Article: First aged care nurse practitioner.(Lyn Helbig )

Article: Bright future for aged care; Nurses and students ...
The Lamp;  February 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... passionate about the future of aged care in Australia and keen to proactively ... new ground as a Transitional Aged Care Nurse Practitioner at Port Macquarie Base Hospital ... system. 'When I started in aged care I thought "hey, something ...

Article: Nurse practitioner scholarships a good first step
The Queensland Nurse;  February 1, 2009 ;     494 words ... ... take up the role of nurse practitioner with scholarships ... practitioners. The nurse practitioner scholarships of up ... areas of need such as aged care, mental health ... Applicants for the nurse practitioner scholarships should ...

Article: ACT leads the way with new NP candidate role: ACT Nursing & ...
Australian Nursing Journal;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Transitional Wound Care Nurse Practitioner Candidate (TWCNPC ... registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the ACT Nursing ... general practice, aged care facilities, hospital ... allow the registered Nurse Practitioner to practice in the ...

Article: Working with Whanau in the far north: Adrianne Murray is the ...
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... journey to becoming the country's first nurse practitioner (NP) in the whanau ora scope. Now ... the approved scopes of practice--aged care and child family health--for prescribing ... would be prescribing fall within the aged care and child and family health scopes ...

Article: Campaign to promote NP model.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Nurse ...
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...A proposed model for nurse practitioner (NP) training could see a set number of state-funded places ... health organisations, non-government organisations and the aged-care sector, and to get them including into DHB annual plans ...

Article: A case for expanded roles for NPs in aged ...
Australian Nursing Journal;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... a fall. The nurse practitioner requested an ... nurse working in aged care attempting to ... the on site nurse practitioner, who could ... practitioners in aged care are few in number. "The nurse practitioner role has been ...

Article: Nurse practitioner count reaches 42.(NEWS AND ...
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand;  November 1, 2007 ;     685 words ... ... transition to rest-home care. She will also see patients in rest-homes and in their homes. Her role will also involve education of aged-care staff. She has particular expertise in prescribing for demented patients. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]