evolving. From the early 1960s to present day‚ advanced practice nurses continue to rise to meet the needs of our communities and abroad. As the number of nurse practitioner-advanced practice nurses (NP-APNs) on a steady incline‚ the various barriers in defining their roles in the US as well as internationally has limited their ability to function at their full potential. As discussed in An International Survey on Advanced Practice Nursing Education‚ Practice‚ and Regulation (Pulcini‚ Jelic‚ Gul & Loke
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Advanced Practice Nurses play an important role in leading health care change. This role is instrumental to the improvement of both patient safety and quality of outcomes. The American Association of the Colleges of Nursing [AACN‚ 2006]‚ developed core competencies for all advanced practice nurses called the DNP Essentials (AACN‚ DNP Essentials‚ 2006). The DNP Essential Two (AACN‚ DNP Essential II‚ 2006) clearly states‚ “advanced practice includes an organizational and systems leadership component
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Advanced nursing Practice The aim of this essay is to demonstrate the development of existing skills in health assessment and critically utilise outcomes of advancing health assessment as the basis for expert decision making in stroke patient care. This assignment will compare four cases describing my journey through the development of health assessment skills using the medical model of assessment‚ ‘history‚ examination
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Issues and Trends As advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)‚ it is vital that one must know how to properly document in electronic records. Concise documentation is deemed necessary for two reasons: 1) to provide adequate quality of care for patients‚ and 2) to receive prompt payments on furnished services (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid [CMS]‚ 2014). If information is not documented‚ then you typically will not get paid for it. Furthermore‚ recording the patient’s story‚ objective findings
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significant roles of advanced practice that perform and provide a great amount of care to the population beyond the status of Registered Nurse (RN). The four Advanced Practice Registered Nurses are Nurse Practitioners (NP)‚ Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS)‚ Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA)‚ and Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM). “Advanced practice RNs represent about 8 percent of the nursing workforce‚” (Kurtzman & Naylor‚ 2010) and about 70 to 80 percent of advanced practice RNs work in primary
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The Advanced Practice Nurse will play a crucial role in advancement of the healthcare system in the United States. There are several factors affecting today’s healthcare system which will influenced the future development of the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) role. Some of the major factors include the evolving federal and states laws‚ rapidly growing and aging population‚ increasing rates of chronic diseases in children and adults‚ and the cost of healthcare. These challenges require
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As an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)‚ we must be able to screen and diagnose appropriately. Understanding the difference and the purposes they serve are imperative. According to PubMed Health (2016)‚ screening should be done prior to the patient being ill to detect the disease process at an early stage. Diagnostic test determines the exact cause of the symptoms. I believe as an APRN there are many factors to consider prior to screening a patient for a particular disease. These factors
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Advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) require highly developed and extensive knowledge in “diagnostics‚ therapeutics‚ the biological‚ social and epidemiological sciences and pharmacology‚ and their enhanced skills in areas such as consultation and clinical decision-making” (Duke‚ 2012‚ p.1027). As such‚ it is imperative that nurses assuming an advance practice role are equipped and capable of applying intricate logic‚ critical thinking‚ deliberation‚ and analysis in their work‚ evaluations‚ clinical
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Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) provide care in a variety of multicultural settings. So‚ they must be aware of the various ethnic backgrounds and needs of their patients. There are barriers that pose challenges that require the APN to know different approaches that will help provide the best care and at the same time respect their needs or views. For example‚ the APN in a pediatric setting is challenged with a cultural belief of a parent that does not want their child to be immunized‚ because it
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Advanced Practice Nurse Leader Interview Project It is imperative that an Advance Practice Nurse (APN) have the understanding of the nine core competencies skills and their application in the healthcare practice setting. This paper will examine the nine Core Competencies embraced by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)‚ recognize a currently licensed APN and give their experience information. In conclusion‚ the interview will illustrate the importance of applying them
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