Useful Nursing Links
Australian Breastfeeding Association
The Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) is an organisation of people interested in the promotion and protection of breastfeeding.
Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP)
National membership body for Nurse Practitioners in Australia.
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Inc. (ANMC)
The ANMC is a peak body to facilitate a national approach to nursing and midwifery regulation.
Australian Nursing Federation (ANF)
The ANF is the national union for nurses and the largest professional nursing organisation in Australia. The ANF's core business is the industrial and professional representation of nurses and nursing through the activities of a national office and branches in every State and Territory.
Coalition of National Nursing Organisations (CoNNO)
The Coalition of National Nursing Organisations (CoNNO) is made up of more than 50 national nursing organisations in an alliance to work collectively to advance the nursing profession to improve health care.
College of Nursing
The College of Nursing was established as a professional body to represent, assist, educate and support nurses. The site has information on membership, education, professional development.
Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN)
CATSIN’s core business role is to increase the recruitment and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples into nursing.
Council of Remote Area Nurses (CRANA)
CRANA aims to promote the development and delivery of safe, high quality health care to remote areas of Australia and her external Territories. The website contains, position description, education resources, conferences, standards and more.
ICUConnect
ICUConnect is a communication network to help overcome the professional isolation felt by nursing clinicians, especially in rural ICUs.
International Council of Nurses
The International Council of Nurses is a federation of national nurses’ associations (NNAs), representing nurses in more than 128 countries. ICN works to ensure quality nursing care for all, sound health policies globally, the advancement of nursing knowledge, and the presence worldwide of a respected nursing profession and a competent and satisfied nursing workforce.
NurseCentral
NurseCentral.com.au has been established as a nursing and midwifery discussion, news and resource site focussed primarily on nurses and midwives in Australia, New Zealand and surrounding regions.
Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses
Hughes RG, ed. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008. AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043.
This handbook prepared by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides a comprehensive summary of important patient safety and quality improvement concepts for frontline nurses.
Royal College of Nursing, Australia
Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) is the peak national professional organisation for Australian nurses. They provide a voice for nursing, by speaking out on health issues that affect nurses and the community in general.
