Sunshine Coast Division of General Practivce Ltd

Practice Nurses

Table of Contents:

• MEMBERSHIP AND EDUCATION LINKS
• THE PRACTICE NURSE
• MBS ITEM NUMBERS 
• LEGAL COMPLIANCE AND GUIDELINES
• 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
• HR Conditions and State Awards
• Nurses Award 2010 
• Nursing in General Practice (General Practice Queensland)

 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 June 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

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

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