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Nurse PractitionerSara Riley
• They are highly trained nurses
• Have a lot of responsibilities
• They are the most advanced nurse there is
What I knew
• What they do• Different kinds of Nurse
Practitioners• Dangers• Hours • Wages• Schooling• Competition• Work Environment
What I wanted to learn
A Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse who has received special training and perform
many of the duties of physicians
What are they?
What do they do?
Nurse Practitioners do many things such as:
• Record Patients medical information
• Do physical exams• Prescribe medicine• Process, analyze, and evaluate
information provided by patients.
• Write and manage care plans for patients
• Schedule work of staff• Possibly deliver babies• Perform and interpret
laboratory test• Make decisions and solve
problems • Develop health programs • Counsel people about family
planning and mental illness• Teach public about health
education, child care, nutrition
What do they do?
The requirements to become a NP:• Obtaining a masters degree which requires 2
years beyond a bachelors degree• Graduate level courses in health sciences• Courses in diagnosis and clinical management of
health and illness • Several semesters of supervised clinical practice
to demonstrate ability in providing health care• Graduate Nursing degree and must be certified
to practice in Oregon• Complete a program in a specialty area
Requirements
Must have knowledge in: • Therapy• Medicine• Biology• Chemistry• Nursing• Health Care• Anatomy and Physiology
What do they do?
Other work activities:• Communicate with people
inside and outside of the organization
• Supervise others and document information
• Explain information• Monitor and control supplies• Give advice
Starting wages vary between $5, 560 to $6,000 per month and full time NPs generally receive benefits like paid
vacation, sick leave and health insurance
• Good job prospects are expected
• Depends on the healthcare industry’s dependence on highly trained nurses to take on more of the work of physicians
• Also depends on advances in technology, government regulations, and changes in health care funding
Job Outlook
Florence Nightingale
• Pioneer Nurse born in Florence, Italy on May 12, 1820
• Was taught Greek, Latin, French, German, Italian, History, Philosophy and
Mathematics• Wrote the book Notes on Nursing • Influenced by Elizabeth Blackwell, the
first woman to qualify as a doctor in the US
• Began caring for soldiers when she saw the their injuries, infections, and filthy
living quarters• Dubbed “The lady with the lamp”
• What made you want to become a nurse so badly?
• Were you respected by the soldiers?• Did your Parents disapprove?• Were you scorned by other women for having
a job?• How long did it take to achieve your goal of
becoming a nurse?
Interview Questions
‘AAP plans to clarify role of Nurse Practitioners’
The AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) opposes the independent practice of Nurse Practitioners. AAP chapter leaders argued that the language in
the Addendum to the Joint principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home could be
interpreted to mean that those supporting the policy also supported nurse practitioners right to
operate independent practices.
News Article
• After Researching this profession, I have decided that it would be too much responsibility for me to handle, and allot of paperwork to do for each patient.
• I would get overwhelmed with work easily and wouldn’t have enough time to relax or be with my family. Overall, it doesn’t sound like a great job.
How I feel