Running head: Roles in Advanced Nursing 1.
Roles in Advanced Practice Nursing
Tiffany Johnson
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Course Number: NR 500NP
Foundational Concepts and Applications
September 14, 2019
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, Running head: Roles in Advanced Nursing 2
The AACN and the international nurse council, defines the advanced practicing nurse
(APN) role as an individual who has obtained the advanced knowledge, training and education to
expand their clinical knowledge and role by earning an advanced degree in nursing. The
specification of their training and skills is what makes them differ from other registered nurses. If
focus and training is for the role of nurse practitioner, the national certification exam must be
taken after graduation. They must also obtain a special license issued by the state in which they
will practice. The role of the APN includes certified nurse practitioners (CNP), the certified nurse
midwife (CNM), the clinical nurse specialist (CNS), and the certified nurse anesthetist CNRNA).
(Denisco, Barker, 2015) The roles differ with each specialty of APN and the guidelines for APN
practice is different from state to state.
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Certified Nurse Practitioners (CNPs) are advanced practice registered nurses who provide
health care and disease process management. A nurse practitioner assesses the needs of the
patient, order lab test and interpret diagnostic studies. (Abel, L. (2018) CNPs also diagnose
illness and disease, they prescribe medications as well as formulate treatment plans. CNPs
provide care in a multiple settings, including but limited to primary care, schools, acute care
hospitals, or long-term care facilities. In most states, nurse practitioners are recognized as
independent providers and can prescribe medications and other necessary treatments for patients.
Training of the CNP includes basic disease prevention, care coordination, and health promotion.
According to the AANP, a nurse practitioner has graduate level education and must
complete a clinical requirement to provide the specialty care depending in their field of practice.
(McClellan 2014)
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Roles in Advanced Practice Nursing
Tiffany Johnson
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Course Number: NR 500NP
Foundational Concepts and Applications
September 14, 2019
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, Running head: Roles in Advanced Nursing 2
The AACN and the international nurse council, defines the advanced practicing nurse
(APN) role as an individual who has obtained the advanced knowledge, training and education to
expand their clinical knowledge and role by earning an advanced degree in nursing. The
specification of their training and skills is what makes them differ from other registered nurses. If
focus and training is for the role of nurse practitioner, the national certification exam must be
taken after graduation. They must also obtain a special license issued by the state in which they
will practice. The role of the APN includes certified nurse practitioners (CNP), the certified nurse
midwife (CNM), the clinical nurse specialist (CNS), and the certified nurse anesthetist CNRNA).
(Denisco, Barker, 2015) The roles differ with each specialty of APN and the guidelines for APN
practice is different from state to state.
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Certified Nurse Practitioners (CNPs) are advanced practice registered nurses who provide
health care and disease process management. A nurse practitioner assesses the needs of the
patient, order lab test and interpret diagnostic studies. (Abel, L. (2018) CNPs also diagnose
illness and disease, they prescribe medications as well as formulate treatment plans. CNPs
provide care in a multiple settings, including but limited to primary care, schools, acute care
hospitals, or long-term care facilities. In most states, nurse practitioners are recognized as
independent providers and can prescribe medications and other necessary treatments for patients.
Training of the CNP includes basic disease prevention, care coordination, and health promotion.
According to the AANP, a nurse practitioner has graduate level education and must
complete a clinical requirement to provide the specialty care depending in their field of practice.
(McClellan 2014)
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