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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.
Jill Clendon on the Importance of Nurse Practioners
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
Click here for advice for aspiring Nurse Practioners.
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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