Assessment / prognosis
Nurse practitioners practice collaboratively with other health professionals to improve access to healthcare for Australian communities through health promotion, disease prevention, and health management strategies. They improve health outcomes for specific patient populations or communities. [1]
Useful resources:
- CareSearch Clinical Evidence – Social support
- CareSearch Clinical Evidence – Supporting families
- What is palliative care? (221kb pdf)
- Palliative Care Support for Patients, Carers, and Families (4.45MB pdf)
- Emergency Contact List (108kb pdf)
- Medicines List (116kb pdf)
- Information about case conferences and palliative care (53kb pdf)
- Self-Care for carers (57kb pdf)
- Breakthrough pain medication diary (1.76MB pdf)
- Interactive SPICT-4ALL Tool (571kb pdf)
Aligns with Nurse Practitioner standards for practice including:
Statement 2.2:
NPs educate and support others to enable their active participation in care.
Last updated 17 June 2026