Sunshine Coast Division of General Practivce Ltd

PRACTICE NURSES

Table of Contents

• MEMBERSHIP AND EDUCATION LINKS
• THE PRACTICE NURSE
• PRACTICE NURSE INCENTIVE PROGRAM
• MBS ITEM NUMBERS 
• LEGAL COMPLIANCE AND GUIDELINES
• RECALLS AND REMINDERS
• STERILISATION AND INFECTION CONTROL
• SCHEDULE 8 DRUGS
• COLD CHAIN
• PIP IMMUNISATION SCHEDULE AND ACIR
• RESOURCES

MEMBERSHIP AND EDUCATION LINKS

• Sunshine Coast Division of General Practice
• SCDGP Education and Events Calender
• Graduate Certificate in Nursing in General Practice  
• Royal College of Nursing of Australia
• Australian Practice Nurse Association
• Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council
• Australian General Practice Network  
• Nurse of the Year
• e-Learning Training Package to support Medicare Item 10997
• RCNA On-line Training
• Ausmed Nursing Conferences and Online Resources

THE PRACTICE NURSE

• APNA Membership Brochure
• Continuing Professional Development Registration Standard Frequently Asked Questions
• Job Description Sample - Provided by Dandenong Casey General Practice Association
• Nursing in General Practice Recruitment & Orientation Resource - A Guide for General Practices, Practice Nurses & Network Member Organisations 
• Queensland Nurses Union
• Workplace Authority
• Workcover QLD
• APNA's Annual Salary and Conditions Survey - 2011 
• Practice Nurse Employment Toolkit
• HR Conditions and State Awards
• Nurses Award 2010 
• Nursing in General Practice - General Practice Queensland
• Nursing in General Practice - Business Case Models
• Primary Source - Nursing in General Practice Newsletter

PRACTICE NURSE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (PNIP)

PNIP RESOURCES:

• What is the Practice Nurse Incentive Program?
• Incentive Payment Ready Reckoner
• Guidelines
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Creating Opportunities
  • Creating Opportunity: practice nurses working with the community & creating health
• Developing a Business Case for an Enhanced Practice Nurse Role Under the PNIP
  • A Guide For General Practices On Business Case Development

PNIP WORKSHOP - 24 NOVEMBER 2011:

• Is Your Practice Ready?
• Workshop Presentation 
• "Charting New Roles for Australian General Practice Nurses: A Multicentre Qualitative Study"

 MBS ITEM NUMBERS

• Practice Nurse Activity Record (Item Numbers/Income Estimator) - Illawarra Division of General Practice as at May 2010
• Item Numbers Applicable to Practice Nurses - where GP permits and PN appropriately trained
• Income Estimator - Chronic Disease Nurse Support as at Nov 2010
• e-Learning Package to support Medicare Item 10997

LEGAL, COMPLIANCE AND GUIDELINES

• Competency standards for nurses
• Nursing in General Practice - A guide for the General Practice Team
• Medicare
• PIP
• Accreditation
• Privacy Guidelines
• RACGP Handbook for Health Information Management
• Workplace Health and Safety QLD
• RACGP Premises Recommendations - Designing your practice
• Recall and Reminder Systems

STERILISATION AND INFECTION CONTROL

• Infection Control  RACGP
• Infection Control in General Practice RACGP Power Point Presentation
• Standard Precautions

SCHEDULE 8 DRUGS

• RACGP S8 Drugs
• Order form for S8 drug book
• The Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996 - What Nurses Need to Know
• Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996

COLD CHAIN

• Strive for 5 - National Vaccine Storage Guidelines
• KISS Guide - Flip Chart for Vaccine Storage - GPQ 
• Improving Vaccination Cold Chain in the General Practice Setting - RACGP Article
• Data Logging Guidelines

PIP, IMMUNISATION SCHEDULE AND ACIR

• SCDGP - Immunisation Program 

RESOURCES

• Waiting Room Poster - GP running late
• Drug Therapy Protocol - Immunisation Program Nurse
  
  
• Healthy Kids Check Useful Documents:
  • Healthy Kids Check - Health Habits Fact Sheet
  • Healthy Kids Check - Checklist
  • Healthy Kids Check - Fact Sheet
  • Child Development Milestones - 4 Years

• General Practitioners
• Practice Managers
• Practice Nurses
• Receptionists
• Resources