Family Nurse Practitioner

South University offers education in many advance practice nursing roles, for the purposes of this paper the Master of Science in Nursing Specialization in Family Nurse Practitioner will be discussed. The Family Nurse Practitioner Program promotes development of culturally competent nursing, development of critical thinking and communication skills, promote the use of evidence based practice in order to provide quality healthcare services to individuals, and families.

The Family Nurse Practitioner Role extends in to the clinical field of medicine, in which they are task with activities than include giving orders, such as diagnostic tests, medication prescription, diagnosing, interpreting diagnostic test, performing special procedure, even

1). Despite of state regulations, in a study Nurse Practitioners report whether they are practicing independently or under the supervision of a physician, they are able to practice with autonomy in the delivery of care of patients, freely applying their knowledge and providing care within their scope of practice, and do not particularly discuss every patient care case with the physicians (Poghosyan, Boyd, & Knutson, 2014, p.

83). Nurse Practitioners are expected to have leadership skills, integrating research and quality improvement, and self-reflection to promote and influence positive changes in healthcare. Example, research shows that Nurse Practitioners are superior at communicating with patient regarding self-management of chronic conditions, such as diabetes or hypertension, and these patients tend to have better health outcomes, compared with patients who are only treated by a physician (Poghosyan, Boyd, & Knutson, 2014, p.