Evidence Based Practice

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1. Evidence Based Practice

   What is an advanced practice nurse?

               In an increasingly complex world of healthcare and increase in the demand for primary care, advanced practice nurses are effective in maximizing the utilization of non-physician providers (Swan et al., 2015). An Advanced Practice Nurse is a health provider who has received a different and an advanced scope of training, which is defined by a state legislation, who provide health care to under-served population (Gardner, Duffield, Doubrovsky and Adams, 2016). An advanced practice nurse has to acquire a high level education in Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) in order to be qualified to diagnose and treat patients with acute and chronic illness as well as prescribe medications for the same. They specialize and become certified nurse mid-wives, certified registered nurse anesthetics, clinical nurse specialists, as well as nurse practitioners.

   Define the Following Specialties

   1. Family Nurse Practitioner

               A family nurse practitioner is an advanced nursing practitioner who is trained and registered specifically to work with various healthcare professionals in order to offer family-focused care (Fenstermacher, Fnp, Hudson and Fnp-BC, 2019). They offer a wide range of healthcare services ranging from healthcare promotion to disease prevention among the family unit.

   1. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

   A psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), is an advanced registered nursing practitioner who is specifically trained to provide a wide range of mental health services to various patients, including individuals, families, groups, and communities (Delaney et al., 2018).

   List Certifying Organizations that Offer Exams for your Nursing Practitioner Practice

               An advanced nursing practitioner in family nursing must hold certification from a certified specialty board including;

   • American Nurses Credentialing Centre (ANCC)
   • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP)

   These certifying boards have various differences including; ANCC insist on the successful completion of 200 competency-based question exam for the award of the certification while AANPCP only has 150 competency-based question exams. Moreover, ANCC membership renewal is cheaper and favors nurses who are members of the American Nursing Association (ANA) while the AANPCP renewal encourages its own membership.

   What are the licensure requirements for new graduates?

               There are various requirements for new graduates for them to qualify to be family nursing practitioners. First, one has to become a registered nurse in their state and therefore acquire RN license. The registered nurse a post-graduate, masters, or a doctoral degree in family population. Moreover, a graduate has to provide has to provide transcripts illustrating completion of advanced pharmacology, advanced health assessment, and advanced physiology. Members also have to take competency tests, which are different for every certifying organization, which allows the organization to certify the nurse in the field of family nursing.

   Describe the Eligibility Requirements for FNP Certification Exam

               For the certification exam, one has to: own a Registered Nurse (RN) license; own a post-graduate, masters, or doctorate degree in family nurse practitioner program that is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); have three separate degrees in advance physiology, advanced health assessment, and advanced pharmacology; and finally have some content in health promotion, differential diagnosis, and disease management (ANCC, 2019).

   Describe the recertification requirements?

               In order for one to get recertified and get their certificate renewed, one has to complete a mandatory 75 hour continuing education together with one or more of the eight renewal categories of the certification program. Moreover, the nurse has to hold a certification that is either expired or nearly expiring together with an active RN license. Thereafter, one has to pay for a renewal fee that depends with the certifying organization of the nurse (Jacob, 2018).

   Explain the licensing requirements for advanced practice nurses in your state FLORIDA.

               In Florida, one of the biggest requirements is holding a certified RN license. Moreover, one has to hold a master’s or post-master’s degree in advanced nursing practice. What is more, nurses must also submit proof of national advanced practice certification from an approved nursing specialty board (Florida Board of Nursing, 2019).

   What is the licensing, credentialing, certification process for advanced practice nurses (FNP) in your State

               All applicants must submit their application and the required fee according to the state. The applicant must get themselves fingerprinted from Livescan Service Provider. Thereafter, the applicant contacts the national certifying body and provide a proof for certification sent to the Board of Nursing. This is followed by the applicant providing proof of malpractice insurance or exemption thereof of the same. Lastly, after all the requirements are successfully met and all materials submitted, then the applicant has to file protocol at APRN’s practice location (Florida Board of Nursing, 2019).