This report discusses the differences in education and scope of practice of adult-gerontology primary care NPs, adult-gerontology acute care NPs, and family NPs and highlights the crucial and unique assets adult-gerontology NPs bring to any health care system or practice. Differences in competencies...
Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP Test Study Guide with Practice Questions The exam is designed to evaluate your clinical knowledge and skills as a nurse practitioner. After completing the eligibility requirements and passing the exam, you will be awarded the credential Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurs...
There was believed to be a need for recognition of and legal sanction for critical care nurses' present practices that extend beyond the current scope of nursing practice. Participants proposed that critical care nurses may be more competent than inexperienced medical personnel in this environment and...
Interventions:‘Plan-Do-Study-Act' cycles, checklists for insertion and a standardized trolley were adopted to implement the central line insertion bundle in clinical practice. Conclusion/Implications: Improving the reliability of the central line insertion bundle has reduced infections. Key steps in th...
Knowledge and practice scores were associated with working status. Higher accuracy differences in the early detection of foot problems and skin tears on lower limbs in knowledge category were observed between nurses and care workers. The nurses as well as the care workers had low accuracy rates of...
Advanced Practice Providers Advanced practice providers are a powerful and often underappreciated component of building an ACHD program. The nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) can act as a conventional physician extender by seeing ACHD patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting,...
scope of practiceknowledge basedelivery of health care.The role of the nurse practitioner (NP) has rapidly expanded into specialty domains. This article offers 22 updated competencies specific to the NP working with adult urology patients. The competencies are mapped to the National Organization of ...
The practice analysis for the American Association of Critical Care Nurses Certification Corporation (AACN Cert Corp) adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AGACNP) credential is performed every five years by the AACN Certification Corporation. The AACN Cert Corp conducted a practice ...
Home Healthcare NurseTung, T.K.C., Kaufmann, J.A., Tanner, E., 2012. The effect of nurse practitioner practice in home care on emergency department visits for homebound older adult patients. Home Healthc. Nurse 30 (6), 366-372....
School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6214, USA Phyllis Solomon Corresponding author Correspondence to Masako Kageyama. Ethics declarations Conflict of Interest The authors declare that they haves no conflicts of interest. Ethical Approv...