MI NP Prescribing Laws While many of the laws and rules when it comes to healthcare and what practitioners can do are federal in nature, the states have their say as well. Among the many examples of this are the Michigan-specific laws that exist whe Continue Reading...
Nurse Practitioner Models of Care -- Dorothea Orem The objective of this work in writing is to choose a model of nursing care. The model chosen is that of Dorothea Orem. Orem's 'Self-Care Deficit Theory' is a general theory of nursing and one of the Continue Reading...
Nurse Practitioners: Better Care Savings Crosspost: Nurse Practitioner Workforce Nurse Practitioners: Potential Better Care Savings Nurse Practitioners: Potential Better Care Savings With passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Continue Reading...
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 i Continue Reading...
Quality of Care Provided by Nurse Practitioners The use of nurse practitioners in providing primary care services has increased in the recent past as the number of trained NPs also increases. This study focuses on examining the cost-effectiveness a Continue Reading...
qualify as a nurse practitioner in the state of Florida, one must have completed the required education and training for expert knowledge and skills. The process entails acquiring a bachelor's degree or a diploma and associate degree from accredited Continue Reading...
Today, health care in the United States is characterized by growing demand combined with skyrocketing costs and critical shortages of qualified health care practitioners. In response to these challenges, there has also been a growing consensus among Continue Reading...
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 do Continue Reading...
Healthcare Legislation According to a research focused on examining elderly persons' health status for individual states, an aging population with better life expectancy, but increasing prevalence of chronic ailments like obesity and diabetes indica Continue Reading...
Nursing Doctoral Business Proposal The benefits of staffing Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ARNP) as ARNP Case Managers A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse educated and certified to operate autonomously and collaboratively in an advanced Continue Reading...
Nursing Practice Expected to Grow and Change Ageing of population and healthcare providers, coupled with reforms to healthcare, will raise demands for professionals in the field, also expanding existing professionals' required skill sets and roles. Continue Reading...
Nurse Practitioners Clinical Experience and the Role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner For so long, nursing was so limited from a clinical perspective. It was only recently that nurses of all levels were allowed to actually participate in the cli Continue Reading...
To make the point Silverstein reiterates the history of psychiatric specialty nursing, a traditional role for specialty care in nursing. To deliver specialized care to those in mental institutions, mental nurses were required to possess specific qu Continue Reading...
Adult Nurse Practitioner Marketing Portfolio "NPs diagnose and treat a wide range of health problems. They have a unique approach and stress both care and cure. Besides clinical care, NPs focus on health promotion, disease prevention, health educa Continue Reading...
Family Nurse Practioner Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) in family surburban clinic The paper provides information on an advanced nursing role (Family Nurse Practitioner). It consists of the requirements of the nursing role in terms of certification Continue Reading...
Abstract A practitioner in the nursing profession is someone who is intelligent enough to offer comprehensive health services for the people of Alberta at all times whereas an NP (Nurse Practitioner) is a registered professional with high level educa Continue Reading...
Family Nursing Practitioner Application Justification The quest to become a nurse, that was finally realized when I became a registered nurse, was prompted by the need to work among the very underprivileged of the community in the poorest areas and Continue Reading...
Personal Statement Application for the Nurse Practitioner Program at UCSF I first experienced the duties of a nurse practitioner in WHATEVER, a small mountain village in Nepal. From 1996-1998, I worked as a Community Health Volunteer with the Ameri Continue Reading...
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in the Care of Terminally Ill Children Pediatric nurse practitioners provide a valuable contribution to the care of chronically and terminally ill children. This position is essentially a subtype of advanced practice nu Continue Reading...
Part 1Reflecting on the concluding 50 hours of my clinical experience, I can say that I have further developed my professional abilities and understanding of patient care under the guidance of my preceptor. This period has been helpful in cementing m Continue Reading...
Nursing Theory from the View of a Mirror, Microscope and Telescope The objective of this work is to examine perspective of nursing theory from the view of a mirror, a microscope, and a telescope. Theories are described as "a set of interrelated con Continue Reading...
The deployment of evidence-based practice that makes use of cutting-edge research is perhaps most obviously manifest in the greater knowledge research has given about demographic shifts as to who may or may not be vulnerable to particular diseases Continue Reading...
Moreover, recent legislation such as the Affordable Care Act is expected to create an even greater need for nurses who can take on more advanced responsibilities. As one nurse stated on National Public Radio: "…with the passage of the Affordab Continue Reading...
Nurse Practice Act or ORC 4723, permits the OBN to create and enforce regulations and rules for practical nurses, registered nurses, certified nurse-midwives, dialysis technicians, certified registered nurse anethetists, certified nurse practitioner Continue Reading...
Prescription RequirementsThe prescription of medications is governed by specific legal requirements that vary from state to state. This discussion explores the regulations that govern the ability of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to prescribe medications Continue Reading...
01 (p = 0.32), and the regression predicting number of non-pharmacologic ways produced a change in R2 of 0.02 (p = 0.10) The research made by Griffin and colleagues (2008) had quite a few number of limitations -- for example, the patient photos were Continue Reading...
How information and technology connect to patient care outcomes and a safe care environment Explain why information and technology skills are essential for safe patient care. Within the context of healthcare, Information and Communication Technology Continue Reading...
Nursing Practice Act of Virginia: The scope of practice in medicine, nursing, law, dentistry, and various other disciplines are usually established and regulated at the state level. This implies that the legislative body in every state establishes p Continue Reading...
Nursing and Critical Theory Nursing theorists have come to recognize that nursing is an institution that is inseparable from the social context in which it is embedded. Furthermore, since researcher and practitioner are immersed in this social conte Continue Reading...
Nursing Assessment Taking the history of a patient is a crucial aspect of patient assessment and treatment. A good history can mean the difference between a successful patient outcome and unsatisfactory outcomes. However, taking a complete and usefu Continue Reading...
Nursing Process Improvement and Change Change management or process improvement in healthcare guarantees that the vital systems in the healthcare organizations are functioning at their optimal. The objectives of healthcare procedure enhancement are Continue Reading...
Prescription, Nonprescription and Herbal Medicines Prescription, Non-prescription and Herbal Medications: Exploring Interactions in the Geriatric Population Geriatric medicine, generally referred to as just "geriatrics" is a branch of internal medi Continue Reading...
Besides facing stress, and having easy access to medications, critical care and emergency nurses may use recreational drugs more often because they are more likely to have a sensation-seeking personality trait (www.nurseweek.com/news/98-5/25e.html). Continue Reading...
Nursing Informatics Field Definition of informatics nurses Example of nursing informatics in practice (software applications) Recent Growth Nursing shortage and its impact Need for automated processes over manual processes Need for increased pa Continue Reading...
Care plan Nursing problem 1: Mary's pain must be contained so she does not injure herself. Because children cannot always express their sensations of pain, their pain may go unnoticed until it becomes severe and frightening. Nursing problem 2: V Continue Reading...
The chief concern of the researcher should be the safety of the research participant. This is carried out by carefully considering the risk to benefit ratio, using all available information to make an appropriate assessment and continually monitori Continue Reading...
In a study by Shah, Aslam and Avery (2001) of approximately 38,000 prescriptions by 23 doctors, there were a number of errors including: 715 or 25% no directions; 510 or 18% prescribed item not mentioned (usually on repeat prescription); 321 or 11%, Continue Reading...
Since modern medicine can sustain patients with proper medical follow-up for years, it becomes incumbent on the profession to follow the patients and provide them with the knowledge and tracking to insure that they are observing the procedures and Continue Reading...
