effort in to become. Well‚ this is a common risk every person entering pediatric nursing must face. Pediatric Nurse Practitioners are those that care for patients from when they are newborns to adolescents. In order for one to pursue the career of pediatric nursing one must be informed that it takes a great deal of education‚ job function‚ and the utmost love and devotion to care for others. Education is key to success. The education needed to become a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner is a four year
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Nursing is a profession within the healthcare field that focuses on caring for the sick and unable. Nurses differentiate themselves from other healthcare professionals by having alternate methods of care‚ educational requirements‚ and different scopes of practice. The word nursing is very broad because there are various titles one can go by when providing nursing care. Although there are many different roles in nursing‚ they all correlate to one another to provide the best care possible for an individual
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Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Educator Role in Health Care Changes Teaching is an integral part in the practice of nursing. Every Nurse Educators (NE) plays a fundamental part on the enhancement of the nursing workforce by serving as role models in the improvement on management‚ implementation and evidence-based practice of an effective patient care. Whether they work in schools or clinical environments‚ NE equips and guides future patient care providers into future leaders of the nursing profession
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Advanced skills offer potential nurse practitioners a rewarding career path. [1] High demand registered nurse openings start at around $68‚000 annually. However‚ nurse practitioner salaries are higher. Specialty nurses enjoy increased career challenges and opportunities. Each state regulates specialty nurse practices independently. However‚ nursing advocates currently lobby the government to allow specialty practitioners to deliver service to the full scope of their abilities throughout the United
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As Barack Obama said‚ “America’s nurses are the beating heart of our medical system.” All people‚ at one time or another in their lives‚ have known the care and the skill that nurses offer. In hours of need‚ in moments where people are most vulnerable‚ and most worried‚ nurses are there‚ doing difficult and lifesaving work. As a result of growing population‚ the needs of nurse practitioners and anesthetists are also increasing. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics‚ “there is general growth
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Overview: Family nurse practitioners (FNP) are registered nurses with specialization in family nursing practices. They provide specialty treatment for patients belonging to wide age ranges like child to aged people. They provide assistance in maintaining wellness and giving treatment for mild to serious problems. They are found to work in doctor’s clinic‚ hospice facilities and own practice. As FNPs are highly educated and also have clinical training skills‚ they are achieving more independence
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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
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began when I first shadowed a Family Nurse Practitioner at Mansfield Methodist Medical Center earlier this year. After spending my first week I could already tell that nursing is a highly demanding career that brings new challenges every day‚ but with it comes many rewards and a real sense of job satisfaction. It is through my work experience and knowledge gained from my undergraduate coursework that I have developed a desire to become a family nurse practitioner. Interacting with clients of all backgrounds
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Primary care nurse practitioner workforce represents a significant supply of primary care providers able to meet the demand for care. While studies show Kentucky will have an excess of registered nurses in the next decade‚ right now many of the state’s hospitals are stressed to hire enough nurses to care for patients. Kentucky has about 45‚500 full-time employed RNs‚ whose average annual salary is about $60‚000‚ according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Kentucky Board of Nursing website
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Research Paper: Should Hospitals Give More Independence to Nurse Practitioners? “Stethoscope draped around her neck‚ [Sharon Poncher] looks and sounds like a doctor. But Poncher is a nurse practitioner‚ which means she has undergone an advanced level of training allowing her to diagnose‚ treat and prescribe medications” (Thompson). The role of the nurse practitioner is a highly debatable within the health industry‚ met with great encouragement and heated opposition. The profession was first introduced
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