Running Head: ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE ROLE 2

Beatriz Duque

Advance Nursing Practice Role

South University

October 26, 2019

Advanced Nursing Practice Role

For this assignment, I will choose Family Nursing Practitioners (FNPs), as an advanced nursing practice role. I was admitted to South University to pursue a Master of Health in Nursing, with a specialization in FNP. I will use the FNPs role to summarize my findings. The degree program in FNP equips the learner with the knowledge to practice preventive care, in-depth clinical experiences, diagnose and treat various diagnoses, and promote acceptable health behaviors at all stages of development. The classroom experiences offer an in-depth theory in nursing with practice concepts that highly advance the end of the course in Family Nurse Practitioner. A learner is assisted to strengthen their communication, critical thinking, clinical judgment and leadership skills (Stokowski, 2015). This marks the beginning of a career as a family nurse practitioner.

FNP as a Clinical role and its contribution to the patient’s outcome

Family Nurse Practitioner is clinical because it is concerned with the provision of direct service care to the patients. Search services include the following;

· Diagnosing sicknesses

· Issuing orders and interpreting diagnostic tests

· Conducting examinations for various conditions

· Providing counseling to the patients

· Sometimes Prescribing medications

There has been a big change within the career of the FNPs. Unlike there before when they were seen as assistants to physicians and could only take instructions from the doctors, today things have changed. FNPs have proved to be competent enough to offer High-quality patient care, that is also affordable. With a nursing background, FNPs can be seen to bear clinical proficiencies required in administering extended health practice and the ability to make healthy decisions concerning a patient. FNPs are Registered Nurses (RNs), who are exposed to advanced training. They are only excepted from performing or directing surgeries but are mandated by the state laws to administer an extended number of services that are similar to those administered by medical doctors.

These roles that were formerly performed by medical doctors but are now done by the FNPs include the following;

· Diagnosis and treatment of various illnesses

· Diagnosis of minor trauma in patients

· Conducting splinting and suturing in patients

· Administering pre-delivery performance

· Supervising healthcare checks in children and adult care

· Prescription of medication for patients

· Educating patients on matters on health

· Promoting health

In every state in the United States, FNPs are expected to perform healthy activities like the diagnosis of illnesses, prescribe and treat patients. This, however, varies from one state to another, because different states have initiated different scopes concerning FNPs, as far as service delivery and treatment is concerned. Some states authorize FNPs to prescribe any given kind of medications, with controlled drugs included, while Others prevent FNPs from giving prescriptions on controlled drugs (Jaspen, 2017). Level FNP in Some states advocates for professional independence for FNPs without necessarily the doctor’s supervision.

The ever-scaling number of patients and other expected physicians dearth in primary care has contributed to reviewing how FNPs together with other physician assistants may fulfill the requirements of healthcare in the US. As a result, FNPs have reacted by proving that they have the ability and competency to offer health care services just like the traditional doctors.Based on the AP role of the person that you interviewed in W1 Project, in a 5-pages paper (excluding the title page, references, and appendices) describe the role, the type of organization, and address all the interview questions, and include:

List the type of organization. For example: Primary care office, ED, Specialty, cardiology GI etc.
List the type of and how many clients it serves. FP would see all ages. Research in your area the number of visits in a local office per year or # of visits seen local ED, specialty office etc.
the professional fit for advanced nursing role. “Fit” refers to the Qualifications in order to be an AP provider at that agency/organization. What license, credentialing (accrediting agency, and other expectations NPI, CMS)?
Include a brief job description
Discuss board of nursing NPA or scope of practice of the state. Include what the NPA in the state allows and restrictions.

Submission Details:

Submit your document to the Submissions Areabythe due date assigned.

The attachment is the the week one project it will be use for the “Professional Practice Paper”