Table 1 Matrix 1: harmonisation of professional and regulatory imperatives for postgraduate coursework nursing education
Level of nursing | AQF level | National nurse standard or reference | Curriculum content | Curriculum nature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Registered nurse | 7 | NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice 2016 [10] | NMBA-legislated educational requirements | Competency-based as per NMBA standards |
Domain-specific nurse | 8 | NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice 2016 [10] | • Specialty college or association standards (where these exist) • Actual and emergent imperatives in specialty health care delivery articulated by industry reference groups | Competency-based as per NMBA Standards |
Advanced practice nurse | 9 | NMBA Fact Sheet on Advanced Practice Nursing 2019 [11]; and Identifying advanced practice: A national survey of a nursing workforce Gardner et al., 2016 [12] | • Will vary slightly according to whether nurse is classified as ‘clinical’, ‘consultative’ or ‘classical’ [12] advanced practice nurse • Actual and emergent imperatives in health care delivery articulated by industry reference groups | Theory-based (no NMBA standards exist) |
Nurse practitioner | 9 | NMBA Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice 2014 [13] | NMBA-legislated educational requirements | Theory- and competency-based as per NMBA standards |