Role and Application of Nurse Practitioner in Healthcare Sector

This article discusses the role and application of nurse practitioners in the healthcare sector. It covers their responsibilities in providing quality healthcare to patients of different age groups, including children, adults, geriatric patients, and those with mental illness. The article also explores the registration process for nurses and the standard operating procedures they follow. The nurse practitioner's role in various healthcare settings, such as hospitals, clinics, and doctor's offices, is also discussed.

NURSING
KNOWLEDGE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Role and application of nurse practitioner..............................................................................1
Registration process of nurses along with standard operating procedure..............................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
Books and Journals ................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Nursing is defined as the practice and training in such a manner which help to promote
the quality of health and quality of healthcare in healthcare sector. The nursing practitioner is
also an part of that nurses who is registered in best for their practice with appropriate training
and development with aspect to medical specialist. As per this, it is well determined that this is
primary core healthcare which provide proper caring of health. This is particular level of
responsibilities which is taking an outcome in order to know the essential fact which help patient
for their care and approach for treatment. In addition to this, they are allowed to know the
various report of patient and as per this they have authorities to prescribe the beneficial
medication for treatment. Moreover, this reports covers about the role and enormous application
of an nurse practitioner in an healthcare sector. The role and their responsibilities are making an
understanding in their workplace to know the necessary outcome that is provide proper care and
medication to their patient. A nurse practitioner have number of experience in which they are
became a registered nurse, with this Australia have their individual process to register the nurses
and this process is divided in to specific standard which is fulfilled and discussed (Baileys and et.
al., 2018).
MAIN BODY
Role and application of nurse practitioner
A nurse practitioner is defined as the registered nurse who have possible capability to
handle the patient in this they provide and prescribe the proper medication after interpreting
reports and test. The nurse practitioner are well in their work and they tackle every single
situation which make them more experience in their work. They have enormous skill and
knowledge in order to manage the situation which they are learn during theoretical and practical
time of their academic session (Jiao and et. al., 2018). The role and responsibilities of a nurse
practitioner is calibrate in order to provide quality of health to number of patient. This approach
is useful for the patient to promote the quality of health and provide and effective duration for
prevention of multiple disease by caring and procuring them. As per this, the role of nurse
practitioner help to develop quality of health and quality of care to individual who is suffering
from any health related issue.
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Children care and their health safety: The nurse practitioner is also provide a better
quality of health to children's. As per this, they play effective role in development of treatment
plan and convenience them in such a way which prepare them for diagnose and treatment. There
are academic skill gave an skill of politeness and involved in such a way which them to take best
possible treatment. In addition to this, they are scared from the diagnose and treatment and this
provide them proper caring in setting and create positive environment for their respected
workplace (Rejtar and et. al., 2017).
Provide proper care to adults and families: They care their patient which may be differ
from age group. They provide quality of care to patient which help to recover fast and instant by
proper care to patient. Nurse practitioner usually help patient to motivate and inspire for their
healthy life and handle the worst situation in effective way which provide and emotion to their
family. However they are connected with patient family with emotional, physical and mental.
They taking care of families and patient at same time.
Geriatric patient: This is refers as the care of old people which comes under the age
group of 60 to 75 years old. With relation to nurse care practitioner they need very critical
treatment and care for their health. They are taking care of old people which help them to know
the fact and figure.
Totally ill patient: They are common in number of hospital for those who bare lies in base of
completely ill patient. The completely ill patient are those who is not present in condition of
walking and talking as per this, they are taking care of every patient for their recovery by
recognising their issue which help them to provide best possible treatment for those who is
facing various pathological condition (Rugen and et. al., 2018).
Proper care for patient of mental illness: In this, there are number of place which is
effective to take the care. With relation to this, the transition of form of life and number of style
which often create more stress in mind and formulate the fear of failure which usually generate
the prospect of mental illness. The stress is continuous in nature and persist for longer period of
time in an individual then they used to form issue which is related with any kind of mental
illness. The role of nurse practitioner in this, they provide appropriate planning for their diet,
motivate them and inspire them for their for life, appreciate them for their handwork and
contribution, and with the aspect to the medical care give generic drug and medication to remove
the other complication which is associated with them.
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As per this, nurse practitioner are working with every pattern of treatment which provide
them an effective work. The nurse practitioner is also have skill and qualification in order to
provide patient diagnose and manage probable condition which enrol with several chronic
disease. In addition, they are used to provide the management techniques which is required by
patient for their probable disease. Some of the nurse practitioner have appropriate work and
nursing pattern which show the part of empathy. The quality of care and quality of health
provide in specific location which have appropriate setting:
Hospital and clinics: This is primary source of workplace in nurse practitioner. Hospital
is an specified location for the patient who is dealing with. So, in this the proper care is provided
with safety. In this, the current situation of corona virus also do not interrupt the process and
operation of any patient health issue because the nurse taking care of proper hygiene and
cleanliness of patient surrounding and their safety.
Clinics: This is also a place which is similar as hospital and proper care and quality were
provided to patient. In context with this, they are low in capability to hold maximum number of
patient. But they are efficient to provide the quality care and proper medication to those who are
taking admission there. The nurse are also there and they are providing and supporting the
patient and management by playing role of team work, proper coordination and appropriate
communication with various department (Summers2017).
Doctor office: Doctor are usually providing the healthcare role by giving service like
diagnosing and planning for the treatment. The overall development is based on effectiveness of
patient compliance in order to know the factor which help to reduce the issue of patient. In order
to this, this will help to play vital role in development of health and quality of healthcare to those
who is related to other tool and give knowledge and management criteria to overcome from these
issue which is associated with patient health.
Various public and their healthcare roles: There are several of campaign are going in
term to promotion of health care. This promote the health in the public. The campaign which are
running are managed by various agency and this will be initiated by only nurse to maintain the
harmony and approaching them to take quality of health (Yao and et. al., 2017).
 There are different roles of nursing practitioner which have been discussed above and
also there are some of the responsibilities which are going to discussed further.
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 There are orders, therapeutic tests along with interprets diagnosis which is relative to
patient according to age-specific need.
 They are able to prescribe appropriate pharmacologic along with non-pharmacologic
treatment modalities.
 They are responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of interventions.
 Able to facilitates patient, staff along with families decision making with appropriate
referrals (Abujudeh and Bruno, 2016).
 They are responsible for functioning independently to perform history as age-appropriate
along with physical which is for complex, critical, acute and chronically sick patients.
 Implements different intervention to support their patients to maintain and regain
physiologic stability, which is not limited to serving as first assisting role.
 They are able to support and assist with provision of surgical care which is there
according to state, facility along with federal regulations.
 They are able to facilitates patient's transition in health care settings. For example-
transferring, admitting and discharging patients.
 They are responsible for collaborating with multidisciplinary team members which is by
making referrals.
As per above, there are there are different primary care for nurse practitioner which are
usually work with health, clinic and family. They are able to provide prevention from illness
along with to conduct regular check-up or may be there is chance of weekly check-ups. And
there is need for other test in which there are some of the medication is there which is common
in nature to adults and children. Nurse practitioner is a modern practice of nurse which is there in
all aspect of patient care by different diagnosis and treatment. Moreover, the nurse practitioners
who are skilled and knowledgable are allowed to prescribe medication in different class of age.
As per history and diagnosis report where total prescription is totally based on optimization
(Johansen, 2016).
Registration process of nurses along with standard operating procedure
Registration process takes time in which there is engagement with continuous
development which is there professionally where there is maintenance of capabilities for
different practices. Registered nurse are there allowed to determine and coordinate to patients
and able to provide better quality of nursing to patients. Registered nursing is an autonomous
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practices which is there in dynamic system that can help to build with different healthcare
professionals who are there taken in this.
There are different standard of practice of registered nurse which are usually being
followed seven standards.
 Thinking and analysing nursing practice (Wessman, 2017).
 Therapeutic along with professional relationship should be maintained.
 Evaluation of outcomes which is to inform nursing practice.
 Conducting various tools for assessment.
 Develop different strategy along with plan for nursing practice.
 Deliver appropriate, safe and responsive quality of nursing.
 Maintains capabilities which is there for practices.
Standard 1- Registered nurse uses different thinking for strategies which are there can
help in making decision along with providing quality and safety of health.
 Accessing and analysis for best possible evidence which contain safe along with quality
practice.
 Able to develop different tools for practice by reflection on experiences along with
knowledge through action that can help them to shape.
 Need to respect culture and module of experience and also it includes respondent
behaviour which is there role of family and community which usually undertaken health
of aboriginal people (Fernández‐Gutiérrez, 2018).
 Should use ethical framework in such a way that it help them during taking decision.
 Coordinate timely and accurately for assessment documentation, like decision making,
planning and evaluation.
 Should use in research along with development.
Standard 2- This standard is totally based on engaging and effective professional and
therapeutic relation for which nurse is registered.
 They should establish, sustain and conclude different relation in such a way that it can
categorise by boundaries between personal and professional relation.
 Should coordinate and communicate in effective manner to create respectful thought for
patient which is there in context to culture,m dignity, morals and beliefs.
 Recognise such people who is expert in their life in respect to experience.
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 Helps in providing support which is there to optimise decision related to health.
 Report different health staff who may be there healthcare workers, doctor and others.
 Uses supervision, coordinated, delegation and referrals in professional relation that can
achieve improved outcomes in health (Dang and Kim, 2016).
Standard 3- Registered nurse are accountable and responsible for ensuring the safety of patient
which have capabilities for practice. They are also responsible to provide detail knowledge
which can be based on their decision and able to take action according to their health. Registered
nurse should-
 Consider and must respond on time for better health and safety of their own self and
others which is there in relation to capabilities for different nurse practice.
 Provide knowledge and information regards to people which is there to control over
health.
 Use life long learning that can help in continuous professional development.
 Provide an opportunity which is there to respond and seek feedback and practice review.
 Promote role of nursing that is integral in nature along with profession to influence better
health outcome for their patients.
Standard 4- Registered nursing conduct systematic and comprehensive approach. Outcomes are
analysed which is there on the basis of data, information and communication. Registered nurses
should-
 provide an opportunity which is there to work in partnership that can help to determine
different factors which affect well-being and health of person and population to identify
action.
 Prepare plan for their resources.
Standard 5- Registered nurses are responsible for communication and planning of nursing.
Agreed plans are development in different partnership. Registered nurses should-
 use information and data for developing strategies and different plan (Olds and Lake,
2017).
 Analysis, documentation and changing in plan which is there according to outcomes.
 Coordinating with other staffs along with should use firm resources in such way that can
help them to implement as per plan.
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Standard 6- Registered nursing should provide ethics and path which is there for their goal
oriented action that is full of quality along with delegation. These are based on different systemic
and comprehensive approach. Registered nurses should-
 provide quality and safety on based to achieve goals and objectives as per need in
nursing.
 Provide effective time direction which is there to supervise along with to ensure the
practice for safety and there is need to improve.
 Follow the guidelines, policies, standards and different legislations.
 Use proper operation methods to determination and to report the actual risk related
system in place where obstruction chances is there.
Standard 7- Registered nurses have ability for evaluation of practice based nursing. Moreover,
plan, goal and outcomes are followed. Registered nurses should-
 evaluate and monitor the progress towards goals and objectives.
 Revise strategies according to evaluation.
 Help in determination of communication and documentation and also objectives and
goals with evidence based person in relevant outcomes (Jump and et. al., 2017).
CONCLUSION
From above discussion, it can be concluded that nursing is a profession which plays an
important role in caring of patient in healthcare. Nursing practitioner are also important in
healthcare because they are there for patients care, diagnosis and also in some hospitals they are
able to prescribe medication to patients. In this report, there is discussion about the role and
application of nurse practitioner in their workplace, responsibilities or nursing practitioner and
their registration process along with standard operating procedure of nurses in healthcare.
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and Drug Therapy, 38(4), pp.417-427.
Rejtar and et. al., 2017. Development of the 24/7 nurse practitioner model on the inpatient
pediatric general surgery service at a large tertiary care children's hospital and
associated outcomes. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 31(1), pp.131-140.
Rugen and et. al., 2018. Evaluation of Veterans Affairs primary care nurse practitioner
residency: Achievement of competencies. Nursing Outlook, 66(1), pp.25-34.
Summers, J.A., 2017. Developing competencies in the novice nurse educator: An integrative
review. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 12(4), pp.263-276.
Yao and et. al., 2017. Increasing role of nurse practitioners in house call programs. Journal of the
American Geriatrics Society, 65(4), pp.847-852.
Abujudeh and Bruno, 2016. A patient-centered radiology quality process map: opportunities and
solutions. American Journal of Roentgenology, 207(5), pp.940-946.
Johansen, 2016. Conflict management style, supportive work environments and the experience of
work stress in emergency nurses. Journal of nursing management, 24(2), pp.211-218.
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issues for the multidisciplinary critical care team. Journal of intensive care medicine,
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Fernández‐Gutiérrez, 2018. Health literacy interventions for immigrant populations: a systematic
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Dang and Kim, 2016. Do clinician disruptive behaviors make an unsafe environment for
patients?. Journal of nursing care quality, 31(2), pp.115-123.
Olds and Lake, 2017. Association of nurse work environment and safety climate on patient
mortality: A cross-sectional study. International journal of nursing studies, 74, pp.155-
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Jump and et. al., 2017. Template for an antibiotic stewardship policy for post-acute and long-
term care settings. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 18(11),
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