Nova Scotia Health welcomes nurse practitioners to innovative settings and roles embracing their expertise and health care vision. NPs engage in full scope autonomous practice and collaborate with mutually supportive interprofessional teams. NPs new to Nova Scotia Health or transitioning across practice settings partner with Interprofessional Practice and Learning and health service leadership teams for orientation, resources and supports tailored to their unique professional practice needs.
Below, nurse practitioners and leaders will find a toolkit to support orientation, practice set up and NP role integration:
Nurse Practitioner Practice Set-Up Supports
- NP Learning Needs Self-Assessment and Relevant Resources
- NP Practice Set-Up Instruction Guide and Forms
- IMIT Health Information Platforms NPs Need/Use in Various Practices
- Workflow of NP Transition to Practice Supports (Table outlining roles of NP Clinical Educators and Clinical Nurse Educators in NP TTP)
Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practice Guides/Supports
- NS Health Care Pathway Guides
- "Is This In My NP Scope of Practice?" Decision Support Tool
- Virtual Hallway Lectures- Free Sign Up for Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioner Role Integration Supports for NPs & Health Service Leaders/Managers
- NP Role Integration Support Framework
- NP Role Integration Customizable Communication Guide (adapted from original document written by Cherie Clarke, IPPL)
Nurse Practitioner Admitting, Transfer and Discharge
- NS Health Policy CL-AP-075 - ADMISSION, TRANSFER AND DISCHARGE BY NURSE PRACTITIONERS
- Nurse Practitioner Admitting Toolkit - Library Guide
- Nova Scotia College of Nursing - NP Admission & Discharge from Hospital Settings: Education Module
- Nova Scotia College of Nursing - NP Client Admission and Discharge From Hospital Settings Practice Guideline
Nurse Practitioner Practices in Long Term Care (LTC) and Alternate Level of Care (ALC)
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Nurse Practitioner Long Term Care Toolkit
- ALC Library Guide: About ALC at NS Health - Alternate Level of Care Designation
- NS Health Policy AD-AO-110 - ALC Status
Meet/Contact the Director - NP Enhancement Strategies, the NP Professional Practice Leaders & the NP Clinical Educators
