NRNP 6552 Week 1  Discussion: Different Roles of the Nurse Practitioner

NRNP 6552 Week 1  Discussion

The term ‘history” is broad in meaning. Within that broad framework, archeologists tend to focus their careers on various specialties and areas of interest, such as specific historical eras or geographical areas.

So it is with nurses. Within the broad framework of healthcare, nurse practitioners focus their careers on various roles. These roles may be based on narrower areas of interest, such as women’s health. Careers also focus on selected technical nursing specialties. NRNP 6552 Week 1  Discussion.

For this Discussion, you will explore your professional interests, and those interests are addressed in specific guidelines and competencies. You also examine the nurse practitioner roles related to women’s health and how these roles might impact the way you work. NRNP 6552 Week 1  Discussion.

To prepare:

• Review the modular structure of this course and reflect on how each module defines the specific skills needed as an advanced Nurse Practitioner (NP). 
• Review the ANA guidelines, NP competencies, and the Ethic resources found in this week’s Learning Resources and consider how they impact the work of the NP. NRNP 6552 Week 1  Discussion.

By Day 3

Post a brief explanation about the differences in roles related to a CRNP, a CNM, and a PA and how each of these roles might impact how you practice as an FNP. Be specific and provide examples. NRNP 6552 Week 1  Discussion.

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NRNP 6552 Week 1 Discussion Post: Different Roles of the Nurse Practitioner

Nursing roles have been evolving, especially in the face of medical advances and the shortage of medical personnel. This has created a need for nurses’ roles to be redefined, as their numbers increase and they take on more responsibilities. In fact, a new generation has been created among nurses with state regulations governing their supervision, prescriptive authority, and scope of practice (Schober, 2016). Generally, advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) have a broad scope of practice that includes assessing, diagnosing, and treating medical conditions, as well as prescribing medication and equipment, and ordering and interpreting diagnostic exams like MRIs and bloodwork (Zaccagnini & Pechacek, 2019). There are three main groups of APRN with distinctive roles as discussed. Firstly, are certified registered nurse practitioners (CRNP). This is a type of APRN with a nurse practitioner (NP) license. Their role is to help improve patient satisfaction, lower health care costs and address the continuing primary care shortage. They are differentiated from other APRN as they look at the patient wellbeing and health from a whole-person perspective. Besides that, they are involved in policy advocacy to improve health care and access, particularly for low-income individuals, children and other marginalized groups (Stewart & DeNisco, 2020). Secondly, are certified nurse midwife (CNM). This is a licensed nurse specializing in women’s reproductive health and childbirth. They give counseling, perform annual exams, give primary care, and perform gynecological exams. Additionally, they provide parental education, prenatal care, and family planning services. Also, they offer training programs, maintain medical records, collaborate with other medical personnel in providing specialized care, educate expectant and new parents on nutrition, measure and monitor fetal development, and give intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn care (DeNisco & Beauvais, 2020). Thirdly, a physician assistant (PA) works interdependently with licensed physicians to diagnose and treat diseases and illnesses and to prescribe medication. They can treat patients independently of a physician. Furthermore, they can write prescriptions, order and interpret laboratory tests, assist in surgery, perform minor bedside procedures, diagnose patients, develop treatment plans, and obtain patient histories (Joel, 2018). In this respect, it is clear that CRNP, CNM, and PA have distinctive roles as APRN.

References

DeNisco, S. M. & Beauvais, A. M. (2020). Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession (4^th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.

Joel, L. A. (2018). Advanced Practice Nursing: Essentials for Role Development (4^th ed.). F.A. Davis Company.

Schober, M. (2016). Introduction to Advanced Nursing Practice: An International Focus. Springer International Publishing.

Stewart, J. G., & DeNisco, S. M. (Eds.) (2021). Role Development for the Nurse Practitioner (3^rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.

Zaccagnini, M., & Pechacek, J. M. (Eds.) (2019). The doctor of nursing practice essentials: a new model for advanced practice nursing (4^th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.

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