(Hagedorn & Quinn, 2004, p. 2). According to Hagedorn (2004), “Health promotion, knowledge of disease prevention, teaching and counseling functions, and patient advocacy” are necessary skills described by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; however, there is no mention of the NP-patient relationship in their statement (p. 2). The NP uses seven core competencies to provide care to their patients; these competencies are established by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) (Hagedorn & Quinn, 2004). The NONPF states that these competencies are the “gold standard” for creating NP programs that focus on caring in the provider-patient relationship and further establish that NPs treat patients holistically and not
