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Registered nurse prescribing improves people’s access to health care, including access to medicines, and improves care while maintaining safety.

What nurses are doing to develop and enhance their contribution to health services in New Zealand.

Nurse practitioners are highly skilled autonomous health practitioners who have advanced education, clinical training and demonstrated competency.

Find feature profiles of the Directors of Nursing around the country.

These programmes assess nurses’ levels of practice and support their ongoing professional development.

The scopes of nursing practice in New Zealand include registered nurses, enrolled nurses and nurse practitioners.

Counties Manukau District Health Board has been involved in a pilot study to improve support for aged residential care nurses.

Key findings about the employment of graduate nurses.

Nursing provides opportunities to work in diverse settings and roles. Each scope of practice requires a different level of education.

Information about the people working in the Office of the Chief Nurse.

Support for the Wellington region’s aged residential care sector has increased under a new model focused on better patient care.

Stories and videos highlighting the ways nurses are improving aged care in New Zealand.

Overseas nurses wishing to work in New Zealand may need to apply to the New Zealand Immigration Service for a work visa.

Roles and initiatives in nursing.