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Since the inception of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) role in the 1960s, NPs have thrived in the delivery of primary healthcare and nurse case management. Despite patient satisfaction with NPs ' style of care, nurses have been critical of NPs, while physicians have been threatened by NP encroachment on MD practice. Balancing assessment, diagnosis, and treatment with caring defines NPs ' success as primary care providers. Understand the role and Scope of Practice of NPs is sometimes difficult for some to understand. The purpose of this paper is to define the role and history of NP, compare and contrast licensure versus certifications, understand NP Scope Of Practice and Standards of Care, discuss how the State Practice Acts regulate FNP practice, discuss credentialing and privileging, and differentiate between legislative and regulatory processes.

The Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator, Nurse Informaticist, and Nurse Administrator have different educational background and training, thus they play a different role in the field of advance practice nursing but they have a common goal, and that is to ensure a safe and effective delivery of care to every patient, regardless of the type of health care setting. The difference is their roles lies in the fact that the Nurse Practitioner practices in the advanced clinical role while the Nurse Educator, Nurse Informaticist, and Nurse Administrator have the non-clinical roles. Having a clinical role means that the having a direct contact with patient. The NP’s main role is to provide direct care to patient, making diagnosis

he Board of Nursing in Alabama requires a Nurse Practitioner to hold an active Alabama registered nurse (RN) license. Additionally, the Board requires the practitioner to meet all the requirements of graduation of a program of study beyond the minimal educational preparation of a RN. The candidate should also attain clinical experience beyond that required of a RN. These requirements prepare the nurse practitioner to perform the duties of this title. The additional education and clinical experience must be completed in an organization that is recognized by the Board of Nursing.

• Nurse-midwives (NM) – obstetrics and gynecology primary care that encompasses both pre and post natal in both traditional medical locations as well as home health settings

The present healthcare system in the United States (U.S) faces various challenges due to changing demographic, economic and political pressures. The need of primary care provides are increasing as a result of increasing access to healthcare, increasing expenditures, and growing populations of the elderly and chronically ill patients. Even with the plenty of evidences that Nurse Practitioners (NP)are well educated, competent, health care professionals who are able to improve access to high-quality health care and lower health care costs, restrictive practice regulations still exist. The quest for NPs independence practice has surpassed and it became a necessary practice transformation to improve the health of the nation (The National Organization

In order to practice as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) in Indiana you must hold a state registered nursing license complete a master 's program with certain course requirements. According to NursingLicensure.com (n.d.) there are two educational options leading to Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) recognition in Indiana: obtain a master 's degree or higher in nursing, or obtain a bachelor 's degree in nursing plus national certification. There is not a specific application to become a NP unless you are also pursuing prescriptive authority. Most laws in Indiana focus on regulating practice of nurse practitioners center around prescribing.

The role of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) can be described as diverse and challenging; while at the same time, rewarding and the mainstay for future healthcare. Like many early nursing pioneers, breaking misperceptions by focusing on national recognition and public awareness of the role continues to be an emphasis of today’s NP. Both similarities and distinct differences can be seen between nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and physicians. The nursing model, whether as a registered nurse (RN) or NP, has holistic care at the core of patient care.

The roles of the advance practice nurse (APN) in health policy today, are vast. APNs tend to have a deeper understanding of how current health policies directly effects their role in healthcare and their patients. In a research article by Primomo and Björling (2013), it was found that education is a key factor in influencing nurses to become politically involved in healthcare politics. Due to differences in curriculum, nurses without an advanced degrees have less exposure to the political involvement of healthcare workers.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the role of the labor and delivery nurse to the “maternal role attainment - becoming a mother” model. The model (MRA) was proposed by nursing theorist Ramona T. Mercer in 1991 to guide nurses in implementing the nursing process while providing care to the non-traditional mother. Revised in 1995 to “Becoming a Mother”, this model soon proved useful for nurses to access, concentrate on, and attend to the needs of all new mothers. New mothers experience various stressors such as an ill infant, their own health, financial strains, and postpartum depression. This model is evidenced- based and incorporates the four global nursing concepts into it. The importance of this model is the provisions it makes for mother-infant bonding that affects the health and development of individuals and families throughout the lifespan (Role Attainment, 2005). For the professional nurse in labor and delivery, the model has significant use aiding the impact that labor and delivery nurses have on new mothers perceiving and attaining their maternal role.

Growing up my family had little to no money. My parents, immigrants from El Salvador, worked two jobs each. Home was a small space with a conjoined kitchen and living room. When Mom and Dad first arrived to America, they never imagined a child of theirs would become a university student. Coming to America itself was in their wildest dreams. To them, an education of that level was unattainable. Now, I represent my family wherever I go. I am at TWU for my family and for my dreams. One day, I will be the Nurse Practitioner I always envisioned. But more importantly, I will give my parents and my grandmother everything they never had. Now that I am older I comprehend the magnitude of their sacrifices. When I hear the name Texas Woman’s University,

In the recent years it has become more popular to have Nurse Practitioners (NPs) as Primary Care Providers (PCPs) rather than Physicians. One of the reasons for this is the decreasing number of Physicians that become primary care providers. Also, Nurse Practitioners provide the same quality of care, or better, as physicians do. Their education requirements may be different but as PCPs they perform a lot of the same tasks. Having more Nurse Practitioners in primary care will lower the cost of health care. It will also make it more feasible for people to obtain health insurance. I think that Nurse Practitioners should be Primary Care Providers.

A woman, pregnant for the first time, tells her doctor that she would like to have a scheduled cesarean, to avoid experiencing the pain of labor. This is a common discussion that takes place and more often the physician is giving his consent. What happened to cesarean births being a choice when all efforts have failed? More than 4 million women give birth in the United States each year and slightly more than one-third of these women give birth by cesarean section (King, 2012). It is the most frequent surgery performed in the United States for

Being a midwife refers to a profession where the midwife would work in partnership with the women throughout her pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period. Not only is being a midwife women-centred, however, their role also includes ensuring the partner and family members are prepared and aware of the process. Within a women’s health, the midwife should focus on health, family planning, nutrition, domestic and other health issues as the main priority is the

Labor and delivery is a critical change, marking a beginning and end for mother, baby and family. It requires a significant amount of physiological and emotional coping mechanisms. Nursing care is needed regardless of the amount of child birth preparation or the number of times a woman has been through the experience. Nursing care focuses on assessment and support of a woman throughout labor and birth with the goal of ensuring the best possible outcome for everyone involved. The need for nursing care is emphasized by the policy published by the University of Connecticut Health Center, which was last revised in December 2011, addressing the protocols for nursing care of the laboring patient in labor and delivery. This policy outlines the etiquettes of patient assessment, patient teaching and patient care. Assessment begins with the first initial contact of a woman. The manner in which the nurse communicates with a patient can set the tone for a positive birth experience. Vital signs, pain, uterine activity, urinary output, and fetal heart are assessed as well as coping mechanisms, support network and discharge planning needs. Assessing the patient is pertinent for nurses to individualize the care given to a woman during labor. Patient teaching includes proving patient with breathing and relaxation exercises, reviewing a pain scale, and discussing analgesics for pain relief. Finally, patient care involves providing

Prenatal care is widely accepted as an important element in improving pregnancy outcome. (Gorrie, McKinney, Murray, 1998). Prenatal care is defined as care of a pregnant woman during the time in the maternity cycle that begins with conception and ends with the onset of labor. A medical, surgical, gynecologic, obstretic, social and family history is taken (Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary, 1998). It is important for a pregnant woman as well as our society to know that everything that you do has an effect on your baby. Because so many women opt not to receive the benefits of prenatal care, our society sees the ramification, which include a variety of complications primarily