This form is for you if you are an NP who needs to report a change in your client population.
We define a change of population as moving from the client population that you are formally educated in and for which you have passed the applicable exam, to a client population for which you have not been educated or passed the applicable exam.
Client populations as per NSCN by-laws 8.1 are defined as:
- neonate;
- pediatric;
- family/all ages;
- adult
If you intend to practise with a different client population than you were formally educated in and for which you passed the applicable exam, you are required to report to the NSCN CEO your intention for change in population and receive approval from the Registration and Licensing Committee prior to providing care to a client population for which you have not completed education or passed the applicable licensure exam. This committee will review the application and may determine what, if any, additional education and exams are required in order for you to provide nursing services to the new client population. For example, if you have been educated and passed the exam for a family/all ages population and would like to provide care to an adult only population, you would be required to report this change.
You are not required to report to NSCN if you are changing practice settings and providing care to clients within the same population in which you were educated in and passed the applicable exam. For example, moving from a community practice setting to an acute care setting.
Please complete the form below to request a change in NP client population.
NP Change of Client Population Report Form
Nurse practitioners who wish to apply for a change of client population will submit their request to the Registration and Licensing Committee using the following form: