Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life.
Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care, training, and scope of practice. Nurses practice in many specialties with differing levels of prescription authority. Many nurses provide care within the ordering scope of physicians, and this traditional role has shaped the public image of nurses as care providers and nurse practitioners. In the postwar period, nurse education has undergone a process of diversification towards advanced and specialised credentials, and many of the traditional regulations and provider roles are changing.
Nurses develop a plan of care, working collaboratively with physicians, therapists, the patient, the patient’s family and other team members, that focuses on treating illness to improve quality of life.
In the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, advanced practice nurses, such as clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners, diagnose health problems and prescribe medications and other therapies, depending on individual state regulations.
Nurses help coordinate the patient care performed by other members of a multidisciplinary health care team such as therapists, medical practitioners and dietitians. I’m a registered nurse…thats MY super power.
Nurses CPD Links
Alison – Nursing Courses In these free, online Nursing Studies courses from Alison, you will learn the fundamentals of nursing training including caring for patients in both clinical and hospital settings.
Aged Care Training Room The ANMF online Aged Care Training Room (ACTR), provides nurses whose area of practice is aged care in the residential or community setting with the opportunity to remotely meet their continuing professional development (CPD) requirements for national registration. 
Nurses CPD points resources (486 courses) All of the resources attract CPD (Continuing Professional Development) points, most if not all of which are approved by the RCNA (Royal College of Nursing Australia) and Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Nurses CPD Free videos (104 videos) All of the resources attract CPD (Continuing Professional Development) points, most if not all of which are approved by the RCNA (Royal College of Nursing Australia) and Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Nurses CPD Free nurses journals a list of online journal’s available for free.
Australian College of Nursing Designed for nurses by nurses, our courses include a range of one, two and three day continuing professional development (CPD) workshops, seminars, formal award courses such as graduate certificates, specialised vocational training courses, customised education courses tailored to meet specific organisations’ needs, and an entry to practice program for internationally qualified nurses and nurses returning to the workforce.
Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Education
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