Family Nurse Practitioner Role

Paper Summary:

The paper, in describing the family nurse practitioner (FNP), discusses the FNP's work situation, duties, salaries and qualifications required. The paper further highlights the fact that nurses often substitute for doctors in specific situations. The paper continues by presenting it's research on the duties, support and contributions that nurses provide.

Outline:
Introduction
Conceptionalization of Role/Theoretical Support for Family Nurse Practitioner
How Concepts and Theory Come Together to Create a Framework for the FNP
Research Related to the Role of the FNP
Further Research is Needed
Closing Paragraph

From the Paper:

"Because M.D.s are lacking in rural areas, many FNPs are filling in and serving as primary healthcare providers. The Family Nurse Practitioner began in 1965 at the University of Colorado, conceived of by Loretta Ford, PhD (a nurse educator) and Dr. Henry Silver. The idea of a nurse to fill in for the anticipated shortage of doctors in rural areas created the need for a nurse practitioner program in the nursing school. The nurses were educated for a general and complete program of medical care for rural families. During the 1970s the programs, now offered at many nursing schools, began to include continuing education so that those who wished could work toward a Nurse Practitioner (NP) certificate. Today NPs have a master's degree if they are to enter nursing programs to work toward a NP certificate. After certification, the state issues a license to practice to qualifying FNPs, and each state still has its own criteria for qualifications. Each FNP applies for national certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). "

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