The collaboration between Australia and New Zealand
on the Nurse Practitioner Standards Project has
achieved important outcomes to inform mutual recognition
of the nurse practitioner role across the eight
jurisdictions that regulate nurse practitioner preparation
and practice across these two countries. Our research
findings include the development of competencies that
define the expectations of nurse practitioner practice
across three standards. These standards include clinical,
professional and leadership roles that form the structure
of nurse practitioner practice.