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 in part be based on narrower areas of interest such as women’s health. Careers also focus on selected technical nursing specialties.
For this assignment, you will explore your professional interests and those interests are addressed in specific guidelines and competencies. You also examine the different nurse practitioner roles related to women’s health and how these roles might impact the way you work.
To prepare:
- Review the ANA guidelines, NP competencies, and the Ethic resources found attached (and links below) and consider how they impact the work of the NP.
- Write 1 page: an explanation about the differences in roles related to a CRNP, a CNM, and a PA and how each of these roles might impact the how you practice as a FNP.
- Be specific and provide examples.
- Use a minimum of 3 resources in APA format and not older than 5 years (2017 – 2021)
Resources:
ANA guidelines: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/scope-of-practice/
Ethic resources: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/ethics/code-of-ethics-for-nurses/
Rubric Detail
Different Roles of the Nurse Practitioner
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 in part be based on narrower areas of interest such as women’s health. Careers also focus on selected technical nursing specialties.
For this assignment, you will explore your professional interests and those interests are addressed in specific guidelines and competencies. You also examine the different nurse practitioner roles related to women’s health and how these roles might impact the way you work.
To prepare:
- Review the ANA guidelines, NP competencies, and the Ethic resources found attached (and links below) and consider how they impact the work of the NP.
- Write 1 page: an explanation about the differences in roles related to a CRNP, a CNM, and a PA and how each of these roles might impact the how you practice as a FNP.
- Be specific and provide examples.
- Use a minimum of 3 resources in APA format and not older than 5 years (2017 – 2021)
Resources:
ANA guidelines: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/scope-of-practice/
Ethic resources: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/ethics/code-of-ethics-for-nurses/
