issues with a focus on Indigenous Australians, as well as the legal and ethical parameters of nursing.
For more information, please read the Diploma of Nursing Booklet(opens in a new tab) .
An updated version of this qualification is being introduced (HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing). As we are committed to providing our students with industry ready qualifications, students enrolling in HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing will need to transition to the updated version within 12 months.
Please be aware that COVID-19 vaccination is an employment requirement for many healthcare providers. NR TAFE students undertaking work placements or who are required to attend a healthcare or community setting as part of their studies are advised to check directly with the healthcare provider regarding their policy settings around vaccination and proof of vaccination requirements.
Throughout this course, you will gain skills in:
- Communication
- Health and safety in hospitals and aged care facilities
- Clinical assessment and nursing care
- Cultural safety and professional practice
- Applying legislation and ethical behaviour
- Aged care
- Infection control
- First aid
- Wound management
- Medicine administration and intravenous therapy
- Caring for acute or chronic health conditions
- Diabetes treatment and care
- End of life and palliative nursing practices
- Stress management
- Researching best practice
- Planning
This course is delivered in stages 1-3 over three semesters and a period of 18 months. Each semester is 19 weeks long and consists of 30 hours of study and training per week. You will study via consolidated teaching, face-to-face simulation weeks, clinical work placements, prescribed online activities and self-directed study.
Consolidated teaching: You will complete two 5-hour consolidated teaching sessions over 10 weeks throughout each of the three semesters. This will take place in an online interactive classroom setting.
Simulation weeks: You will complete two simulation weeks at Pundulmurra campus each semester, where you will integrate the theory component of your learning with the application of clinical skills.
Clinical work placement: You will undertake a minimum of 440 clinical work placement hours in Hedland, Karratha or Perth. Placements are full time and are scheduled for 2–6 weeks at a time.
Prescribed online activities: You will complete 5 hours of weekly online actitivies, assessments and modules.
Self-directed study: You will complete a minimum of 12 hours of unsupervised study per week.
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, training classrooms and a viewing area for lecturer observation.
This course will be FREE from 1 January 2023. The tuition fees are 100 per cent subsidised by the WA State Government. Please note, some resource fees may apply.
Some eligibility conditions apply for the free training, and other fees may apply for some courses. Please see the FAQs on our Skills Ready page for further information.
Not all units and study modes are offered at all campuses. Please check with your local campus.
To gain entry into the Diploma of Nursing, there are two different requirements that need to be met.
1. Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) entry requirements
You must be able to demonstrate that you meet the minimum Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) entry requirements, with an achievement of an Australian Core Skills Framework Exit Level 3.
- All non-school leaver applicants must complete the literacy and numeracy components of the LLN Robot.
- Applicants from non-English speaking countries who have undertaken a formal English Language Skills Test for example (IELTS) need only undertake the numeracy component of the LLN Robot.
- Applicants who have completed Year 12 with either ATAR or General studies and achieved a minimum grade of C in English, need only to undertake the numeracy component of the LLN Robot.
The LLN Robot is an interactive on-line tool designed to identify and measure an individual's foundation skill level. Participants who undertake this assessment must have an exit level three against the Australian Core Skills Framework in BOTH reading and numeracy.
2. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) English language competency
You must must also provide evidence that you have met the minimum English Language Competency set out by the NMBA prior to commencing in the Diploma of Nursing.
What do you need to do?
You need to have met one of the following criteria:
At admission to the program, you have English as your primary language and can demonstrate you have attended and satisfactory completed at least six years of primary and secondary education (at least two years must be between years 7 to 12) taught and assessed in English in one of the recognised English speaking countries that meet the NMBA requirements; These countries are:
- Australia
- New Zealand
- The United States of America
- The United Kingdom
- Canada (excluding French Canadian territories)
- Republic of Ireland
- South Africa
OR
If you do not have English as your primary language, you must be able to demonstrate minimum scores in one of the following English Language Tests:
- IELTS International English Language Testing System (academic module) with a minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum
- score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
- OET Occupational English Test with a minimum score of B in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
- PTE Academic Pearson test of English academic with a minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
- TOEFL iBT Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test with a minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum score in each section of the test:
- 24 for listening
- 24 for reading
- 27 for writing, and
- 23 for speaking
As well as meeting the entry requirements, you must also be able to obtain the below mentioned to be eligible to commence in the Diploma of Nursing. If you cannot obtain the following, you will be ineligible to attend clinical placements, therefore ineligible to commence in the Diploma of Nursing program.
- Criminal clearance valid within 12 months of this application
- Pre-entry medical exam (documents will be provided upon successful entry into the program)
You must complete a minimum of 440 clinical work placement hours in Hedland, Karratha or Perth as part of this course. Placements are full time and are scheduled for 2–6 weeks at a time. During your clinical placement, you will observe, develop and put your theoretical skills into practice while shadowing a workplace supervisor.
Core
| 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 |
| HLTENN001 | Practise nursing within the Australian health care system |
| HLTENN002 | Apply communication skills in nursing practice |
| HLTENN003 | Perform clinical assessment and contribute to planning nursing care |
| HLTENN004 | Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care plans |
| HLTENN005 | Contribute to nursing care of a person with complex needs |
| HLTENN006 | Apply principles of wound management in the clinical environment |
| HLTENN007 | Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy |
| HLTENN008 | Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice |
| HLTENN009 | Implement and monitor care for a person with mental health conditions |
| HLTENN011 | Implement and monitor care for a person with acute health problems |
| HLTENN012 | Implement and monitor care for a person with chronic health problems |
| HLTENN013 | Implement and monitor care of the older person |
| HLTENN015 | Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting |
| HLTINF001 | Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures |
| HLTWHS002 | Follow safe work practices for direct client care |
Elective
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|
| BSBWOR404 | Develop work priorities |
| CHCPOL003 | Research and apply evidence to practice |
| HLTAID003 | Provide first aid |
| HLTENN025 | Implement and monitor care for a person with diabetes |
| HLTWHS006 | Manage personal stressors in the work environment |
This qualification prepares you for roles such as:
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Enrolled nurse
For more information about job and career pathways, visit JobOutlook(opens in a new tab) or Jobs and Skills WA(opens in a new tab) .
The Diploma of Nursing acts as a pathway into the Bachelor of Nursing, to become a Registered Nurse. Find out more about the Bachelor of Nursing here.(opens in a new tab)
On Campus
|
|
Tuition fee* |
Resource fee |
Total fee |
|
General |
$2,656.80 |
$655.45 |
$3,312.25 |
|
Concession |
$787.20 |
$655.45 |
$1,442.65 |
Online
|
|
Tuition fee* |
Resource fee |
Total fee |
|
General |
$2,656.80 |
$655.45 |
$3,312.25 |
|
Concession |
$787.20 |
$655.45 |
$1,442.65 |
Our estimated fees are based on:
- Full time study in 2023
- A selection of elective units designed to meet local industry demand for skills (different unit selections will attract different fees)
- For more information regarding eligibility and fees, please visit DTWD website
These fees are estimates only and depend on your eligibility for government funding, concession rates, the units you choose to study 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.