Advanced Practice Nursing

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The paper discusses how in the last decade, the United States' health care costs have grown faster than any other aspect of the economy. The paper looks at the advanced practice nurse (APN), an umbrella name or term identified to a registered nurse who has attained advanced educational and clinical practice requirements. The paper examines how the provision of health care by the government includes the distinction of new roles of registered nurses in society, who may be equal or superior to physicians. The paper shows how the challenges they encounter regarding ethical, economic and other issues are still part of their development as health workers moving forward to new times.

Outline:
APN- Ethical Issues Vs Medical Practitioner
APNs in Health Care Delivery
Economics and Cost Issues
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"The Pew Health Professions Commission (1995) analyzed the importance of cost containment in the American health care system as a priority that is rapidly changing. It has envisage a greater role for nurse practitioners (NPs) in the delivery of primary care in the not so distant future.
"The role of the RNs (APNs) has been seen with their specific expansion in the delivery of health care. The functions of RNs in the system are designed to facilitate healthcare institutions in meeting the demands for serving patients with increasingly complex needs, as well as cost-containment goals."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Advanced Practice Nursing: A New Age in Health Care(1993), American Nurses Association(1997) Extracted Feb 17, 2006: Website: www.ana.org
• Advance Nursing Practice in the 21st Century(June 10, 1998), Ruth M Harris Ph D, RN, C-ANP(1998) Extracted Feb 17, 2006: Website : www.nursingworld.org.
• Advanced Nursing Practice: Opportunities and Challenges(March 31, 2003) By Rita Schreiber, Heather Davidson et al (2003) Extracted Feb 18, 2006.
• Creating a Future Worth Experiencing: Nursing Strategic Planning in an Integrated Healthcare Delivery System. Journal of Nursing Administration. 31(7/8):364-376, July/August 2001.Drenkard, Karen Neil MSN, RN, CNAA Extracted Feb 18 2006: C) 2002 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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