Diploma of Nursing - Plan C5417

Diploma of Nursing - Plan C5417

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Entry score:

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Duration:
Full-time 2 years
Fees:
Fee finder*Free TAFE course
Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
Bundoora
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Duration:
Full-time 2 years
Fees:

AU$20,250 (2026 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
Bundoora

CRICOS code: 110709C

This qualification requires completion of the following:

Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete all twenty (20) core courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Reflect on and improve own professional practice 120 EMPL7094C City Campus
Practise nursing within the Australian health care system 75 NURS5408C City Campus
Apply communication skills in nursing practice 50 NURS5410C City Campus
Perform clinical assessment and contribute to planning nursing care 50 NURS5412C City Campus
Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care 110 NURS5414C City Campus
Apply principles of wound management 60 NURS5416C City Campus
Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy 275 NURS5418C City Campus
Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice 30 NURS5420C City Campus
Implement and monitor care for a person with mental health conditions 60 NURS5422C City Campus
Implement and monitor care for a person with acute health conditions 150 NURS5424C City Campus
Implement and monitor care for a person with chronic health conditions 60 NURS5426C City Campus
Implement and monitor care of the older person 75 NURS5428C City Campus
Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting 80 NURS5430C City Campus
Provide end of life care and a palliative approach in nursing practice 70 NURS5432C City Campus
Work with diverse people 40 EMPL7092C City Campus
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety 25 HUSO5218C City Campus
Confirm physical health status 90 NURS5362C City Campus
Analyse and respond to client health information 60 NURS5359C City Campus
Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control 35 PUBH9446C City Campus
Follow safe work practices for direct client care 25 OHTH5910C City Campus

Complete all five (5) elective courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Research and apply evidence to practice 65 GEDU6100C City Campus
Contribute to the nursing care of a person with diabetes 80 NURS5434C City Campus
Manage personal stressors in the work environment 25 BUSM8924C City Campus
Provide First Aid 18 OHTH9126C City Campus
Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately 60 HWSS6066C City Campus
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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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