Advance Practice Nurse Practitioner

Advance Nursing Practice Role
La’Shonda E Callahan
South University

Abstract
The Advance Practice Nurse Role can be nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists or clinical nurse specialists. They play an essential role in healthcare and are often primary care providers and are just as qualified as doctors to provide care. (Preventive Health Care: The Role of Nurse Practitioners, 2016). Advance Practice Nurse (APRN) is often defined as a constellation of four roles: the Nurse Practitioner (NP), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). (Hamric, Hanson, Tracy and O’Grady 2014). Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is a clinical role that can work with a
The money for them is in specialization services of a particular area which leaves shortages in the primary care area. When you add in a population that is living longer and growing older the shortage of primary care providers is growing larger. In recent years The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has identified approximately 5,700 geographic areas with 55 million residents that would need more than 15,000 additional practitioners to meet the quotient of providing one primary care practitioner for every 2,000 residents. With that understanding the need for Family Nurse Practitioners is vital to maintaining healthy communities. In some rural and urban areas where there are physician shortages, FNPs are the only health care providers available. APRNs regardless of what specialty NP, CNS, CNM, or CRNA play a critical role in healthcare not only now but in the foreseeable future. In communities where there are shortages of health care providers they work autonomously in accessing, diagnosing and treating illnesses along with providing other health care services such as counseling. They are often primary care providers and are at the frontline to deliver preventative care to individuals under varying geographic or economic conditions that cover a full range of
What made you decide to work in DDEAMC vs. someplace in the civilian sector?
7. How long have you been a CRNA?
8. How long were you an RN before you decided to become a CRNA?
9. What information do you feel is most important for a recent graduate in Advance Practice Nursing?
10. What quality do you need to have before deciding to move from an RN to CRNA?
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