RCNA Annual Report 2009

RCNA Annual report 2009 Australia’s peak professional nursing organisation

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

Contents WHO WE ARE

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OUR VISION AND MISSION

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OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS AND GOALS

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THE BUSINESS PLAN

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

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TREASURER’S REPORT

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT

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ORGANISATIONAL CHART

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DIRECTORATES NURSING EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND PROJECTS

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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

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CORPORATE SERVICES

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RESEARCH, FACULTIES AND NATIONAL ACTIVITIES

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CHAPTER EVENTS FOR 2009

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REPRESENTATION FOR RCNA IN 2009

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COLLABORATION

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STAFF COMINGS AND GOINGS

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FINANCIAL REPORT

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Who we are Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) is the peak professional member organisation in Australia for nurses seeking to excel in their scope of practice.

RCNA maintains a membership base which comprises of clinicians in every setting in which nurses practise; academics and educators in all spheres of nursing education; researchers of all fields of nursing endeavour; managers from the full range of health and aged care facilities; lawyers; politicians; and bureaucrats. RCNA takes a leadership role in enhancing the reputation and professional status of nursing; engages in policy formulation and advice on issues of relevance to nursing and health generally; and facilitates life long learning through the provision of a comprehensive national professional development program that is accessible to both members and non-members.

Established in Melbourne in March 1949, RCNA originally provided post-registration nursing courses to prepare experienced general nurses for leadership positions within the nursing profession.

The aim of RCNA was to enhance the reputation and professional standing of nursing. This was achieved through ensuring that those who taught nursing were highly educated and competent, and that the voice of nurses was heard at all levels of public and private sector decision-making in the provision of health care. After sixty years of evolution RCNA continues to be the peak professional nursing organisation representing our members in all areas of practice.

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OUR VISION AND MISSION

Our mission To benefit the health of the Australian community through research, promotion and recognition of professional excellence in nursing by: representing the professional needs of our growing, substantial membership base influencing policy development and formation advocating and advising on issues relevant to nursing facilitating lifelong learning through a national professional development program providing services that support the professional development of nursing promoting and supporting the extended network of nursing

Our vision: We will be the leading organisation that inspires, progresses and promotes the profession of nursing.

Our mission clearly defines the purpose of the organisation and reinforces and strengthens the directions previously set by previous strategic plans. As the Australian member of International Council of Nurses (ICN) we are committed to aiding the progress of the global nursing profession. This, in turn, allows us to be progressive in our contribution to the determination of professional standards.

Our core values

Simply explained, the vision statement is the driving sentiment for our next three years of activity.

The consensus of the RCNA Board, the Executive Team, the Senior Management Team and National Office staff was that the core values that continually shape our beliefs and behaviours in all our activities are:

Three strong themes underpin the vision:

Ethics

1. Membership

Advocacy

This is critical to the purpose of the organisation. Membership provides the mandate to represent the professionalism of nurses and revenue to deliver this all important function.

Excellence

2. Professional growth As the pre-eminent organisation representing the professionalism of nursing, RCNA is in a key position to raise the standards and profile of the profession.

3. Community health Our members are driven by the desire to contribute to the health of the Australian community. RCNA plays a strong role in pursuing a national community health agenda.

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OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS AND GOALS

Through a collaborative process that included the RCNA Board of Directors, Executive team and National Office staff the priorities for the strategic directions and strategic goals of RCNA have been established.

Centre of Excellence – Research Make a significant contribution to Australian nursing research.

Strategic aims to consider: collaboration of rcna and universities grants in research generating publications in practice membership involvement research to influence evidence-based practice

Membership

Long term strategic goal: Create a niche in Australia for nursing research using RCNA membership base.

Increase and diversify our nursing membership base in Australia.

Strategic aims to consider: membership value proposition marketing plan recession strategy future associations Long term strategic goal: Mandate membership as part of qualification or national registration scheme.

Centre of Excellence – Policy Establish and coordinate a strong position for nursing policy and professional issues within the Australian Government agenda.

Strategic aims to consider:

Centre of Excellence – Professional Development Develop RCNA professional standards in order to facilitate professional development, endorsement, credentialling and accreditation services to 'gold standard’. Strategic aims to consider: recognition by regulatory authorities RCNA Continuing Nurse Education (CNE) points perceived necessity for renewal or registration Increasing value of RCNA endorsement within market place of professional development programs Long term strategic goal: Link between research and professional development.

status with governments, both federal and state professional standards preferred first contact for voice/comment on nursing profession Long term strategic goal: Health sector recognition of RCNA as peak body for coordinating regulatory, education and professional agendas for nurses.

Excellence in governance Ensure the governance structures of RCNA are shaped to deliver the goals of the Strategic Plan. Strategic aims to consider: ability to create new faculties future associations contacts and networks financial planning growth in membership Long term strategic goal: Substantial fiscal security and sustainability from an ever increasing membership base and prudent investment.

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THE BUSINESS PLAN

The Strategic Goals of RCNA inform the executive team to allow the goals to be operationalised into a dynamic executive business plan.

STRATEGIC GOALS

STRATEGIC AIMS

OUTCOMES

Membership

1.1 Develop and implement an integrated recruitment strategy

RCNA to reach all nurses with a tailored membership value proposition according to targeted market needs

Secure an increased membership base of nurses in Australia that represents a greater proportion of the national nursing profession

1.2 Develop and implement an integrated retention strategy 1.3 Develop and implement a comprehensive marketing plan 1.4 D evelop and implement a comprehensive communication and media strategic plan 1.5 D evelop and implement membership categories based on professional requirements 1.6 C ontinually observe the market for business opportunities for RCNA in relation to membership

Centre of Excellence – Policy Establish and coordinate a strong position for nursing policy and professional issues within the Australian Government agenda

2.1 P osition RCNA as the peak professional body to influence policy direction and development

Increased member activity and RCNA profile

2.2 Ensure policy positions can be packaged and presented

High profile forums for nursing profession

2.3 Leverage opportunities with governments 2.4 Maintain profile as a representative body 2.5 Strengthen knowledge base 2.6 Communicate RCNA positions 2.7 Identify areas of professional focus 2.8 U tilise faculty membership to inform RCNA position statements and other documents 2.9 U tilise RCNA Advisory Council membership to inform RCNA policy position statements and other documents

Centre of Excellence – Research Make a significant contribution to Australian nursing research

3.1 E nsure research is aligned to policy and education and can be packaged for public and member consumption 3.2 Ensure that research, policy and education are aligned 3.3 ICDL project – joint Monash University and RCNA project 3.4 Identify new funding sources for research grants 3.5 E stablish and develop collaborative arrangements with universities 3.6 E stablish and develop collaborative arrangements with other nursing bodies and organisations 3.7 P romote research capacity with Department of Health and Ageing 3.8 Promote research culture within RCNA

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RCNA events become revenue raising opportunities

Increased recognition of RCNA as peak professional organisation Members recognise that faculties are hubs of expertise for policy development

RCNA research published RCNA profile raised as a contributor for the future of nursing Funding for research grants increased

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Centre of Excellence – Professional Development Develop RCNA professional standards in order to facilitate professional development, endorsement, credentialling and accreditation services to 'gold standard’

4.1 E nsure professional standards can be packaged and sold to non-members

Increased membership of 3LP

4.2 Establish health sector recognition

Increased number of organisations with Authorised Provider of Endorsed Courses (APEC) status

4.3 Develop and implement professional development services 4.4 I dentify and support continuing professional development needs of generalist rural nurses and midwives

Professional development a valuable recruitment tool

Governance

5.1 R eview and establish membership categories to facilitate growth

Ensure the governance structures of RCNA are shaped to deliver the goals of the strategic plan

5.2 F inancial planning process to support work of RCNA and supportive process to support members’ needs in membership turnaround 5.3 C onsider and review all opportunities as prospective business opportunities 5.4 Build internal and external resources 5.5 Manage risk for the organisation 5.6 I ncrease investment in National Scholarship and Research Fund, streamline awards and raise profile of research fund to members

RCNA runs a small profit every year to enable growth RCNA ready to take up membership growth opportunities rapidly as required RCNA Board governs at a strategic level and executive team manage the operations of the organisation

5.7 Identify, develop and manage appropriate business opportunities to consolidate financial viability 5.8 Scholarship sustainability (future proof ) 5.9 Govern the organisation effectively 5.10 E nsure economic sustainability through strong management practice 5.11 Ensure RCNA Constitution enables strategic plan

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

a number of new partners this year, whose names you can see on page 33 of this report. The corporate partnership initiative has made way for some really interesting networking and educational opportunities that were not previously available to RCNA. For example, our recent partnership with Dental Health Services Victoria has opened up a vast array of resources for members with an interest in oral health. Therein lies the beauty of the corporate partnership model – as well as providing our partners with representation and professional development opportunities, we can also benefit our membership body by creating opportunities for new interactions between a variety of health care professionals.

2009 has been an immensely exciting and rewarding year. As RCNA’s first year under the direction of Chief Executive Officer Debra Cerasa, we’ve seen a clear shift in the organisation’s strategy and in its interaction with our members and with the broader nursing community. All change brings challenges, but it also brings the opportunity for a fresh look at our activities and our aims. With RCNA celebrating its 60th birthday this year, it’s important that we keep reassessing the strategic direction of RCNA to keep the organisation relevant and in touch with the needs of the nation’s nurses.

Many of 2009’s new directions were foreshadowed early in the year with the release of RCNA’s new strategic plan, Inspiring, progressing and promoting nursing. The plan demonstrated RCNA’s desire to put the health of the community at the centre of everything we do, as outlined in our mission ‘to benefit the health of the Australian community through promoting professional excellence in nursing’.

This mission is supported by a number of strategic directions in five key areas: membership, policy, research, professional development and governance.

Equally exciting were the new relationships that RCNA forged this year. The merger with the Australian Rural Nurses and Midwives (ARNM) in February 2009 set off a chain of events that has brought new life into our organisation. The launch of the Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty built the foundations of a faculty model that is now generating exciting growth for our organisation. This model works by bringing together experts in a range of nursing disciplines to facilitate discussion, networking and research opportunities for the broader nursing community, thereby growing the existing body of work around that particular area of professional focus. As a result, we also launched a Community and Primary Health Care Faculty, followed by a Health and Wellbeing in Ageing Faculty this year. All three faculties are flourishing under the skilled direction of their faculty advisory committees.

Corporate partnerships continue to grow, as demonstrated by the ever expanding list of nursing and health care organisations who have signed up to our program. We were very pleased to welcome

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Our events continued to be well-attended this year, with a very successful Annual Conference that incorporated our joint 60th birthday celebrations with the College of Nursing, and the launch of the new RCNA Primary Health Care Conference. The events report on page 16 gives more detail on both of these, but I will say that we were particularly pleased with the success of the Primary Health Care Conference. Delegate feedback was extremely positive, and we look forward to continuing this successful event into the future.

60 years of leading the nursing profession is certainly an achievement, and it was really pleasing to celebrate that achievement this year. The College of Nursing, with whom we maintain a strong professional relationship, joined us to celebrate their own milestone (you can read more about this event on page 16). It was lovely to meet and reconnect with so many nurses who played such pivotal roles in shaping our profession.

Of course, change is only as effective as the foundations on which it is built, and much of RCNA’s core business continued as usual in 2009. Our position as the peak professional organisation for nurses in Australia remained intact, and our policy and lobbying work remains at the forefront of our many activities. Meetings with ministers continued, and we were pleased to again meet with The Hon. Nicola Roxon MP, Federal Minister for Health and Ageing. The RCNA policy team put together a series of significant submissions this year, which you can see listed on page 15. Key among them was RCNA’s response to the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC) final report, titled A Healthier Future For All Australians, which reiterated RCNA’s belief that a multidisciplinary approach is the best option for our health system’s future.

In our 60th year, with membership numbers continuing to climb, significant representation and involvement from our membership base, and a nursing profession with a voice that is stronger than ever, I’m very happy to report that RCNA remains effective, vibrant, strategic and relevant. I look forward to imparting similarly positive news in 2010.

Stephanie Fox-Young FRCNA RCNA President

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Debra Cerasa FRCNA Chief E xecutive Officer Board Director

Stephanie Fox-Young FRCNA President

Paula Elliot FRCNA Vice-President

Carmen Morgan FRCNA Treasurer

Julie Shepherd FRCNA Board Director

Ian Thackray FRCNA Board Director

Lynne Geri FRCNA Board Director

Gay Lavery FRCNA Board Director

John Buxton Board Director

Gayle Heckenberg FRCNA, Board Director

Chris Farrelley Board Director

Christine Smith FRCNA Board Director

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Advisory Council The pilot of the Advisory Council (AC) was not without challenges but nevertheless progressed a significant amount of work. In the end the AC has not been adopted as part of the future governance model for RCNA but the pilot was managed in a financially responsible way, ensuring the impact on budget was balanced by the level of insight gained.

2009 Financial result The approved 2009 budget was one of conservative optimism as the new Chief Executive Officer took over the reins and began the transformation of RCNA’s strategic intent.

Overview The moderate gains from the previous financial year helped steer the organisation to examine closely our risk mitigation strategies for membership and scholarships. Clearly the organisation needed to revisit its strategic direction and attempt to improve its core business – membership – going forward in 2009 under new leadership. Revenue streams from scholarships, being a relatively capricious part of RCNA business, further necessitated considerable examination. Under close observation too, was the progress of the piloted Advisory Council.

Membership A strong performance by the marketing and membership teams at National Office has seen the RCNA membership trajectory maintain a steady upward trend. Although very pleasing to see, there is still much work to be done in this area and the year ahead looks challenging but exciting.

Scholarships In the lead up to the Department of Health and Ageing Nurse Scholarship Program coming to an end at 30 June 2010, the Department put to tender an updated Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship and Support Scheme in late 2009. This contract is worth $126.9 million over four years.

The Board earlier identified the high risk to the organisation of this contract not being awarded to RCNA to administer in the future.

To mitigate this significant risk, RCNA Executive implemented a comprehensive risk management plan. One of the risk treatments was to employ a suitably experienced consultant to assist with the preparation of the new tender document to increase the chance of a successful outcome. In the event RCNA doesn’t win the contract however, alternative risk mitigation treatment plans are focused on a number of new income sources.

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The major key performance indicator for the year centred on increased membership and our new model for membership under the direction of Debra Cerasa FRCNA, CEO, did not disappoint.

Membership steadily increased over the ensuing twelve months to December, ending the year with a moderate gain in membership revenue of $23,000 from the previous year.

3LP, APEC, chapter events, conference trade displays and the nursing promotion website project, plus a range of other income lines also brought positive gains for the financial year ending 2009.

With the implementation of cost saving measures, expenditure for the year ended significantly lower than projected, resulting in a positive current year surplus of $492,287. This was well in excess of the conservative budgeted surplus of $74,000.

This very positive year end earnings was due to a number of business initiatives taken to manage some functions in-house utilising the expertise and talent within National Office, rather than outsourcing the work. This strategy provided fabulous dividends not only for the organisation, but for the valuable staff taking on greater responsibilities for the organisation.

Outlook With retained earnings of $816,428 and total net assets of $3,784,491, RCNA is in the best position financially that it’s been in since incorporation. Such a sound financial position augurs well for Australia’s premier national nursing organisation to now promote, inspire and progress the future of the nursing profession in Australia. In 2010 a measured investment in the new generation of nurses will be undertaken to help nurture and guide them on a path to becoming the future leaders of the nursing community, of government reform and as advocates for all Australian health consumers.

Carmen Morgan FRCNA Treasurer

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT

some really exciting people working at RCNA who were ready to take on new responsibilities, to flex their professional and creative attributes and allow some new ideas to develop. To do this, we introduced a revised operational structure which created a new level of management between the executive team and RCNA’s core staff. The reshuffle saw the implementation of a matrix structure, creating a series of smaller operational teams, which instantly generated the requirement for all staff to liaise and communicate with each other regularly in order to achieve their goals. The revised structure fostered a new sense of understanding among the staff as many had told me when I first arrived that they wanted to be clear about how their contribution and input could be best put to use to assist their colleagues and the functions of RCNA to support members.

A healthy business maintains strong forward motion; this was the principle I brought to my first year as CEO of RCNA. This sort of motion doesn’t have to occur in a straight line – it can take tangents, detours, diagonals – but at the end of 2009 I wanted to be able to look back over the seismograph of my first 12 months here and see clear, demonstrable movement forward.

2009 was also the year RCNA was ready for its next strategic plan.

The 2009–2012 Strategic Plan was a collaborative effort between the RCNA Board of Directors, executive staff and National Office staff, and was finalised and released in May. Titled Inspiring, Progressing and Promoting Nursing, Strategic Plan 2009–2012, the plan shifts RCNA’s focus firmly towards membership development as well as excellence in policy, research, professional development and governance. The plan outlines the precise strategic directions that will steer all activities undertaken by National Office staff over the next three years, and every activity will link directly into one of the five strategic goals, as outlined on pages 4 and 5 of this Annual Report. And every one of the goals will feed into our vision of being the leading nursing organisation that inspires, progresses and promotes the profession of nursing.

I’m pleased to say that I think this principle paid off for RCNA this year. Our activities can be easily grouped into three main areas – organisational initiatives, national activity, and international involvement. It’s under these headings that I’d like to present this report to you, and inform our members of the happenings and achievements of RCNA throughout what I believe has been an outstanding year for our organisation.

RCNA remains an eminent institution for nursing – historically a mover, a shaker, a profession shaper – and I wanted to contribute to that continued reputation with my direction. But I also wanted to open RCNA’s doors to the broader nursing profession and to show the Australian nursing community that RCNA still has the capacity to break new ground.

Organisational initiatives At an organisational level we were all systems go throughout 2009.

Many of the initiatives that were rolled out this year required a shift in the organisation’s collective thinking to support them, beginning with an exciting opportunity to review the setup of RCNA and revamp some of the positions. I genuinely believe that there are

RCNA’s Strategic Plan Inspiring, Progressing and Promoting Nursing, Strategic Plan 2009–2012

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National activities 2009 saw the merger between RCNA and the Australian Rural Nurses and Midwives (ARNM) come to fruition. In February, the launch of ARNM as the Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty marked a new era of collaboration for RCNA. The strength and value of joining with nursing and midwifery colleagues in the rural sector through this merger gives RCNA a wider scope of representation and expertise from members. This original faculty establishment was followed by the launch of a Community and Primary Health Care Faculty and later in the year, Health and Wellbeing in Ageing Faculty. These three faculties, which we hope will be the first of many, have helped shape RCNA’s strategic directions by giving us specific areas of professional focus within nursing practice on which to focus the expertise and energy of our members. As you will see later in this Annual Report, each faculty is chaired by an advisory committee of RCNA members with expert knowledge of these professional focus areas of nursing. The faculties have started working with RCNA’s policy team, providing feedback and direction for a variety of the calls for comment to which RCNA responds. To date, the faculties have received excellent feedback from members and specialist nursing groups alike.

In May, the Australian Government announced a tender process for the fund administration of government nursing and allied health care scholarships. RCNA boasts a successful history as an Australian Government fund administrator. At the end of 2009 the work on the expression of interest was still ongoing.

we developed a joint nursing history day which took place in Melbourne the day before our Annual Conference.

The conference itself was a real success. We were delighted to welcome The Hon. Nicola Roxon MP, Minister for Health and Ageing, as one of our keynote speakers. Ms Roxon took the opportunity to hold a consultation at the end of her keynote presentation, where she spoke on the Government’s health care reform plans, and gave our delegates the opportunity to ask questions and engage with government policy at very close quarters. Ms Roxon’s presence at the conference capped off a stellar line-up of speakers. For more information on both these exciting events, please see our events report on page 16.

One of the year’s most exciting initiatives took place in November 2009 when we chaired a think tank at National Office on how to recruit new generation nurses to RCNA. Our annual membership survey in 2008 had informed us that the average age of our members is over 40 years old, and that a large proportion of this group is heading towards retirement age. I am convinced that RCNA needs to act now to facilitate effective engagement with the next generation of the nursing profession. We cannot afford to lose the years of knowledge and expertise of many of our profession as they consider retirement, so we recognise our strategy needs to focus not just on recruiting new generation nurses, but also fostering meaningful ties between the new generation and the experienced generation of nurses.

To this end, a call went out and an exciting group of up-andcoming nurses self nominated to speak with us about how we could tailor the RCNA membership services and benefits into a package that was more relevant for student and new graduate nurses. The results were fantastic – these nurses held absolutely nothing back! They spoke at length about the need for stronger networks, and how those networks could be developed across geographically disparate student groups. They talked technology; how RCNA could use social networking more effectively, and how we can transfer some of our benefits online to better reach this particular group of nurses. I am totally confident that the next generation do have the answers and if we listen and acknowledge; we can be part of what they can offer.

International involvement

Conference season took on a bit of a twist this year as RCNA held celebrations for our 60th birthday. We were able to share this milestone with the College of Nursing (CoN), which also turned 60 in 2009, with joint celebrations; the occasion created the perfect opportunity to reflect on the nursing profession over the past 60 years and the significant role that both organisations played in moulding and shaping it. Along with our colleagues at CoN,

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RCNA remained a key figure in the international nursing arena this year. As the Australian voting member of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), we were involved in a variety of ICN initiatives.

Starting in May, we took a leading role to promote International Nurses Day (IND) and the 2009 theme of Delivering quality, serving communities: Nurses leading care innovations. RCNA members were invited to request promotional IND packs which were sent from National Office to assist nurses in celebrating IND in their various workplaces. We also hosted an IND reception in Canberra, sharing the evening with a variety of nurses, policy makers, lobbyists and educators.

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In November 2009 I attended the ICN Regulators Forum and the ICN Credentialing Forum in Lisbon, Portugal, and then made a series of professional visits in the UK. I met with staff at the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) UK and the Queen’s Nursing Institute to have a first-hand look at how these collegial institutions work.

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the staff at National Office who have welcomed me since my commencement.

The energy and positive attitude to embrace my leadership style and share with me in the combined effort to achieve the fabulous results in 2009 have been brilliant. Their contribution has been simply extraordinary. I can assure all members that the National Office staff are truly committed to representing RCNA as the peak professional organisation for nursing without reservation or compromise.

Debra Cerasa and the Governor General, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC

I was delighted to accept an invitation, along with a small group of RCNA staff members, to attend an IND function at Admiralty House. Joined by some 80 other nurses from a variety of nursing organisations around the country, we shared morning tea with the Governor General, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, receiving thanks for the essential work that nurses do in caring for the global community.

RCNA’s attendance at ICN’s 24th Quadrennial Congress in Durban, South Africa

Perhaps our most exciting international activity this year was our attendance at ICN’s 24th Quadrennial Congress in Durban, South Africa, where we continued our support of RCNA Fellow Rosemary Bryant’s successful campaign for the ICN Presidency. Staff at RCNA National Office had worked to assist Rosemary’s campaign and were pleased to be witness to her success at the Congress.

RCNA also staffed a booth at the congress to promote the 25th Quadrennial Congress in Melbourne in 2013, and were absolutely mobbed by our international nursing colleagues in a bid to snap up our ‘Aussie’ promotional materials.

All in all, it has been an incredible year; a busy, enlightening, challenging and exciting year. I look forward to ongoing interactions with RCNA members and nursing colleagues across Australia and abroad to continue to promote, progress and inspire the nursing profession in 2010.

Prior to the congress in Durban, I was delighted to accept an invitation from the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF), to attend the Commonwealth Nurses Federation Biennial meeting 2009 in Botswana. The event was hosted by the Nurses Association of Botswana and provided a fantastic opportunity to view the future of the nursing profession through the eyes of our colleagues in a developing country.

Debra Cerasa Chief Executive Officer

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ORGANISATIONAL CHART

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Debra Cerasa FRCNA

EXECUTIVE OFFICER – Helen Goodall EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE OFFICE ADMINISTRATION

CORPORATE SERVICES

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Director – Harphajan Singh

Director – Rachel Harrigan

NURSING EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND PROJECTS Director – Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

FINANCE Manager – Julio Paredes Accounts payable officer

MARKETING Manager – Elisabeth Montchovet

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Manager – Amy O’Dell

QUALITY CONTROL AND ADMIN Manager – Kim Bool Customer Service Administrator Customer Service Administrator Quality Control

Membership Officers x 2

MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION Manager – Claire Thompson Customer Service Administrator

Web Services Officer

Events Project Officer Events Administrators x 2

SCHOLARSHIPS Refer to next page >

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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/ SPECIAL PROJECTS – Karen Moyers

RESEARCH AND GRANTS ADVISORY COUNCIL Advisory Council Administrator

EDUCATION SERVICES Manager – Helen O’Brien

SENIOR NURSE ADVISOR, NATIONAL ACTIVITIES – Elissa O’Keeffe MRCNA (MA) Regional Co-ordinators x 4

3LP Administratior

Communications Officer

EVENTS Manager – Margaret Whitrow RISK MANAGEMENT Auditors

Director – Dr Marg McLeod FRCNA

Policy Research Officer

Trusts officer

INFRASTRUCTURE Manager – Karen Dansey

POLICY Manager – Stacie Murphy MRCNA

RESEARCH, FACULTIES AND NATIONAL ACTIVITIES

APEC Manager – Natalie Ashcroft FRCNA APEC Administrator

PROJECTS

FACULTIES Manager– Jackie Poyser

CHAPTERS Manager – Kate Lehmensich MRCNA

ORGANISATIONAL CHART

Harphajan Singh Director CORPORATE SERVICES

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA Director NURSING EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND PROJECTS

Rachel Harrigan Director OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Dr Marg McLeod FRCNA Director RESEARCH, FACULTIES AND NATIONAL ACTIVITIES

SCHOLARSHIPS Manager – Janette Henderson MRCNA

NURSE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Program Officer Program Support Officer Scholarship Administrators x 2

PUGGY HUNTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AND MENTAL HEALTH POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

AGED CARE NURSING AND POSTGRADUATE COMMUNITY AGED CARE SCHOLARSHIPS

Program Officer

Program Officer

Program Support Officer

Program Support Officer

Scholarship Administrator

Scholarship Administrator x 2

BRINGING NURSES BACK TO THE WORKFORCE PROGRAM Program Support Officer

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Directorates NURSING EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND PROJECTS

RCNA continues to drive professional excellence through its service to members and key stakeholders.

Professions, which is to be implemented in July 2010. The review focussed on the value of the site as a tool for members in meeting their professional development requirements and included an analysis of 3LP user feedback, research into potential functionality and a review of emerging trends in the use of technology for educational and networking purposes. Following the review, the RCNA education services team developed a design concept and commenced work on an implementation plan for 2009–2010.

Education Services

A range of presentations on 3LP were conducted in late 2009. 3LP was showcased at a number of conferences, including the RCNA Annual Conference, RCNA Primary Health Care Conference, and Australia Healthcare and Hospitals Association 2009 Congress.

Education services provided by RCNA have always maintained a contemporary focus responsive to the needs of members.

During 2009 a review of 3LP, RCNA’s Life Long Learning Program, was undertaken in terms of its capacity to support mandatory continuing professional development (CPD) for nurses under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for the Health

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3LP commenced hosting the e-Learning Training Package to support Medicare Item 10997 in 2009, a Department of Health and Ageing initiative developed and managed by the partnership between RCNA, Australian General Practice Network and the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education.

Directorates NURSING EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND PROJECTS

RCNA’s (Authorised Provider of Endorsed Courses) APEC program continued to expand in 2009. Many new benefits were introduced for organisations with APEC status, such as a dedicated web page with templates, links, photos, eBulletins and a forum to share ideas and network. This has resulted in improved communication and working relationships between RCNA and APEC representatives.

RCNA’s endorsement and accreditation services have continued to be in high demand throughout 2009. Education providers are increasingly seeking to ensure their activities and resources meet the rigorous processes and standards set by RCNA for nursing professional development.

Policy RCNA continued to be an active and vocal force for the nursing and midwifery professions throughout 2009, in a year that saw the Australian Government’s health reform agenda gain significant momentum. It was a year of extensive consultation and stakeholder engagement, with various reform initiatives getting under way to push the overarching health reform goals emphasising patientcentred care, workforce reform, and the shift to a preventative and primary health care model of health care delivery in Australia. During 2009, RCNA focused on responding to the many recommendations and proposed legislative changes put forward in key Government commissioned documents that either invited or stimulated stakeholder feedback. Through ongoing consultation with members, RCNA was able to strengthen policy positions and provide comprehensive responses on these and other measures undertaken as part of the significant Australian Government health reform agenda. The expert advice of members is invaluable to the policy work of RCNA. RCNA also completed a number of submissions from a professional nursing perspective in response to Government consultation requests and Parliamentary Inquiries, including responses to the following major policy issues: N ational Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC) interim and final reports

for the International Council of Nurses (ICN), contributions to the Australian Wound Management Association’s Elephant in the Room Campaign and providing advice to a coalition of stakeholders on the development of a consensus statement on preventing needlestick injuries in the health care workplace.

RCNA was also an active participant in health stakeholder forums in 2009. Of central importance in a year heavily focused on consultation, RCNA joined other health professions collaborating in the Primary Health Care Partnership which delivered consensus advice to Government on a broad range of primary health care issues throughout the year. RCNA consistently provided a voice for nursing at these forums and in the development of the partnership’s position platforms.

RCNA maintained a high public profile in the health policy environment in 2009, with members and executive staff regularly representing RCNA at meetings and forums to influence health policy decisions. Meetings with politicians in 2009 included: The Hon. Nicola Roxon MP, Minister for Health The Hon. Peter Dutton MP, Shadow Minister for Health & Ageing The Hon. Justine Elliot MP, Minister for Ageing The Hon. Daniel Andrews MP, Minister for Health, Victoria

RCNA Advisory Council RCNA National Office continued to work closely with the RCNA Advisory Council, established as a pilot in 2008, to inform policy work undertaken by RCNA during the term of the pilot. Throughout 2009 a large number of submissions, reports and discussions on major policy issues were informed by expert professional advice provided by Advisory Council members including a comprehensive review of the 123 recommendations in the NHHRC final report which informed RCNA’s official response. An evaluation of the RCNA Advisory Council was undertaken at the end of 2009 as part of the pilot program and presented to the RCNA Board of Directors.

Draft Primary Health Care Strategy and the National Preventative Health Strategy National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for the Health Professions Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009 Health Workforce Australia Bill 2009 Looking beyond the national health reform agenda, RCNA also responded to non-government and international issues relevant to nursing, including activities such as position statement reviews

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Directorates OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES organisation. With nursing as a collaborative profession, associate members will come from all health-related professions and bring a wide variety of expertise and knowledge to the nursing family.

This year saw the launch of a revamped corporate partnership model. RCNA Corporate Partnership and Corporate Partnership Plus are designed for leading nursing organisations with a demonstrated focus on professional excellence to access the many services and benefits of RCNA membership. Aimed at assisting with the ongoing professional development of staff, corporate partnership keeps organisation in touch with the changing health care landscape.

The first organisation to take up the new model is the Friendly Society Private Hospital in Bundaberg which has added 170 members to RCNA. Following member feedback, RCNA introduced an exciting range of financial and lifestyle benefits through Member Advantage.

Members and Fellows can now enjoy exclusive savings on a range of products and services including dining, accommodation, entertainment, groceries and petrol, electrical and whitegoods, car hire and much more.

Events

2009 was certainly a full and frenetic year for the Operations and Support Services Directorate. Many new initiatives, and many refined ideas, lead to a year of highlights for this enterprising team.

Membership 2009 saw several refinements of the membership categories, to reflect a changing nursing and health care environment within Australia.

RCNA established a range of alternative membership options for 2010. A new membership category, Associate Member, has become available to individual professionals with strong and relevant ties to nursing who wish to become part of a well established peak

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RCNA’s 2009 Annual Conference was held in Melbourne from 2–4 September. Nursing – a sound investment for healthy returns was the theme of the conference, and it provided a timely opportunity for energised debate and discussion on current professional issues, health care system reform and the economic impact of nursing on health care delivery. The opening keynote presentation and consultation forum by The Hon. Nicola Roxon MP gave a very clear breakdown of what nurses can expect from health spending over the next few years.

In line with the government’s renewed commitment to primary health care, RCNA held its inaugural Primary Health Care conference titled Collaboration, integration and reform: a nursing response.

Highlights of the conference, which was held in Adelaide from 8–10 November, were presentations by Dr Anthony Hobbs, Associate Professor Sabina Knight FRCNA, Mr Mark Smith FRCNA and Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA. Held in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, the RCNA Nursing and Health Expos proved a resounding success in promoting the nursing profession to the general public and providing high level exposure and value for exhibitors. The 432 exhibitors at the expos represented many health care areas including hospitals, education providers, government agencies, aged care providers, superannuation funds, unions and the media.

The seven expos, which attracted around 14,500 visitors, succeeded in raising the awareness of nursing as a career and raising the profile of nursing within the community.

Directorates OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Scholarships Once again in 2009 RCNA acted as the fund administrator for nine Australian Government scholarship schemes, as well as the Bringing Nurses Back into the Workforce (BNBW) program.

Specifically this year, RCNA: administered $25 million in Australian Government funding generated more than 199,000 hits on the scholarship web pages on the RCNA website managed more than 17,000 telephone enquiries on the six free call 1800 numbers processed over 4,000 applications facilitated eight selection advisory group meetings supported more than 3,000 scholars.

Australian Government schemes administered by RCNA are set out in Table 1: Scholarship schemes administered by RCNA.

Table 1: Australian Government scholarship schemes administered by RCNA SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme Aged Care Nursing Scholarship Scheme: Undergraduate Aged Care Nursing Scholarship Scheme: Postgraduate – Continuing Education Mental Health Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme Postgraduate Community Aged Care Nursing Scholarship Scheme Nurse Scholarship Program: Continuing Professional Education Scheme for Rural and Remote Nurses Nurse Scholarship Program: Nurse Practitioner Nurse Scholarship Program: National Nurse Re-entry Scheme Nurse Scholarship Program: Rural and Remote Undergraduate Scheme

In addition to the Australian Government funded scholarship programs, RCNA also acts as administrator or facilitator for five trust funds. These trust funds – funded by bequests and donations from RCNA members and the public – provide direct financial support to RCNA nurses and nursing student members across Australia by offering a series of financial awards. To date, RCNA has facilitated the education of more than 190 nurses in areas such as research, doctoral, postdoctoral studies and gerontology. To ensure the sustainability of the important research undertaken under the National Research and Scholarship Fund (NRSF), RCNA produced a bequests and donations brochure, The spirit of nursing, promoting the NRSF, RCNA’s charity arm. The aim was to encourage benefactors to provide nurses and nursing students across Australia with financial support through a series of scholarships, honours and awards.

Communications Throughout 2009, the RCNA communications team continued to collate, write, edit and produce RCNA publications including NurseClick, a monthly eBulletin available to all members as well as non-member subscribers, the RCNA news pages of Nursing Review, distributed monthly, and Connections, our member-driven, biannual publication. In 2009, we decided that the increasing popularity together with the increased activity of Chapter, Networks and Faculties, Connections will be produced and distributed four times a year, commencing in 2010.

RCNA also secured funding from the Department of Health and Ageing to develop a new website for scholarship recipients under both the Aged Care Nursing Scholarship Scheme and the Nurse Scholarship Program. The resulting product is the Scholar Support Systems website, managed by the communications unit. Website content is updated regularly and includes important scholarship information, study resources, career information and health and nursing news. A monthly e-newsletter, the Scholar Support Systems eBulletin, is also distributed to subscribers under each scheme.

RCNA issued 38 media releases in 2009, announcing RCNA conferences, expos and events, and responding to the 2009/2010 Federal Budget and a range of professional issues, predominantly those affecting rural nurses and midwives, nurses in primary health care and nurses in aged care.

Marketing The marketing section was responsible for the development of a brand that underpinned and ensured consistency across the organisation in all formats of media and communication. Marketing has played an integral role within RCNA, providing the means to have RCNA recognised instantly to government, our members and the wider community through a variety of mediums including brochures, advertisements, posters and stationery.

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Directorates CORPORATE SERVICES

The Director of Corporate Services ensures that RCNA meets all its legislative accountabilities through sound fiscal and quality processes.

F inance The responsibility of the RCNA finance department is under the control of a finance manager, whose duties include an efficient and effective management of RCNA’s finances.

The 2009–2012 Strategic Plan encompasses the key areas that have to be achieved by the finance department.

The membership fees for 2009 based on membership categories were approved by the Board of Directors at the December 2008 meeting. The finance department, in calculating the 2009 fees, based it on the previous year’s membership fees plus the September 2008 CPI. To ensure accurate, complete and timely reports and that managers and directors are accountable for their directorates and departments, cost centre reports were prepared showing each budget against actual revenue and expenditure and the resulting variances. This has resulted in more stringent internal control and increased efficiency of financial management system.

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In an uncertain financial market there is a need to have a risk management plan, to monitor and mitigate risks. RCNA has implemented a risk management plan taking into account any associated risks. When possible, to decrease the impact of financial risks, constant surveillance of the financial market assists RCNA with fiscal planning.

All scholarship schemes are reconciled monthly. The finance department is able to report on all schemes in an accurate and timely manner as required by the Department of Health and Ageing contracts.

2009 financial statement In 2009, RCNA recorded a surplus amounting to $492,287, which is the best recorded result since incorporation. This was largely due to an effective internal control system coupled with cost saving measures undertaken across the organisation. The major revenue source continues to be membership dues and is assisted in small revenues received from the administration of government scholarships and various other projects.

With this surplus, the resulting retained earnings carried forward to 2010 is $816,429 and a membership equity of $3.78 million.

RCNA’s net assets or net worth as at 31 December 2009 is $3.78 million. The current ratio and debt ratio indicators are 1.02 and 0.87 which indicates that we are on a very sound financial footing.

In conclusion, we can ascertain that RCNA is solvent and financially viable as at 31 December 2009.

Directorates CORPORATE SERVICES

Infrastructure RCNA infrastructure unit, whose duties include efficient management and maintenance of the building and internal structural systems, have maintained our Deakin offices in an impeccable condition.

The National Office building at 1 Napier Close , ideally located within the parliamentary triangle, is fully owned by RCNA and the latest valuation for building and land is $3.1 million.

In August 2009 RCNA commenced an upgrade of the membership database from iMIS v10.6 to iMIS v15. This resulted in an improvement in the accuracy of reports from the upgraded database.

As part of the IT upgrade, and in keeping with a paperless and green environment, face-to-face Board meetings in 2010 will be delivered by the introduction of small notebooks and board papers on memory sticks rather than the usage of paper reporting.

National Office undertook refurbishment of two office suites on the lower floor. The opportunity to welcome two new tenants in July 2009, resulted in two five year tenancy leases. Women’s Hospitals Australasia (WHA) and Children’s Hospitals Australasia (CHA) who have taken the tenancy in Suite 1 are separate, notfor-profit organisations that share common goals, are principally funded by member subscriptions and are administered by a single secretariat. Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) who have taken the tenancy in Suite 2 are the only national organisation representing the public health care sector and the professionals working in it.

Quality control and administration (hu man resources) RCNA’s quality improvement plan, human resources and general administration is the responsibility of the quality control and administration manager.

The 2009–2012 Strategic Plan encompasses the key areas that have to be achieved by the quality control and administration unit and have included: Enterprise Agreement negotiations were concluded in August 2009 – with the new legislation and introduction of the Fair Work Act 2009, finalised the Enterprise Agreement that was lodged with Fair Work Australia Quality Assurance Committee (QAC) has been formed to discuss, review and monitor the implementation of a quality assurance system that will allow RCNA to consider application for accreditation that will recognise RCNA as meeting required Australian Standards as part of the quality improvement plan, policies and procedures are continually being reviewed and updated position descriptions have been updated in conjunction with the annual performance reviews undertaken at the end of 2009.

Both of these organisations play an important and vital role in the ongoing requirements for high quality and safe care in health across Australia.

It is an ongoing process to monitor the internal layout of the building. In 2009 an internal building refurbishment was undertaken which included a new desk layout and restructuring of some areas to accommodate increasing staff numbers and to make a more free flowing work environment.

Planning for the refurbishment of the National Office boardrooms commenced in 2009. Structural changes to improve building funtions have been identified and any changes will need to meet RCNA requirements for leaving a greener footprint.

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Directorates RESEARCH, FACULTIES AND NATIONAL ACTIVITIES

This directorate incorporates some new RCNA endeavours, in addition to the delivery of many long standing membership services, which have been re-energised during the course of the year.

RCNA faculties The inaugural RCNA faculty was launched in February 2009, when the Secretariat of Australian Rural Nurses and Midwives (ARNM) dissolved, re-emerging as the Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty (RNMF). A faculty advisory committee was subsequently established to facilitate the exchange of information and advice between RCNA and key rural nursing and midwifery stakeholders.

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The RNMF was the first of three faculties, with capacity for research collaboration, promotion, advocacy and learning, within a defined area of professional focus. ARNM members transferred to the new faculty, with numbers steadily increasing throughout the year. The activities of the RNMF were financially supported by the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) in 2009, maintaining benefits for rural members, including receipt of the electronic newsletter eRural and publications Rural Nurse and the Australian Journal of Rural Health.

A second faculty was established in May 2009. This faculty emerged from one of RCNA’s National Networks. The new faculty was named the Community and Primary Health Care Faculty (CPHCF).

The conversion from network to faculty was strategic, in that it reflected the strong emphasis on primary health care by the Federal Government. It also acknowledged the large number of RCNA members who provide services in community and primary health care settings, or undertake research in this diverse field.

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The third faculty, the Health and Wellbeing in Ageing Faculty (HWAF), was launched at the RCNA Annual Conference in September. The forerunner to this faculty, the Gerontic National Network, had many members and this widespread interest and factors such as Australia’s ageing population and workforce issues, gave rise to the formation of this faculty.

Research initiatives Throughout the year the establishment of research partnerships has been promoted, advanced and consolidated. One significant project, Learning how to drive the internet: increasing the level of computer literacy in the rural nursing and midwifery workforce, which was originally conceived by ARNM and Monash University, was progressed by the RNMF with the financial assistance of the Rural Health Support, Education and Training Program, Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA). This project concluded in December 2009 and a number of collaborative research papers are planned for 2010.

promoting the transfer of two networks to RCNA faculties improving the communication between National Office and the networks through the Interactive Network Forums (INFs) and generating material for Connections encouraging and supporting first time authors maintaining the NurseInfo website and planning for expansion in 2010.

Joint 60th Birthday History Celebration Prior to her retirement, Coralie Gerrard AM FRCNA (DLF), Nurse Advisor, facilitated the Royal College of Nursing, Australia and The College of Nursing history celebration on behalf of RCNA. A tale of two colleges: people, places and events, was an outstanding celebration and a prelude to Coralie’s Distinguished Life Fellow award, which was presented at RCNA’s Annual Conference.

Positive participant feedback and high levels of interest from other clinicians to access computer literacy training have led to the development of a nominal fee-for-service RCNA education program, which was launched in May 2009. This program, will become a long term continuing professional development initiative, which offers attractive CNE point allocation.

National activities There has been considerable expansion and consolidation of initiatives during the year. Examples include: expanding RCNA representation, with over 150 episodes of representation at national, state and territory forums improving the nurse advisory service for members and the general public profiling RCNA and attracting new members through the work of the regional coordinators in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia supporting nine state and territory chapters to facilitate almost fifty events benefitting in excess of 1,000 attendees helping 105 RCNA Fellows, Members and Board members who volunteered their time at chapter events sustaining 16 National Networks, including the new Pastoral Nursing Care National Network, Men and Health National Network and the Nurses Working in Simulated Laboratories National Network

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CHAPTER EVENTS FOR 2009

DATE

CHAPTER

EVENT

SPEAKER

3 February

NT

What can ENs do? Roles and scope of practice issues

Beryl McEwan MRCNA

11 February

VIC

Gertrude Berger Lecture: Hope and resilience in the face of disaster and grief

Rev Ass Prof Elizabeth McKinlay

11 February

VIC

Annual Chapter Membership Meeting, RCNA Activity Review

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

17 February

TAS

Nursing Board of Tasmania – Current and Future

Kathryn Terry MRCNA

17 February

WA

Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse & The Child Abuse Squad

Amy Vieira, Detective Sergeant Ron Fyneman

23 February

VIC

Understanding and Engaging Generation Y

Michael McQueen

25 February

HV/Nthn NSW

International Nursing

Nina Pangiau, Lynne Slater MRCNA, Dr Helen Bellchambers MRCNA

3 March

NT

Annual Chapter Membership Meeting & RCNA Activity Review

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

5 March

QLD

Annual Chapter Membership Meeting & RCNA Activity Review

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

17 March

TAS

Nursing Practice Development

Professor Mary Fitzgerald FRCNA

26 March

HV/Nth NSW

Annual Chapter Membership Meeting

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

26 March

HV/Nth NSW

National Registration

Karen Cook MRCNA

6 April

ACT/Sth NSW

Annual Chapter Membership Meeting & RCNA Activity Review

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

6 April

TAS

The joys & challenges of youth health

Elizabeth Ritchie

7 April

NT

The Overseas Nurse Program at Royal Darwin Hospital – effects and outcomes followed by Chapter Committee Meeting

Frank Pearson MRCNA

14 April

Greater Sydney

National Registration: The tools to help with demonstrating competency

Robert O'Donohue FRCNA

14 April

Greater Sydney

Annual Chapter Membership Meeting & RCNA Activity Review

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

20 April

WA

Annual Chapter Membership Meeting & RCNA Activity Review

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

23 April

SA

Annual Chapter Membership Meeting, RCNA Activity Review, Recognition night

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

5 May

NT

Why care about aged care?

Associate Professor Dr Peter Brown MRCNA

12 May

TAS

Annual Chapter Membership Meeting & RCNA activity review

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

12 May

TAS

International Nurses Day breakfast

Professor Mary Fitzgerald FRCNA Catherine Schofield MRCNA

12 May

TAS

A spectrum of wound care

Nicola Cashion, Christine Duniam MRCNA

28 May

SA

After last rites… care of the deceased by funeral directors

Simon Berry

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10 June

VIC

The evolution of support mechanisms and practices in nursing

Gilly Johnson

19 June

TAS

Nursing outside the square

Libby Todd MRCNA

7 July

NT

Implementing a baby friendly health initiative in the recovery environment post caesarean

Alan Keith

8 July

VIC

Inaugural Fellows’ Dinner

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

10 July

ACT/Sth NSW

Regulation in the Western Pacific and South East Area region-Supporting and managing change

Karen Cook MRCNA

1 August

QLD

National nursing registration portfolios – are you ready?

Dr Stephanie Fox-Young FRCNA

4 August

NT

National Registration and Accreditation Scheme

Helgi Stone

26 August

HV/Nth NSW

Demonstrating competence

Karen Cairney MRCNA

1 September

NT

Men talking about being suicidal: themes of masculinity and becoming suicidal

Dr Brian Phillips

6 October

NT

Ashmore Reef boat incident: Darwin’s response and initial burns care

Elizabeth Webb FRCNA

15 October

HV/Nth NSW

Celebrating 50 Years!

Hosted by HV/Nth NSW Chapter Committee

20 October

TAS

With malice aforethought: when nurses murder patients

Associate Professor Dr John Field FRCNA

24 October

HV/Nth NSW

National registration are you ready? & Commemorating 50 Years as a Chapter

Bette Ellerington MRCNA (Ret), Karen Cairney MRCNA, Lynne Slater MRCNA, Jacqueline Lea MRCNA, Lynette Bowen FRCNA, Maria Gorton MRCNA, Raelene Kenny MRCNA, Helen O’Brien

31 Octobert

WA

Advances in wound management and trade display

Dr Kerylyn Carville MRCNA, Margaret Edmondson, Nelly Newall, Michelle Byrne, Vicki Leong

11 November

VIC

From call out to care: responding to both ends of an emergency

Christine Nixon, APM

Vivian Bullwinkel Lecture

Professor Helen Keleher

18 November 21 November

HV/Nth NSW

National registration are you ready?

Karen Cairney MRCNA, Lynne Slater MRCNA Lynette Bowen FRCNA, Maria Gorton MRCNA Raelene Kenny MRCNA

21 November

ACT/Sth NSW

Acute Care Conference 2009

Eric Daniels FRCNA, Professor G. Carroll, Jo Ryan, Dr N. Snyman, Lesley Jeffries, Margaret Dennis MRCNA, Brigid Horne, Helma Riddell, Jenny McKenzie MRCNA, Dr S. Curran

24 November

TAS

Reflections on 2009 and planning for 2010

Hosted by NW Link Tasmanian Chapter Committee

4 December

ACT/Sth NSW

End of year dinner

Hosted by ACT/Sth NSW Chapter Committee

7 December

QLD

Cheer, challenge and change

Anne Copeland FRCNA

8 December

NT

Christmas dinner

Hosted by NT Chapter Committee

9 December

Greater Sydney

Two papers, complex decisions

Dr Athena Sheehan Dr Malcolm Anderson FRCNA

14 December

WA

Christmas dinner

Hosted by WA Chapter Committee

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REPRESENTATION FOR RCNA IN 2009

International EVENT

REPRESENTATIVE

International Council of Nurses Country Nursing Representative (CNR) meeting

Stephanie Fox-Young FRCNA Debra Cerasa FRCNA

International Council of Nurses 24th Quadrenial Congress

Stephanie Fox-Young FRCNA Debra Cerasa FRCNA

International Council of Nurses Rural & Remote Nurses Network

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

International Council of Nurses Credentialling Forum

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

Commonwealth Nurses Federation Biennial 2009 – Botswana (Guest of Australian Nurses Federation)

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

National EVENT

REPRESENTATIVE

10th National Rural Health Alliance Conference

Debra Cerasa FRCNA Marg McLeod FRCNA

11th Annual Public Health Association of Australia Congress

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

2009 Post-Budget Health Briefing, Australian Institute of Policy and Science

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

4th International Congress on Innovations in Nursing

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

4th National Mental Health Plan Workshop, Department of Health and Ageing

Marg McLeod FRCNA

4th National Mental Health Stakeholder Forum, Department of Health and Ageing

Marg McLeod FRCNA

Acute Care Nursing Expert Working Party, National Health Workforce Planning and Research Collaboration

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Aged Care Core Competencies Project, Department of Health and Ageing

Kay Richards MRCNA

Aged Care Funding Instrument eValidation Working Group, Department of Health and Ageing

Tracey McDonald FRCNA

Aged Care Funding Instrument Technical Reference Group, Department of Health and Ageing

Tracey McDonald FRCNA

Aged Care Workforce Committee, Department of Health and Ageing

Susan Koch FRCNA

Ageing Consultative Committee, Department of Health and Ageing

Tracey McDonald FRCNA, Suzanne McKechnie FRCNA, Susan Koch FRCNA

Associations Forum Chief Executive Officer Symposium

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

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Australian and New Zealand Council of Chief Nurses Bi-annual Collaborative Meeting

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

Australian Cancer Network Council

Stephanie Fox-Young FRCNA Douglas Bellamy MRCNA

Australian College of Healthcare Service Executives breakfast forum

Marg McLeod FRCNA, Stacie Murphy MRCNA

Australian Council Healthcare Standards Annual Dinner

Robert O'Donohue FRCNA

Australian Day Surgery Council

Celia Leary MRCNA, Wendy Adams MRCNA

Australian General Practice Network State-Based Organisations Forum

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Reform Summit 2009, Australian Health Care Reform Alliance

Debra Cerasa FRCNA Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook Review, Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia

Kay Price MRCNA

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Jennifer Critchley MRCNA Mary Cruikshank FRCNA

Accreditation of Nursing & Midwifery Courses in Australia, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council

Laurie Grealish FRCNA

Launch National Aged Care Campaign 'Because we care', Australian Nursing Federation

Debra Cerasa FRCNA, Rachel Harrigan, Janette Henderson MRCNA, Elissa O’Keefe MRCNA (MA), Margaret Whitrow, Elisabeth Montchovet, Claire Thompson, Ayleen O’Hanlon, Hannah Collett, Amy O’Dell, Helen O’Brien

Australian Peak Nursing and Midwifery Forum

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

Australian Practice Nurse Study Launch, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute and Australian General Practice Network

Helen O'Brien Coralie Gerrard AM FRCNA (DLF)

‘The Right Stuff' Australian Practice Nurses Association 2009 Conference

Marg McLeod FRCNA Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Strategic Planning stakeholder forum, Australian Red Cross Blood Service

Susan McGregor MRCNA

Child readiness to learn project: Child development, learning and the impact of disadvantage consultation discussion, Australian Research Alliance for Children & Youth

Elizabeth Palk MRCNA

Common Approach to Assessment, Referral and Support Taskforce, Australian Research Alliance for Children & Youth

Elissa O'Keefe MRCNA (MA)

Australian Resuscitation Council

Shane Lenson MRCNA

Australian Stroke Coalition

Sandra Lever FRCNA

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...National continued Chronic Disease Management Program Care Coordination and Supplementary Services Measure, Council of Australian Governments

Carmen Pearce-Brown MRCNA

Coalition of National Nursing Organisations

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

Consultation Workshop on the Supply of Prescription Drugs to Aged Care Facilities, Department of Health and Ageing

Tracey McDonald FRCNA

Core Competencies & Educational Framework for Maternity Services in Australia Project Reference Group, National Health Workforce Taskforce

Marg McLeod FRCNA Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Department of Health and Ageing Budget briefing

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Development Project for National Community Care Research Agenda, Aged & Community Services Australia, the Australian Association of Gerontology and the ARC/ NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well

Nicole Steers MRCNA

Drug Use Evaluation Toolkits for Use in Residential Aged Care, National Prescribing Service

Tracey McDonald FRCNA

Eligibility/MBS Technical Working Group, Department of Health and Ageing

Elissa O'Keefe MRCNA (MA) Stacie Murphy MRCNA

First Annual National Medicines Policy Partnerships Forum, Department of Health and Ageing

Stacie Murphy MRCNA

Forum on primary health care with the Minister for Health and Ageing

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Meeting with the Gastroenterological Nurses College of Australia

Marg McLeod FRCNA

Health Services Leadership Summit, Workplace Training Advisory of Australia

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA Debra Cerasa FRCNA

Healthcare Identifiers stakeholder briefing forum, Department of Health and Ageing

Stacie Murphy MRCNA

HESTA Awards

Debra Cerasa FRCNA, Marg McLeod FRCNA, Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

HESTA Awards judging panel

Marg McLeod FRCNA Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Influenza Specialist Group

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

International Nurses' Day morning tea, Her Excellency The Governor General, Admiralty House, Sydney

Christine Smith FRCNA, Julie Shepherd FRCNA, Mr John Buxton, Debra Cerasa FRCNA, Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA, Marg McLeod FRCNA, Natalie Ashcroft FRCNA, Stacie Murphy MRCNA, Elissa O'Keefe MRCNA (MA), Helen Goodall, Emma Rice, Chantal Avery, Margaret Whitrow

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Inverting the Pyramid: Enhancing systems for protecting children launch, Australian Research Alliance for Children & Youth

Marg McLeod FRCNA

Invitation for membership of the Steering Committee for the Joint Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council and Australian and New Zealand Council of Chief Nurses Project

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Launch of National Palliative Care Week 2009

Marg McLeod FRCNA Coralie Gerrard AM FRCNA (DLF)

Maternity Services Advisory Group, Department of Health and Ageing

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Maternity Services Reform Technical Advisory Group, Midwife Eligibility, Department of Health and Ageing

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Maternity Services Reform Technical Advisory Group, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Access, Department of Health and Ageing

Marg McLeod FRCNA

Medical Benefits Scheme Review of Primary Care Items, Department of Health and Ageing

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Medical Benefits Scheme Review Task Group, Department of Health and Ageing

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA Marg McLeod FRCNA

Meeting with Associate Professor Merrilyn Walton re the review of Aged Care Complaints Investigation Scheme, Department of Health and Ageing

Tracey McDonald FRCNA

National Aged Care Alliance

Tracey McDonald FRCNA

National Blood Authority, Strategic Forum

Beverleigh Quested MRCNA

National Health Reform Series Launch, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, Australian National University

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

National Leadership Development Seminar, Nurse Practitioner Role, Australian Medical Student Association

Elissa O'Keefe MRCNA (MA)

National Medicines Policy Partnership Forum, Department of Health and Ageing

Stacie Murphy MRCNA

National Nursing & Midwifery Stakeholder Reference Group, Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer, Department of Health and Ageing

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

National Palliative Care Week 2009

Coralie Gerrard AM FRCNA (DLF)

National Parental Labelling Project, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

Kay Price MRCNA

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009, National Portrait Gallery

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

National Prescribing Service Limited, Morning Tea

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

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...National continued National Reference Group for Improving Quality through Clinical Governance in Primary Health Care Project, Australian National University and Australian General Practice Network

Mark Smith FRCNA

National Registration and Accreditation Scheme Draft Bill B Forum, Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

National Rural Health Alliance Council

Jane Mills FRCNA, Mary Cruickshank FRCNA

National Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Program Sexual Health Campaign Briefing, Department of Health and Ageing

Coralie Gerrard AM FRCNA (DLF)

Nephrology Nurse Educators Symposium

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Nurse Educators in Acute Care Hospitals , Steering Committee

Marg McLeod FRCNA

Nurse Practitioner Advisory Group, Department of Health and Ageing

Debra Cerasa FRCNA Elissa O'Keefe MRCNA (MA)

Nurse Practitioner Eligibility, Medical Benefits Scheme Technical Advisory Group, Department of Health and Ageing

Stacie Murphy MRCNA

Nurse Practitioner Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Technical Advisory Group, Department of Health and Ageing

Professor Glenn Gardner FRCNA Roger Levi FRCNA

Open Space Forum

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

Launch of National Palliative Care Week 2009, Palliative Care Australia

Marg McLeod FRCNA Coralie Gerrard AM FRCNA (DLF)

Palliative Care Australia, National Standard Assessment Program

Marg McLeod FRCNA Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA Coralie Gerrard AM FRCNA (DLF)

Panel member, National Health Reform Series, Australian National University

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Performance of Public and Private Hospital Systems, Australian Government Productivity Commission

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

Practice Incentive Payments Advisory Group, Department of Health and Ageing

Carmen Pearce-Brown MRCNA

Primary Health Care Roundtable at Parliament House with Minister for Health and Ageing, Department of Health and Ageing

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Primary Health Care Working Group, Primary Health Care Roundtable, Parliament House

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Private Hospital Arrangements and the Pay for Performance Initiative, Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee

Leanne MacKinnon MRCNA

Professional Reference Group, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

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Remembrance & Thanksgiving Ceremony Laying of Wreath, Australian War Memorial

Debra Cerasa FRCNA, Marg McLeod FRCNA, Coralie Gerrard AM FRCNA (DLF), Helen Goodall, Rachel Harrigan, Kate Spillane MRCNA, Amy O’Dell, Margaret Whitrow, Natalie Ashcroft FRCNA, Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Remote Area Health Corps Workforce Advisory Committee

Susanne Becker MRCNA

Review of Clinical Indicator Sets, The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

Jennifer Rabach FRCNA, Jenny Tuffin FRCNA, Margaret Dennis MRCNA, Marg McLeod FRCNA

Review of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Arrangements in Residential Aged Care Facilities, Department of Health and Ageing

Tracey McDonald FRCNA

Roundtable on Prevention of Needle Stick Injuries in the Health Care Workplace, Medical Technology Association of Australia

Stacie Murphy MRCNA Kristine Millar MRCNA

Rural Health Workforce Roundtable, National Rural Health Alliance

Marg McLeod FRCNA Karen Francis FRCNA

Senate Committee Public Hearing, National Registration & Accreditation for Doctors & Health Workers, Department of Health and Ageing

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

Strategic Planning Stakeholder Forum, Australian Red Cross Blood Service

Susan McGregor MRCNA

Technical Reference Group on Clinical Guidelines Development, Department of Health and Ageing

Professor Glenn Gardner FRCNA

Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Guideline Adaptation, National Health Medical Research Council

Adriana Kamar MRCNA

Workforce Advisory Committee for the Remote Area Health Corps

Susanne Becker MRCNA

Workforce Expansion and Support External Technical Advisory Group, Indigenous Chronic Disease Package

Coralie Gerrard AM FRCNA (DLF) Helen O'Brien

Working Group for Review of Evaluation and Quality Improvement Program, Australian Council of Health Care Standards

Christine Webb MRCNA

Psychosexual Care of Women affected by Gynaecological Cancers, Centre for Palliative Care and Research, Queensland University of Technology

Helen O'Brien

Australian Capital Territory EVENT

REPRESENTATIVE

2009 ACT Nursing & Midwifery Awards

Debra Cerasa FRCNA, Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA, Marg McLeod FRCNA, Coralie Gerrard AM FRCNA (DLF)

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REPRESENTATION FOR RCNA IN 2009

...Australian Capital Territory continued 2009 Remembrance & Thanksgiving Ceremony, Australian War Memorial

Debra Cerasa FRCNA, Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA, Marg McLeod FRCNA, Rachel Harrigan, Coralie Gerrard AM FRCNA (DLF), Natalie Ashcroft FRCNA, Stacie Murphy MRCNA, Kate Spillane MRCNA, Helen Goodall, Amy O'Dell, Margaret Whitrow, Elizabeth Montchovet, Helen O'Brien

ACT Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Health, Community and Social Services

Debra Cerasa FRCNA Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Daramalan College Nursing Expo

Elissa O'Keefe MRCNA (MA) Marg McLeod FRCNA

International Midwives Day Twilight Seminar, ACT Health

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA Marg McLeod FRCNA

The Future of Maternity Services in the ACT, ACT Health

Stacie Murphy MRCNA, Helen O'Brien, Ayleen O'Hanlon

Women Chief Executive Officers Networking Breakfast

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

ACT Council for Nurses and Midwives

Marg McLeod FRCNA Coralie Gerrard AM FRCNA (DLF)

New South Wales EVENT

REPRESENTATIVE

Australian Catholic University, Strathfield Campus Ceremony 'RCNA High Achiever' Award

Robert O'Donohue FRCNA

Cancer Nurses Forum 2009, Hunter New England Area Health Service

Karen Cairney MRCNA

Web Launch, Mental Health Consultation Liaison Nurses Association of NSW & ACT

Maria Fitzgerald MRCNA

Southern Cross University, Lismore Campus Ceremony 'RCNA High Achiever' Award

Greg Urquhart FRCNA

NSW Panel Member Health and Medicine, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust

Tracey McDonald FRCNA

Northern Territory EVENT

REPRESENTATIVE

Course Assessment Committee, Batchelor Institute

Frances Abbott MRCNA

Bachelor of Nursing Curriculum Review, Nursing and Midwifery Board of the Northern Territory

Christine Quirke MRCNA

Charles Darwin University Ceremony 'RCNA High Achiever' Award

Frank Pearson MRCNA

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Queensland EVENT

REPRESENTATIVE

Central Queensland University, Mackay Campus Ceremony 'RCNA High Achiever' Award

Maureen Chapman MRCNA Pam Savage MRCNA

Griffith University Ceremony 'RCNA High Achiever' Award

Claire Lees FRCNA

Patient Safety and Quality Executive Committee, Queensland Government

Kim Volp FRCNA

Rural Health Advisory Council, Queensland Health

Teresa O'Connor MRCNA

South Australia EVENT

REPRESENTATIVE

Australian Resuscitation Council South Australian Branch

Heather Schubert OAM FRCNA

Flinders University Ceremony 'RCNA High Achiever' Award

Sandra Bradley FRCNA

Midwifery Prescribing Project, Nurses and Midwives Board of South Australia

Roger Levi FRCNA

South Australian Regulatory Scheme Project, Australian Nursing Federation, South Australia Branch

Roger Levi FRCNA

Tasmania EVENT

REPRESENTATIVE

Inquiry into the Provisions of the Dying with Dignity Bill 2009, The Joint Standing Committee on Community Development of the Tasmanian Parliament

Debra Cerasa FRCNA, Tracey McDonald FRCNA, Jenny Tuffin FRCNA

Victoria EVENT

REPRESENTATIVE

Australian Catholic University Melbourne Campus Ceremony 'RCNA High Achiever ' Award

Linda Worrall-Carter FRCNA

Australian Resuscitation Council Victorian Branch

Jenny Geer MRCNA

Curtin University Ceremony 'RCNA High Achiever' Award

Lynda Shields FRCNA

Deakin University Burwood Campus Ceremony 'RCNA High Achiever' Award

Christine Smith FRCNA

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REPRESENTATION FOR RCNA IN 2009 ...Victoria continued Deakin University Ceremony 'RCNA High Achiever' Award

Marsha Ellis FRCNA

Deakin University Nursing Awards Dinner

Christine Smith FRCNA, Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA, Marg McLeod FRCNA, Donna Watmuff FRCNA

Developing a Framework for Core Competencies in Aged Care Project, National Health Workforce Taskforce, Department of Human Services

Kay Richards MRCNA

Flexible, Advanced, Creative Training Solutions, Geelong, Launch of Diploma of Nursing

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Inaugural Peter Howson Lecture, The Bennelong Society

Marsha Ellis FRCNA

La Trobe University, Albury Wodonga Ceremony 'RCNA High Achiever' Award

Pam Brinsmead FRCNA

La Trobe University, Bendigo Campus Ceremony 'RCNA High Achiever' Award

Maryanne Craker MRCNA

La Trobe University, Bundoora CampusCeremony 'RCNA High Achiever' Award

Mandy Kenny MRCNA

Monash University Symposium & Celebratory Launch of Clayton Campus Nursing Courses

Christine Smith FRCNA

Mum's the Word: Exploring Early Motherhood, RMIT University

Donna Watmuff FRCNA

Primary Care Nursing Education Advisory Group, The University of Melbourne

Nicole Steers MRCNA

Review Guidelines Australian Resuscitation Council

Jenny Geer MRCNA

Shared Competencies for the Health Workforce Workshop, Department of Human Services

Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA

Symposium & Celebratory Launch of Clayton Campus Nursing Courses

Christine Smith FRCNA

Vivian Bullwinkle Lecture

Stephanie Fox-Young FRCNA, Debra Cerasa FRCNA, Kathleen McLaughlin FRCNA, Christine Smith FRCNA

Western Australia EVENT

REPRESENTATIVE

Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse & The Child Abuse Squad

Amy Vieira, Detective Sergeant Ron Fyneman (Speakers)

Annual Chapter Membership Meeting & RCNA Activity Review

Debra Cerasa FRCNA

Advances in wound management and trade display

Dr Kerylyn Carville MRCNA, Margaret Edmondson, Nelly Newall, Michelle Byrne, Vicki Leong

Christmas dinner

Hosted by WA Chapter Committee

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COLLABORATIONS

Memorandu ms of Cooperation Australian College of Health Service Executives (ACHSE) Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) Australian College of Midwives Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) Australian Rural Nurses and Midwives (ARNM) Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia (CRANA) The College of Nursing (TCN)

Memorandu m of Collaboration Australian Nursing Federation (ANF)

Corporate Partnerships Aegis Aged Care Pty Ltd Baxter Health Care Bendigo Health Care Group Clinical Solutions GP Assist Tasmania Dental Health Services Victoria Friendly Society Private Hospital Jacaranda Village La Trobe University Marr Mooditj Foundation Monash University Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Nurses Board of Victoria Orbost Regional Health Queensland Nursing Council Ramsay Health Care Victoria-GradPlus Resthaven Inc. Royal Flying Doctor Service – QLD Section Silver Chain Nursing Association – Head Office South West Healthcare St John of God Health Care-National Office

Logos used with permission of organisations according to terms of Corporate Partnerships agreements

University of Ballarat-School of Nursing

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STAFF COMINGS AND GOINGS

We said hello to:

Kelsey Rawson Scholarships Administrator

Rowena Frost Scholarships Project Officer

Natalie Ashcroft FRCNA Manager, Endorsement and Accreditation Services

Ted Smith Accounts Payable Officer

Sam McDonald Executive Office Administrator (photo4)

Adam Stevenson Membership Officer

Stephanie Ane Scholarships Project Officer

Jo Toogood Scholarships Project Officer

Tara Dunn Scholarships Administrator

Daniel Weston Customer Services Administrator

Jo Toogood Scholarships Project Officer

Helen O’Brien Manager, Education Services

Vicki Drury MRCNA Network Representative

Chantal Avery Events Administrator Phoebe Burke Web Services Officer Shauna Chalmers Scholarships Administrator Elaine Crilly Scholarships Administrator Tara Dunn Scholarships Administrator Lea Hekimian Scholarships Project Officer

Amy Williams Executive Office Administrator

We said goodbye to:

Janette Henderson Manager, Scholarships

Coralie Gerrard AM FRCNA(DLF) Senior Nurse Advisor (photo 1)

Emily Heugh Scholarships Administrator

Elaine Crilly Scholarships Administrator

Di Jaeger Network Co-ordinator, Research, Faculties & National Acitivities

Diana Jaeger Network Co-ordinator, Research, Faculties & National Acitivities

Sharmila Khinda Finance Officer

Emma Moorby Scholarships Administrator

Mitchell Laizans Customer Services Administrator

Esther Packard Hill Scholarships Administrator

James Maher Scholarships Administrator

Kate Teakle Scholarships Project Officer

Emma Moorby Scholarships Administrator

Lea Hekimian Scholarships Project Officer

Tim O’Brien Scholarships Administrator

Lesley Marx Receptionist/Scholarships Administrator (photo 2)

Ayleen O’Hanlon Research Assistant Ellissa O’Keefe Senior Nurse Advisor Esther Packard Hill Scholarships Administrator

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1

2

3

Natalie Pardaens Membership Manager (photo 3) Matthew Rodway Policy Officer Natalie Sands Network Representative

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FINANCIAL REPORT

Royal College of Nursing, Australia | ABN 69 004 271 103 Financial report for the year ended 31 December 2009

Contents DIRECTORS’ REPORT

36

AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION

42

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

43

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

44

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

45

CASH FLOW STATEMENT

46

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

47

DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

66

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

67

AUDITOR’S DISCLAIMER

69

DETAILED INCOME STATEMENT

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Your directors present their report on the company for the financial year ended 31 December 2009. The names and qualifications/experience of the directors in office at any time during, or since the end of the year are: NAMES

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Stephanie Fox-Young FRCNA President

PhD Master of Education Graduate Diploma in Education Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Registered Nurse and Fellow of RCNA Coordinator, Teaching and Learning, School of Nursing & Midwifery, The University of Queensland

Paula Elliott FRCNA Vice President

Master of Nursing Graduate Diploma in Quality Improvement Certificate IV Workplace Trainer and Assessor Registered Nurse, Midwife, and Fellow of RCNA Quality and Accreditation Coordinator, Patient Safety and Quality Unit, ACT Health

Carmen Morgan FRCNA Treasurer

Master of Health Services Management Bachelor of Nursing Compliance Auditor Certificate Registered Nurse and Fellow of RCNA Manager, NurseWest, Health Corporate Network, WA

John Buxton Board Member

Managing Partner, DibbsBarker Lawyers Member of National Board, DibbsBarker Group

Debra Yolande Cerasa FRCNA Board Member

Master of Education, Leadership and Management Graduate Diploma of Adult Education & Training Diploma of Corporate Director Graduate Certificate in Business Administration Registered Critical Care Nurse (Intensive Care Unit) Graduate Certificate in Childbirth Education Bachelor of Applied Science (Nursing) Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife and Fellow of RCNA Chief Executive Officer of RCNA

Christopher John Farrelley Board Member

Chief Information Officer, Civil Aviation Safety Authority

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

NAMES

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Lynette Geri FRCNA Board Member

Health Practitioner (Nurses Board of Victoria) Board Member Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australian Representative for Aged Care on the Nurses Board of Victoria President of National Enrolled Nurses of Australia Registered Nurse Division 2 (enrolled Nurse) and Fellow of RCNA

Rhonda Gayle Heckenberg FRCNA Board Member

Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management Accredited Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Assessor Bachelor of Health Science (Gerontic Nursing) Professional Standards Committee Member, Nursing Board of Tasmania Fellow Joanna Briggs Institute Registered Nurse and Fellow of RCNA Manager of Care Services, Presbyterian Care Tasmania Proprietor/Manager, Dynamic Solutions Aged Care Consultancy, Tasmania

Gay Lavery FRCNA Board Member

Master of Health Management Graduate Diploma Health Management Bachelor of Nursing (Hons) Coronary Care Certificate Diploma Applied Science (Nursing) Registered Nurse and Fellow of RCNA Senior Projects Officer, Poisons Control, Department of Health & Families, Northern Territory

Julie Shepherd FRCNA Board Member

Masters Degree of Nursing (Mental Health) Past Chair of the Hunter Valley Chapter Committee of RCNA Registered Nurse and Fellow of RCNA Managing Director, Bower Bird Information Services NSW Convener, Nursing Leadership Conference

Christine Smith FRCNA Board Member

Master of Science, specialisations in Community Health, Aged Care and Intensive Care Nursing BA Administration Certificate IV in Small Business Management and Workplace Training and Assessment Registered Nurse and Fellow of RCNA Administrator, Nurse Memorial Centre, Melbourne Self employed as Nurse Consultant

Ian Thackray FRCNA Board Member

Bachelor of Nursing Registered Nurse and Fellow of RCNA Nurse Management Facilitator, Modbury Hospital, SA

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Audit sub-committee

Directors’ meetings

The names of directors in the Audit Sub-Committee at any time during, or since the end of the year are:

The number of directors’ meetings (including meetings of committees of directors) and number of meetings attended by each of the directors of the company during the financial year from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 are:

Carmen Morgan (Current Chair) Stephanie Fox-Young Paula Elliott Christopher John Farrelley Debra Yolande Cerasa

BOARD DIRECTORS

BOARD MEETINGS HELD

FINANCE & AUDIT SUB-COMMITTEE

ATTENDED

(during term in office)

HELD

ATTENDED

(during term in office)

Stephanie Fox-Young

4

4

4

4

Paula Elliott

4

3

4

3

Carmen Morgan

4

3

4

4

John Buxton

4

4

-

-

Debra Yolande Cerasa

4

4

4

3

Christopher John Farrelley

4

3

4

4

Lynette Geri

4

4

-

-

Rhonda Gayle Heckenberg

4

4

-

-

Gay Lavery

4

4

-

-

Julie Shepherd

4

4

-

-

Christine Smith

4

4

-

-

Ian Thackray

4

3

-

-

Directors have been in office since the start of the financial year to the date of this report unless otherwise stated.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Operating results

Auditor’s independence declaration

The surplus of the company for the financial year amounted to $492,287 (2008: $55,463).

The auditor’s independence declaration for the year ended 31 December 2009 is set out on page 42.

Review of results and operation

Events subsequent to balance date

A review of the operations of the company during the financial year and the results of those operations show that during the year, the company continued to engage in its principal activity, the results of which are disclosed in the attached financial statements.

No matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the financial year which significantly affected or may significantly affect the operations of the company, the results of those operations or the state of affairs of the company in future financial years.

Dividends

Economic dependency

The company is a membership organisation. Dividends are therefore not payable by the company.

One of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia’s main business operations relate to the management of scholarships on behalf of the Department of Health and Ageing. The largest scholarship is the Nurse Scholarship Program which has a contract value of $39,560,762. This contract will expire on the 30 June 2010. The Department of Health and Ageing have put the contract to tender.

The contract is worth $126.9 million, over four years. If the Royal College of Nursing, Australia is not successful in winning this tender their business operations will be revised and they will need to look at downsizing the scholarship business operations.

State of affairs No significant changes in the state of affairs of the company occurred during the financial year.

Principal activity The principal activity of the company during the financial year was the promotion and development of quality nursing practice in Australia through education and research.

The company also acted as trustee for the following trusts during the financial year: Laura Saunderson Extended Care Nursing Fund M I Quicke Memorial Scholarship Fund The National Research & Scholarship Fund

Future developments Future developments in the operations of the company and the expected results of those operations in the future financial years have not been included in this report as the inclusion of such information is likely to result in unreasonable prejudice to the company.

The company is likely to follow the same operational focus as in previous years in 2010. The Joint Venture Agreement with APN Educational Media P/L under which Nursing Review is published will continue in the coming financial year.

The Victorian Research Fund No significant change in the nature of these activities occurred during the year.

Environmental issues

During the financial year the company included the financial accounts of all scholarship funds in the main accounts.

The company’s operations are not regulated by any significant environmental regulation under a law of the Commonwealth or of a state or territory. The company has a property at 1 Napier Close DEAKIN ACT. This property is not subject to any notice under any environmental regulations.

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Directors’ interests and benefits Since the end of the previous financial year, no director of the company has received or become entitled to receive any benefit (other than a benefit included in the aggregate amount of remuneration received or due and receivable by directors shown in the financial statements) by reason of a contract made by the parent entity or a related corporation with the director or a firm of which the director is a member, or with a company in which the director has substantial interest.

Indemnification and insurance of officers and auditors During the year the Company paid a premium of $7,975 for Directors and Officers liability insurance policy.

The insurance covers the directors and officers against any claim by reason of a wrongful act (other than dishonesty) committed by them in their capacity as a director or officer up to a maximum of $10 million. The company has not otherwise, during or since the end of the year given any indemnities or paid insurance premiums, for any person who has been an officer or auditor of the company.

Proceedings on behalf of the company No person has applied for leave of Court to bring proceedings on behalf of the company or intervene in any proceedings to which the company is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the company for all or any part of those proceedings.

The company was not a party to any such proceedings during the year.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Director Dated this 26th day of March 2010

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AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION

As lead auditor for the audit of the financial report of Royal College of Nursing, Australia for the year ended 31 December 2009, I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been no contraventions of: (i) The auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and (ii) Any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.

RSM Bird Cameron Partners Chartered Accountants

G M STENHOUSE Partner

Canberra, Australia Capital Territory Dated: 26 March 2010

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STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

NOTE

2009 $

2008 $

Continuing Operations Revenue from the sale of goods

2

28,000,827

22,194,512

(3,291,763)

(2,897,886)

(539,501)

(593,466)

(54,211)

(55,410)

Communication and information technology expense

(356,262)

(252,705)

Consultancy fees and grants

(339,798)

(326,260)

Depreciation and amortisation expenses

(111,926)

(97,665)

Event expenses

(590,948)

(583,978)

Printing and publishing expenses

(648,752)

(619,119)

Travel and accommodation expenses

(453,366)

(347,967)

(20,707,834)

(15,857,639)

(477,442)

(574,712)

63,263

67,758

492,287

55,463

-

752,468

492,287

807,931

Employee benefits expenses Advertising and marketing expenses Bank fees

Scholarships expenses Other expenses from ordinary activities Share of net surplus of joint ventures accounted for using the equity method

23

Surplus attributable to members Other Comprehensive Income Gain on revaluation of property Total comprehensive income attributable to members

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements Annual report 2009 RCNA

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2009

NOTE

2009 $

2008 $

ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents

5

18,951,351

16,716,793

Receivables

6

5,143,464

795,233

Other financial assets

7

63,263

67,758

Other assets

9

104,152

137,542

24,262,230

17,717,326

3,410,302

3,367,746

3,410,302

3,367,746

27,672,532

21,085,072

Total current assets Non current assets Property, plant and equipment

8

Total non current assets TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES Current liabilities Payables

10

355,634

260,857

Provisions

12

174,183

165,621

Income in advance

13

1,320,752

980,913

Scholarships

14

21,503,322

16,164,868

Other liabilities

15

471,076

175,567

23,824,967

17,747,826

63,074

45,042

63,074

45,042

23,888,041

17,792,868

3,784,491

3,292,204

2,968,062

2,968,062

816,429

324,142

3,784,491

3,292,204

Total current liabilities Non current liabilities Provisions

12

Total non current liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS

EQUITY Reserves Retained earnings TOTAL EQUITY The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements 44

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

Retained Earnings $

Reserves $ Balance at 1 January 2008

Total Equity $

2,215,594

268,679

2,484,273

-

55,463

55,463

Revaluation increment

752,468

-

752,468

Total comprehensive income for the period

752,468

55,463

807,931

Balance at 31 December 2008

2,968,062

324,142

3,292,204

Balance at 1 January 2009

2,968,062

324,142

3,292,204

Surplus for the period

-

492,287

492,287

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

492,287

492,287

2,968,062

816,429

3,784,491

Surplus for the period

Balance at 31 December 2009

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements Annual report 2009 RCNA

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CASH FLOW STATEMENT

FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

NOTE

2009 $

2008 $

Cash from operating activities Receipts from customers

3,345,348

2,598,480

(24,103,304)

(21,047,243)

Interest received

59,540

37,128

Distribution from joint venture

63,263

67,758

20,707,834

15,857,638

2,316,361

3,851,437

2,389,042

1,365,198

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

(154,484)

(46,769)

Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities

(154,484)

(46,769)

Net increase/ (decrease) in cash held

2,234,558

1,318,429

Cash at beginning of financial year

16,716,793

15,398,364

18,951,351

16,716,793

Payments to suppliers and employees

Scholarship receipts Other receipts Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities

20

Cash flows from investing activities

Cash at end of financial year

5

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

1. Statement of significant accounting policies The financial report is a general purpose financial report that has been prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations and complies with other requirements of the law.

The Royal College of Nursing, Australia is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated and domiciled in Australia.

Australian Accounting Standards set out accounting policies that the AASB has concluded would result in a financial report containing relevant and reliable information about transactions, events and conditions. Compliance with Australian Accounting Standards ensures that the financial statements and notes also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards; Material accounting policies adopted in the preparation of this financial report are presented below and have been consistently applied, unless otherwise stated.

Basis of preparation The accounting policies set out below have been consistently applied to all years presented.

Reporting Basis and Conventions The financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historical costs modified by the revaluation of selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities for which the fair value basis of accounting has been applied.

(a) Income tax The company is exempt from income tax under Subdivision 50-B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and hence there is no liability for income tax.

(b) Inventories Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Increases in carrying amount arising on revaluation of land and building are credited to a revaluation reserve within equity.

Decreases that offset previous increases of the same asset are charged against fair value reserves directly in equity; all other decreases are charged to the statement of comprehensive income. Each year the difference between depreciation based on revalued carrying amount of the asset charged to the statement of comprehensive income and depreciation based on assets original cost is transferred from the revaluation reserve to retained earnings.

Any accumulated depreciation at the date of revaluation is eliminated against the gross carrying amount of the asset and the net amount is restated to the revalued amount of the asset.

Land and buildings are independently valued at least every three years on an existing use basis of valuation and included in the financial report at the revalued amounts.

Plant and equipment Plant and equipment are measured on the cost basis less depreciation and impairment losses.

The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by directors to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount from these assets. The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of the expected net cash flows that will be received from the assets employment and subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows have been discounted to their present values in determining recoverable amounts.

Depreciation The depreciable amount of all fixed assets including buildings and capitalised leased assets, but excluding freehold land, is depreciated on a straight-line basis or diminishing value basis over their useful lives to the company commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of either the unexpired period of the lease or the estimated useful lives of the improvements.

The estimated useful lives used for each class of depreciable assets are: Class of Asset

Useful Lives

(c) Property, plant and equipment

Computer equipment

3 – 4 years

Each class of property, plant and equipment is carried at cost or fair value less, where applicable, any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Building

40 years

Plant and equipment

4 – 20 years

Property Freehold land and buildings are shown at their fair value (being the amount for which an asset could be exchanged between knowledgeable willing parties in an arm’s length transaction), based on periodic, but at least triennial, valuations by external valuer’s, less subsequent depreciation for buildings.

The assets’ residual value and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each balance date.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with the carrying amount. These gains or losses are included in the statement of comprehensive income. When revalued assets are sold, amounts included in the revaluation reserve relating to that asset are transferred to retained earnings.

(d) Interests in joint venture The company’s interest in a jointly controlled entity that is a partnership is brought to account by applying the equity method of accounting.

(e) Receivables Trade debtors are to be settled within 30 days and are carried at amounts due. The collectability of debts is assessed at balance date and specific provision is made for any doubtful accounts.

(f ) Accounts payable Liabilities are recognised for amounts to be paid in the future for goods and services received, whether or not billed to the company.

Trade accounts payable are normally settled within 60 days.

(g) Leases Leases of fixed assets where substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to the ownership of the asset, but not the legal ownership transferred to entities in the company are classified as finance leases.

Finance leases are capitalised by recording an asset and a liability at the lower of the amounts equal to the fair value of the leased property or the present value of the minimum lease payments, including any guaranteed residual values. Lease payments are allocated between the reduction of the lease liability and the lease interest expense for the period.

Leased assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives where it is likely that the company will obtain ownership of the asset or over the term of the lease.

Lease payments for operating leases, where substantially all of the risks and benefits remain with the lessor, are charged as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred.

Lease incentives under operating leases are recognised as a liability and amortised on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease term.

(h) Impairment of assets At each reporting date, the company reviews the carrying values of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have been impaired. If such an

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indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, being the higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use, is compared to the asset’s carrying value. Any excess of the asset’s carrying value over its recoverable amount is expensed to the statement of comprehensive income.

Impairment testing is performed annually for goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives.

Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

(i) Employee entitlements Provision is made for the company’s liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by employees to balance date.

Employee benefits that are expected to be settled within one year have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled, plus related on-costs. Employee benefits payable later than one year have been measured at the present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made for those benefits.

The provision for employee entitlements to annual leave represents the amount which the company has a present obligation to pay resulting from employees’ services provided up to the balance date.

The provision has been calculated at nominal amounts based on current wage and salary rates.

Sick leave provided to employees is non-vesting. Accordingly, no liability for sick leave has been calculated. Based on past experience, the sick leave expense for the reporting period is not materially different from the amount of sick leave entitlement accruing during the year.

The liability for employee entitlements to long service leave has been calculated with regard to past experience based on remuneration rates current as at the reporting date for employees with absolute entitlement. The provision for long service leave is not materially different from the result determined by using the present value basis of measurement.

(j) Superannuation funds The company contributes to employer based superannuation funds for its employees. Contributions are made by the company to employee superannuation funds and are charged against income as they are made.

(k) Deferred income As per note 1 (u), income from special consultancies and grants is deferred in the statement of financial position until the associated expenditure is brought to account in the statement of comprehensive income.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

(l) Provisions Provisions are recognised when the company has a legal or constructive obligation, as a result of past events, for which it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will result and that outflow can be reliably measured.

(m) Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts.

Bank overdrafts are shown within short term borrowings in current liabilities on the statement of financial position.

(n) Revenue Sales revenue comprises revenue earned from the provision of products or services to entities outside the company. Sales revenue is recognised when goods are provided or when the fees in respect of the services are rendered.

Interest revenue is recognised on a proportional basis taking into account the interest rates applicable to the financial assets.

Membership subscription revenue is recognised on a basis that reflects the timing, nature and value of benefits provided.

Dividend revenue for trust accounts is recognised when the right to receive a dividend has been established. All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).

(o) Goods and Services Tax (GST) Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office. In these circumstances the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense. Receivables and payables in the statement of financial position are shown inclusive of GST. Cash flows are presented in the cash flow statement on a gross basis, except for the GST component of investing and financing activities, which are disclosed as operating cash flows.

(p) Trust funds Separate financial statements are drawn up for the trust funds for which the company is the trustee. The assets and liabilities of these funds are disclosed by way of note in the company’s financial report.

The company reports income, expenditure and deferred revenue of the scholarship schemes as part of the financial statements.

(r) Comparative figures When required by Accounting Standards, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation for the current financial year.

(s) Right of indemnity Liabilities incurred on behalf of the trusts are liabilities of the company. The company is entitled to be indemnified out of the trusts’ assets for all liabilities incurred on behalf of the trusts. At balance date, trust assets were sufficient to meet the trustee’s right of indemnity out of trust assets for liabilities incurred on behalf of the trusts. Trust assets supporting the right of indemnity are not available to meet liabilities incurred by the company acting in its own right.

(t) Investment property Investment property, comprising freehold office complexes, is held to generate long-term rental yields. All tenant leases are on arm length basis. Investment property is carried at fair value, determined annually by independent valuer’s. Changes to fair value are recorded in the statement of comprehensive income as other income.

(u) Grants Grant revenue is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income when it is controlled. When there are conditions attaching to grant revenue relating to the use of those grants for specific purposes, it is recognised in the statement of financial position as deferred income until such conditions are met or services provided.

(v) Critical accounting estimates The company evaluates estimates and judgements incorporated into the financial statements based on historical knowledge and best available current information. Estimates assume a reasonable expectation of future events and are based on current trends and economic data, obtained both externally and within the organisation. No accounting assumptions or estimates have been identified that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next accounting period.

(w) Economic dependence (q) Scholarship schemes The operating activities of the company involve the administration of scholarship schemes on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia. At 31 December 2009, the unexpended amount of these funds received was $21,503,322 (2008: $16,164,868).

The Royal College of Nursing, Australia is dependent on the Department of Health and Ageing for one of their main business operations. One of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia’s main business operations relate to the management of scholarships on behalf of the Department of Health and Ageing.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

The largest scholarship is the Nurse Scholarship Program which has a contract value of $39,560,762. This contract will expire on the 30 June 2010. The Department of Health and Ageing have put the contract to tender. The contract is worth $126.9 million, over four years. If the Royal College of Nursing, Australia is not successful in winning this tender their business operations will be revised and they will need to look at downsizing the scholarship business operations.

(x) New standards and interpretations issued but not yet effective At the date of this financial report the following standards and interpretations, which are applicable to the entity, have been issued but are not yet effective:

Reference

Title

Summary

Application date (financial years beginning)

Expected Impact

AASB 3

Business Combinations

Revised Standard

1 July 2009

Not expected to be material

AASB 127

Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements

Revised Standard

1 July 2009

Not applicable to the entity

AASB 2008-3

Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 3 and AASB 127

Amends a number of standards and Interpretations as a result of the issue of AASB 3 and AASB 127,

1 July 2009

Not expected to be material

AASB 2008-11

Amendments to Australian Accounting Standard – Business Combinations Among Not-for-Profit Entities [AASB 3]

Confirms that revised AASB 3 must be applied by not-for-profit entities, other than when there is common control.

1 July 2009

Not expected to be material

AASB 2008-6

Further Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from the Annual Improvements Project

Amends a number of standards as a result of the annual improvements project.

1 July 2009

Not expected to be material

Amends a number of standards and interpretations as a result of the annual improvements project.

1 July 2009

Not expected to be material

Amends a number of standards as a result of the annual improvements project.

1 January 2010

Not expected to be material

Amends a number of standards for editorial corrections by the AASB and by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). These editorial amendments have no major impact on the requirements of the amended pronouncements.

1 July 2009

Not expected to be material

[AASB 1 & AASB 5] AASB 2009-4

Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from the Annual Improvements Project [AASB 2, 138, Interpretations 9, 16]

AASB 2009-5

Further Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from the Annual Improvements Project [AASB 5, 8, 101, 107, 117, 118, 136, 139]

AASB 2009-7

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Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards [AASB 5, 7, 107, 112, 136 & 139 and Interpretation 17]

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

(x) New standards and interpretations issued but not yet effective (continued)

Reference

Title

Summary

Application date (financial years beginning)

Expected Impact

AASB 9

Financial Instruments

Replaces the requirements of AASB 139 for the classification and measurement of financial assets. This is the result of the first part of Phase 1 of the IASB’s project to replace IAS 39.

1 January 2013

Not expected to be material

AASB 124

Related Party Disclosures

Revised standard. The definition of a related party is simplified to clarify its intended meaning and eliminate inconsistencies from the application of the definition

1 January 2011

Disclosure only

2009-11

Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 9

Amends AASB 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 101, 102, 108, 112, 118, 121, 127, 128, 131, 132, 136, 139, 1023 and 1038 and Interpretations 10 and 12 as a result of the issuance of AASB 9.

1 January 2013

Not expected to be material

2009-12

Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards

Amends AASB 8 Operating Segments as a result of the revised AASB 124.

Amends AASB 5, 108, 110, 112, 119, 133, 137, 139, 1023 & 1031 and Interpretations 2, 4, 16, 1039 & 1052 as a result of the annual improvement project.

1 January 2011

Not expected to be material

2009-13

Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from Interpretation 19

Amends AASB 1 due to the issuance of Interpretation 19 Extinguishing Financial Liabilities with Equity Instruments.

1 July 2010

Not expected to be material

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

2. Revenue from ordinary activities

2009 $

2008 $

Operating activities – Members subscriptions

2,471,358

2,448,307

2,792,370

2,528,814

– Conferences and workshops

981,422

965,117

– Endorsements received

352,131

172,610

13,563

14,100

20,707,834

15,857,639

682,149

207,925

28,000,827

22,194,512

5,751

30,330

-

110,000

43,969

43,969

111,926

97,665

26,595

20,762

Other activities – Consultancies, grants & sponsorship

– Rent – Scholarships – Sundry income Total Revenue

3. Profit from ordinary activities Bad and doubtful debts - trade receivables Bad debts – prior years Rental expense on operating leases – minimum lease payments Depreciation / amortisation Movement in provisions – employee entitlements

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

4. Auditors’ remuneration

2009 $

2008 $

Remuneration of the auditor of the company for: – Auditing or reviewing the financial report

35,000

35,000

– Other assurance services

30,000

30,000

Total auditors’ remuneration

65,000

65,000

Cash on hand

550

550

Bank balances

18,950,801

16,716,243

Total cash assets

18,951,351

16,716,793

18,951,351

16,716,793

5. Cash assets

Reconciliation of cash Cash at the end of the financial year as shown in the statement of cash flows is reconciled to items in the statement of financial position as follows: Cash and cash equivalents

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

6. Receivables Trade receivables

2009 $

2008 $ 5,129,937

796,206

(61,260)

(61,260)

5,068,677

734,946

30,476

27,702

21,111

19,502

The Sister Margaret Y Winning Fund

1,073

-

The National Research & Scholarship Fund

9,205

4,379

The Victorian Research Fund

5,011

3,402

Laura Saunderson Extended Care Nursing Fund

7,911

5,302

5,143,464

795,233

Less: Allowance for doubtful debts

Sundry debtors: FBT receivable Amounts owing from trusts: MI Quicke Memorial Scholarship Fund

Total Receivables

(a) Analysis of allowance for doubtful debts Provision for doubtful debts Opening balance at 1 January 2009

(61,260)

Movement in provision

-

At 31 December 2009

(61,620)

7. Other financial assets Investments in joint venture (Note 23)

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63,263

67,758

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

8. Property plant and equipment

2009 $

2008 $

Leasehold Land: 1 Napier Cl Deakin ACT – at independent valuation 2008

950,000

950,000

950,000

950,000

2,150,000

2,150,000

(53,750)

-

2,096,250

2,150,000

Improvements at cost

318,350

192,341

Accumulated depreciation

(46,969)

(22,203)

271,381

170,138

75,963

57,803

(21,193)

(16,406)

54,770

41,397

45,979

40,801

(30,533)

(27,385)

15,446

13,416

Computer equipment at cost

115,621

110,485

Accumulated depreciation

(93,166)

(74,584)

22,455

35,901

Computer Software at cost

28,277

28,277

Accumulated depreciation

(28,277)

(21,383)

-

6,894

3,410,302

3,367,746

Leasehold Buildings: 1 Napier Close Deakin ACT – at independent valuation 2008 Accumulated depreciation

Office furniture & fittings at cost Accumulated depreciation

Office equipment at cost Accumulated depreciation

Total

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

continued from previous page...

Revaluation Land and Buildings was revalued upwards to $3,100,000 as at 31 December 2008. The valuation amount was based on current market value.

The independent valuation was carried out by Matthew Curtis AAPI, Certified Practicing Valuer of Colliers International Consultancy Valuation Pty Limited. (a) Movements in carrying amounts for each class of property, plant and equipment between the beginning and the end of the current financial year and the comparative year.

Opening balance as at 1 January 2008

Freehold land

Building

Improvements

Office equipment

Computer equipment

Intangible

$

$

$

$

$

$

Office furniture & fittings $

Total

$

450,000

1,948,781

179,987

14,704

25,823

16,319

30,557

2,666,171

Additions

-

-

4,749

1,675

25,798

-

14,549

46,771

Disposals

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Depreciation expense

-

(51,250)

(14,598)

(2,963)

(15,720)

(9,425)

(3,709)

(97,665)

Revaluation

500,000

252,469

-

-

-

-

-

752,469

Opening balance as at 1 January 2009

950,000

2,150,000

170,138

13,416

35,901

6,894

41,397

3,367,746

Additions

-

-

126,009

5,178

5,135

-

18,160

154,482

Depreciation expense

-

(53,750)

(24,766)

(3,148)

(18,581)

(6,894)

(4,787)

(111,926)

950,000

2,096,250

271,381

15,446

22,455

-

54,770

3,410,302

Carrying amount at 31 December 2009

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

9. Other assets

2009 $

2008 $

Prepayments

86,703

86,234

Security deposits

13,527

51,308

Accrued interest

3,922

-

104,152

137,542

320,634

200,946

35,000

35,000

-

24,911

355,634

260,857

50,000

37,000

50,000

37,000

9,437

7,914

40,563

29,086

50,000

37,000

Total other assets

10. Payables Trade creditors Accrued expenses Sundry creditors Total payables

11. F inancing arrangements The company has access to the following lines of credit: Credit card facilities

Facilities utilised at balance date: Credit card facilities Facilities not utilised at balance date: Credit card facilities

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

12. Provisions

2009 $

2008 $

Employee benefits Current Annual leave

152,224

111,201

21,959

54,420

174,183

165,621

Long service leave

63,074

45,042

Total non-current provisions

63,074

45,042

Long service leave Total current provisions

Non-current

A provision has been recognised for employee entitlements relating to annual and long service leave for employees. In calculating the present value of future cash flows in respect of long service leave, the probability of long service leave being taken is based upon historical data. The measurement and recognition criteria for employee benefits have been included in note 1(i).

13. Income in advance Administration funds

1,007,079

551,706

Membership income

313,673

334,281

-

94,926

1,320,752

980,913

Exposition income Total income in advance

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

14. Deferred revenue - scholarships Nurse Scholarship Program

2009 $

2008 $ 988,373

977,021

9,379,436

8,022,060

880,083

155,487

Aged Care Nursing Scholarship Scheme

2,230,238

854,863

Continuing Professional Education Scheme

3,339,801

3,280,987

-

325,818

96,866

217,619

-

38,787

2,546,549

201,368

Bring Nurses Back to Work

602,953

719,253

PG Community Nursing Community Scholarship

841,628

1,121,605

Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Fund

597,395

250,000

21,503,322

16,164,868

-

53,029

524

389

452,696

115,629

17,856

6,520

471,076

175,567

Rural & Remote Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme

Aged Care Support National Mentor Program Support Antenatal Training Support Mental Health Post-Graduate & Clinical Psychology Scholarship Scheme

Total deferred scholarship funds

15. Other liabilities PAYG Superannuation payable GST payable Other creditors Total other liabilities

16. Members guarantee

17. Contingent liabilities

The company is limited by guarantee. If the company is wound up, the Constitution states that each member is required to contribute a maximum of $20 each towards meeting any outstanding obligations of the company. At 31 December 2009, the number of members was 7,568 (2008: 7,591).

No contingent liabilities existed at balance date.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

18. Capital and leasing commitments Operating lease commitments Non-cancellable operating leases contracted for but not capitalised in the financial statements

2009 $

2008 $

Payable - minimum lease payments – Not later than 12 months

43,969

43,969

– Between 12 months and 5 years

32,977

76,945

76,946

120,914

The operating lease relates to four three-year operating leases on computer equipment by NAB. The lease term is from October 2008 to September 2011.

19. Related party transactions (a) Directors

(b) Remuneration of Directors

The names of each person holding the position of Director of Royal College of Nursing, Australia during the financial year:

The directors do not receive any remuneration except for reimbursement of expenses.

Stephanie Fox Young FRNCA Paula Elliott FRNCA Carmen Morgan FRNCA John Buxton Debra Yolande Cerasa FRCNA Christopher John Farrelly Lynette Geri FRCNA Rhonda Gayle Heckenberg FRCNA Gay Lavery FRCNA Julie Shepherd MRCNA Christine Smith FRCNA Ian Thackray FRCNA

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(c) R etirement benefits and superannuation contributions No amounts were paid to superannuation funds in connection with the retirement of directors. No retirement allowances were paid in connection with the retirement of directors.

(d) Directors transactions with the Company No director has entered into a material contract with the company.

Since the end of the previous financial year there are no material contracts involving directors’ interests subsisting at year end.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

20. Cash flow information (a) R econciliation of cash flow from operations with surplus from ordinary activities after income tax 2009 $ Surplus from ordinary activities

2008 $ 492,287

55,463

111,926

97,665

– Decrease/(increase) in inventories

-

4,281

– (Increase)/decrease in receivables

(4,370,367)

(58,588)

37,886

(50,031)

119,688

(104,885)

5,338,454

1,191,818

– Increase/(decrease) in provisions

366,433

139,882

– Increase/(decrease) in other liabilities

292,735

89,593

2,389,042

1,365,198

Add/(less) non-cash items: Net cash flow provided by operating activities before change in assets and liabilities

Change in assets and liabilities during the year:

– Decrease/(increase) in other assets – Increase/(decrease) in payables – Increase/(decrease) in scholarships

Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

21. F inancial instru ments (a) Interest rate risk Interest rate risk exposures The Company’s exposure to interest rate risk, which is the risk that a financial instrument’s value will fluctuate as a result of changes in

2009

Note

Weighted average interest rate

market interest rates, and the effective weighted average interest rate for classes of financial assets and financial liabilities, is set out below:

Floating interest rate

Interest Bearing

Non interest bearing

Total

Financial assets Cash and cash equivalent

5

1.75%

-

18,951,351

-

18,951,351

Receivables

6

-

-

-

5,143,464

5,143,464

Other financial assets

7

-

-

-

63,263

63,263

1.75%

-

18,951,351

5,206,727

24,158,078

Financial liabilities Payables

10

-

-

-

355,634

355,634

Employee entitlements

12

-

-

-

237,257

237,257

Income in advance

13

-

-

-

1,320,752

1,320,752

Scholarships

14

-

-

-

21,503,322

21,503,322

-

-

-

23,416,965

23,416,965

2008

Financial assets Cash and cash equivalent

5

1.6%

-

16,716,793

-

16,716,793

Receivables

6

-

-

-

742,620

742,620

Other financial assets

7

-

-

-

67,758

67,758

1.6%

-

16,716,793

810,378

17,527,171

Financial liabilities Payables

10

-

-

-

235,946

235,946

Employee entitlements

12

-

-

-

210,663

210,663

Income in advance

13

-

-

-

980,913

980,913

Scholarships

14

-

-

-

16,164,868

16,164,868

-

-

-

17,592,390

17,592,390

continued next page...

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

...continued from previous page (b) Credit risk Credit risk represents the loss that would be recognised if counterparties failed to perform as contracted. There are no balances past due and not impaired.

On-balance sheet financial instruments The credit risk on financial assets, excluding investments, of the company which have been recognised on the statement of

financial position, is the carrying amount, net of any provision for doubtful debts. The company minimises concentrations of credit risk by undertaking transactions with a large number of customer and counter-parties. The company is not materially exposed to any individual overseas country or individual customer. Concentrations of credit risk on trade debtors and term debtors due from customers are from consultancies, conferences, workshops and publications.

23. Interest in joint venture Associate: Nursing Review Principal Activity: Monthly publication Ownership interest: 45% (2008: 45%) Balance date: 31 December 2009

2009 $

2008 $

(a) Movements during the year in equity accounted investment in joint venture Balance at beginning of the financial year

67,758

31,688

Add: Share of joint venture’s (loss)/profit fro ordinary activities after income tax

63,263

67,758

(67,758)

(31,688)

63,263

67,758

Balance at the beginning of the financial year

67,758

31,688

Add: Share of net (loss)/profit of joint venture’s operating profit after income tax

63,263

67,758

(67,758)

(31,688)

63,263

67,758

Less: Distribution of profits from joint venture Balance at end of the financial year

(b) Retained earnings attributable to interest in joint venture

Less: Distribution of profits from joint venture Balance at end of the financial year

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

continued from previous page...

2009 $

2008 $

(c) Share of joint venture’s results and financial position Current assets

193,524

69,250

Total assets

193,524

69,250

Current liabilities

(130,261)

(1,492)

Total liabilities

(130,261)

(1,492)

Net assets

63,263

67,758

Revenues

455,422

458,069

Expenses

(392,159)

(390,311)

Surplus from ordinary activities before income tax

63,263

67,758

Net operating surplus after income tax of joint venture

63,263

67,758

91,844

90,104

The National Research & Scholarship Fund

611,744

405,162

Laura Saunderson Extended Care Nursing Fund

147,612

140,546

The Victorian Research Fund

114,732

126,681

965,932

762,493

21,111

19,302

The National Research & Scholarship Fund

9,205

4,379

Laura Saunderson Extended Care Nursing Fund

7,911

5,402

The Victorian Research Fund

5,011

3,402

43,238

32,485

922,694

730,008

24. Trust funds Trust assets M I Quicke Memorial Scholarship Fund

Trust liabilities M I Quicke Memorial Scholarship Fund

Net assets

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

25. Key management personnel The aggregate compensation of key management personnel of the company is set out below:

2009 $

2008 $

Short term benefits

667,817

624,407

Long term benefits

-

7,208

58,123

52,464

725,940

684,079

Post employment benefits Total benefits

26. Company details Registered Office The registered office of the company is: Royal College of Nursing, Australia 1 Napier Close DEAKIN ACT 2600

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DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

The directors of the company declare that: 1.

The financial statements and notes, as set out on pages 43 to 65, are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 and: (a) Comply with Accounting Standards; and (b) G ive a true and fair view of the financial position as at 31 December 2009 and of the performance for the year ended on that date of the company.

2.

I n the directors’ opinion, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Director Dated this 26th day of March 2010

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

TO THE MEMBERS OF ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING, AUSTRALIA

We have audited the accompanying financial report of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia (“the company”), which comprises the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2009, and the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and cash flow statement for the year ended on that date, a summary of significant accounting policies, other explanatory notes and the directors’ declaration.

Directors’ Responsibility for the Financial Report The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Act 2001. This responsibility includes establishing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

TO THE MEMBERS OF ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING, AUSTRALIA

Independence In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001.

Auditor’s Opinion In our opinion, the financial report of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: (i) G iving a true and fair view of the company’s financial position as at 31 December 2009 and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and (ii) C omplying with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

RSM Bird Cameron Partners Chartered Accountants

G M STENHOUSE Partner

Canberra, Australia Capital Territory Dated: 26 March 2010

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AUDITOR’S DISCLAIMER

The additional financial data presented in the following pages is in accordance with the books and records of Royal College of Nursing, Australia which have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our statutory audit of the company for the year ended 31 December 2009. It will be appreciated that our statutory audit did not cover all details of the additional financial data. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on such financial data and no warranty of accuracy or reliability is given. Neither the firm nor any member or employee of the firm undertakes responsibility in any way whatsoever to any person other than the Royal College of Nursing, Australia in respect of such data, including any errors or omissions therein however caused.

RSM Bird Cameron Partners Chartered Accountants

G M STENHOUSE Partner

Canberra, Australia Capital Territory Dated: 26 March 2010

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DETAILED INCOME STATEMENT

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2009

Income Accreditation fees

2009 $

2008 $ 43,457

24,304

ARNM – Facility

165,004

-

ARNM – Internet program

162,983

-

64,045

-

-

12,391

44,319

41,329

Conference registrations

161,388

197,232

Conference exhibitors fees

547,473

496,315

Credentialing fees received

32,443

50,794

350,485

172,610

59,540

37,128

2,471,358

2,448,307

13,563

14,100

199,455

200,481

48,231

57,712

Puggy Hunter – Scholarship

3,147,960

2,725,268

Mental Health Scholarship Scheme

2,453,550

613,490

Administration income

2,186,072

2,166,445

Antenatal admin

24,217

94,620

Nursing promotion website project

76,105

101,585

AGPN income

118,847

29,409

Support income

387,129

136,754

National Nurse Re-Entry Scheme

706,480

744,278

Undergraduate income

4,434,759

3,390,391

Continuing professional education scheme

2,423,487

2,371,718

-

205,427

ARNM – Merger Collegian subscriptions Commission received

Endorsements received Interest Members subscriptions Rental income Sponsorship income Workshop registrations

National mentor program

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AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2009

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Aged Care – Scholarships

2009 $

2008 $

6,069,727

5,330,414

-

357,148

Postgraduate scholarship income

794,505

65,450

Bring Nurses Back to Work – Aged care income

320,443

48,896

56,923

5,158

NSP scholarship income

300,000

-

Sundry income

136,878

55,358

28,000,826

22,194,512

Share of net profit of joint venture accounted for using the equity method

63,263

67,758

Total other income

63,263

67,758

28,064,089

22,262,270

2,765,659

2,426,384

41,022

12,171

Long service leave expense

(14,428)

8,590

Superannuation

240,856

217,056

18,677

23,316

103,920

86,586

Workers compensation insurance

31,281

27,560

Temporary staff

68,477

67,274

Other personnel expenses

36,299

28,948

Total personnel expenses

3,291,763

2,897,885

Aged Care – Support income

Bring Nurses Back to Work – Hospital income

Other income

Total income

Expenses Personnel expenses Salaries & wages Annual leave expense

Staff development Payroll tax

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AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2009

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2009 $

2008 $

Other expenses ASIC Fees

80

40

539,501

593,466

Archival and storage

33,138

14,816

Audit fees

74,500

94,095

Bad debts

5,751

140,331

Bank charges

54,131

55,410

Cleaning

49,267

37,964

Computer

1,038

-

158,836

6,583

61,954

44,605

144,398

128,721

6,681

14,660

Courier and freight

13,513

19,307

Design

66,737

-

111,926

97,665

Donations

1,000

3,110

Electricity

33,246

36,699

172,707

292,112

Internet hosting and access

9,920

2,635

Legal expenses

4,446

14,196

Mobile phones

209

2,257

Other consultants

39,691

22,859

Other expenses

17,318

93,648

Postage

67,543

74,025

Printing

123,353

180,777

Publishing

458,662

438,342

Advertising

Computer support Conference and seminars Consultancy services Consumables

Depreciation

Equipment hire

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AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2009

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Purchases <$500

2009 $

2008 $ 4,101

26,110

21,352

13,104

455

276

72,388

45,043

8,285

21,784

15,107

3,900

3,147,960

2,725,268

706,480

744,278

Scholarship – Undergraduate

4,434,759

3,390,391

Scholarship – Continuing Professional Education

2,423,487

2,371,718

-

205,427

Scholarship – Aged Care

6,069,727

5,330,414

Scholarship – Mental Health

2,453,550

613,490

Scholarship – PG Scholarship

794,505

65,450

Scholarship – BNBW Aged Care

320,443

48,896

56,923

5,158

Scholarship – NSP

300,000

-

Software Licence & Maintenance

115,272

150,633

Stationery

40,010

31,245

Subscriptions

31,686

30,169

Support – aged care

-

357,148

Telecommunications

89,816

80,864

Travel and accommodation

453,366

347,968

Venue hire and catering

418,240

291,865

Website development

52,582

-

Total other expenses

24,280,040

19,308,922

Total expenses

27,571,803

22,206,807

492,287

55,463

Rates & taxes Reference materials Repairs and maintenance Representatives Security Scholarship – Puggy Hunter Scholarship – National Nurse Re-Entry

Scholarship – Mentor Program

Scholarship – BNBW Hospital

Surplus from ordinary activities

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