Advanced Practice Nurse Leader Interview Project
Health care restructuring in many countries has led to substantial increases in the different types and number of APN roles, and the demand is increasing rapidly. According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), Nurse Practitioners (NPs) have become the chosen health care provider of choice for millions of Americans, these including specialty populations (Quallich, 2015). According to the national organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (2012), upon completion of a nurse practitioner program, the graduate must possess core competencies in order to practice effectively, efficiently, and independently. The aim of this paper is to discuss issues influencing the introduction of advanced practice nursing (APN) and nine core competencies necessary for APN role development, provide a detailed description of the interview conducted with a Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) regarding core competencies.
Description of Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies
The NP Core Competencies are integrated with the already existing Master’s core competencies and are a general rule for universities preparing NPs to implement their full scope of practice as a licensed …show more content…
Diane discussed barriers to provide quality patient care when there is a limiting condition from insurance companies on certain services and time restraints, because of heavy patient load and shortage of NP, she feels that she is not spending adequate time with each patient and their loved ones. The NONPF (2011), states that NPs will be competent in assessing organizational structure on the impact of quality of
Health care restructuring in many countries has led to substantial increases in the different types and number of APN roles, and the demand is increasing rapidly. According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), Nurse Practitioners (NPs) have become the chosen health care provider of choice for millions of Americans, these including specialty populations (Quallich, 2015). According to the national organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (2012), upon completion of a nurse practitioner program, the graduate must possess core competencies in order to practice effectively, efficiently, and independently. The aim of this paper is to discuss issues influencing the introduction of advanced practice nursing (APN) and nine core competencies necessary for APN role development, provide a detailed description of the interview conducted with a Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) regarding core competencies.
Description of Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies
The NP Core Competencies are integrated with the already existing Master’s core competencies and are a general rule for universities preparing NPs to implement their full scope of practice as a licensed …show more content…
Diane discussed barriers to provide quality patient care when there is a limiting condition from insurance companies on certain services and time restraints, because of heavy patient load and shortage of NP, she feels that she is not spending adequate time with each patient and their loved ones. The NONPF (2011), states that NPs will be competent in assessing organizational structure on the impact of quality of