Orientation Program for Nurses New to General Practice

 

Orientation Program for Nurses New to General Practice (Face to Face Program)

This national two-day entry level program has been designed for nurses in their first 12 months of working in general practice. The  program will provide nurses new to general practice with the knowledge and baseline skills they need to deliver high quality and safe health care services.

Practice nursing offers the opportunity for nurses to utilise a range of skills and competencies and to be part of the primary health care team in general practice. However nursing in general practice is a different and unfamiliar environment to other areas of nursing practice; the orientation program is designed to provide a comprehensive orientation for nurses to this new working environment and an understanding of the roles and responsibilities for Practice Nurses.

This national program has been developed through the Australian General Practice Network with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. 

Topics covered in this program include:

Professional Practice

  • Primary health care and the Australian health care system (General practice environment)
  • Nursing standards, competencies and guidelines
  • Continuing professional development

Provision of Clinical Care

  • Clinical assessment and health checks
  • Triage
  • Wound management
  • Immunisation

Management of clinical systems

  • Accreditation
  • Infection control principles in general practice
  • Managing practice equipment

Collaborative Practice

  • Information management in general practice
  • Chronic disease management
  • Health promotion in general practice

Orientation Program for Nurses New to General Practice (Online Program)

An online program has been developed for nurses who are unable to access a face to face workshop, please click here to access the online program.

Cost:

The online Orientation Program Registration fee is $120 (GST inc).