NP Candidates

Katy Fielding

Nurse Policy, DH

When is a candidate a candidate?

New/novel service delivery

Skills acquisition in/thru workplace

Study/Education

NURSE PRACTITIONER

CANDIDACY “clinical immersion”

NP Endorsement Nurse Practitioner Candidate: A Registered Nurse ...engaged to undertake a course of

study and undertake clinical experience leading to endorsement as a nurse practitioner.

Nurses (Victorian Public Health Sector) Multiple Business Agreement 2007-2011

(New) clinics, referral service

Ward based role, consult service

etc

University, self directed

according to candidacy plan

Teaching rounds, tutorials, clinical

coaching

Existing service delivery

The prescribing pyramid

Drugs a NP can prescribe (Vic)

Approval/authourisations

State/territory Governments (through drugs legislation) give health professionals prescribing rights

Commonwealth gives prescribers access to PBS so their clients can get the rebate rate.