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Development of the Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice Australia.
Andrew Cashin1, Thomas Buckley2, Judith Donoghue3
1School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia andrew.cashin@scu.edu.au.
Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice
|July 12, 2015
Summary
The new Australian Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice (2014) were developed using mixed methods. Stakeholders agreed on clinically focused attributes, integrating traditional pillars into a unique clinical attribute.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Policy
- Professional Standards
Background:
- The implementation of advanced practice roles like Nurse Practitioners (NPs) requires clearly defined standards.
- Previous NP standards needed updating to reflect current clinical practice and policy in Australia.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the context and development process of the new Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice in Australia.
- To ensure the new standards reflected stakeholder input and clinical realities.
Main Methods:
- A mixed-methods research design was employed.
- Stakeholder engagement included interviews, focus groups, surveys, and work-based observations.
- A broad range of stakeholders with political and practice expertise were involved.
Main Results:
- Stakeholders expressed varied needs for detail but universally supported clinically focused attributes.
- Traditional advanced practice nursing pillars (practice, research, education, leadership) were synthesized.
- A novel, clinically-oriented attribute was developed for the standards.
Conclusions:
- The developed Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice integrate essential components into a clinically relevant framework.
- The collaborative development process ensured the standards are grounded in both policy and practice.
- These standards provide a unique clinical focus for advanced nursing practice in Australia.
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