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Nurse Practitioners in Northland
Nurse Practitioner qualifications
To register in the nurse practitioner scope of practice, the following qualifications are required:
- Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand in the registered nurse scope of practice; and
- A minimum of 4 years’ experience in a specific area of practice; and
- The completion of an approved clinical master’s degree programme which includes demonstration of the competencies for advanced practice and prescribing applied within a defined area of practice of the nurse practitioner. The programme must include relevant theory and concurrent practice; or
- The completion of an equivalent overseas clinically focused master’s degree qualification which meets the requirement specified above; and
- Passing an assessment by an approved panel against the nurse practitioner competencies.
Nurse Practitioners
- are expert nurses who work within a specific area of practice incorporating advanced knowledge and skills.
- practise both independently and in collaboration with other health care professionals to promote health, prevent disease and to diagnose, assess and manage people’s health needs.
- provide a wide range of assessment and treatment interventions, including differential diagnoses, ordering, conducting and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests
- work in partnership with individuals, families, whanau and communities across a range of settings.
- prescribe medicines within their specific area of practice.
- demonstrate leadership as consultants, educators, managers and researchers
Nurse practitioners are authorised prescribers under the Medicines Amendment Act 2013
Continuing competence requirements
Every 3 years prescribing nurse practitioners will be required to provide evidence that they have maintained competence, when they apply for their practising certificate. This evidence includes:
- Ongoing peer review of their prescribing practice by an authorised prescriber; and
- A minimum of 40 hours per year of professional development over a 3 year period; and
- A minimum of 40 days per year of ongoing nursing practice over a 3 year period within their defined area
Advice for Aspiring Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioner Profiles - Te Tai Tokerau, Northland
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Adrianne Murray
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Helen Topia
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Rhoena Davis
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Kathryn Menary
Click here to read more about Kathryn. |
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Click here to read more about Sarah. |
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Margarita Bartlett
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Josephine Davis
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Catherine Beazley
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Annette Rief
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Sue Stebbings
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Tobias Klopper (Toby)
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Alison Danielsen
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Karen Calnan
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Laura Henderson
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Margaret Hand
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