Ep 369 The Nurse who took the regulator to a tribunal - and won | Nicky Tzimas

Episode 369 hosts Nicky Tzimas (Nurse Practitioner from Melbourne, Australia)

In this episode we learn about Nicky's unprecedented battle towards achieving Nurse Practitioner (NP) endorsement in aesthetic medicine.

With more than 35 years in nursing and 18 years in aesthetics, Nicky shares the struggles she faced when the Nursing & Midwifery Board refused to accept that an aesthetics background was suitable for a NP endorsement. Nicky challenged this decision at a tribunal and won, seemingly now establishing a pathway for more Nurse Practitioners to graduate within the aesthetics field.

00:00 Introduction

00:41 IA Community App Update

02:09 Meet Our Special Guest: Nicky Tzimas

04:49 NP Pathway Basics

06:17 Costs Hours Advanced Practice

07:52 AHPRA Delay And Reversal

09:47 Appeal To VCAT

11:04 Why Aesthetics Was Dismissed

12:35 Why Become An NP