Enrolled Nurse - Health Careers in the Bush

Enrolled Nurse
What is an Enrolled Nurse?
Can Enrolled Nurses specialise?
If you would like to be a nurse, but don’t want to go to
university, your ideal career may be as an Enrolled Nurse.
There is now an Advanced Diploma of Nursing. This
qualification is part of the Health Training Package and
it covers enrolled nursing work in areas of specialisation,
with advanced skills and knowledge in client assessment,
care and management across a wide range of health care
settings. It is available through TAFE.
Nurses are important members of the health care team and
their primary role is providing patient care. Although both
Registered Nurses and Enrolled Nurses care for the sick,
injured or recovering patient, there is a distinct difference
in the focus of their work.
Enrolled Nurses work under the direction of Registered
nurses and work within a multidisciplinary team to meet the
client’s health care needs and maintain patient confidentiality
and dignity at all times. Enrolled Nurses contribute to care
planning and assist patients with everyday living activities
and are vital members of the nursing team.
This education will create career pathways within enrolled
nursing in line with the specialist pathways accessible by
Registered Nurses.
For more information on specialties available, check out
the Think Nursing website under Career Pathways: www.
thinknursing.com
What scholarships are available?
What does an Enrolled Nurse do?
The average day for an Enrolled Nurse may entail but is not
limited to:
yy Performing measurements and observations e.g.
T.P.R., blood pressure, urine testing, ECG, respiratory
function tests
yy Performing treatments requested by a medical
practitioner or registered nurse e.g. wound dressing
yy Preparing for procedures e.g. pap smear, minor
excisions, suturing and application of plaster
There are a variety of scholarships and forms of financial
assistance for nursing students available. Check out the
respective TAFE websites for more information.
Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship and
Support Scheme (NAHSSS)
Free Call: 1800 117 262
Email: scholarships@rcna.org.au
Website: www.rcna.org.au
yy Administering prescribed medications including
immunizations as ordered by a doctor
yy Undertaking follow-up of patients as requested
yy Follow procedure for maintaining accurate patient
records
yy Ensure all pathology, other tests and consultation
results are sighted by a doctor, filed and documented
correctly
yy Assist patients with meals if they are unable to feed
themselves e.g. feeding through gastrostomy tubes
Where can an Enrolled Nurse work?
Enrolled Nurses can find work with a variety of organisations
including hospital wards or operating theatres, GP surgeries,
nursing homes, community health centres, aged care
services, private homes, schools, ambulance service, the
Red Cross, emergency aid or even a combination of these.
Shift work is generally required, but you will be able to
enjoy days off when the rest of the world is working.
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Where can I find out more
information?
To practice as a nurse in Queensland you must
be registered with the Queensland Nursing
Council (QNC). For more information on nursing
registration in Queensland visit the QNC website
Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE
Phone: (07) 4750 5211 / 1300 1300 84
Email: barrier.reef@deta.qld.gov.au
Website: www.barrierreef.tafe.qld.gov.au
The Bremer Institute of TAFE
Phone: (07) 3817 3000
Email: customerservicecentre.tbit@deta.qld.gov.au
Website: www.bremer.tafe.qld.gov.au
Brisbane North Institute of TAFE
Phone: 131 248
Email: enquiry.bnit@deta.qld.gov.au
Website: www.bn.tafe.qld.gov.au
Central Queensland Institute of TAFE
Phone: 1300 27 8233
Email: cqtafe.info@deta.qld.gov.au
Website: www.cq.tafe.qld.gov.au
Tropical North Queensland TAFE (Cairns)
Phone: 1300 656 959
Email:
info.tnqit@deta.qld.gov.au
Website: www.tnqit.tafe.qld.gov.au
Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia
Inc (CRANAplus)
Phone: (08) 8959 1111
Email: crana@crana.org.au
Website: www.crana.org.au
National Enrolled Nurse Association
Phone: 1300 972 315
Email: info@nena.org.au
Website: www.nena.org.au
Australian Health Practitioner Registration
Agency / Nursing and Midwifery Board of
Australia
Phone: 1300 419 495
Email: Online enquiry form
Website: www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au
Gold Coast Institute of TAFE
Phone: (07) 5581 8300
Email: enrolments.gcit@deta.qld.gov.au
Website: www.goldcoast.tafe.qld.gov.au
Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE
Phone: 1300 657 613
Email: msit.info@deta.qld.gov.au
Website: www.msit.tafe.qld.gov.au
Southbank Institute of Technology
Phone: 13 72 48
Email: Online Enquiry Available
Website: www.southbank.edu.au
Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE
Phone: (07) 4694 1600 (Toowoomba)
Email: sqit.enquiries@deta.qld.gov.au
Website: www.sqit.tafe.qld.gov.au
Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE
Phone: (07) 5457 1006
Email: sct.information@deta.qld.gov.au
Website: www.sunshinecoast.tafe.qld.gov..au
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What courses are available?
To become an enrolled nurse in Queensland you must complete a Diploma of Nursing (Pre Enrolment).
The Diploma of Nursing (Pre Enrolment) is available at a number of TAFE institutions across Queensland, both on
campus and externally. If you are currently completing or have completed Year 12, applications should be made
through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC).
Once you have completed your enrolled nursing course you will need to apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Board
of Australia for enrolment and a current licence to practice. For more information on nursing enrolment/registration
and regulation in Queensland visit www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au.
Institute of TAFE
Barrier Reef Institute of
TAFE (Townsville)
Course
Diploma of
Nursing (Enrolled
Div2 Nursing)
Diploma of
Nursing (Enrolled
Div2 Nursing)
Diploma of
Nursing (Enrolled
Div2 Nursing)
Diploma of
Nursing (Enrolled
Div2 Nursing)
Duration
18 Mths F/T
OP / Rank
22/59 (2011 cut-off)
21/60 (2010 cut-off)
Prerequisites
Completion of Yr
12. Min age is 17.
18 Mths F/T
Contact TAFE
Completions of Yr
12. Min age is 17
18 Mths F/T
18/64 (2011 cut-off)
14/72 (2010 cut-off)
Completion of Year
12. Min age is 17.
18 Mths F/T
13/74 (2010 cut-off) MKY
Completion of Year
12. Min age is 17.
Gold Coast Institute of TAFE Diploma of
(Southport)
Nursing (Enrolled
Div2 Nursing)
Metropolitan South Institute Diploma of
of TAFE (Loganlea,Alexandra Nursing (Enrolled
Hills)
Div2 Nursing)
Southern Queensland
Diploma of
Institute of TAFE (Charleville, Nursing (Enrolled
Roma, Toowoomba, Warwick, Div2 Nursing)
Kingaroy)
Sunshine Coast Institute of
Diploma of
TAFE (Nambour)
Nursing (Enrolled
Div2 Nursing)
18 Mths F/T
Wide Bay Institute of TAFE
(Bundaberg, Gympie)
Tropical North Queensland
TAFE (Cairns, Mount Isa)
The Bremer Institute of
TAFE (Bundamba)
Brisbane North Institute of
TAFE (Caboolture)
Central Queensland
Institute of TAFE (Mackay,
Rockhampton)
In Rockhampton all
applicants offered a
place in 2010
11/79 (2011 cut-off)
11/79 (2010 cut-off)
Completion of Year
12. Min age is 17.
18 Mths F/T
Contact TAFE
Completion of Year
12. Min age is 17.
2 Yrs Flexible
Delivery
Contact TAFE
Completion of Year
12. Min age is 17.
18 Mths F/T
Contact TAFE
Completion of Year
12. Min age is 17.
Diploma of
Nursing (Enrolled
Div2 Nursing)
18 Mths F/T
13/78 (2011 cut-off)
Completion of Year
12. Min age is 17.
Diploma of
Nursing (Enrolled
Div2 Nursing)
18 Mths F/T
13/74 (2011 cut-off)
Completion of Year
12. Min age is 17.
Also an
18 Mths
Flexible
Delivery (FL)
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