School Nurses Handbook
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Take Part in Research
Research opportunities for nurses, midwives and nurse practitioners working in primary health care.
- Enhancing Adherence and Self-management in the Treatment of Respiratory Conditions
- MyMedicare - experiences of primary care nurses with this voluntary patient enrolment scheme
Improve prescribing safety in primary care
Are you a GP, pharmacist, nurse practitioner, or other primary care professional? Your expertise is vital to improving medicine safety in Australia.
Monash University is looking for participants for research focused on improving prescribing safety in primary care.
Participants will share their insights on prescribing practices in a 3-hour online workshop.
You’ll receive a gift card for your participation, redeemable at a range of retailers.
Exploring autonomy and responsibility in primary health care nursing
December 2025 – March 2026
We are looking to connect with primary healthcare nurses (ENs, RNs, CNs, NPs), that work in either rural and remote or urban areas and have worked for at least six months. We want to learn more about your experiences with professional autonomy and responsibility, how this has affected your work and scope of practice, and the factors that influence these.
If you’re interested in participating, you would be invited to join a one-on-one online interview that takes around 45-60 minutes. Everything that we discuss will be kept confidential and anonymous. No external parties will be notified of your participation.
By participating in this research, you will be contributing to the elevation and priorities of primary care nursing.
For more information or to express interest, contact Bailey Russell via email.
Join nurse practitioners across Australia sharing their experience in urgent care centres
Are you a nurse practitioner with urgent care experience?
We are seeking nurse practitioners who:
- are endorsed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
- are currently registered with AHPRA as a nurse practitioner
- have at least 12 months’ experience working in an urgent care centre within the past 5 years
This is an opportunity to contribute to national research on NP roles, challenges and opportunities in urgent care. Participation involves:
- a 25 to 30 minute anonymous survey
- an optional online focus group (90 minutes)
- a gift voucher for focus group participants*
* Focus group only: we will ask for your AHPRA registration number to confirm that you are registered as a nurse practitioner in Australia.
Australia–Japan Foundation grant
APNA is pleased to announce that the Australia–Japan Foundation will fund a collaboration between APNA, Hiroshima University and the Japan Primary Care Association. APNA will work with Associate Professor Mayumi Kako to connect primary health care nurses between the two countries. Nurses will have the opportunity to share expertise on workforce development, leadership, gender equity, and supporting diverse communities.
If you would like to know more, please visit our page below.
Are you a rural or remote clinician who has supported people experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV)?
August 2025
Calling rural clinicians with experience in IPV
We’re looking to connect with nurses and primary health care clinicians working in rural or remote areas who have experience supporting people affected by IPV. We want to learn more about your experiences, what’s worked well for you and what kind of support might help you in this important work.
If you’re interested, you’d be invited to join a one-on-one online interview that takes about an hour. Everything you share will be kept confidential and anonymous. As a thank you, we’ll give you a $50 gift voucher. Before the interview, we’ll have a quick phone chat to make sure you’re eligible.
For more information or to express interest, contact Dr. Kaara Ray Calma at IPVPHC@griffith.edu.au.
Enhancing adherence and self-management in the treatment of respiratory conditions
July 2025
Do you work with patients who have asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
We need your help to design a model of care that supports self-management. You will receive up to $650 in electronic gift cards as reimbursement.
Participation involves pre-reading, co-design meetings, interviews, focus groups and providing written feedback.
The time commitment is 6½ hours over two months (excluding travel), with workshops starting mid-September in Melbourne and Geelong.
By joining this co-design project, you’ll help shape a new self-management support model for asthma and COPD care – one that reflects real experiences and frontline insights.
To learn more, please email project manager Dr Adelle Gadowski or call
0494 317 609.
The Enhancing Adherence and Self-Management in the Treatment of Respiratory Conditions (ENGAGEMENT) trial is supported by APNA and is approved by the Monash University Ethics Committee (Project ID: 45858).
Would you like to understand the role weather plays in your life?
July 2025
A PhD candidate at La Trobe University is looking for Filipino nurses living in Victoria to take part in his research project.
If you are interested in working together with other Filipino nurses living in Victoria to get a better understanding of how the weather in your new area of living affects your life and how you can adjust to it, we would like to invite you to participate in this study.
If you moved to regional Victoria within the last three years and would like to take part, please email Oliver Frick.
MyMedicare - experiences of primary care nurses with this voluntary patient enrolment scheme
June 2025
Macquarie University are conducting an evaluation of the implementation of MyMedicare.
We are inviting primary care nurses to share their experience to date via a 30-minute interview completed online, by phone or in person.
Your insights will help improve how the program works for everyone.
To participate, please contact: Dr Maha Pervaz-Iqbal E: maha.iqbal@mq.edu.au
Enhancing equity in cervical screening for people with disability
May 2025
Researchers at the University of Sydney are looking to talk to health care providers (doctors and nurses) who provide cervical screening
We're conducting a consultation about accessing cervical screening for women and people with a cervix with lived experience of disability and their supporters. We would like any interested providers with relevant experience to participate in a voluntary 1-hour focus group interview. You can choose whether to partcipate in person or by video call. All participants will receive a $60 voucher.
Practice nurse capacity for screening and advising on movement behaviours
Deakin University is seeking to interview GP nurses
We want nurses to participate in individual interviews of 45-60 minutes, exploring the role they can play in screening and providing brief advice on sedentary behaviour and physical activity to patients within general practice. Interviews can be conducted face to face or online, and participants will be reimbursed for their time via a $150 Woolworths e-gift card.
Transforming primary health care service delivery
The University of Queensland wants to hear from general practice clinics
We are looking for GP clinic practice managers and other key personnel involved with adopting digital technologies in your clinics and assessing their effectiveness. This study involves completing an online survey, and if interested, an interview with one of our researchers. Those who complete the survey can opt to receive a benchmarking report about their clinic performance.
An innovative primary care improvement tool will be developed from our findings.
Join the EMPOWER-SMS-GP trial
Make a Difference for Breast Cancer Survivors
We invite your general practice to participate in this NHMRC-funded randomised controlled trial supporting breast cancer survivors. The trial is being conducted in collaboration with Breast Cancer Network Australia, McGrath Foundation, and Cancer Council NSW.
Contact: Dr Nashid Hafiz – nashid.hafiz@sydney.edu.au or Dr Anna Singleton – anna.singleton@sydney.edu.au
Cultural safety in nursing research
Help us promote cultural safety in nursing by participating in our survey.
Are you an internationally qualified nurse working in Australia? We need your input! Participate in our milestone survey to help shape policies and training that enhance patient safety, promote person-centred care, and address health inequalities for First Nations Peoples. Your contribution has the potential to drive meaningful changes!
TERRACOTTA - Targeting treatable traits in COPD to prevent hospitalisations
Get involved with general practice research involving nurse delivered team based care targeting treatable traits in COPD, and be remunerated for administration and training time as well for each patient recruited into the study.
Are you a registered nurse or nurse practitioner in Victoria, New South Wales or South Australia who is part of a multidisciplinary team interested in participating in a Monash University- led study targeting treatable traits in patients with COPD?
This study focuses on a general practice nurse-delivered team-based model of care and intervention with a goal of improving the quality of life in patients with COPD and reducing hospitalisations.
If you would like further information, please contact the TERRACOTTA team via email at: terracotta@monash.edu
Do you provide health care for children under five years?
Researchers at the University of Sydney want to hear from you.
November 2024
Sydney University researchers want to hear your thoughts and ideas on how early childhood obesity prevention strategies can be better integrated into primary health care policies and routine practice.
Please contact Dr Emalie Rosewarne, Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine and Health, emalie.rosewarne@sydney.edu.au if you would like to participate in this study or if you would like further information about the study.
Professional Indemnity Insurance
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