A 5 page paper describing the role of the nurse practitioner and the requirements of the position. The paper lists educational and personal requirements, and it discusses the current power struggles between professional associations of nurse practitioners and MDs. These struggles are political and generally are profit-motivated, for patients actively seek out the advanced practice nurse who will spend more time with them and better explain what is happening with them. There is long term, systemic change underway in the American health care system, and the power struggles currently in operation are only symptomatic of that change. It is the patient who benefits most. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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nature of Americas health care system has introduced a chaos in the medical community, which for more than a century dedicated itself to absolute separation of duties and artificial formality
intended to preserve hierarchy in attitude as well as fact. Physicians profited immensely from this arrangement, not only financially but also in prestige. Nurses are no less knowledgeable,
and they have a greater degree of direct patient contact. The changing nature of health care also is effectively blurring some of the
boundary lines that formerly existed between nurse and doctor. Many of these changes have resulted in increased accountability for both physicians and nurses. The party realizing the greatest
gain is the patient. Changing Roles for Advanced Practice As health care changes and patients
take increasingly active roles in their own health care, they care less about hierarchy than they do results and practical application. In todays health care system as it currently
exists, nurses not only have "more time" for direct patient interaction than do MDs, they also generally have greater motivation. Patients welcome advice
from an advanced practice nurse. Patients value the nurse practitioner (NP) as a trustworthy source of medical information that applies directly to their situations.
NP Duties and Responsibilities The intended role of the NP is that of partner with an MD in providing direct
patient care in terms of serving in roles formerly reserved for MDs alone. Under the administrative supervision of an MD, the NP can prescribe ethical drugs and provide direct
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