Nursing- Diploma of Nursing

Hand Hygiene
Personal Protective Equipment
Aseptic non-touch Technique
Aseptic/clinical hand hygiene
Surgical gowning and gloving

Temperature, pulse and respiration (TPR) – measurement
Blood pressure measurement
Monitoring pulse oximetry
Pain assessment
Blood glucose measurement
Physical assessment
Mental status assessment
Focused cardiovascular health history and physical assessment
12-lead electrocardiogram
Focused respiratory health history and physical assessment
Focused neurological health history and physical assessment
Neurovascular observations
Focused gastrointestinal health history and abdominal physical assessment
Height, weight and waist circumference measurement
Focused musculoskeletal health history and physical assessment and range of motion exercises

Clinical handover
Documentation
Health care teaching

Assisting With Meals
Nasogastric tube insertion
Administration of enteral nutrition
Intravenous therapy (IVT) (assisting with establishment)
Intravenous therapy (IVT) (management)

Assisting with elimination needs
Administering an enema
Suprapubic catheter care – catheter irrigation
Urinary catheterisation

Oral medication
Enteral medication
Topical medication
Optic Medication
Otic medication
Vaginal Medication
Rectal Medication
Inhaled medication
Parenteral medication
Intravenous medication administration: volume-controlled infusion set
Intravenous medication administration: intravenous container
Intravenous medication administration- bolus

Non-pharmacological pain management intervention – dry heat and cold therapy
Patient-controlled analgesia or other syringe-driven medication
Subcutaneous infusions

Pre-operative care
Post-anaesthesia care and handover
Post-operative care

Bed bath or assisted shower
Oral care, hair care, nail care and shaving
Assisting a person to reposition
Assisting a person to mobilise
Pressure area care - preventing pressure injuries