Useful Resources
Rural and Remote Nursing
- Rural and remote practice setting nurses the link specific to this practice provides useful guidance including the Drug Therapy protocol: Isolated practice areas & rural hospitals.
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/ehu/29969.pdf
Cultural Diversity
- · Cranaplus – Rural and remote healthcare http://www.crana.org.au/
- · Cultural diversity http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/multicultural/
Occupational Health & Safety
- National Occupational Health & Safety Commission www.nohsc.gov.au
- Queensland Workplace safety: www.dir.qld.gov.au/workplace/
- New South Wales: www.workcover.nsw.gov.au
Journals
- The Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN) www.ajan.com.au
- The Medical Journal of Australia www.mja.com.au
- Health Workforce Australia www.hwa.gov.au
- Australian Doctor www.australiandoctor.com.au
Australian Health Care
- Medicare www.medicare.com.au
Educational resources
- Rural Health Education Foundation www.rhef.com.au
- Nursing Schools Australia www.australian-universities.com/schools/nursing/
- Emergency Life Support Course www.australian-universities.com/schools/nursing/
- Australian Red Cross – First Aid www.redcross.org.au/firstaid
Guidelines and Legislation
- ANMC Code of Professional Conduct
- ANMAC Code of Ethics
- The QH Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996
- Queensland Health Code of Conduct
Aged Care
Professional Associations
- Professional indemnity insurance www.nursewise.com.au
- Australian Nursing Council www.anmc.org.au
- Australian Nursing Federation www.anf.org.au
- Royal College of Nursing www.rcna.org.au
- Australian and New Zealand College of Anesthetists www.anzca.edu.au
- ACORN www.acorn.org.au
- Australian College of Midwives www.midwives.org.au
- Australian Neonatal Nurses Association www.acnn.org.au
- National Enrolled Nurses Association www.nena.org.au
Professional Organisations
- World Federation of Critical Care Nurses www.wfccn.org
- CENA – College of Emergency Nursing Australasia www.cena.org.au
- ACCCN – Australian College of Critical Care Nurses www.acccn.com.au
- The Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc www.racp.edu.au/tsanz
- Aust. Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplant Authority www.donatelife.gov.au
- Aust and New Zealand Intensive Care Society www.anzics.com.au
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency www.ahpra.gov.au
- Australian College of Emergency Nursing www.acen.com.au
Further relevant website resources
- QSuper qsuper.qld.gov.au
- Australian Resuscitation Council www.resus.org.au
- Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand www.csanz.edu.au
- Resuscitation Council U.K. www.resus.org.uk
- New Zealand Resuscitation Council www.nzrc.org.nz
- TNT Travel Downunder www.tntdownunder.com
- American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship www.immi.gov.au
- Australian Taxation Office www.ato.gov.au
- Superannuation www.ato.gov.au/super
