Nurse practitioner

University four-year program would like to apply for the Graduate Centre for Nursing and Health Studies, Master of Nursing: Nurse Practitioner (MN:NP) program. Coming to this decision was a several years long process influenced by the exposure to the health care system both as a health care provider and a daughter of aging parents whose health is on decline. Becoming a nurse practitioner means having an opportunity to lead an accessible, family oriented and comprehensive approach in primary…

Agreeably the career path of a Nurse Practitioner is not an easy field to step into. In the field, NP’s are considered fully registered nurses with the abilities to perform many typical tasks that a licensed MD may perform. This includes; evaluation, treatment, and documentation of patients with a variety of illnesses or injuries. Did you know that an NP can prescribe medications. In the education of an NP, nurse practitioner students would earn a bachelor of science or art in their…

Journey to Family Nurse Practitioner My main goal is to become a family nurse practitioner. A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse who serves as primary specialty health care providers under a physician. They work with patients throughout their lives, diagnosing illness, conducting examinations and prescribing medication. This is important to me because it will expand my scope of knowledge, more responsibilities and bond between me and the patient. That is the reason why I want to become a…

After watching the four Texas Nurses Association (TNA) videos, I felt that there are several necessities that need to be accomplished in order to become a professional level Nurse Practitioner. First, is joining a professional Association, second is becoming aware of health policy, and thirdly is getting involved in health policy. Without these three, the Nurse Practitioner is practicing on a basic level and is not able to truly succeed at the professional level. The first action is to join a…

Nurses have one of the most important jobs in the world and they make a difference in people 's lives every day. Nothing is more rewarding than the joy on the patient’s face after being released from the hospital. Nurses receive satisfaction knowing the impact they have on individuals and their families. However, to become a nurse one must survive rigorous classes and pass the dreaded NCLEX-RN exam. There are four different types of degrees in nursing: Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Masters of…

The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) is an organization that strives to reform and advance the educational programs of nurse practitioners (NP) in order to assure that these educational programs are training highly qualified nurse practitioners. The NONPF developed nine core competencies that educational programs across the nation should adopt to prepare nurse practitioners have the knowledge and ability to fulfill the nurse practitioners scope of practice upon…

registered nurses (RNs) seeking to expand their career in the medical field. They desire to find more advanced way to provide medical care to patients. This is being accomplished by advancing their education on a graduate level. RNs are entering programs to become advanced practice nurses (APNs). There are several different APN areas an individual may elect to practice. Some of these consist certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), certified nurse midwife CNM), certified nurse specialist…

Nurse Practitioner Salaries Negotiation In order to receive benefits that are in congruence with a practitioner’s skills and expertise after certification, it is crucial to be able to negotiate benefits during the making of an employment contract. These benefits include; salary, malpractice insurance, vacation and sick leaves, continuing education, health insurance, transportations, retirement benefits, among others (Whittington, 2012). These benefits depend on different factors like the…

As we all know, nurses are the largest group of health care professionals (Shi and Singh, 2015). When a registered nurse is qualified through advance training, education and clinical experience, to assume some of the duties and responsibilities formerly assumed only by a physician, becomes a Nurse Practitioner (Nurse Practitioner, n. d.). This program was first developed in the United States by Loretta Ford and Henry Silverman in 1967 at the University of Colorado (Kippenbrock, 2017).…

Advanced practice nursing (APN) reflects the combination of graduate education and nursing. Within advanced practice nursing, Nurse Practitioners (NPs) have become one of the four major roles for nurses. Throughout history, NPs have been and are called to serve by gathering patient histories, performing physical exams, ordering procedures, diagnosing, treating, and managing disease, and prescribing medications and making referrals. In correlation to the servitude of NPs, Jesus taught us how to…