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Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty
 Welcome to the Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, RCNA. This faculty was created as a result of a merger between Australian Rural Nurses and Midwives (ARNM) and Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA).
The merger took place on 2 February 2009. RCNA would like to welcome former ARNM members to the College and to this new faculty that has been set up to represent their expertise in this particular nursing specialty.
To join
If you are an existing member of RCNA and would like to receive the additional benefits of being a Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty member please subscribe to the faculty by clicking here and selecting the Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty option.
If you are not a member of RCNA please click here for information on joining.
Fact sheet
To download the faculty fact sheet click below.
Interactive forum – have your say!
This is a wonderful opportunity to share your stories and experiences as well as impart new clinical information that may be of relevance to other rural nurses and midwives. Jackie Poyser, RCNA Faculty Manager, will be the online forum editor and if you have any inquiries about this process please email Jackie Poyser or p: (02) 6215 8341.
Please click here to chat directly with other rural nurses and midwives around the country.
The hot topic of the moment is the Federal Governments National Health and Hospitals Network for Australia’s Future plan, released on 3 March 2010. To post your thoughts and join the online discussion with other rural nurses and midwives around the country please click here.
Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC)
The faculty was established to facilitate the exchange of information and advice on rural nursing and midwifery issues as required between Royal College of Nursing, Australia and key nursing experts.
FAC Members
Key nursing experts from the Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty will be invited to join the FAC, and other internal and external stakeholders may also be invited to join the committee as equal partners. The Rural Nursing and Midwifery FAC will be chaired by a member of the group. The FAC will be limited to 8 – 10 RCNA Fellows or Members and 4 RCNA employees.
Dr Jane Mills FRCNA - Chairperson
Professor Karen Francis FRCNA
Cate Curry MRCNA
Theresa Beech MRCNA
Susanne Becker MRCNA
Professor Mary Cruickshank FRCNA
Jeremy Higgins MRCNA
Helen McLean MRCNA
Kenley Arndt MRCNA
Margie Dennis MRCNA
FAC minutes
At each meeting the FAC will report stakeholder views (including Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty members) on rural nursing and midwifery health care issues. Following are minutes from meetings held in 2009.
FAC agendas
FAC agenda’s will be available for viewing, by faculty members, prior to scheduled meetings. Faculty members will be able to submit agenda items by completing the following Agenda Submission Form click here to download.
FAC meeting schedule 2010
FAC meetings are held quarterly and are conducted via teleconference. The meeting schedule for 2010 is as follows:
| Date |
| 17 March 2010 |
| 16 June 2010 |
| 15 September 2010 |
| 15 December 2010 |
Online Training Program
The online training program aims to assist nurses and midwives to increase their IT practice skills, by offering a nominal fee-for-service training program. The program is an online training program which participants will be able to complete at work and/or home. The online training program will benefit individuals and organisations by helping to ensure consistent and desired levels of IT knowledge.
For more information please download the fact sheet below.
To download the registration form please click below.
eRural
eRural, a free weekly rural nursing and midwifery e-newsletter is now available to download.
Please click here for pdf versions of the newsletter.
Rural Nurse
A national quarterly newsletter for the Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, RCNA. Please click here to download the September edition.
Scholarships
Applications are now CLOSED for the Country Women's Association of Australia and the Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, RCNA continuing professional development scholarship 2009. Applications for 2010 will be posted as soon as they are open.
Mental Health Emergencies Workshops
Royal College of Nursing, Australia Mental Health Emergencies Workshops.
To download more information please click below:
Faculty members
Faculty members are by no means limited to this area of the College. As a member of RCNA, your specialty network is only one component of your membership - there are numerous opportunities to get involved with a variety of RCNA work, continuing education and professional development. You can:
As a peak professional organisation for nurses, RCNA’s focus is on continuing education and professional development. We encourage you to access as many member benefits as possible and to maximise the opportunities to further your own professional development.
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