TAFE South Australia (TAFE SA)

Structure

25 units: 20 core; 5 elective

Subjects

• Implement and monitor care for a person with chronic health problems
• Perform clinical assessment and contribute to planning nursing care
• Apply principles of wound management in the clinical environment
• Manage personal stressors in the work environment
• Communicate and work in health or community services
• Lead team effectiveness
• Support the provision of basic nutrition advice and education
• Implement and monitor care for a person with mental health conditions
• Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures
• Work with diverse people
• Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
• Visit client residence
• Develop work priorities
• Analyse and respond to client health information
• Confirm physical health status
• Implement and monitor care of the older person
• Contribute to nursing care of a person with complex needs
• Contribute to maternal and infant health care
• Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care plans
• Implement and monitor care for a person with diabetes
• Apply a palliative approach in nursing practice
• Respond to client language, literacy and numeracy needs
• Implement and monitor care for a person with acute health problems
• Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy
• Research and apply evidence to practice
• Follow safe work practices for direct client care
• Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting
• Apply communication skills in nursing practice
• Inform and support patients and groups about oral health
• Provide advanced first aid
• Maintain work health and safety
• Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace
• Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice
• Provide or assist with oral hygiene
• Provide first aid
• Implement and monitor infection prevention and control policies and procedures
• Practise nursing within the Australian health care system
• Recognise and respond to oral health issues
• Apply and manage use of basic oral health products
• Reflect on and improve own professional practice