Nurse practitioner

Family nurse practitioners, who are sometimes referred to as FNPs or NPs, belong to one of the specialized areas of nursing for registered nurses. “Nurse practitioners (NPs) are licensed, independent practitioners who practice in ambulatory, acute and long-term care as primary or specialty care providers. They provide nursing and medical services to individuals, families and groups in accordant with their practice specialties” (AANP, 2013, p.1). The path to becoming a nurse practitioner in the United States begin with obtaining a BSN, or Bachelor of Science in nursing, then afterward, becoming licensed as a registered nurse. Continued education and professional development are hallmarks of NP education (AANP, 2013). The next step in becoming…

Nurse Practitioners “ I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.” (Clara Barton) Caring for others and catering to the needs of patients could fall under the responsibilities for many careers, but delivering a child or having advanced training for situations, falls under one career, a nurse practitioner. I chose the career of a nurse practitioner to write an essay on. This career has many perks and…

Nurse Practitioners occupation includes; saving lives, evaluating and diagnose patients, provide care for premature and newborns to the elderly patients, see their clients daily, and are often on call, this is a career I which to achieve because I really enjoy helping others. As a nurse practitioner I would not occasionally get weekends off but I would also be working for a good cause. This career has interested me since I was 12 years old. This career field is right for me because I like…

The primordial role of a nurse practitioner is to provide primary care to whoever needs it in the presence or absence of a physician. Such role has been acknowledged several times, as the number of physicians often do not surmount to the number of patients that they have to attend to. For this reason, NPs are given a separate training to ensure that they have the capacity and ability to handle different situations. In the recent decades, a new role for NPs has set into the medical world as the…

THE FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER The role of the Family nurse practitioner (FNP) began in the 1960’s as a result of a shortage of primary care providers. (Kennedy, 2014) That however, does not conclude that family nurse practitioners are only a secondary option to fill the void of primary care physicians in underserved areas. Instead, the FNP role has evolved in response to the recognition that nurses with advanced education and training are fully capable of providing primary care and…

I anticipate working in the same organization, as a family nurse practitioner (FNP), that I am working currently. I am a case manager nurse, and as a nurse practitioner I think to put in practice my knowledge at Simply Healthcare Plans (HMO health plan) located in Miami-Florida. Simply health care plans provide an adequate and easy to get to variety of preventive, primary care, and specialty service area to meet health needs of all Medicaid/Medicare members, and also preserve an enough number,…

the job of a nurse practitioner. I have given this career a lot of thought lately and it is the main career I have in my head at the moment. Nurse practitioners are advanced practice registered nurses who are educated and trained to provide medical care from the diagnosis to the treatment of an illness. To become a nurse practitioner, one would have to first become a registered nurse. After becoming a registered nurse, one would then have to earn a bachelor’s degree. After earning the bachelor’s…

primarily handled the majority of medical needs. However, with the broad scope of services that nurse practitioners are trained to provide, they are becoming higher in demand. Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are advanced practice nurses who have the ability to perform comprehensive physical or psychiatric exams. Nurse practitioners now practice in a variety of settings including clinics and hospitals. NPs are currently able to prescribe medicines in all 50 states. In twenty-six out of fifty states,…

Nurse Practitioner in Nursing Home Nurse Practitioners are registered nurses who provide a wide range of preventive and acute health care services to individuals of all ages. They develop their skills through advanced education and clinical training and work autonomously or in collaboration with other health care professionals. Nurse practitioners play an integral role in nursing homes. In the current health care system there is an increase focus on the role of nurse…

“I want to be that amazing nurse. I want to give others what was so generously given to us, care that cannot always cure but that always matters, always make a difference” – Mychelle “Shelly” Brosseau. There are so many special people in the world that wants to see you healthy and embracing who you are. Those people are Nurses. The most important nurse on this world is a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP). They are registered nurses who strive to make a difference in the world. Pediatric Nurse…