Endorsement as a nurse practitioner

Registration Standards

Registration standard

The revised Registration standard: Endorsement as a nurse practitioner came into effect on 1 June 2016.

In August 2019, following wide consultation, the NMBA agreed and updated the definition of ‘advanced practice’. Pending review of the Registration standard: Endorsement as a nurse practitioner, the updated definition can be sourced in the Nurse practitioner standards for practice (2021).

Document name	PDF	Accessible format	Date of effect
Registration standard: Endorsement as a nurse practitioner	PDF (81.7KB)	Word version (393KB,DOCX)	1 June 2016

Additional documents

The following additional documents have been developed to supplement the Registration standard: Endorsement as a nurse practitioner by providing further information to nurses regarding the NMBA’s expectations and requirements.

Document name	PDF	Accessible format	Date of effect
Safety and quality guidelines for nurse practitioners	PDF (277KB)	Web page	1 June 2016
Guidelines: For nurses applying for endorsement as a nurse practitioner	PDF (129KB)	Web page	1 June 2016

Consultation process

The revised Registration standard: Endorsement as a nurse practitioner was developed after a review of the existing standard, which included public consultation. The consultation report provides an overview of the consultation process, rationale for any changes and sets out the proposed way forward, including areas where further work is planned.

Document name	PDF	Accessible format	Document date
Consultation report: Endorsement as a nurse practitioner	PDF (329KB)	Word version (409KB,DOCX)	February 2016

Retired version

Document name	PDF	Date of effect
Retired version: Endorsement as a nurse practitioner registration standard	PDF (206KB)	To 31 May 2016