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Practice Nurse Work Survey

The Practice Nurse workforce is growing rapidly, supported by a range of recently-introduced government initiatives. Currently there is a lack of information about the work being done by Practice Nurses in their daily work in general practices across Australia.

The Practice Nurse Work Survey aims to describe the services currently being provided, and the tasks undertaken, by nurses in Australian general practice. The project involves a national survey of Practice Nurses. Further information can be downloaded here.

Any person with nursing qualifications currently working in general practice or a primary care setting eligible to receive Medicare rebates (e.g. an Aboriginal Medical Service) can take part in the study. The Call for Participants is set out below.

For further information contact: Dr Catherine Joyce

Latest news:

August 2007

Call for Participants - Still Open

You can still take part in this important national study.

If you have experienced difficulties trying to contact us recently, we sincerely apologise. Our recent office relocation caused significant disruption to our phone and fax systems

We’re ready to hear from you now!

The Explanatory Statement, Consent Form and Letter for Practice can be downloaded below. Show me

June 2007

Findings from the pilot phase of the study were presented at the General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference in Sydney, May 23-25 2007. A copy of the presentation is available here.

Participants are still needed for the main study. The Call for Participants advertisement, Explanatory Statement, Consent Form and Letter for Practice can all be downloaded below.

April 23 2007: Call for participants now open!

The advertisement calling for participants in the study can be downloaded here

Already interested in taking part in the Practice Nurse Work Survey?

The first step is to obtain copies of the Explanatory Statement for the study, the Consent Form and Letter for Practice.

These can be downloaded below or requested from Dr Catherine Joyce

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The Explanatory Statement provides detailed information about what is involved in taking part in the study. The Consent Form confirms your understanding and agreement to participate. The Letter for Practice is designed for your employer. It describes the study and what is involved in participating, and provides a means of confirming that you have the agreement of your employer to participate in the study.

Completed Consent Forms and Letters for Practice can be returned to the researchers by fax or post. On receipt of these, the study materials (questionnaire, encounter forms, patient information sheet, instructions) will be mailed out to you. Then you complete the data collection and return the forms in the reply-paid envelope supplied.

This exciting national study will provide an invaluable source of information on the work of Practice Nurses. We hope you will be part of this important study.

February 2007: Pilot phase commences.

The Pilot Phase of the Practice Nurse Work Survey has commenced, with focus groups held with Practice Nurses in Melbourne and regional Victoria to test and refine forms and procedures for the main study.

This study is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (384363).

This study is endorsed by the Australian Practice Nurses Association.

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