title: A time for international standards?: comparing the Emergency Nurse Practitioner role in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
abstract: The aim of this paper is to compare the Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) role in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Whilst geographically distant, the role of the ENP within these three countries shares fundamental similarities, causing us to question, is this a time to implement international standards for the role? The ENP role in all three countries is gradually establishing itself, yet there are shared concerns over how the role is regulated and deficits in standardisation of scope of practice and educational level. Together these issues generate confusion over what the ENP role embodies. One method of demystifying the ENP role would be to progress towards international standards for regulation, education and core components of practice.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Cabrini Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. janecurrie@janecurrie.co.uk
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Currie
authors.forename: Liza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Colligan
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crouch
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009520:New Zealand; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D014481:United States