The Victorian Preceptor Program and continued nurse quality

The Victorian Preceptor Program and continued nurse quality By Sandy Anderson

Nurses practice in cervical screening • Currently there are 364 credentialled nurse Pap test providers in Victoria. • Currently there are 108 registered Victorian Preceptors

Course options Accredited nurse training courses are currently provided by: • Family Planning Victoria • Melbourne Sexual Health Centre • Melbourne University, The Department of General Practice.

Victorian Preceptorship Program Highlights since late 2006 • Surveyed credentialled nurses • Development of the joint Victorian Clinical Assessment Document • VPP courses and PSV MOU developed • First VPP preceptor PD held 28 April 2007 • Ongoing consultation with current preceptors and keeping them informed • New preceptor PD was held on Friday 14 September

VPP 2008 • Finalised registration of the current preceptors • Preceptor and organisational agreement developed and distributed for signing • Preceptor Pack developed and distributed • PSV website find or become a preceptor • VPP Preceptor PD planned for 14 November 2008 • Recognition of registered Victoria Preceptors through credentialling process • Second VPP MOU between courses and PSV being signed

VPP 2009 • • Continue with Recruitment Plan Preceptor support Review Clinical Assessment Document Preceptor evaluation

Pap. Screen Website www. papscreen. org. au

Percentage of nurses’ Pap tests Summary from Evaluation of Pap tests taken by nurses in Victoria during 2007, Cathryn Wharton, Victorian Cervical Cytology Registry, March 2008.

Nurse Practice Types – 2007 Practice type No of nurses 90 % of Pap test by practice type 40. 8% Community Health 98 35. 5% Women’s Health 7 4. 0% Sexual Health Hospital & dysplasia clinic 36 37 6. 1% 13. 6% Total 268 100% General Practice

Nurse Practice Types – 2007 (2006) Practice type No of nurses % of Pap test by practice type General Practice 90 (66) 40. 8% (31. 1%) Community Health 98 (91) 35. 5% (40. 9%) Women’s Health 7 (6) 4. 0% (4. 6%) Sexual Health 36 (35) 6. 1% (6. 8%) Hospital & dysplasia 37 (38) 13. 6% (16. 6%) clinic Total 268 (236) 100% (100%)

DHS Region % screened 20052006 (2004 -2005) Barwon South Western 62. 5% (65%) Eastern Metropolitan 66. 9% (68%) Gippsland Hume Loddon Mallee North West Metropolitan 60. 8% (64%) 64. 4% (67%) 61. 5% (63%) 61. 6% (63%) Southern Metropolitan Grampians 61. 6% (68%) 58. 4% (61%)

Nurse endocervical component rates

Nurse are doing it better • 15. 0% of Pap test collected by nurses were from women aged 60 -69 years compared to 9. 9% for all Victorian providers • 25. 0% of Pap tests taken by nurses are for women who it has been at least 2. 5 years since their last test, compared to 20. 8% for all Victorian providers. • 26. 5% of Pap tests taken by nurses are for women who it has been less than 2 years since their last test, compared to 35. 2% for all Victorian providers.

Proportion of Pap tests collected by nurses in 2007 by DHS region

The Pap. Screen team Kate Broun Pap. Screen Manager Peta Reynolds Aboriginal Education Program Coordinator Michelle Cook & Hiranthi Perera Community Programs Project Officers Clare Price Media and Communications Coordinator Sandy Anderson Nurse Consultant

Credentialling Secretariat Sandy Anderson Pap. Screen Victoria Phone: 0407 190 207 Email: sandya@ncable. net. au Royal College of Nursing, Australia Helen Morrison or Anne Agnew Phone: 1800 061 660 Email: helenm@rcna. org. au or annea@rcna. org. au