Resources
Publications
- Year in review 2023 (PDF 1445 kB)
- Year in review 2018–19 (PDF 2155 kB)
- Year in review 2017–18 (PDF 2723 kB)
- Rural and Isolated Practice Endorsed Nurse (RIPEN) Fact Sheet (PDF 655 kB)
- Nurse endoscopy overview (PDF 4076 kB)
- Nurse navigators information sheet (PDF 461 kB)
- Nurse-to-patient ratios information sheet (PDF 461 kB)
- Nurse-to-patient ratios Team Leader principles (PDF 392 kB)
- Registered nurse professional practice in Queensland - Guidance for practitioners, employers and consumers (PDF 431 kB)
- Queensland Nursing and Midwifery Executive Council (QNMExC) Terms of Reference (PDF 229 kB)
- Early Career Nurses and Midwives Retention Strategy 2022–2026 (PDF 2835 kB)
Business Planning Framework (BPF)
Addenda
- Emergency Department Addendum (PDF 1307 kB)
- Maternity Services Addendum (PDF 1963 kB)
- Mental Health Services Addendum (PDF 676 kB)
- Paediatric Setting Addendum (PDF 2391 kB)
- Perioperative Services Addendum (PDF 851 kB)
- Primary and Community Health and Public Health Services Addendum (PDF 744 kB)
- Prison Health Services Addendum (PDF 800 kB)
- Remote Setting Addendum (PDF 2241 kB)
- Rural Setting Addendum (PDF 2392 kB)
Research and education
- Framework for Lifelong Learning for Nurses and Midwives (PDF 5.6 MB)
- Guide for University-Industry Integration (PDF 662 kB)
- Strength with Immersion (SwIM) Program poster (A3) (PDF 4095 kB)
- Strength with Immersion (SwIM) Program poster (A4) (PDF 264 kB)
Flyers
- The registered nurse as mentor (PDF 5728 kB)
- The registered nurse as teacher (PDF 588 kB)
- The midwife as teacher (PDF 1142 kB)
Graduates
Legislation
Immunisation Program Nurse - approved courses
Under the provisions of the Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021, only appropriately authorised immunisation program nurses are able to administer and supply scheduled medicines as specified in the Extended Practice Authority 'Registered Nurses' (PDF 292 kB). For more information, see the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 Factsheet: Immunisation programs – registered nurses (PDF 219 kB).
Approved courses to gain appropriate Immunisation Program Nurse certification
- Australian College of Nursing - Immunisation for Health Practitioners Course Code 306 ONLY (undertaken between 29 June 2018 and 31 October 2020)
- Australian Catholic University
- Cunningham Centre
- University of Southern Queensland
- Benchmarque Group
- Immunisation courses accredited by HESA. A list of HESA approved providers can be accessed on the HESA website
Please note that the Australian Government’s COVID-19 Vaccination Training Program is not an approved Immunisation Program Nurse course and successful completion does not qualify the participant as an authorised immunisation provider.
Sexual Health Program Nurse
Under the provisions of the Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021, only appropriately authorised sexual health program nurses are able to administer and supply scheduled medicines as specified in the Extended Practice Authority 'Registered Nurses' (PDF 292 kB).