Suggested Reading

Australia's Health Workforce Productivity Commission Research Report: Australian Government Productivity Commission. 22 December 2005

Specialisation and Advanced Practice: A Select Analysis of the Language of Specialisation and Advanced Nursing and Midwifery Practice. Discussion Paper The National Nursing and Nursing Education Taskforce N 3 ET. March 2006

Nurse Practitioners in Australia Mapping Of State/Territory Nurse Practitioner (NP) Models, Legislation and Authorisation Processes: The National Nursing and Nursing Education Taskforce N 3 ET Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council. November 2005

Building a picture of the contribution of Nurse Practitioners (NP) to the health workforce: A NP workforce planning data set. The National Nursing and Nursing Education Taskforce N 3 ET Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council 2005.

Nurse Practitioner Standards Project: Report to the Australian Nursing Council. Dr Glen Gardner, Dr Jenny Carryer , Dr Sandra Dunn, Dr Anne Gardner . Australian Nursing Council and Queensland University of Technology; 2004.

National Competency Standards for the Nurse Practitioner: Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council: March 2006.

What are common myths about nurse practitioners?
The National Nursing and Nursing Education Taskforce N 3 ET
Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council. February 2006

Articles of Interest

‘Independent Nurse Practitioners Position Statement’, Australian Medical Association'

‘ACMI Position Statement: Midwifery and the Nurse Practitioner Project’ Australian College of Midwives'

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Forums

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) conducted forums in September 2005 to enable nurses and other health workers to gain a better understanding of the role of the Nurse Practitioner and the relationship to other health professional roles.

Mary Chiarella from the University of Technology , Sydney , Elaine Ford Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Tarra Shaw from Westmead Hospital , Sydney provided an overview of their roles and how the role in practice has developed and progressed. Kathryn Terry, Nursing Board of Tasmania provided the Tasmanian perspective in relation to the development of the role and changes to nursing legislation and the Poisons Act.

"We make the road by walking" by Professor Mary Chiarella

"Developing a Nurse Practitioner Role" by Elaine Ford and Dr Tarra Shaw