Nurse Practitioner Portfolio: A Review of Aspects Related to Nurse Practitioner (NP) Scope of Practice (SOP) Negotiation Strategy

Numerous researches deal with patient outcomes or care quality offered by nurse practitioners, with current literature indicating that nurse practitioners’ care quality standards are nearly on an equal footing with that offered by doctors. A primary care NP meta-analysis revealed that researches which controlled for patient risks non-randomly found pathological ailment resolution and patient satisfaction to be greater in case of patients cared for by NPs; further, NPs were just as good as doctors in most variables within controlled researches (Bakken & McArthur, 2001).

Nursing professionals supplementing physicians offer services complementary to or going beyond services offered by physicians. The objective is improving care quality and extending the array of services offered to patients. On the other hand, nursing professionals substituting doctors offer services that would have otherwise been offered by physicians alone. In this context, the goal is decreasing physician demand.

In my nursing practice, I can compromise on aspects like schedule (for ensuring smooth organizational operations) and my own personal interests. For instance, I am willing to embrace effective interaction, cooperation and collaboration at every level of work when delivering patient care.

However, there are certain practice areas where I will refrain from compromising. For instance, I cannot compromise on the aspect of adequate attention to individual patients. I will do the best I can to make sure all patients receive adequate attention in their treatment/healthcare process. Further, quality of services provided and system responsiveness are other critical healthcare organizational elements. Hence, I will make sure I offer superior quality services and respond in a timely and efficient way. Lastly, non-cooperation on healthcare workers’ part is unacceptable. I will make sure to urge fellow nursing professionals to actively take part in the patient care process.

Continuing education...

The five stages are; 1) plan; 2) do; 3) record; 4) reflect; and 5) submit, which have been explained below:
Plan (within 1 month)

CDP planning commences with honestly evaluating one’s present standing and establishing one’s professional growth objectives for the short as well as long term. As individual requirements and wishes differ, no specific program is required. As a nurse practitioner, I have to identify my personal opportunities and needs within as well as outside of my current organization, and make the most of the learning experiences available to develop continually.

Posing and attempting to answer the questions of what I desire to accomplish, what learning is required for accomplishing it, and how one may go about the learning process would prove helpful. Subsequently, one must come up with an action plan for achieving these goals. My personal CDP system groups learning under distinct activities. Further, I can link my CDP record to my Individual Development Plan.

Do (within six months)

CDP planning ought to be followed by attempting to commence my development effort through attending specific activities, which calls for motivation and time management but is associated with valuable returns, namely, improving one’s networking capabilities and keeping one connected with the broader nursing community. As has been asserted by educational psychologists, learners benefit more from networking as compared to course attendance.

I must actively reflect and commit to memory the major light bulb instances that typically lead to present practice improvements and modification.

Record (within 1 year)

I need to have a look at my CDP, and monitor and note down my current progress, comparing it with planned goals. This includes taking note of unplanned items like training, experience and learning that have added to my professional growth. That said, CDP revolves more around learning quality and not quantity.…