Role & Requirements of the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)



Table of Content

INTRODUCTION1

DISCUSSION1

Role of the Family Nurse Practitioner1

Nursing Core Competencies2

Nurse Leadership as biggest strength3

Reason for Nurse Leadership as biggest strength4

Nursing Ethics as biggest Weakness5

Reason for Nursing Ethics as a biggest Weakness5

Handling/ Coping the Weakness7

Measures to overcome the weakness of Ethical dilemma7

National FNP Certification9

License Examinations10

Degree10

Certification11

Approval12

FNP Role & Scope of Practice12

Compare and Contrast the Roles13

Nursing Practice Act15

Licensed in multiple states:15

Iatrogenic and Malpractice:16

Nursing Practice Law16

APRN Licensure Requirements18

Process for APRN licensure19

Other Applications and Requirements19

NPI20

Who needs an NPI?21

The application process21

Type 1 or Type 2 NPI which is the best22

CONCLUSION23

REFERENCES24

Role & Requirements of the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

Introduction

The purpose of this study is to expand the boundaries of our knowledge by explaining some relevant facts related to the family nurse practitioner and how it gets certified. The paper provides significant findings of strength and weakness related to the nursing core competency. The paper has elaborated the findings of Nursing Practice and Act related to it. The paper will ensure the understanding and role of family nurse practitioner. Furthermore the paper will provide requirements for the licensure.

Discussion

Role of the Family Nurse Practitioner

The family nurse practitioner is awarded with the high level of degree in advance nursing practice. The role of family nurse practitioner is to identify and contribute to improve physical, mental and social condition of the patient as individual, family or community. In this work family nurse does not differentiate between people based on race, gender, age, or religion and social status. She is a consultant to the primary level, regardless of the patient's health. Thus, the role of family nurse in the successful functioning of the health system is very important. According to Family nurse practitioner (1995) in the family primarily patient encounters nurse, she advises against the primary treatment at home. Family Nurse Practitioner provides advice and tries to find a solution in situations that require an immediate response, whether acute illness, or any other health problem. The role of the nurse also includes listening and understanding the patient, for his health and well-being. In nursing there are also situations where it is impossible to prevent the disease and is fighting just to complications. Such patients waiting for an appointment with the nurse to discuss together the indicators of health blood pressure, weight, waist circumference, cholesterol and sugar in the blood, etc. Nurse Family planning and implementing comprehensive nursing care unit is to the extent consistent with its professional level, including health assessment and nursing interventions.

In Accordance with Family nurse practitioner program (1973)The Nurse provides wide range of services that includes:

Maintaining Patient's record, performance of physical examination, and order of laboratory test and procedure

Diagnose, treatment, and management of disease

Provides prescription and coordinating referral

Promotes healthy activity together with patient

There are some other activities includes, bone marrow biopsy or lumbar punctures

Nursing Core Competencies

The Nursing Core Competencies are integrated and built on accessible Master and DNP core competency and is guideline for academic program to prepare nurse practitioner to execute the full range of performance as a ...