Wednesday, October 20, 2010

What is a nurse practitioner?

In the Uk what is a nurse practitioner?What is a nurse practitioner?
a nurse practioner is some one who is the right hand person for a qualified staff nuse. they are just below a staff nurse on the pay scale. they can do thing like take blood's from patients do bp's and so on. these are jobs that staff nurse's can't get aroound to do.
A practicing nurse, almost a DR
like doctors ,independent experienced nurses offer their nursing services to the needy.these persons are not employees of any hospital but they know their job and they would carry on the instructions of any doctor.generally their services are utilized by patients who need long term treatments at their home
independent nurses that choose to specialise in a certain disciplibe of nursing for example a diabetic nurse specialist or a respiratory nurse specialist
A nurse practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse who has completed advanced education (generally a minimum of a master's degree) and training in the diagnosis and management of common medical conditions, including chronic illnesses. Nurse practitioners provide a broad range of health care services.
they deal mostly with children
This is a nurse who has a nursing degree from a university at least at 1st degree honours level.Nurse practitioners can work with or without the supervision of a physician.

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