Family nurse practitioner vs adult nurse practitioner

Differences between family nurse practitioner and adult nurse practitioner duties and responsibilities

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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Adult nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage continuity of care for complex general internal patients with limit resources-diabetes, hypertension, psychiatric, and homeless.
• Interview and counsele patients about risk factor modification including cholesterol education, weight loss counseling and diabetes education.
• Maintain accurate client record of patient health status through use of EMR system.
• Used EMR for patient charting, lab reports, pharmacy and refer to specialist.
• Attend various educational lectures on new medications for management of diabetes.
• Provide collaborative oversight and medical management to complex patients in skil nursing facilities, to optimize care and clinical outcomes
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