Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS:

This qualification reflects the role of enrolled nurses with advanced skills who work in a specialised area of nursing practice under the direct or indirect supervision of a registered nurse.Enrolled nurses integrate and adapt specialised, technical and theoretical knowledge to address a diverse range of clinical situations and challenges in their area of specialisation. They contribute to the continuous improvement of clinical practice using research and participation in broader organisational quality processes. Enrolled nurses retain responsibility for their own actions while remaining accountable to the registered nurse for all delegated functions.To be eligible to apply for registration as an enrolled nurse and to practice in Australia, individuals must complete a Diploma of Nursing program accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) and approved as \u2018an approved program of study\u2019 by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) in accordance with the Enrolled Nurse Accreditation Standards. To confirm the education provider holds the necessary accreditation check the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) at www.ahpra.gov.au.The scope of practice for enrolled nurses is determined by legislative requirements and the policies and procedures of the employing organisation. No other licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Subjects

  • Contribute to the registration eligibility and assessment of donors
  • Manage personal stressors in the work environment
  • Contribute to the nursing care of a person with diabetes
  • Provide advanced interventions to meet the needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues
  • Apply nursing practice in sexual and reproductive health care
  • Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
  • Perform peripheral intravenous cannulation
  • Apply, implement and monitor nursing care in a contemporary paediatric setting
  • Apply principles of wound management
  • Provide First Aid in remote or isolated site
  • Manage work health and safety
  • Recognise and respond to crisis situations
  • Develop and promote positive person-centred behaviour supports
  • Support community participation and social inclusion
  • Apply renal replacement therapy
  • Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability
  • Apply nursing practice in the respiratory care setting
  • Provide advanced clinical assessment
  • Apply nursing practice in the hyperbaric environment
  • Facilitate the recovery process with the person, family and carers
  • Apply nursing practice in the perioperative setting
  • Apply nursing practice in the paediatric care setting
  • Apply nursing practice in the cardiovascular care setting
  • Contribute to maternal and infant health care
  • Apply nursing practice in the rural and remote setting
  • Implement and monitor care for a person with a stoma
  • Develop, facilitate and review all aspects of case management
  • Provide clinical mentoring in the work environment
  • Apply nursing practice in the emergency care setting
  • Provide person-centred services to people with disability with complex needs
  • Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy
  • Apply nursing practice in the orthopaedic care setting
  • Provide end of life care and a palliative approach in nursing practice
  • Contribute to improvement for advancement of clinical practice
  • Apply nursing practice in the critical care setting
  • Administer and coordinate Telehealth services
  • Facilitate ongoing skills development using a person-centred approach
  • Provide First Aid
  • Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide
  • Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy
  • Apply nursing practice in the rehabilitation care setting
  • Assess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues
  • Apply nursing practice in the contemporary aged care setting
  • Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting
  • Implement and monitor infection prevention and control policies and procedures
  • Research and report on nursing trends and practice
  • Provide brief interventions
  • Apply nursing practice in the contemporary mental health care setting
  • Lead the work team
  • Contribute to the nursing care of a person with renal impairment
  • Provide support to people living with dementia
  • Implement case management practice
  • Provide alcohol and other drugs withdrawal services

Standard entry requirements

Entry to this qualification is open to individuals who are currently working in Australia as an enrolled nurse and hold current registration as an enrolled nurse without notation with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au

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