Nurse practitioner

The role of Nurse Practitioner (NP) is among the four recognized Advanced Practice Registered Nurse roles. NPs are independent practitioners with prescriptive privileges, and are found in a variety of healthcare settings, including hospitals, family and specialty practices, as well as in nursing homes. Additionally, and importantly, in these times of corporate driven medicine, NP’s can bill and be reimbursed for services rendered (McClelland, 2014). The four concepts of the nursing…

area I want work in. I started researching and making a list of the what I need to focus on to reach my goal of being a nurse practitioner. Nurse practitioners is one of the highest position in the nursing fields, it doesn’t come easy as it requires lots of time, education and dedication. The minimum degree you must have is a Masters in nursing and requires to be registered nurse first. Some Characteristics needed to be in this field is Critical thinker, leadership skill and foster empathy. As…

there was a hospital to ever run to or doctors or nurses to take care of the sick? I personally would believe everyone just took a slow painful death. The first hospital in the nation founded in Philadelphia in 1751, although most did not recognize this as a hospital as we know today. Eventually after one century passed by the public addressed the hospitals as a safe environment soon after the Civil War reached a high level of appreciation for all nurses and the high increase of development…

because the kids were absolutely wonderful. Their mom was taking summer classes to get her nurse practitioner license. I was curious to see just exactly what a nurse practitioner was, so I researched and found out. “Nurse practitioners, also referred to as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), provide and coordinate patient care and they may provide primary and specialty health care (Nurse practitioners).” I was very interested in finding out more about this career. I thought, “Maybe this…

Nurses are champions in adapting to change and identifying creative measures to help modify their practice, so it is not surprising that they are eager to meet these challenges head on. The assumption has been made that the delegation of physician care to FNPs will lead to better use of resources, however nurses must continue to be mindful of the possible risks and implications that may accompany these demands. Sacrificing nursing values cannot be tolerated. It continues to be a slippery…

delivered by nurse practitioners is equal to that of physicians” (Mundinger et al., 2000 as cited in (Levin and Bateman 2012)) Nurse practitioner office based primary care will not only provide cost-effective episodic and comprehensive health care, but also improve the quality of care and life for those with chronic diseases while controlling individual and system-wide health care costs. As the country seeks positive solutions for healthcare delivery problems, organized nurse practitioner…

of individuals has often been between the ethical dilemma of proving care versus the cost of health care and the providers who have a duty to provide such care (Thomsen, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to discuss how the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) can influence practice with the complex issues…

The career I was assigned for this presentation is a Family Nurse Practitioner. In the spirit of full disclosure, until this paper I was not fully aware of what this profession truly does for the community. Family nurse practitioners, abbreviated as FNPs, are advanced practice registered nurses who work autonomously or in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to deliver family-focused care (graduatenursing). Although I personally have always found the field of nursing vastly…

Pediatric nurses (aka Ped nurses) provide health and medical care for children, from birth all the way through their late teens. Ped. nurses are supposed to provide excellent quality care to the children that are in their care, and to also work with the families of the children they care for; to address their concerns, fears, problems, and options. What all exactly a Pediatric nurse varies depending on their work setting. But a few of the most important tasks according to the National…

to become a nurse in high school after I attended a career field trip. A career in healthcare immediately intrigued me because I had always wanted to help people in my community. However, I struggled with the decision of becoming a doctor or a nurse. I believe God led me to the hospital that day to show me the profession I needed to be compassionate about. During that field trip, I was able to observe several procedures. It became apparent just in the short observation day, that nurses…