Nurse practitioner vs family nurse practitioner

Differences between nurse practitioner and family nurse practitioner duties and responsibilities

Nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage care of chronic pediatric patients in PICU.
• Assess, diagnose and medically manage patients with various GI diseases and dysfunctions
• Manage medical illnesses including diabetes, hypertension, thyroid conditions and asthma and other medical conditions.
• Manage pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of diabetes and provide prescriptions and education before discharge from the hospital.
• Manage appropriate changes to individualize care plan to ensure cost and time efficacy in an outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation office.
• Document correctly the patients' information in electronic health record and observe HIPAA.
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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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