To achieve HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing a total of twenty-five (25) units of competency must be completed comprising twenty (20) Core and five (5) Elective units as detailed in the packaging rules and listed below.
The total nominal hours for the sequence listed below is 1773.
| Code | Module/Unit of Competency | Hours |
| Core units of competency |
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people | 40 |
| CHCDIV002 | Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety | 25 |
| CHCPRP003 | Reflect on and improve own professional practice | 120 |
| HLTAAP002 | Confirm physical health status | 90 |
| HLTAAP003 | Analyse and respond to client health information | 60 |
| HLTENN035 | Practise nursing within the Australian health care system | 75 |
| HLTENN036 | Apply communication skills in nursing practice | 50 |
| HLTENN037 | Perform clinical assessment and contribute to planning nursing care | 50 |
| HLTENN038 | Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care | 110 |
| HLTENN039 | Apply principles of wound management | 60 |
| HLTENN040 | Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy | 275 |
| HLTENN041 | Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice | 30 |
| HLTENN042 | Implement and monitor care for a person with mental health conditions | 60 |
| HLTENN043 | Implement and monitor care for a person with acute health conditions | 150 |
| HLTENN044 | Implement and monitor care for a person with chronic health conditions | 60 |
| HLTENN045 | Implement and monitor care of the older person | 75 |
| HLTENN047 | Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting | 80 |
| HLTENN068 | Provide end of life care and a palliative approach in nursing practice | 70 |
| HLTINF006 | Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control | 35 |
| HLTWHS002 | Follow safe work practices for direct client care | 25 |
| | Total nominal hours for core units | 1540 |
| Elective units of competency |
| CHCLLN001 | Respond to client language, literacy and numeracy needs | 45 |
| CHCPOL003 | Research and apply evidence to practice | 65 |
| HLTAID011 | Provide First Aid | 18 |
| HLTENN057 | Contribute to the nursing care of a person with diabetes | 80 |
| HLTWHS006 | Manage personal stressors in the work environment | 25 |
| | Total nominal hours for elective units | 233 |
| | Total nominal hours for the qualification | 1773 |
