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Practice Nurse and Staff Support
Aims
Increase the knowledge of practice nurses
Facilitate employment of practice nurses and practice staff
Encourage GP’s to employ practice nurses
To develop a ‘team approach’ to activities within general practice particularly associated with chronic disease management
Assist with practice nurse and practice staff education and training
Activities
Free advertising for job opportunities as required
Practice Nurse & Practice Staff education sessions
Practice Staff Newsletter November 2011
Practice Staff Newsletter August 2011
Benefits
Government initiative in nursing is promoted
Increase number of nurses working in General Practice
Practice Nurses & Practice Staff well informed
Resources: Click for access to PNIP Factsheet, Guidelines, Business Tools, Application Form, plus more...
Useful links:
APNA (Australian Practice Nurses Association) www.apna.asn.au
Royal College of Nursing www.rcna.org.au/site/
Nursing and Midwifery Board www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au
AGPN Nursing Program www.agpn.com.au/site/index.cfm
NSW Nurses Association www.nswnurses.asn.au
Australian Nursing Federation www.anf.org.au
NPS (National Prescribing Service) www.nps.org.au
Australian Wound Management Association Inc. http://www.awma.com.au/index.php
