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Nurse practitioners can ease NZ’s healthcare pressures – why is the role not better recognised or funded?

By Deborah L Harris, Associate Professor Nursing, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Kathy Holloway, Associate Professor, Director of the School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Practice, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

Nurse practitioners can write prescriptions and help people with chronic conditions. As New Zealand struggles with GP shortages, these highly skilled nurses could step into the gap.

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