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Exploring entry pathways towards nurse practitioner program admissions: a rapid review.

Clara J Lownie¹, Amanda M Vaccarello¹, Erin Kennedy¹

¹Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, 6221 Western University , London, Canada.

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

|July 19, 2024

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Admission criteria for nurse practitioner programs vary significantly across North America and Australia. Key differences include grade point average requirements and clinical practice hours, impacting global role standardization.

Keywords:

clinical practice hours grade point average master of nursing nurse practitioner nurse practitioner diploma

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Health Policy

Background:

Nurse practitioner (NP) programs are crucial for advancing healthcare.
Standardized admission criteria are essential for global NP role integration.

Purpose of the Study:

To review and compare admission criteria for nurse practitioner programs.
To identify variations in entry requirements across Canada, the USA, and Australia.

Main Methods:

A rapid review methodology was employed.
Admission criteria were collected from NP programs in Canada, the USA, and Australia.
Descriptive statistics and key indicators were analyzed.

Main Results:

USA and Canadian NP programs typically require a minimum GPA of 3.00-3.24.
Australian NP programs do not specify minimum GPA but demand more clinical practice hours.
Writing samples are common in North America but not in Australia.

Conclusions:

Significant disparities exist in NP program admission criteria between Canada, the USA, and Australia.
These differences pose challenges to the standardization and global integration of the NP role.