Family Nurse Practitioner The purpose of this paper is to present the scope and standards of practice of family nurse practitioner (FNP) specialty.
Scope of Practice FNP is a registered nurse (RN) who is educated and trained to provide both primary and in some cases, specialty care to the patients (“Role & Scope,” n.d.). To become an FNP, one must first acquire the bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited program, pass the national council licensure examination (NCLEX) and then must get licensed as an RN. After accomplishing this and obtaining some valuable nursing experience, one becomes eligible for admission into a graduate school that has an accredited masters’ program (“Role & Scope,” n.d.). Once the graduate degree is obtained, one becomes eligible to take the national certification exam and get licensed to practice as an FNP. Some of the roles and activities of an FNP are obtaining patient health histories, preforming physiological and psychological examinations, diagnosing illnesses, ordering and performing diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmacological agents, health promotion, …show more content…
Five major standards of patient care include assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation (“Nurse Practitioner Scope,” n.d.). Other standards of practice include continuing education, staying current with the latest practice, maintaining and providing quality patient care, and following practice and legislative guidelines (“Nurse Practitioner Scope,” n.d.). FNPs also provide education to patients and families, encourage patient participation in care, collaborate with other members of healthcare, maintain documentation of care, act as patient advocates, and implement evidence-based practice (“Standards of Practice,”
Scope of Practice FNP is a registered nurse (RN) who is educated and trained to provide both primary and in some cases, specialty care to the patients (“Role & Scope,” n.d.). To become an FNP, one must first acquire the bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited program, pass the national council licensure examination (NCLEX) and then must get licensed as an RN. After accomplishing this and obtaining some valuable nursing experience, one becomes eligible for admission into a graduate school that has an accredited masters’ program (“Role & Scope,” n.d.). Once the graduate degree is obtained, one becomes eligible to take the national certification exam and get licensed to practice as an FNP. Some of the roles and activities of an FNP are obtaining patient health histories, preforming physiological and psychological examinations, diagnosing illnesses, ordering and performing diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmacological agents, health promotion, …show more content…
Five major standards of patient care include assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation (“Nurse Practitioner Scope,” n.d.). Other standards of practice include continuing education, staying current with the latest practice, maintaining and providing quality patient care, and following practice and legislative guidelines (“Nurse Practitioner Scope,” n.d.). FNPs also provide education to patients and families, encourage patient participation in care, collaborate with other members of healthcare, maintain documentation of care, act as patient advocates, and implement evidence-based practice (“Standards of Practice,”