What the check is?
Verifies registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand, including scope of practice and disciplinary notes.
What the value is?
Confirms nurses are properly registered and compliant.
What does it check?
Nursing Council practising register.
Why do you do it?
Ensures compliance and protects patient safety.
How often does it need to be checked?
At hire; ideally annually or aligned to renewals.
Is this industry specific? If yes, what industries?
Hospitals; aged care; community and district nursing; allied health.
Risk of not doing it?
Employing an unregistered nurse creates compliance risks.