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As a family nurse practitioner, I would expect work in a type of organization such as a doctor's office. There are several factors that have led me to consider this highly distinct possibility, not the least of which is the increasing trend for family nurse practitioners to provide primary care to patients. The provisioning of such care, of course, is usually conducted under the auspices of a formally trained physician. However, there are several recent developments that may contribute to nurse practitioners working with patients in a primary care role even without direct supervision of physicians. Regardless, it is highly likely that I will find work as a family nurse practitioner in a formal doctor's office, either small or big. This act will grant health care to increasing numbers of U.S. citizens, and will require a plethora of health care providers to provision care for them.
There has been a projected shortage for qualified health care professionals for quite some time now. The factors that have contributed to this shortage include the fact that there have been a number of advancements in science and medical care so that people are living longer now than they ever have before. As such, the baby boomer generation will more than likely be around for some time, and as the principle aging population in contemporary society, it will need many health care providers. The other principle factor affecting the shortage of health care professionals is the Affordable...
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Due to the massive influx of patients pertaining to these two factors, the aging baby boomer generation and the legislative changes related to health care, the demand on primary care physicians is projected to be exceedingly high (Britt, 2012). Within their private practices, therefore, these professionals will need trained, qualified family nurse practitioners to assuage some of their work load in general family health care. Family nurse practitioners in these types of organizations, then, will have a substantial amount of responsibilities that are comparable to those of a physician. Nurses will be able to work with a wide range of the population from prenatal care to individuals in advanced age. Specifically, they will be expected to provide services such as diagnosing and treating health problems,; performing prenatal, well-child, and adult care check-ups; diagnosing and managing minor trauma, including suturing and splinting; prescribing medications; and teaching health promotion and disease prevention to patients (Brit, 2012).
Virtually all of these expectations for family nurse practitioners apply to those who are licensed to work within the state of Massachusetts in doctors' offices. Nurses will be able to engage in the aforementioned activities; there are several clauses in the state board of nursing's Nurse Practice Act that permit nurses to do so. One of the most salient of these activities which is really at the heart of family care in…
References
Britt, D. (2012). Family nurse practitioner's role in primary care. www.southuniversity.edu. Retrieved from http://source.southuniversity.edu/family-nurse-practitioners-role-in-primary-care-110820.aspx
CMR Board of Registration in Nursing (1994). Registered nurse and licensed practical nurse. www.massnurses.org. Retrieved from http://www.massnurses.org/files/file/Legislation-and-Politics/np_act.pdf
Hamric, A.B., Spross, J.A., & Hanson, C.M. (2009). Advanced Practice Nursing: an Integrative Approach (4 ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders Publishing.
Nurse Practitioner Employment ContractPart 1The Ideal Work EnvironmentAs a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) in California, I believe the foundation of an ideal work environment lies in patient-centered care. My goal is to have a setting that supports a collaborative atmosphere, where physicians, other nurse practitioners, nurses, and ancillary staff work together to provide comprehensive care that is tailored to each patient�s needs.I also believe that the ideal work environment is
Overall, however, any Emergency NP is capable of handling extremely stressful situations and of ensuring that he or she is ready for the next difficult condition that appears. Southern Universities Offering Nursing Education There are many universities all over the country that offer nursing education. In the south, many of these universities are concentrated in Alabama and Florida. Auburn University in Alabama has a school of nursing that was founded in
NP "role" definition A nurse practitioner is any independent certified nursing care provider who offers primary, specialty, or both primary and specialty, nursing services in long-term, ambulatory and acute care settings. NPs are engaged in the chronic or acute episodic ailment assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management. They are specialists in the areas of illness prevention and health promotion, and perform the tasks of ordering, performing, overseeing and interpreting lab and diagnostic
Advance Practice Roles in Nursing The Main Roles Within Advanced Practice Nursing Nurse Practitioners They are charged with the responsibility to provide primary health care for clinics, hospitals and similar settings. They diagnose and treat common illnesses and immunize, examine the patients and deal with high blood pressure cases among others (Macdonald, Schreiber & Davis, 2005). Certified Nurse-Midwives: They are the ones that give gynecological care and prenatal attention to the normal women with
Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 certainly had noble intentions and safeguards. Indeed, there is a definitive reason why physicians are allowed a certain set of rights and responsibilities and why nurse practitioners are just a little further down the ladder in terms of rights and options. To be sure, anything related to opiates is something that should be regulated very highly as the ability and opportunity to abuse
(Feldman & Greenberg, 2005, p. 67) Staffing coordinators, often nurse leaders must seek to give priority to educational needs as a reason for adjusting and/or making schedules for staff, including offering incentives to staff not currently seeking educational goals for assisting in this priority regardless of the implementation of a tuition reimbursement program. (Feldman & Greenberg, 2005, p. 233) Nurse Leaders as Academic Theorists The fact that many nurse leaders serve