This week we will be reflecting on current trends and issues within your role.
Considering your role specialization (family NP), reflect on the top three current trends or issues that you believe to be most important with regard to your chosen role and the impact the role has on patient outcomes. Synthesize knowledge from values theory, ethics, and legal regulatory statute.
Please note:
- This is a reflection and therefore no references are needed nor expected
- Your response should be 200-250 words in length.
Requirements: 200-250
Answer preview
Family nurse practitioners play a crucial role in providing care for adults and children. Their advanced education and certification place them at the forefront of nursing, making them take major responsibilities beyond being a registered nurse. That includes assessing a patient’s health conditions, diagnosis, administering treatments and prescribing medication depending on the state of practice. However, they have faced certain issues, including staff shortage, leading to long working hours. The growing shortage of nurses contributes to longer working hours for those specialized in the field, leading to unbalanced stable work-life. That puts them in danger of harming themselves and patients as they become
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