One thing that I have learned is the importance of documentation and research to the future role of advance practice nurses. Advanced practice nurses, themselves, play a huge role in the outlook of this field. “We would all do well to remember this underlying philosophy of NP practice, then acquire and utilize skills that honor our nursing roots while providing the highest quality primary care”, Berg, Hicks and Roberts, 2017). Not only does quality of care impact the nurse practitioner (NP) profession, so does ethics and professionalism. Nurse practitioners have an obligation of acting as stewards in the NP role. “Stewardship is defined as the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care. For the NP role, stewardship
