Family nurse practitioner vs pediatric nurse practitioner

Differences between family nurse practitioner and pediatric 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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Pediatric nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Initiate and lead a training program for high frequency oscillatory ventilation.
• Manage appropriate changes to individualize care plan to ensure cost and time efficacy in an outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation office.
• Perform advance practice procedures including: lumbar puncture, PICC line insertion, UAC/UVC insertion and endotracheal intubation.
• Provide assessment, diagnosis and management of acutely ill and injure pediatric patients in an urban emergency department.
• Return as a new NNP and do clinical.
• Complete clinical and provide services as a full time NNP.
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