APNA position statements

COVID-19 Vaccination For Health Care Professionals and Students 

This statement outlines APNA's position supporting the encouragement of health care professionals and students getting vaccinated where there is no medical contraindication.

Unregulated Health Care Workforce in Primary Health Care 

This statement outlines APNA's position on the Unregulated Health Care Workforce and its impact on primary health care. 

Improving patient outcomes: Primary health care nurses working to the breadth of their scope of practice

Nurses working to their full scope of practice as part of an interdisciplinary team can enable more integrated, efficient and accessible healthcare. APNA has developed a position on primary health care nurse scope of practice. 

Health Care Homes 2017

APNA endorses the concept of the Health Care Homes model and its key characteristics, and believes the nursing workforce will play an essential role in its delivery. 

Australian Border Force Act 2015

This statement outlines APNA's position on the Australian Border Force Act 2015 and its impact on primary health care nurses.

Refugee and asylum seeker health 2015

APNA, together with 14 other health bodies, has endorsed this Position Statement which was prepared by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP).