3.1 Practice Nursing 3.2 General Practice 3.3 Roles 3.4 Skills/experience 3.5 Job applications 3.6 Managing nursing care 3.7 Induction guide 3.8 General practice financing 3.9 Accreditation 3.10 Legal/professional issues 3.11 Competency standards 3.12 Performance management 3.13 Professional portfolio 3.14 Support organisations 3.15 Education/training 3.16 Networking/mentoring 3.17 Procedures 3.18 Further information 3.19 Acronyms 3.20 Endnotes   3.19 Acronyms AAPM Australian Association of Practice Managers Ltd ACC HS Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services ACIR Australian Childhood Immunisation Register AGPN Australian General Practice Network Ltd AHW Aboriginal Health Worker AMA Australian Medical Association AMS Aboriginal Medical Service ANF Australian Nursing Federation ANMC Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council APNA Australian Practice Nurses Association AWA Australian Workplace Agreement BOMHI Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare Initiative BGL Blood Glucose Level BSL Blood Sugar Level BMI Body Mass Index CDM Chronic Disease Management CRANA Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia DoHA Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing EN Enrolled Nurse (Division 2 Registered Nurse Victoria) EPC Enhanced Primary Care GP General Practitioner GPII General Practice Immunisation Incentive GPLO GP Liaison Officer GPMP GP Management Plan HREOC Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission HMR Home Medications Review IM / IT Information Management / Information Technology FaCS IA Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs FTE Full-time equivalent MAHS More Allied Health Services MBS Medicare Benefits Schedule NACC HO National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation NAPSA Notional Agreement Preserving State Awards NiGP Nursing in General Practice NMRA Nursing and midwifery regulatory authority NPS National Prescribing Service PBS Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme PC Primary Care PHC Primary Health Care PHCRIS Primary Health Care Research and Information Service PI Performance Indicator PIP Practice Incentives Program PN Practice Nurse PN PIP Practice Nurse incentive under the Practice Incentives Program RACGP Royal Australian College of General Practitioners RCNA Royal College of Nursing Australia RMMR Residential Medication Management Review RN Registered Nurse (Division 1 Registered Nurse Victoria) RRMA Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas Classification SBO State Based Organisation SIP Service Incentive Payment SWPE Standard Whole Patient Equivalent For more acronyms commonly used in Australian general practice and primary health care: Primary Health Care Research & Information Service http://www.phcris.org.au/products/acronyms.php PDF versions useful for printing or future reference:   3.19 Education and training opportunities (34KB) Complete Guide (1.3MB)