Nurse assistants
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The requirements for entry to the nurse assistant scope of practice are completion of a Nursing Council of New Zealand-approved education programme and a pass in the examination for nurse asssistants.
The
nurse assistant will assist the registered nurse to deliver nursing care to
individuals in community, residential and hospital settings.
They perform delegated interventions from the nursing care plan to
provide care and comfort for individuals and groups, assist and support
clients with activities of daily living, observe and report changes in
individual/group conditions and behaviours, safe guard dignity and promote
independence and health and safety. The
nurse assistant does not undertake independent nursing assessments or plan
and evaluate nursing interventions.
Nurse assistants are required to practise in a specific area based on
the area of focus in their education programme and designated on their
practising certificate.
The standards that programmes must meet in order to be approved by the Council, together with the competencies that nurse assistants must demonstrate, are outlined below. The complete nurse assistant education framework and direction and supervision documents are available from the publications page.
The Council has approved nurse assistant programmes at the following institutions:
Northland Polytechnic
(aged care)
Christchurch
Polytechnic Institute of Technology
(long term care and rehabilitation); and
(perioperative care)
Southern Institute of Technology
(long term care and rehabilitation)
Manukau Institute of Technology
(long term care and rehabilitation);
(acute care medical surgical); and
(perioperative care)
UNITEC New Zealand
(acute care - general)
Registration - Annual
Practising Certificates
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