The revised Endorsement of NPs registration standard requires
that the applicant be able to demonstrate:
current general registration as a registered nurse
with no conditions on the registration relating to
unsatisfactory professional performance or unprofessional
conduct;
the equivalent of 3 years’ full-time experience in
an advanced practice nursing role within the previous
6 years from date of lodgment of application;
completion of a Board-approved NP program of
study at master’s level or equivalent as determined
by the Board;
compliance with the National Competency Standards
for the NP; and
compliance with the Board’s registration standard
on CPD as a registered nurse (Nursing and Midwifery
Board of Australia, 2011b).
Given that advanced nursing practice refers to practice
in an extended scope, a conundrum exists.