Frequently Asked Questions

How do I Navigate through the site?

Here's a quick video that will give you a 3 minute overview of the site.

Do I need an email address to join Nursing CPD?

Yes, you will need a valid email address as your email address is your login to the subscriber’s area of the website.

We email directly to you regular updates on upcoming webinars, nursing information and everything else that is happening to keep you up to date. You can obtain an email address for free. We recommend either Microsoft Outlook (previously known as Hotmail) or Gmail (Google), but there is a variety of free email accounts available. To create an email address and sign up, please see direct links below:

Microsoft Outlook
https://signup.live.com/signup

Gmail
https://accounts.google.com/SignUp

Is my Nursing CPD Individual Subscription a tax deduction?

Your Individual Subscription is classed as an education expense which are fully tax-deductible. However, we advise that you talk to an account for individual advise.

Is my Individual Subscription valid for a calendar year or from the date of my Nursing CPD registration?

Your subscription is active for 12 months from the date we receive payment. If you signed up and paid for your subscription on February 8th, 2022, your subscription is valid until February 8th, 2023.

What are your payment options?

You can pay online using a credit card or give us a call on 07 4151 3884 (choose option 1) and we will be happy to process your payment over the phone.

Once I have joined, are there any more payments required to complete my Continuing Professional Development (CPD)?

All you pay is a yearly Subscription fee which includes all your CPD activities on the website (excluding online courses) your online Evidence Portfolio, educational downloads, up to date articles on a wide range of nursing topics, a variety of task demos and much more!

I’m an Allied Health Professional, am I able to join Nursing CPD?

Yes, you may join Nursing CPD. Although we’re tailored for Nurses, we do provide a range of interesting information and topics that Allied Health Professionals would find relevant and useful.

How does Nursing CPD Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Affiliation benefit me?

Not only does it provide you with the peace of mind that we are recognised as education leaders in the industry by the ACN, but it also means you can receive a discount on an ACN membership. Simply mention Nursing CPD when you are filling in your ACN registration form.

What are my AHPRA CPD requirements?

Nurses and Midwives are required to undertake 20 hours of Continuing Professional Development. If you are a Nurse and a Midwife, you will be required to undertake 40 hours. We recommend you visit the following websites for more comprehensive information on your AHPRA registration requirements:

http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Registration-Standards.aspx
http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Registration-and-Endorsement/Audit.aspx
http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au
http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements.aspx

Do all CPD activities comply with AHPRA requirements?

All CPD comply with AHPRA requirements. Our CPD sessions at a minimum equate to 30 mins of CPD. Once you have completed your evaluation, you will receive a CPD certificate that is stored on the website and can be printed or be included in your online Professional Portfolio that you can present to AHPRA should you be audited.

What type of CPD activities do you provide?

As everyone’s learning style is different, we offer a fantastic range of engaging and different activities, including interactive recorded webinars, watch a video and complete a quiz, read an article or document and complete a quiz, plus loads of articles and information on a range of nursing topics.

How do I receive my CPD certificates?

Once you’ve completed an education session you will receive a CPD certificate. Your CPD certificates will be stored on the website in your Dashboard where you have access to them while you are a financial Subscriber of Nursing CPD. You can choose which ones you’d like to include in your online Evidence Portfolio.

How do I keep track of all my CPD activities?

We provide you with an online Evidence Portfolio should you be audited by AHPRA. You can also print your certificates and you are required to keep your CPD evidence for at 5 least years.

Is there a limit to the number of CPD activities I can undertake?

As a financial Subscriber, you can undertake as many CPD sessions as you like, whenever you like and however you like. You can also decide which ones you’d like to include in your online Evidence Portfolio.

What are your payment options?

You can pay online using a credit card or give us a call on 07 4151 3884 (choose option 1) and we will be happy to process your payment over the phone.

How long do I have access to the course content for?

You will have access to the course content for 12 months from the day of purchase.

Can I re-watch or re-read the content of the course?

From the time of purchase you are able to access any content from the course as many times as you like for the next 12 months.

Are courses included in an annual subscription?

No, the courses are an additional cost. However, as an annual subscriber, you will receive a discount.

Do I receive a certificate?

Yes. Once you’ve completed all the modules of the course you will receive a certificate of completion.

Your CPD certificates will be stored on the website, in your dashboard where you have access to them while you are a financial member of Nursing CPD.

You can choose which ones you’d like to include in your online Evidence Portfolio.

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Denise Donati is a Registered Nurse/Midwife and has worked in assisted reproduction for more than 20 years. In 2006 Denise was invited to Vietnam to assist establish a local Fertility Nurse Training Program. Denise has also presented extensively in the UK and South East Asia on topics relating to assisted reproduction.

In 2007 Denise set up her own IVF Clinics with two doctors, Fertility Solutions Sunshine Coast and Fertility Solutions Bundaberg in Queensland. In 2017 she started offering bulk bill IVF and FET treatments at her clinics to offer people more achievable treatment models.

In 2014 Denise was invited to author a chapter in the book Organization and Management of IVF Units: A Practical Guide for Clinicians. She wrote on Patient Management: A Nursing Perspective which was released in 2016.

In 2019 Denise established another business called Sneak Peek Ultrasounds, offering elective 2D, 3D and 4D scans so that mums and dads in waiting and their family and friends can meet and bond with the baby before it’s born. She is expanding this business model into a diagnostic specialised Gynaecology and Pregnancy Ultrasound service called Precision Imaging for Women which will open in 2020.

Denise works as an advanced practitioner in Assisted Reproductive Technologies with her roles include performing intra uterine inseminations, ultrasound scanning and embryo transfers.

Diabetes Queensland is the peak body for people with diabetes in Queensland - providing a single, powerful and collective voice for the diabetes community - and has been since 1968.

We are a team dedicated to supporting people with diabetes.

Our vision is to see a world free of diabetes and its complications. It drives everything we do - every program we deliver, every message we share, and every resource we develop. Through our programs and partnerships with industry, government and community groups, we work to ensure diabetes care is always improving and evolving.

Diabetes Queensland helps people at risk of diabetes and those affected by the condition by providing trusted information and guidance on how to minimize their risk of complications. The organisation is responsible for the delivery of the National Diabetes Service Scheme in Queensland. The scheme provides products and information to approximately 190,000 registered Queenslanders.

We deliver a range of diabetes education and support services to improve knowledge and self management behaviour, including youth camps, peer support programs, group self management programs and specific programs and resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Culturally Diverse groups.

Diabetes Queensland strives to ensure people diagnosed with diabetes receive the best possible care, by providing practical education and support for health practitioners. We deliver a range of health professional training programs for Pharmacy, Primary care, and Aged care.

Adj A/Professor Elissa O'Keefe RN, NP is a health industry pioneer, a highly-experienced clinician and educator and was the first nurse practitioner in the ACT.

She has an honorary appointment as an Associate Professor in the College of Adjuncts at the University of Canberra in the Faculty of Health. This is an integral part of the University's commitment to build closer linkages to government, industry and the community.

Elissa is the current Chair of the Australian College of Nursing Cosmetic Nursing Community of Interest. Elissa is the lead author of the first ever Australian standards and scope of practice document for cosmetic nursing has published in peer-reviewed journals both nationally and internationally and is often called on for comment in the industry. She was a contributor to the recent "bible on skin rejuvenation" for consumers the Slow Ageing Guide to Skin Rejuvenation.

Our award-winning company was born when, during her career in cosmetic medicine practice, Elissa realised that there was a need for flexible, high quality, post-graduate continuing professional development for health professionals with regard to lasers and other light-based therapies that were evidence-based and pitched at the high level required of this complex landscape.

Elissa lives in Canberra with her surveyor husband, two fun and interesting adult children, a crazy kelpie, a moggie and a pond full of goldfish.

Sue is the director and co-founder of the Nurses for Nurses Network. Sue is a key contributor to the online education platform Nursing CPD – a Continuing Professional Development platform to assist Nurses in meeting their annual CPD requirements.

As a Registered Nurse, Sue holds Degrees in both Nursing and Health Administration, a Master’s Degree in Public Health, as well as a number of certificate courses in Psychiatry of Ageing, Gerontology, Chemotherapy Administration, and Training and Assessment. She is also an Accredited Mental Health First Aid Trainer, Mindfulness Practitioner, and Clinical Supervisor.

Sue has extensive experience as a clinician, educator, and senior manager. She has presented at local and international conferences on many topics including, key issues in healthcare, such as the psychological impact of the work that Nurses do and how the work requirements to deliver healthcare impact the health of the clinician. Other topics presented comprise of Nursing Leadership, Emergency Management, Mental health, Aged Care, Advanced Life Support, Assertiveness, Grief and Loss, and Workplace Bullying.

Sue is passionate about making a difference in how the community and Nurses experience the healthcare system.

“Nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system and work in difficult environments that can take advantage of their commitment to ensuring the best possible care is delivered.

To continue to meet professional and community expectations Nurses and Midwives need to acknowledge their unique contribution to health care delivery and assert their collective strength to safeguard the community and ensure their ongoing professional needs are recognised and met.

Healthcare should be delivered by competent, knowledgeable individuals to ensure the best possible experience for the recipient of that care. Nursing is a fabulous profession. The knowledge and skill of the individual Nurse will have the greatest influence on the happiness and health outcomes of each and every client”.

Establishing her own company Davaar Consultancy Training & Development in 2005, Wendy has over 30 years as a health professional (clinical, education and research), twenty-five of those years in mental health.

Areas of specific interest and passion for Wendy include: professional supervision, professional boundaries, professional identity, links between childhood trauma and mental illness and workplace bullying.

Wendy has over 20 years as a psychodrama trainee – a life long learning. She is committed to using experiential learning in the work she does with individuals and groups.

Regularly presenting workshops at national & International conferences, Wendy consistently receives feedback on her passion, knowledge and creativity as a presenter & facilitator. Wendy is continually integrating learning and insights she gains from the work she does in professional boundaries.

Wendy has developed internet training tools and education packages for individuals / organisations and delivers webinars for a variety of organisations nationally and internationally. With the assistance of six podcast episodes titled ‘Professional Boundaries’, Wendy is exploring and guiding listeners on their own personal and reflective journey through boundaries.

This series of professional boundaries podcasts has been picked up by the School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University to be used in their curriculum. Further podcasts are currently in production.

Wendy was Charter President of the Global Nurses & Midwives Rotary Club. An innovative, diverse and inclusive Rotary Club whose members come from around the world.

Credentialed Diabetes Educator

Fleur has a passion for health professional education which provides the skills to support clients with diabetes management. Fleur’s passion for assisting clients with diabetes management began in the primary care setting, using chronic condition management strategies, within GP practices.

Fleur is involved in the Advisory Committees for two University Graduate Certificates in Diabetes Management Courses delivered in Queensland. This ensures best practice pedagogy and robust evidence is available to student diabetes educators, which allows for quality clinician graduates. Fleur is currently enrolled in her Masters in Health Professional Education to improve her skills in teaching and learning.

Fleur also thoroughly enjoys collaborating with consumers to improve diabetes outcomes and is DESMOND trained to assist with this collaboration. She began at Diabetes Queensland delivering a similar program which fuelled her passion for group diabetes education.

Fleur has a wonderfully supportive family and with her husband, have parented four lovely children. They also have a dog and three cats to keep them company. Family and friends, reading and learning and music are always the foundation of Fleurs’ day to day life and she considers herself very lucky to enjoy her home life and her work life.

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Subscriptions

How do I Navigate through the site?

Do I need an email address to join Nursing CPD?

Is my Nursing CPD Individual Subscription a tax deduction?

Is my Individual Subscription valid for a calendar year or from the date of my Nursing CPD registration?

What are your payment options?

Once I have joined, are there any more payments required to complete my Continuing Professional Development (CPD)?

I’m an Allied Health Professional, am I able to join Nursing CPD?

How does Nursing CPD Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Affiliation benefit me?

CPD

What are my AHPRA CPD requirements?

Do all CPD activities comply with AHPRA requirements?

What type of CPD activities do you provide?

How do I receive my CPD certificates?

How do I keep track of all my CPD activities?

Is there a limit to the number of CPD activities I can undertake?

Courses

What are your payment options?

How long do I have access to the course content for?

Can I re-watch or re-read the content of the course?

Are courses included in an annual subscription?

Do I receive a certificate?

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Heeelp!

Subscriptions

How do I Navigate through the site?

Do I need an email address to join Nursing CPD?

Is my Nursing CPD Individual Subscription a tax deduction?

Is my Individual Subscription valid for a calendar year or from the date of my Nursing CPD registration?

What are your payment options?

Once I have joined, are there any more payments required to complete my Continuing Professional Development (CPD)?

I’m an Allied Health Professional, am I able to join Nursing CPD?

How does Nursing CPD Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Affiliation benefit me?

CPD

What are my AHPRA CPD requirements?

Do all CPD activities comply with AHPRA requirements?

What type of CPD activities do you provide?

How do I receive my CPD certificates?

How do I keep track of all my CPD activities?

Is there a limit to the number of CPD activities I can undertake?

Courses

What are your payment options?

How long do I have access to the course content for?

Can I re-watch or re-read the content of the course?

Are courses included in an annual subscription?

Do I receive a certificate?

Monday to Thursday

Belinda Kippen

Anne Evans-Murray

R.N., BHlthSc, MACCCN, Grad.Dip Ed, MEd, Dip Counselling, GradCertCritCare, CertIV Training and Assessment, CertIV in Mediation

Amanda Bowden

Dean King

Denise Donati

RN, RM, B App. Sc. Nurs., M. Nurs, CertIV Small Business Management

Diabetes Queensland

Elissa O'Keefe

Gail Aylmer

R.N., B.N., M.N. (Advanced Practice), M.N. (Mental Health Nursing)

Jen Sanderson

Physiotherapist and Lymphoedema Therapist

Dr Julie Martyn

PhD

Jules Aitken

MSc (Nurse Practitioner), RN, CDE

Lilliana Levada

RN, MSN - Perioperative Nursing Education Consultant

Louise Webber

Masters Nursing Science (Nurse Practitioner), BA (Hons), RN

Maria Clemente

BScN, RN, JD, GradDip, Solicitor

Mary Andrew

Dr Michael Sinnott

MBBS, FACEM, FRACP

National Asthma Council

Nelle Francis

Nicole Blackley

R.N., M of HP., SRHNA

Pam Bridges

R.N., BACH in Social Welfare, Grad Dip Health Services

Dr Pam Savage

Dip N (Lon), BA, MHPEd, Dip Law, EdDoc, MACN

Dr Pammie Ellem

RN MN PhD CCN MACN

Robyn Wortel

Clinical Education Specialist

Sandra Ilett

RN RM BaHlthSc (Child Health) Grad Cert (Continence)

Silvia Borges

Sue Walker

RN, BN, BN (ADMIN), MPHC, MACN

Vicki Evans

Vice President, WFNN

Wendy Newton

RN, RN, Cert IV Grad Cert (Perioperative)

Geoffrey Atwell

Helen Kansky

Dr Wendy McIntosh

RGN, RMHN, Grad. Dip MH, MN, Cert IV Workplace Assessment & Training, Group Leadership Cert, MRCNA, MANZCMHN, AANZPA

Helen d'Emden

Amanda Callaghan

Donna Itzstein

Fleur Kelly

Dale Cook