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Clara J Lownie1, Amanda M Vaccarello1, Erin Kennedy1
1Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, 6221 Western University , London, Canada.
Objectives:
This rapid review provides an overview of the current landscape of, and the criteria used for admission into nurse practitioner programs.
Methods:
A series of application and admission criteria were collected from nurse practitioner programs in Canada, the United States of America (USA) and Australia. Key descriptive statistics and indicators were analyzed.
Results:
Most programs in the USA and Canada required a minimum grade point average (GPA) between 3.00 and 3.24, while Australian programs did not identify minimum GPA requirements. Contrastingly, Australian programs required the highest minimum clinical practice hours. Many North American programs required writing samples, while Australian programs did not.
Conclusions:
Despite role similarity, nurse practitioner admission criteria differ substantially between Canada, the USA and Australia, hindering standardization and integration of the role globally.
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