Practice nurses are registered general nurses who have varied post registration qualifications and expertise.
In ICU1, 28% and in ICU2 67% of nurses had a post-registration qualification in intensive care nursing (P < 0.001).
Data on each individual nurse working in the ICU were also collected: years of ICU nurse experience and post-registration qualification in intensive care nursing.
Most PNs are registered nurses (Div 1) with many having a post-registration qualification – predominantly midwifery, and maternal and child health nursing [ 12]; [ 11].
However, in one Australian study, over one third of PNs had no post-registration qualifications [ 8, 12].
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The vast majority obtained their pre-registration nursing qualification in Australia (52.4%), with New Zealand (19.2%), Canada (8.4%) and the United States (9.6%) comprising the highest numbers from other countries.
In theory, a nurse could register and work with more than one agency within a short time period or the registration or qualifications of a nurse might not be checked, thus impacting on quality of care, a finding supported by an Australian study (12).
As part of the government's commitment to a more modern National Health Service (NHS) which allows patients quicker and more efficient access to medicines, prescribing powers have been extended to include not just doctors and dentists but also nurses who have undertaken a post-registration prescribing qualification [ 1].
But after registration comes the "qualification" process where different state and local entities do background checks on the candidates and approve or disapprove them.
