American Healthcare System: Implications for Advanced Practice Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) is the group of health care professionals on whom stakeholders and lawmakers depend to deliver most of America's health care. APRNs refer to registered nurses who've attained advanced clinical and educational practice requirements. They include clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, certified nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners. Experts project that the demand for APRNs is bound to increase as hospitals pay more attention to the most unstable and sickest patients and move most of health services to homes, nurse-managed clinics, birthing centers, schools, community health centers, and other centers and venues… Continue Reading...
as an advanced practice nurse because community health is a field that demands more attention especially from APRNs in today’s world. And as the Institute for Research on Poverty (2013) shows, there is a strong “link between poverty and poor health. People with more income tend to be healthier and live longer” (p. 1). There are environmental, social and psychological factors that are generated within low income communities that negatively impact the health of the community. For example, “material factors like unhealthy housing, unemployment, and food insecurity all affect one’s health. The amount of exposure one has to pollution and other biohazards can also lead to poor… Continue Reading...
· Ensuring that APRNs are able to practice to the fullest extent of their skill and knowledge by operating independently in primary care facilities, as recommended by the Institute of Medicine (2010) in its Future of Nursing report, so as to increase access of care;
· Getting people to sign up for health insurance through one of the exchanges to ensure that enough money is flowing into the system so that everyone can be effectively covered*
· *The imperative for this change, while still necessary from a market perspective,… Continue Reading...
century when more and more doctors were leaving primary care for special practice and APRNs were being trained to fill the gap in primary care (O’Brien, 2003). Second, there is the rise of advocacy in terms of improving the quality of care provided to patients. This resulted in a push for the application of more evidence-based practice (EBP). In my own perspective on Nursing Practice, I view this focus on EBP as one of the most important developments in the history of nursing, as it ensures that patients are receiving care that is based on scientific and empirical proof rather than just on whatever… Continue Reading...
and improvements to the overall healthcare atmosphere; a bigger RN and APRN (advanced practice RN) role in primary and basic healthcare delivery; and securing federal grants for nursing education/training (American Nurses Association, 2016).
AMA
Among the responsibilities of the AMA is: petitioning numerous governmental health-division organizations such as the National health IT Coordinator and the DHHS (Department of Health and Human Services) with regard to health IT matters. From time to time, the organization collaborates with the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and other entities in requesting reforms or improvements to current health policies affecting patients and the routine… Continue Reading...
is the FNP or family nurse practitioner. An FNP is an APRN (advanced practice registered nurse) who operates independently or collaborates with other health care providers for delivering family-directed therapy (Family Nurse Practitioner, 2016). PRIMEX, one among the foremost family nurse practitioner initiatives, was introduced into the University of Washington; ever since, FNPs have been engaging patients/clients in care, aiding them in comprehending their ailment, and educating them on practical measures to adopt for improving health (Britt, 2012).
History of the FNP role
Healthcare's mounting complexity and the decrease in primary care doctor supply has led a number of patients to… Continue Reading...
