Acknowledgements

An Australian Nursing Federation project funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

The competency standards for nurses in general practice were developed by a University of South Australia project team, in conjunction with the Royal College of Nursing Australia, led by Terri Gibson and Marie Heartfield.

The following organisations were consulted during the development of this tool-kit.

  • Australian Association of Practice Managers
  • Australian Association for Rural Nurses
  • Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
  • Australian Divisions of General Practice
  • Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
  • College of Nursing (incorporating the NSW College of Nursing)
  • Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia and New Zealand)
  • Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
  • Royal College of Nursing Australia
  • Rural Doctors Association of Australia


First published August 2005

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