There are approximately 106,000 nurse practitioners working in the United States with nearly half working in subspecialties such as pediatrics. Being a pediatric nurse practitioner has many advantages and disadvantages including having to endure vigorous training, having the ability to work in a variety of different workplaces, and having several difficult job duties, but with a decent salary to match their efforts. In order to become a pediatric nurse practitioner, a person will have to go through…
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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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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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research is a pediatric nurse practitioner. I've chosen this field of interest because nurses are the heart of healthcare. Without nurses, hospitals and doctor's offices will not function properly. Becoming a pediatric nurse practitioner and being able to work with children to allow them to be happy and healthy is just a huge goal I have set for myself. 2. The person I have chosen to be my mentor in this field is Mrs. Katherine Perkins. Mrs. Perkins is a board certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner…
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time I am asked. As of today I am debating on majoring in Clinical Psychology or Pre- Nursing, well I can’t do both so I have a big decision on my hands. Do I choose to heal physically or mentally? I first came to love the idea of psychology when my academic counselor, Mrs. Brenner, asked me to take a career aptitude test. I know it is silly to rely on a test to determine the course of your life. The idea of Nursing came much later when my friends were enrolled in a phlebotomy…
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Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Scope: The various chapters of NAPNAP serve the needs of their local members through advocacy, networking, and education. The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners was established in 1973 by the vision of Henry Silver, a pediatrician, and Loretta Ford, a nurse. They wished to extend the roles of a pediatric nurse by providing child health care services. In order to do so, they enhanced the skills of registered nurses by teaching them…
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Nurse Practitioner Role, Specialty The Role of the Administrator in Adult Heath Nursing My role is an administrator, and my specialty is family nursing. A nursing administrator is a person who is of great importance to family nursing. A nursing administrator provides settings which may constitute facilities and systems that are integrated, large and corporately owned (Bickley, 2007). Additionally, a nursing administrator delivers services both in academic and organizational settings. The…
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A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse with an advanced degrees in diagnosing and treating illness. I am currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the science of nursing, but I hope to continue my education and receive my doctorate in nursing so I can become a pediatric nurse practitioner. I am a firm believer that both men and women make excellent health care professionals and should be compensated equally if they are doing they same work and have the same level of education. Through my research…
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A nurse can work in many different medical areas, while a midwife works only in labor and delivery. Nurses are required to receive formal education and certification, while midwives are not. Nurse-midwives have the formal education of a nurse and the hands-on experience of a midwife. Midwife A midwife is trained to help pregnant women deliver their babies. Midwives have been around for centuries, though formal training for midwives is relatively recent. A certified midwife (CM) typically receives…
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advanced practice nursing and advance nursing practice, although it seems the same is very different. Advanced practice nursing is “experienced registered nurses with the recommended minimum training at the master degree level” (Jokiniemi, Pietila, Kylma, & Haatainen, 2012, p. 428). This can be somewhat confusing when looking at advance nursing practice. Advance nursing practice consists of a registered nurse who receives certifications or training within a specific specialty in nursing. The role of…
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