NursePrac Australia

12/05/2025

IND2025 focus is on the wellbeing of nurses and their critical role in strengthening healthcare systems worldwide.

NursePraC Australia and JustKidsHealth celebrate new ways of providing healthcare that helps children, families and communities and highlights the role of nurses.

"I love being a nurse practitioner because I can use all my years of experience and work at a very advanced level to make a real difference to children's lives. It's the best job ever."

06/04/2025

Knowing the signs of sepsis could save a life.
If you are worried, ask: "Could it be sepsis?"

Sepsis is a medical emergency that can affect anyone, but children and those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are more at risk t...

29/03/2025

Nurse practitioner strategies 😍

21/03/2025

Nurse practitioner strategies 😍

17/03/2025

This nurse practitioner got a flower house 🌷🌸🌺🌻🏠 built for her in clinic today ☺️

14/03/2025

All nurse practitioners need a trick or two to keep the peace in clinic 😊🫶

10/12/2024

We had morning tea at our clinic today ☕️🧁 for NP Week.
Most people came after the advertised time 😛
We forgot to take any photos of people🤣

I decided that as a cake 🍰 decorator I’m an amazing nurse practitioner, and I should just stick to clinic work!
Luckily we have a kids 👦🏻👧🧒🏽 clinic and they are very non-judgemental and told me the cupcakes were “yum” (although one boy told me the green icing ‘should have been peppermint flavoured‘ 😬)
Hope all NPs are having a good NPweek too ☺️

14/08/2024

14/08/2024

Proud to be a Trailblazer finalist for 2024.
Congratulations to the Winner, Lorna Moxham and to my fellow finalists Nina Sivertsen and Marion Eckert.

13/08/2024

In Gimuy/Cairns attending the National Nursing Forum
Welcome to Country by Minjil
♥️💛🖤

18/07/2024

18/07/2024

Exciting Announcement!

We are thrilled to announce that Stephanie Dowden, founder and director of NursePrac Australia and Just Kids Health, has been listed as a finalist in the 2024 Health Minister's Award for Nursing Trailblazers.

In its sixth year, the Award recognises and celebrates nurses whose leadership has led to innovative solutions to address key challenges facing our health and aged care systems. The Award is administered by ACN on behalf of the Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Mark Butler MP.

Stephanie is a well-deserved finalist, having developed pioneering nurse-led solutions to address the complex contemporary health needs of the Australian population. Since 2017, NursePrac Australia has seen almost 4500 children, teens, and parents in 10,000 appointments via their community-based nurse practitioner-led clinic. They offer in-reach clinics at two high schools, and pop-up clinics are held, targeting areas with higher levels of social disadvantage and limited access to paediatric health services. Stephanie has made a huge impact on her local community and beyond and we all wish her, and all the other finalists, the best of luck in Cairns.

Read more about the award and Stephanie’s nomination - https://www.acn.edu.au/nursing-trailblazers

The winner will be announced at the National Nursing Forum in Cairns on 16 August 2024.