Nursing in general practice

Employing a practice nurse within a general practice can help reduce waiting times for patients and relieve workforce pressures on general practitioners.

The role of practice nurses in Australia has broadened considerably in recent years. This has largely been a result of the increased recognition of practice nursing as a specialist area, provision of government incentives and the introduction of Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item numbers relevant to general practice nursing.

Nurses in General Practice Fact Sheets

• Employing a nurse in the general practice setting (Fact Sheet)
• MBS Items for the Practice Nurse (Fact Sheet)
• What is a Nurse Practitioner? (Fact Sheet)
• Authorised nurse immuniser courses accepted in Australian states and territories (Resource)
• West Australian Immunisation Schedule and catch-up immunistions (Resource)
• Starting or moving schools - immunisation records (Poster)
• Free Interpreting Service for Medical Practitioners (Fact Sheet)
• Accessing AIR using PRODA for individuals (Guide)
• Adding an immunisation Best Practice (Cheat Sheet)
• How to manage a staff needlestick injury (Guide)
• Spills Kit checklist and method for cleaning spills (Checklist)
• Vaccine Potency Checklist for Managing a Power Failure (Checklist)
• Department of Health - Hand Hygiene resources (Resource)
• Healthy WA - How to wash your hands (Poster)
• Ordering govt funded vaccines through Onelink FAQs (Guide)
• Zoster vaccines for Australian adults (Fact Sheet)

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