A Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is an advanced practice of a registered nurse. They collaborate with other healthcare professionals to deliver family-focused care. FNPs also offer a wide range of healthcare services in the family unit. Some services that are offered include: prescribing medication, emphasizing preventative care and disease management, and conducting exams. FNP's are qualified to diagnose and treat health conditions of the mind and body. FNP's can work at places such as a Rural…
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Family Nurse Practitioner is a title I have wished to obtain for many years. Nurse Practitioners embody the compassion so often associated with nurses while also holding the autonomy necessary to seamlessly care for their patients and guide them to make healthy lifestyle choices. My rigorous education at Saint Mary’s College and five years of experience as a Registered Nurse in various settings have prepared me for success in graduate school and beyond. As a Family Nurse Practitioner, I look forward…
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teaching. Every interaction between the family nurse practitioner and an elderly patient present a teachable moment. Research studies have demonstrated the patient adherence to drug regimen and aggressively monitoring blood glucose level can effectively reduce complications from this chronic disease. Thus, elderly population with diabetes can benefit from a qualified well-trained healthcare provider regarding management of diseases. The family nurse practitioner is uniquely positioned to educate this…
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Nursing degree and become a Family Nurse Practitioner, a quote from the American poet Maya Angelou comes to mind, “They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” I was first drawn to nursing when I was in and out of hospitals at the age of 12. I was diagnosed with polymyositis, an autoimmune disease that deceives the antibodies to attack major muscle groups. In between chemo treatments and surgeries, I was saturated with compassion from the nurses. I remember when I couldn’t…
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(2006) supports that Congestive heart failure specifically is associate with a two-year mortality rate of about 50%. These statistics show how detrimental CHF is to our population and further affirms why it should be a focus in my career as a Family Nurse Practitioner. I will be managing the care of patients with this disease process, and it is important for me to know what is most effective in treating it and creating optimal outcomes. I want to be able to provide the best care, and use evidence based…
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A clinical look of a Family Nurse Practitioner In the last five years the Family nurse Practitioner (FNP) has evolved into a recognized, quality addition in primary care. With graduate level education, training in family medicine and national certification the FNP is highly qualified to diagnose and treat multifaceted health concerns among patients. As the scope of practice for the FNP continues to broaden the FNP subspecialties have simplified into focus specialization such as: cardiac, endocrine/diabetes…
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If you were to tell me even two years ago that I would be applying for a graduate program, I would have laughed before walking away. My husband and I were still planning and growing our family. Both Registered Nurses, we had our heads down. We worried only for the day with no thought for any lifelong career goals. A good friend finally convinced me begin working toward my Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Throughout the program, my husband and I started imagining what it would be like if I continued…
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Family Nurse Practitioners and Web-Based Healthcare Education: Smoking Cessation Youn Ashley Kim Nova Southeastern University Family Nurse Practitioners and Web-Based Healthcare Education: Smoking Cessation A wide range of web-based healthcare education is freely available and its effectiveness in the dissemination of health knowledge is now recognized worldwide (Cambil-Martín, Flynn, Villaverde-Gutiérrez, 2011). Recently, a large amount of internet-based health…
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Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner – $127,320 Nurse practitioners in urgent care settings treat patients who need to see medical practitioners urgently but are not sick or injured enough to go to a hospital emergency room. NPs in urgent care perform many of the same duties as physicians and many others as well, including the following: Ordering and interpreting tests Conducting complete physicals Administering therapeutic procedures Prescribing medications Leading teams of registered nurses Creating work…
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The Nurse Practitioner Nurse practitioners are advanced practice registered nurses who have received special courses and training. They usually work closely with doctors and can perform many high-level primary care tasks. They often specialize in specific types of practice such as pediatrics, psychiatry, or obstetrics. Some establish private practices; however, most work in doctors' offices, hospitals, or neighborhood health centers. Their duties often include taking detailed medical histories…
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