Nurse Practitioner

Nurse practitioners, as autonomous health professionals with advanced education, provide essential health services grounded in professional, ethical and legal standards. They integrate their in-depth knowledge of advanced nursing practice and theory, health management, health promotion and disease/injury prevention, and other relevant biomedical and psychosocial theories to provide comprehensive health services. Nurse practitioners work in collaboration with their clients and other health care providers in the provision of high quality patient-centred care. They work with diverse client populations, in a variety of contexts and practice settings.

Nurse Practitioners in New Brunswick- Primary Health Care NPs (Brochure)

Schedules for Ordering

The NP Schedules for Ordering, located in Appendix 2 for the Standards for the Practice of Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioners , outline the screening and diagnostic interventions and drugs that may be ordered or prescribed by the NP. These schedules are established through recommendations of the Nurse Practitioner Therapeutics Committee (NPTC) and approved by the NANB Board of Directors and the Minister of Health.

Controlled Drugs and Substances

There are key points to consider when prescribing controlled drugs and substances. NPs are encouraged to review this information in our Fact Sheet: Legal Considerations When Prescribing Controlled Drugs.

NPs in New Brunswick are authorized to prescribe methadone. Methadone prescribing is considered a post-entry level competency and as such NPs who engage in this practice are accountable to attain and maintain the necessary knowledge and skill to practice competently, safely and ethically. For further information, please refer to the Fact Sheet: Nurse Practitioners (NPs) Prescribing Methadone.

Online pharmacies

The Government of Canada offers information on how to check the legitimacy of an online pharmacy and how to report a fraudulent online pharmacy.

NPs may be in interested in becoming members of the Nurse Practitioners of New Brunswick (NPNB), an advocacy group for NPs in the province. Further information can be found on the NPNB  website.