Returning to nursing
Many nurses, for a range of reasons, take a break from nursing practice and in some cases allow their registration to lapse. Nurses may also have current registration but feel they need additional support to regain the confidence and competence to work in a particular area of nursing practice after a break.
Since 2000, the Victorian Government has supported programs to assist nurses to gain the competence required for re-registration and the confidence to return to work in the public health system.
To date over 2,400 nurses have returned to the Victorian public health care system through Refresher, Return to Practice, Re-entry or Supervised Practice programs that are part of the Department of Human Services Return to Nursing Grant.