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Orientation Program for Nurses NEW to General Practice - online or residential.

New Nursing Awards - 1st July 2010

 * New Nursing Award  [APNA links]

 * ANF links to pays and other relevant Award information.

 * New Nurses Award 2010 - Fair Work Australia  DRAFT DETERMINATION [PDF]
 * Allowances  Fair Work Australia [excel]

The old award rate, the 1 January modern award rate and the July modern award rate are all needed to calculate the new minimum wages. Separate calculations are required for each type of transitional arrangement, eg pay rates, casual loadings, shift penalties, etc.
It is not anticipated that there will be any changes to these draft determinations.
For further assistance contact the Fair Work Info Line Ph: 131 394


    RN Medicare Item no's [pdf]
  • 10986 - Healthy Kids Check - RN only - annotate type of assessment on account
  • 10993 - Immunisation - childhood & travel  onsite with Dr on premises does not require special RN Accreditation. Offsite does ie workplace clinics, schools, comm health ctres etc.   [further details]
  • 10996 - Wound Management  - used after Dr's directions [further details]
  • 10997 - Chronic Care ie VB12, Depo, BP checks, biometrics etc having been written into pts GPMP
  • 10998/10999 - Pap smear
  • 10994/10995 - Pap smear & preventive check (Family Planning RN course recommended)
CME for Practice Nurses
APNA Practice Nurses Association CPD & Scholarships
ANF Competency Standards, for nurses in general practice : [MRB further info]
[RCNA] Educational Events
[RCNA] Online Forum
Training for GP RN's
Online Immunisation Course
Family Planning Association , NSW course
Credentialling Nurse Pap Smear Providers
Diabetes
Wound Management Course Online
Conducting Asthma Clinics- Courses
Nursing in General Practice Information Kits - RCNA
Post-Grad Courses
General Practice Nursing, Flinders Uni, SA
Post-Grad Dementia Course for RN's
Reconnect / Refresh
Graduate Cert. Practice Nursing
Masters of Comm.Health
Humour
Nurstoon
Medical Humour
Newspapers & Journals
* Australian Nursing Review
* NewsFront
Pt care
ACAT
CNC*Net CIAP
C'th Carelink Centres 1800 052 222
Medic Alert
Emergency Call Systems
Nursing in General Practice/ treatment Rooms
Improving Chronic Illness Care
Clinical Pathways
Sterilisation - Validation
References
Search Medline
Metric Conversions
Medical Textbooks & databases
Lippincott
Nursing in General Practice
Martindales Virtual Nursing center
Primary Care Internet Guide - Nursing
MIMS
Nursing sites
Travel Nursing
InterNurse
OZ Nurse World
Nurse Zone
Nursing About
Nursing center
Nursing Hands
Nursing World
NursingNet
RN.com
RN Web
Springnet
Wound Care
Personnel file
Working With Children Check
Registration
[NMB] NSW NRB
ANCI Code of Ethics
ANCI Australian Nursing Council
Queensland Nursing Council
Organisations
AARN Aust Rural Nurses Inc
APNA Australian Practice Nurses Association
RCNA Royal College of Nursing Australia
AAPM Practice Nurse Manager
Aust & NZ College of Mental Health Nurses
Home Midwifery Assoc(Qld)
Unions
NSW Nurses Association
Australian Nurses Federation
Queensland Nurses Union

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Correct Site
Correct Procedure'
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