Emergency medicine nurse practitioner vs family nurse practitioner

Differences between emergency medicine nurse practitioner and family nurse practitioner duties and responsibilities

Emergency medicine nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Assess, diagnose and medically manage patients with various GI diseases and dysfunctions
• Provide appropriate patient care including recording patients' medical history and physical assessment.
• Work on development and implementation of new EMR system, competent in CPOE.
• Prescribe age-specific physical therapy and rehabilitation.
• Prescribe age-specific physical therapy and rehabilitation.

Family nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage chronic conditions such as diabetes hypothyroidism and hypertension by following evidence base and clinical guidelines for these conditions.
• Manage acute illness and chronic health conditions including diabetes, hypertension, obesity and depression through a patient-centered, evidenced-base approach.
• Manage appropriate changes to individualize care plan to ensure cost and time efficacy in an outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation office.
• Refer patients to specialists to provide additional care to patients whose diseases and conditions are outside the scope of FNP practice.
• Full prescriptive rights with DEA certification.
• Educate patients on side effects, complications and further planning with chemotherapy.
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