Nurse Practitioner Role
Nurse practitioners are registered nurses with the education and extensive experience required to perform in an advanced clinical role. A nurse practitioner's scope of practice extends beyond that of the registered nurse. In Australia, the Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA) endorses nurse practitioners in accordance with their scope of practice. The nurse practitioner role includes assessment and management of clients using nursing knowledge and skills and may include but is not limited to the direct referral of patients to other health care professionals, prescribing medications and ordering diagnostic investigations.
The nurse practitioner role is grounded in the nursing profession's values, knowledge, theories and practice and
The nurse practitioner role is grounded in the nursing profession's values, knowledge, theories and practice and