Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner

Plans, directs, and evaluates patient health care. Provides advanced practice nurse support to patients, including diagnosis, treatments and consultations. May work in both inpatient and outpatient situations, depending on area assigned, and can perform independently or as part of a treatment team. Performs the task of educating patients about preventative care and prescribed treatments. They may also conduct physicals, order tests and serve as a patient's primary healthcare provider. Some nurse practitioners are also able to prescribe medications.

Responsibilities

• Function independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill perioperative patients.
• Order and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient's age-specific needs.
• Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Implement interventions...