Do you want to become a Nurse Practitioner?
• Guidelines for applicants
The Nursing Council of New Zealand has on its website information about the qualifications required to become a Nurse Practitioner, competencies for the Scope of Practice for an NP and Revised Nurse Practitioner Guidelines.
These frequently asked questions are from nurses considering applying for NCNZ Nurse Practitioner registration.
Anyone wanting to apply should also have a look at The Nurse Practitioner Endorsement: Guidelines for applicants, available from the Nursing Council of New Zealand website.
• How to find a mentor from professional organisations
Mentors are nurses who have either become NPs or who have had education sessions with the Nursing Council and NPAC-NZ. A mentor will assist with the application process, including the development of a portfolio.
NP champions are available throughout New Zealand.
• PDRP pathway to becoming an NP
A useful diagram showing the pathway to becoming an NP.
• Nurse Practitioner Business Case Toolkit
This tool kit guide (pdf,1Mb) is to help nurses and /or health administrators to develop a business case for funders or purchasers for the role of a Nurse Practitioner.
It was developed by members of the Nurse Practitioner Advisory Committee – New Zealand (NPAC-NZ)1 as part of their strategic aims.
• NP paper educational requirements
Nurses who have completed a Master of Nursing degree (or equivalent) but do not have the essential NP papers may receive conflicting advice on the papers they need to complete for NP registration. This guide - Pathway to Nurse Practitioner: For nurses who already have a Master's degree but not a Clinical Master's (pdf, 500Kb) - has been developed to clarify some of the questions/problems that nurses raise when planning which academic papers to complete.