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The Victorian Chapter of the ACNP is committed to ongoing engagement with both our endorsed and candidate nurse practitioner workforce and our major stakeholders. To this end, the Victorian Chapter Executive participate in a busy schedule of membership meetings and events, along with forum presentations, promotional activities and advisory consultations for groups and individuals seeking further information regarding the nurse practitioner role. Membership numbers for the Victorian Chapter have demonstrated consistent growth over the previous three years and include endorsed and candidate nurse practitioners and organisational memberships. The number and categories of endorsed nurse practitioners in Victoria continues to grow with the most recent endorsements in Community Health and Mental Health. Endorsed nurse practitioners in Victoria are all working in nurse practitioner roles across community, hospital and private healthcare settings. The Victorian Chapter welcomes new members and values their contribution to the development of nurse practitioner role in Victoria.
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| Nurse practitioners ready for a bigger role in health system |
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ABC Posted Wed Jun 18, 2008 [Ged Kearney] Nurse practitioners may well be the answer to Australia's health concerns. For Australians to see the benefits of real and sustainable health reform there must be major reform to the way health services are funded and delivered. This means putting nursing and midwifery at the centre of decisions in health and health reform. [Please note the high number of positive comments associated with this article] |
