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Practice Nurse Update

Danni Steele September 08

Important updates on Practice Nurse training and current professional issues.

New programs for practice nurses

In July 2008 AGPN held the first teleconference for the Reference Group established to guide the development of two projects:

The national Introduction to general practice nursing program will target nurses who have maintained their registration and are not currently in the nursing workforce who may be interested in working in general practice.

A desktop review has identified existing induction and orientation programs that support the recruitment and retention of practice nurses, and maximise the contribution of PNs to quality and safe patient care.

Two new programs, Introduction to General Practice Nursing and Skills Based Orientation for Nurses New to General Practice will be piloted in two sites and are due for national roll out in January 2009.

For further information on both these programs contact Toni Rice on enable javascript to see this email address (how?)

Courtesy of AGPN Nursing News, August 2008

Coffs Harbour anyone?

The 2008 RCNA General Practice Nurse Conference will be held from the 25 - 27 November at the Novotel Pacific Bay Resort in Coffs Harbour.

New glossy magazine!

APNA is launching its new magazine Primary Times in September, and they are thrilled to be offering a special promotion just for Divisions of General Practice.

Primary Times is a revision of the previous APNA Newsletter. Primary Times will be published quarterly and will include up-to-date, relevant clinical and industry information for Australian General Practice Nurses. Normally available only to members, APNA has offered Divisions of General Practice FREE copies for every member of their local practice nurse network.

I've ordered all practice nurses their very own copy and will distribute them personally once they become available.

Time is running out

APNA practice nurse scholarships are now available and applications close on the 3rd of October 2008. There are 520 CPD scholarships of $1500, and 20 postgraduate scholarships of $10,000.

If you want further information go to the APNA scholarships page, or contact enable javascript to see this email address (how?) to be put on the scholarships communication email list.

Guess who's back?

The APNA Online Immunisation course has been updated since recent changes to the immunisation handbook have taken place, and is open to all practice nurses free of charge.

Revised Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Nurses / Midwives

Important news! The launch of these new documents listed below took place on Monday, August 11, 2008 at Parliament House, Canberra, by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing and Ms Rosemary Bryant FRCNA, Commonwealth Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer.

This article is available online at http://bddgp.org.au/article/2008/09/nurse-update

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