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.
The 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 at your local NZNO Office.
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