Consultation with ANF members about how they view their work environment and practice is important when negotiating working conditions and workplace reform. The ongoing Aged Care Agenda has highlighted significant issues experienced by members that require further exploration. This survey is designed to assist in determining priority issues in relation to consultation, conditions and future development for Aged Care Nurses and Assistants in Nursing. The responses received will be collated and used as a basis for further discussions with members, senior managers and Department of Health and Ageing staff in relation to Aged Care reform and working conditions.

Survey Questions:

1. Age:
20-25		51-55
26-30		56-60
31-35		61-65
36-40		66-70
41-45		70+
46-50

2. Are you:

Male

Female

3. Are you employed as?

Registered Nurse (RN Div 1 in Victoria)

Enrolled Nurse (RN Div 2 in Victoria)

Unlicenced healthcare professional (AiN, PCA, PSA)

4. Is your main area of employment primarily in the:

Aged care sector

Public acute sector

Private acute sector

Other

5. If you have a second place of employment is it in:

Aged care sector

Public acute sector

Private acute sector

Other

6. If you are employed in the aged care sector, in which areas do you usually work? Indicate as many as appropriate.

High care

Low care

Community care (HACC)

Other

7. Do you believe there should be wage parity for aged care nurses in line with nurses working in private and public hospitals? (1 being strongly disagree 10 being strongly agree)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

8. How important to you is it that there is a minimum number of care staff on each shift? (1 being less important 10 being most important)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

9. What skills mix do you believe minimum numbers should be made up of? (please answer in percentages)

% Registered Nurse (RN Div 1 in Victoria)

% Enrolled Nurse (RN Div 2 in Victoria)

% Unlicenced healthcare professional (AiN, PCA, PSA)

10. If you are employed in the aged care sector what shifts have a Registered Nurse (RN Division 1) on duty? Indicate as many as appropriate.

Every shift

Only am shifts

Only am shifts Monday to Friday

Only available after hours by phone

Never

11. How important to you is having an adequate number of appropriately skilled staff on duty for each shift? (1 being less important 10 being most important)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

12. If you were previously employed in aged care, or are considering leaving, what were/are the main reasons? Indicate as many as appropriate.

Low wages

Poor staffing

Poor working conditions

Unreasonable workload

Too much paperwork

Stress

Poor working hours

Other (please specify)

13. Do you think that standards of care are dropping in your workplace?

Yes

No

14. If you believe the standards of care are dropping in your workplace what do you believe are the reasons?

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey for the ANF.