Nurse Practitioners Nurse Practitioners require completion of at least one approved formal registration nursing programme to Masters level, and appropriate experience and expertise in the area of specialisation. Areas of specialised nursing practice are broad- based – for example, Nurse Practitioner (Child Health), Nurse Practitioner (Emergency and Trauma). In order to qualify to prescribe, a Nurse Practitioner is required to have: Obtained a Nurse Practitioner prescribing qualification that is specified for the purposes of this paragraph by the Nursing Council by notice in the Gazette; and Undertaken the training (if any) that is specified for the purposes of this paragraph by the Nursing Council by notice in the Gazette; and Demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Nursing Council, that he or she is sufficiently knowledgeable to safely prescribe all Nurse Practitioner medicines. Designated Nurse Prescriber In November 2015, Government agreed to the proposal for registered nurses working in primary health and specialty teams to become designated prescribers under the Medicines Act 1981 (the Act). Regulations will allow suitably qualified registered nurses working in primary health and specialty teams to prescribe specified medicines. New The prescription medicines allowed will be specified by notice in the Zealand Gazette by the Director-General of Health as required under section 105(5A) of the Medicines Act and in amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1977. People will now be able to obtain a prescription for these medicines when visiting a designated registered nurse prescriber rather than needing to see a doctor or nurse practitioner to obtain a prescription. Registered nurse prescribers will work as team members in primary care or specialist clinics. New Zealand Nursing Council Code of Conduct for Nurses (2012) The Code of Conduct provides a guide for: • The public to access minimum standards expected of Nurses • Nurses to monitor their own performance and that of their
Nurse Practitioners Nurse Practitioners require completion of at least one approved formal nursing programme to Masters level, and appropriate experience and expertise in the area of specialisation. Areas of specialised nursing practice are broad- based – for example, Nurse Practitioner (Child Health), Nurse Practitioner (Emergency and Trauma). In order to qualify to prescribe, a Nurse Practitioner is required to have: Obtained a Nurse Practitioner prescribing qualification that is specified for the purposes of this paragraph by the Nursing Council by notice in the Gazette; and Undertaken the training (if any) that is specified for the purposes of this paragraph by the Nursing Council by notice in the Gazette; and Demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Nursing Council, that he or she is sufficiently knowledgeable to safely prescribe all Nurse Practitioner medicines. Designated Nurse Prescriber In November 2015, Government agreed to the proposal for registered nurses working in primary health and specialty teams to become designated prescribers under the Medicines Act 1981 (the Act). Regulations will allow suitably qualified registered nurses working in primary health and specialty teams to prescribe specified medicines. The prescription medicines allowed will be specified by notice in the New Zealand Gazette by the Director-General of Health as required under section 105(5A) of the Medicines Act and in amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1977. People will now be able to obtain a prescription for these medicines when visiting a designated registered nurse prescriber rather than needing to see a doctor or nurse practitioner to obtain a prescription. Registered nurse prescribers will work as team members in primary care or specialist clinics. New Zealand Nursing Council Code of Conduct for Nurses (2012) The Code of Conduct provides a guide for: • The public to access minimum standards expected of Nurses • Nurses to monitor their own performance and that of their registration