Professional Development and Recognition Programmes (PDRP)
Professional Development and Recognition Programmes (PDRP) enable nurses and midwives practice to be rewarded and recognised. These programmes support innovation, reflect contemporary practice and are competency based. Some PDRP programmes have been approved by the Nursing Council of New Zealand and those nurses who are on those programmes are exempt from the Nursing Council continuing competency audit process.
For nurses and midwives in the DHB setting there is provision and remuneration in your agreement that reward your level of practice. New Zealand Nurses Organisation Primary Health Care Nurses Council has developed a framework for nurses in primary care. For midwives employed by DHBs there is a framework that your practice is recognised and rewarded. The midwives model is called the Quality and Leadership Programme (QLP).
For further information contact the Professional Nursing Advisor in your region.
Conference
National Professional Development and Recognition Programme Conference
23 - 24 October 2008
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch, New Zealand
More information: www.pdrp.ac.nz
Resources
These are some of the resource documents that are available for members to access:
National Framework for Nursing Professional Development & Recognition Programmes & Designated Role Titles (PDF, 40 pages, 290 KB)
Report to the National Nursing Organisations from the National Professional Development & Recognition Programmes Working Party July 2004. Reviewed and Updated December 2005
National Framework for Nursing Professional Development & Recognition Programmes & Designated Role Titles (PDF download)
Report to the National Nurses Organisations from the National Professional Development & Recognition Programmes Working Party July 2004.
NZNO DHB MECA 2004 - 2006 (link)
There are PDRP provisions in this agreement. Refer Clause 27, pp 46-49 and Appendix 3(d), pp 122 -123
NZNO Primary Health Care Nursing PDRP (link)
QLP/PDRP for Midwives (download)
National PDRP Coordinators Contact List Aug 2008 (PDF download, 3 pages)
NZNO Portfolio (link)
Nursing Council of New Zealand approved PDRP programmes (external link)
NZNO Library Resources (link)
- Professional Development and Leadership (download)
- Mentoring, Preceptorship and Clinical Supervision (download)
New Zealand Nurses Organisation Practice Nurse Accreditation (link)
This is a Nursing Council of New Zealand approved PDRP for practice nurses and is delivered by NZNO. Contact Siara Lewis on (04) 494 8237 or email siaral@nzno.org.nz to purchase the manual or for further information.
