Diploma
Australian Catholic University (ACU) College and Cabrini have collaborated in an industry-based partnership to promote and educate enrolled nurses through an 18-month full-time Diploma of Nursing. This collaboration is known as ACCENT (ACU College and Cabrini Educating Nurses Together) and combines excellent learning facilities with extensive practical experience. ACU College will provide a high-quality teaching and learning environment for all theory and simulation learning at the ACU Melbourne Campus in Fitzroy. Cabrini will then invite successful applicants to complete all 400 hours of practical clinical placement at their facilities.
This qualification will equip you with the essential nursing knowledge and skills that are required for eligibility for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia through AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) as an enrolled nurse working under the supervision of a registered nurse. You will develop an appreciation for evidence-based nursing practice and will strengthen your clinical decision-making and reflective skills, your caring behaviours, and empathy for others across a range of health care settings and multidisciplinary teams.
ACCENT allows you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the culture of Cabrini by participating in guest lectures and tutorials that will assist you in becoming familiar with Cabrini's clinical policies, guidelines and systems. These are designed to help you transition from a student to enrolled nurse much more easily.