First Choice Care would like to congratulate our RN Joyce Gregoran for being the lucky winner of our latest iPad promotion. Joyce showed up at the RCNA Nursing Expo that was held at the Brisbane Convention Centre on Sunday 15 April 2012 and entered our competition with over 200 entrants.

Joyce was very excited that she was drawn as the winner of the competition. She believes that an iPad will make her life easier & is very appreciative of all the hard work that First Choice Care has done for her in the past and she looks forward to working with our team in the future.

Re-registration time is just around the corner!

Are you running out of time to earn those 20 CPE points ?

With First Choice Care’s online learning opportunities provided by the Australian Nursing Federation, it could not be a better time to complete some education; further develop your skills as well as refreshing some existing skills. All education units completed through the ANF are reported directly to AHPRA – demonstrating directly to the registration board that you are continuing to maintain your educational requirements.

All Registered Nurses and Midwives require 20 hours (with documented evidence) of relevant professional development each year. Those practitioners with Scheduled Medicines Endorsements or Nurse/Midwive Practitioner Endorsement requiring at least 10 hours of professional education related directly to your endorsement.

One hour of active learning equals one CPD. Each nurse is responsible for calculating the hours of active learning completed each year.

Evidence of self-directed study must demonstrate that the Nurse or Midwife has;

• Identified and prioritised their learning needs
• Developed a learning plan based on the learning needs
• Participated in effective learning activities relevant to their learning needs.
• Reflected upon the value of the learning activity or the effect that the participation in the learning activity will have on their practise.

Participation of mandatory skills acquisition may be counted as CPD.

Remember; a number of nurses and midwives are selected each year for annual audit by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia to ensure standards are monitored.

If you require assistance with the maintenance of your education needs throughout the year please call Recruitment and one of our consultants can provide further guidance.

Want an Ipad 2?  First Choice Care has you covered.

How? Easy!

Simply update your availability, book and complete 10 shifts using the iShift App or FCC Live and you go in the draw to win yourself an Ipad 2!

One Ipad 2 to win every month!

Update your availability NOW!

First draw on 31st of January 2012!

Someone is going to win it…Why not you!

Download iShift for:

Iphone: http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ishift/id440473022
Android: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.theotino.iShift

Visit FCC Live – http://www.fcclive.com.au/

Regards,

First Choice Care Team

We know that nurse’s availability can change at a moments notice.

So we’ve put our heads together and come up with what we feel is the best and more convenient way for our nurses to let us know when they’re available:

• Online at www.fcclive.com.au
• Call our Call Centre on 1300 307 241
• Via our very own iShift App (free and available in the App store)

Hope that helps!

The First Choice Care team

We would like to say a big thank you to Julia Cleaver for her hard work at Holy Spirit Northside Hospital.

Julia has received some great feedback after her shift today.

Julia has only been with First Choice Care for a couple of months now and is already receiving great reviews and promoting First Choice Care in a positive light.

Congratulations Julia keep up the good work!

Regards

The First Choice Care team