My name is Crystal Lynne Canama. I have many ambitions and goals in life. Through my work experience as a certified registered nurse, I discovered my aspiration…
Nurse Practitioners (NP) are registered nurses with advanced level education which prepare them to practice as primary care providers. As providers, they have the ability to assess, diagnose, treat, practice preventive care and manage many patient conditions. They care for well-children as well as adults, perform minor trauma…
Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have an advanced education (Master’s Degree at minimum) and the ability to provide a wide range of health services, similar to those of physicians. These services allow preventative and acute healthcare services to patients of all ages. An NP’s services can include, performing physical examinations, diagnosing and treating common and chronic acute health issues, ordering and interpreting x-rays and laboratory tests, and prescribing and managing medications. NP’s also provide health education and promote healthy lifestyle behaviors and illness prevention. An NP’s scope of practice can very from state to state depending on the state laws that govern their practices; some of the most rigorous laws and restrictions being from California. (Buppert, C. 2012).…
Nurse practitioners are registered nurses with the education and extensive experience required to perform in an advanced clinical role. A nurse practitioner's scope of practice extends beyond that of the registered nurse. In Australia, the Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA) endorses nurse practitioners in accordance with their scope of practice. The nurse practitioner role includes assessment and management of clients using nursing knowledge and skills and may include but is not limited to the direct referral of patients to other health care professionals, prescribing medications and ordering diagnostic investigations.…
One major difference is the type of education required. A nurse practitioner must first become a registered nurse. She must earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing, pass the NCLEX-RN exam and then accumulate 500 didactic hours and between 500 to 700 clinical hours. She must also attain a masters or doctorate as a Nurse Practitioner before she can be certified in her area of specialty through the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.…
An NP receives advanced education and clinical training that prepares them to diagnose, treat, and prescribe medications for their patients in a variety of clinical settings. Their scope of practice varies from state to state and the AANP generally states that NPs can assess, diagnose, develop and implements care plans, as well as follow up and evaluate a patient’s health status.…
Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse (RN) with more education and training than a registered nurse in family and pediatric practice. Nurse Practitioners can provide health care for kids. They manage acute and critical ill clients both mental and physical. They are able to provide care without the supervision of a doctor. NPs still have to refer to doctors when things are out of their scope of practice. NP can be referred to as (advanced practice nurses, APN). NP’s follow the same rules and regulations of the Nurse Practices Act in the state in which they are licensed. A NP can work in a family practice, doctor’s office, have they own private office, hospital, nursing home, school, or public health facilities.…
A Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse (RN) who has advanced education and clinical training in a health care specialty area. Nurse Practitioners work with people of all ages and their families, providing information people need to make informed decisions about their health care and lifestyle choices based on high quality care, cost effective care, and patient satisfaction. Nurse Practitioners work very close with physicians (doctors). They advocate health promotion and disease prevention. And from patients point of view, NP’s are pretty much doctors but sometimes even better.…
ner is an advanced practice nurse that helps with all aspects of patient care. They diagnose, treat, and help prevent injuries and diseases. They may work in both inpatient and outpatient situations. They can work independently or as part of a treatment team. They conduct physicals, order tests and serve as a patient’s primary health care provider. Some nurse practitioners can also prescribe medications.…
This requires two additional years of study in advance of a bachelor's degree. Nurse Practitioners need to be critical theorist; they must seize admissible information about a patient's health condition from an ample assortment of sources and use that dossier to freely make witness-based judgments on when, why, and how to undertake health care demands. NPs also need to be able to deal with stress. Sometimes this job can deal with human suffering, emergencies, and other pressures that can be overwhelming. If you are one of the many people who are interested in becoming a Nurse Practitioner, it is best that I inform you that there a national evolution that is expanding at a great pace in the United States that requires all Nurse Practitioners to acquire a Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P) degree. "This particular degree is called a practice doctorate and is analogous to the collegiate accreditation earned by dentists (D.D.S), physicians (M.D/D.O), clinical psychologists (Psy. D or Ph.D), clinical pharmacists (Pharm.D), and many other health care…
Registered nursing is the largest healthcare occupation (Career, 1). Today RN's are very respected and valued in the healthcare industry (Registered Nurse, 1). Registered nurses work with and supervise licensed practical nurses and also certified nurse assistants (Bisk, 1).…
The education of becoming a nurse practitioner is a very long and difficult process. The first thing the student must accomplish is to graduate high school and get a diploma and then must go to college and then obtain a bachelor's degree. To get a bachelor's degree the student must graduate college and would also want to graduate with good grades. After he or she graduates college, they would want to get into a nurse practitioner program at a graduate school and then pass and obtain a graduate degree. After this, the student must have all of these degrees and have the certification that they have the proper education, then they may become a nurse practitioner now. Now before he or she…
A Nurse Practitioner is an advanced registered nurse who provides care to patients throughout life span, from pre-mature newborns to the elderly. I want to be a Nurse Practitioner because I love to take care of people. In order, for my dream to come true, I would graduate from high school with certain requirements to be eligible for the medical field. Such as chemistry, medicine, pharmacology, health and nursing and etc. I would then attend to a four year university. Then I would go to medical school to fulfill my dream. In the future, I would like to be a leader to change my family generations so I can be able to show them what truly is successful in life.…
They can work in both inpatient and outpatient ,or work independently or as a treatment team . Nurse practitioner educate the patients about preventive care ,and prescribed treatments. Nurse practitioners can also do physicals and serve as the patient's health care provider. The daily duties for a nurse practitioner is , to record the medical history and symptoms of the patient , also to administer the medicines and treatments , set plans up for the patient care , take observation of the patients and record the observation , talk with other doctors, and to tell the patients what to do for after treatment .They also give warning signs if you have a disease or if you have some type of health problem , they can run screening or blood drives . Some nurses don't work with patients for example some nurses can be a healthcare consultant or a nurse educator , but they still must have an active nurse…
Nursing to me is not just a career choice; it’s a way of life, and one that I’ve wanted to pursue since I was a child. I’ve witnessed firsthand the miracles that nurses can work and I know that every nurse is somebody’s hero. Likewise, the most inspirational people in my life have been nurses and I strive each and every day in my classes to absorb as much information as I can, in hopes that one day, somebody will say the same thing about me. I believe that one of the most vital choices you can make in your life is that of which school you decide to attend. My ultimate career goal is to become a Lead Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and I know USF would provide me with the kind of premium education that would ensure my success.…