- Who regulates nursing in New Zealand?
- The Nursing Council of New Zealand is the regulatory authority. It assesses applications and sets registration requirements for each scope of practice.
- Do all internationally qualified nurses sit an exam in New Zealand?
- No. The Council directs some registered nurses, and all enrolled nurses, to undertake a competence assessment. Where nursing education was completed in certain jurisdictions the Council may assess the application without one. Your own decision letter is the authority.
- What does the New Zealand competence assessment involve?
- Where it is required, it has two parts: a theoretical examination of nursing knowledge taken at a Pearson VUE test centre, and a clinical component taken in person that concludes in an objective structured clinical examination.
- Does NurseNest have New Zealand-specific study content yet?
- Not yet. The New Zealand pages currently provide NCNZ pathway guidance. New Zealand-specific lessons, questions, and practice tools will be linked when they are published.