A profile of primary health care nurses
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Topic: Primary health care
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2020) A profile of primary health care nurses , AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 08 November 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). A profile of primary health care nurses . Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/primary-health-care/a-profile-of-primary-care-nurses
MLA
A profile of primary health care nurses . Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 12 May 2020, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/primary-health-care/a-profile-of-primary-care-nurses
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. A profile of primary health care nurses [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2020 [cited 2024 Nov. 8]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/primary-health-care/a-profile-of-primary-care-nurses
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2020, A profile of primary health care nurses , viewed 8 November 2024, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/primary-health-care/a-profile-of-primary-care-nurses
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Primary health care is usually the first point of contact Australians have with the health care system. Primary health care nurses are the largest group of healthcare professionals working in primary health care. In Australia, at least 82,000 nurses work outside of the hospital setting including nurse practitioners, registered nurses, enrolled nurses and registered midwives. This snapshot demonstrates that primary health care nurses are: mostly women, working in a wide range of settings in the primary health care sector, and are highly qualified and experienced.
COVID-19
This release covers data up to 31 December 2019, preceding COVID-19.
- Cat. no: PHC 2
Findings from this report:
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The majority of primary health care nurses were registered nurses (82%), followed by enrolled nurses (9%) in 2019
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The advanced role of nurse immuniser was the most common qualification among primary health care nurses in 2019 (56%)
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Two-thirds of primary health care nurses reported working in general practice settings in 2019 (68%)
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The majority of nurses were women (96%) and aged between 45 and 65 years (60%) in 2019