NURSE PRACTITIONERS ARE READY TO DO IT ALL
A publication of OnCourse Learning Corporation W
ith each passing year, nurse practitioners become an increasingly vital part of our national health- care system. They are the principal nursing group
delivering primary care in the U.S. Their practice is at the heart of improved care outcomes for patients. On a daily basis, they increase quality all over the nation and add value to healthcare delivery. Nurse practitioners are special. Educated on the grad-
uate level, they have gone through learning, certifi cation and skills training. NPs are competent in the treatment of patients, young and old, with varied illnesses, diseases and chronic conditions. They are diagnosticians, clinicians and teachers who have admitting, discharge and prescriptive privileges. They serve in specialties and settings that include hospitals, long-term and home care, medical offi ces, urgent care and retail clinics. They make rounds, perform physical exams and screenings and deal with everything from sore throats to cardiac arrhythmias. They do it all, working inde- pendently and in group practices. Their patients love them. This special edition brings you the following features:
• Exclusive results from our recent nurse practitioner readership survey reveals insight into an NP career.
• Advice on the art of clinical intuition in making diagnoses and beginning treatment from a family practice NP.
• NP students on a service trip to Guatemala fi nd basic care makes a real diff erence in outcomes.
• Work with underserved popu- lations has rewards and challenges, according to two California NPs.
• Tips from a contracted advanced practice nurse on working with older adults at high risk for nursing home placement. •
Eileen Williamson, MSN, RN Senior vice president & chief nurse executive
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CEO and Publisher Patrick Sheahan Editor in Chief Heather Cygan
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Healthcare Topics Editor
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Nurse Leadership Eileen P. Williamson, MSN, RN Senior Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive
Janice Petrella Lynch, MSN, RN Nurse Editor/Nurse Executive
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Nan Callender-Price, MA, RN Clinical Nursing Editorial Director
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NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
National Council State Boards of Nursing CEO Kathy Apple, MS, RN; National Association of His- panic Nurses Executive Director Celia Trigo Besore, MBA, CAE; National Black Nurses Association Executive Director Millicent Gorham, MBA; Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses CEO Linda Groah, MS, RN, FAAN; The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future Director
Andrea Higham; Emergency Nurses Association Executive Director Susan M Hohenhaus, LPD, RN, CEN, FAEN; National Student Nurses Association Executive Director Diane J. Mancino, EdD, RN, CAE; CGFNS International, Inc. CEO Franklin A. Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN; American Organization of Nurse Executives CEO Pamela Thompson, MS, RN, FAAN; Sigma Theta Tau International CEO Patricia Thompson, EdD, RN, FAAN; American Association of Colleges of Nursing CEO Deborah E. Trautman, PhD, RN; American Nurses Association CEO Marla Weston, PhD, RN.
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