There are several advanced practice nurses in the United States. Advanced practice nurses consist of registered nurses who have a master’s degree or doctorate degree in nursing and specialize in a certain area. According to the textbook definition‚ “Advanced Practice Nursing is the patient-focused application of an expanded range of competencies to improve health outcomes for patients and populations is a specialized clinical area of the larger discipline of nursing” (Hamric‚ Hanson‚ Tracy‚ & O’Grady
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our patients. But developing competency is but one step to becoming an expert nurse. Nurses’ expertise grows over the years — a product of experiences (Saver‚ 2009). The importance of nursing practice expertise in modern and effective health services and its impact on patients‚ colleagues and health care services is internationally recognized (Manley and Webster‚ 2006). Expert nurses - nurse consultants‚ specialist nurses and clinical leaders - possess expertise that spans and integrates interpersonal
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[doctorally] prepared advanced practice nurse who provides advanced nursing care to neonates up to two years of age in a variety of clinical settings” ("Neonatal Nurse Practitioner."). There are many different levels in the neonatal field such as level one being just taking care of healthy infants. These days now it has started to decrease because if they are healthy they are more likely to be in the room with their mothers. Level two on the other hand the nurses are having to be more in demand because
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Description: In my aspirations to become a Registered Nurse‚ I volunteered at Humber River Hospital. I started as a co-op student in high school‚ and as I met with nurses and doctors there I decided to continue volunteering after my co-op placement. Volunteering at a hospital has been the most valuable experience for me because it gave me a chance to see the roles of nurses. Interpretation: At first I was very nervous to apply as a volunteer and had doubts about being hired. After a long process
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A Pediatric Nurse or a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner are two careesr that caught my attention. According to the website Nurse Practitioner Schools‚ pediatric nurse practitioners provide high quality care to children from birth up to the age of 21. Nurse Practitioners are specialized nurses that usually complete advanced training in pediatrics and work closely with physicians and other health care providers that specialize in children’s health. Nurse Practitioners work in a variety of places‚ including
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Psychiatric nurse practitioners are advanced nurses that strive to treat mental health issues in individuals‚ families‚ and communities. They help assess‚ diagnose‚ and treat a patient’s mental health needs that include psychotherapy and prescription medication. Due to the normalization of mental health issues‚ there is now an increasing demand for psychiatric nurse practitioners. According to Regis‚ to successfully become a psychiatric nurse practitioner‚ there are many steps you have to take
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support there. Some women became nurses and journalists‚ going overseas as part of the American cause. Other women stayed at home‚ waiting for their loved ones fighting in Vietnam. On the other hand‚ a different group of women‚ those who were against the Vietnam war‚ joined the legions of Americans who protested the war effort. These women fought against what they considered the ruthless murder of their fellow citizens‚ and a bloody war which
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faced have facilitated my competency as a nurse and increased my desire to continue my education in nursing. My introduction to emergency room nursing was during my senior year as a nursing student‚ as a patient care technician. Even though some days were trying and there was a lot of learning to be had‚ I almost immediately knew this is where I belonged. I have continued my career in the emergency department‚ where I have been working as a registered nurse for 5 years. During my career I have performed
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As the population continues to grow‚ so does the need for educated nursing professionals. With such a strong need for nurses many would think it would be easy to get a nursing education. The fact is it may be harder than many people think. Today the United States also has a shortage of nursing educators and this makes many nursing programs hard to get into often with long waiting lists. Even with all these hurdles in place‚ a nursing career is still a great choice as long as you select the correct
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My dream has always been to be a neo-natal pediatric nurse ever since my mother told me what she went through with her pregnancy while pregnant from me and my twin sister. We were born premature via c-section at 6months and my twin sister was dying. We had to stay in the hospital for over 2(two) months. So with all that being said what my mother went through made me want to look into the nursing field. My question was always why were we born pre-mature? And do babies who are born early live a healthy
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