Diploma of Nursing Catalogue

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Understanding and promoting health
Health information: Nursing
Documentation and Clinical Handover
Health assessment frameworks: initial
and ongoing
Vital sign assessment
Admission, transfer and discharge
process
Infection prevention and control
Maintenance of health: hygiene and
comfort care
Medication administration and
monitoring
Nursing care of an individual:
cardiovascular and respiratory
Nursing care of an individual: fluid and
electrolyte homeostasis
Promotion of health and wellbeing:
movement and exercise
Maintaining and promoting skin
integrity and wound care
Promotion of health and wellbeing:
nutrition
Nursing care: urinary elimination and
continence
Nursing care: bowel elimination and
continence
Nursing assessment and management
of sensory health
Nursing assessment and management
of neurological health
Nursing assessment and management
of endocrine health
Nursing in the acute care environment
Nursing in the perioperative care
environment
Nursing in the emergency care
environment
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