and nurse practitioner. Although they are different, both jobs correlate with provide medical assistance in someway or another. Three ways to differentiate the two would be through education, the workplace, and suitability. Any type of medical field can take a lot of work and getting there
Issues and Trends Nurse practitioners (NPs) have ultimately evolved into important caregivers in healthcare today. The NP scope of practice is one that has varying limitations in different states, but provides the same outcome of improving patient care overall. This paper will discuss the NP role, will differentiate between licensure and certification, will explain the NP scope of practice, and will explain the healthcare policy and legislation. Nurse Practitioner Role A role is defined as a predetermined
scope of practice, education, and numbers of America’s nurses” (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2011, p. 4). In the U.S., nurses constitute the largest sector of health care professionals (IOM, 2011). With such large numbers, the nursing profession is positioned to affect how the health care system is able to meet the growing demand for safe, high-quality, and effective health care services. +++++++++++++ Historical The role of nurse practitioner has expanded dramatically since the term was first introduced
healthcare began 18 years ago, when I started working as a medical assistant in family practice before becoming a Registered Nurse (RN). Initially, my exposure to patients was limited to technical skills, billing, working with patients and being part of a team focused on improving patients’ health and well being, proved very rewarding. Although my job brought me personal satisfaction, it was not until I became a nurse that I began to understand the importance of the care
unisex as it was not lady like for women to nurse on the unknown. Nursing basically came as a natural sense in the 1800’s. Those that were chosen or had a calling for caring for the ill and impaired took on the role as a caregiver. The 19th century was the beginning of professionalized nursing. Nursing was no longer chosen by natural selection. Although it was thought that back in the mid – 19th century that young ladies should only tend to sick family members and close friends. Florence Nightingale
Firstly, many nurses have an issue about Euthanasia which is carried out when a terminally-ill patient asks to free them from their own suffering. This issue affects the practitioner personally because their decision is influenced by their own values and beliefs in life. Secondly, healthcare professionals have a dilemma on how to distribute limited
reinforce my perspective and decision-making towards my role as a future Nurse Practitioner. In this paper a specific example of my past or current practice will be point out and how my worldview and this nursing theory helped me in resolving the issues and problem that I encountered as a nurse. I will demonstrate, describe how my worldview and the nursing theory will assist me in the future as Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Personal Worldview
education in assessment, pharmacology, and management in care (Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, 2017; TBN, 2017). There are differences in title requirements for APRNs among the two state boards. In Texas, APRNs must use the title of the particular subtype of their advanced practice role, such as Family Nurse Practitioner (TBN, 2017). In Louisiana, APRNs must use the title of APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, 2017). The scope of practice provided by the TBN is more broad and vague, while the
been the first option for me but reality made it my option, I was cut out to be a doctor from the start because I was always inspired to be in the health fields. Along the line, I had the opportunity to have nursing education during which I saw a nurse perform deliveries without the doctor. This really changed my mindset and made me see nursing from a different perspective. I saw it as a professional course that had so many skills making it unique to other professional programs. I decided to make
nursing require the diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury, but nursing also entails the commitment to being an advocate of individuals, families, and communities and ensuring equal protection from harm and supporting health promotion. Looking at the field of nursing in this aspect allows others to see the root of the nature of nursing and how nurses play a vital role in delivering quality care that is individualized to meet each individual’s and community’s needs. My philosophy of