✨ Nursing Scope of Practice
15 SEPTEMBER 2004 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 120 2959
- Scope of Practice – Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioners are expert nurses who work within a specific area of practice incorporating advanced knowledge and skills. They 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. They provide a wide range of assessment and treatment interventions, including differential diagnoses, ordering, conducting and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests and administering therapies for the management of potential or actual health needs. They work in partnership with individuals, families, whanau and communities across a range of settings. Nurse Practitioners may choose to prescribe medicines within their specific area of practice. Nurse Practitioners also demonstrate leadership as consultants, educators, managers and researchers and actively participate in professional activities, and in local and national policy development.
The Nursing Council competencies for Nurse Practitioners describe the skills, knowledge and activities of Nurse Practitioners.
Qualifications
a) Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand in the Registered Nurse Scope of Practice, AND
b) A minimum of four years of experience in a specific area of practice, AND
c) Successful completion of a clinically focused Masters Degree programme approved by the Nursing Council of New Zealand, or equivalent qualification, AND
d) A pass in a Nursing Council assessment of Nurse Practitioner competencies and criteria.
Nurse Practitioners seeking registration with prescribing rights are required to have an additional qualification:
e) Successful completion of an approved prescribing component of the clinically-focused Masters’ programme relevant to their specific area of practice.
- Scope of Practice – Nurse Assistant
Nurse Assistants assist registered nurses to deliver nursing care to individuals in community, residential and hospital settings. They perform delegated interventions from the nursing care plan to provide care and comfort for individuals and groups, assist and support clients with activities of daily living, observe and report changes in individual/group conditions and behaviours, safe guard dignity and promote independence and health and safety. The Nurse Assistant does not undertake independent nursing assessments or plan and evaluate nursing interventions. Nurse Assistants may be required to practise in a specific area based on the area of focus in their education programme and designated on their practising certificate.
The Nursing Council competencies for Nurse Assistants describe the skills, knowledge and activities of Nurse Assistants.
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2004, No 120
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2004, No 120
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