Comparison of Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP and Adult-Gerontology Primary care NP
Create a table differentiating the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner competencies.
In a 750-1,000 word paper, describe how you perceive the differences between the specific competencies for the different practitioners. Address how these differences can affect practice in specific clinical areas. Provide individual examples from your own experience.
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Table 1: Comparison of Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP and Adult-Gerontology Primary care NP.
| Adult Gerontology Acute Care
Nurse Practitioner |
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner | |
| Health Promotion, Health Protection, Disease Prevention and treatment | Same as primary care nurse practitioner, just additional patients are characterized as “unstable, vulnerable in need of acute and critical care management” (AACN, 2012). | Population includes, “entire spectrum of adults including young adults, adults and older adults – provider of direct health care services” (AACN, 2010). |
| A. Assessment of Health status | Same as primary care nurse practitioner, just additional patients more “acute, critical and chronically ill or injured” (AACN, 2012). | Competencies of assessment include “health promotion, health protection and disease prevention” (AACN, 2010). |
| B. Diagnosis of Health status | Competency for diagnosis of health status includes, “physiologic instability or potential to experience rapid physiologic deterioration or life-threatening instability” (AACN, 2012). | Competencies of Diagnosis include, “critical thinking, differential diagnosis and integration and interpretation of data” (AACN, 2010) |
| C. Plan of Care and Implementation of treatment | Same as primary care nurse practitioner | Competencies of Plan of care and implementation include, “stabilizing the individual, minimizing physical and psychological complications, maximizing the individuals health potential and assist with palliative care management” (AACN, 2010). |
| Nurse Practitioner-Patient Relationship | Same as primary care nurse practitioner – but due to critical nature of patients have to be more cognizant of mental status. (AACN, 2012) | Competency for patient relationship includes demonstration of, “personal, collegial and collaborative approach” (AACN, 2010). |
| Teaching-Coaching Function | Same as primary care nurse practitioner – but with the addition of “imparting coping skills” (AACN, 2012) | Competency for teaching includes, “impart knowledge and associated psychomotor skills to individuals, family and other caregivers” (AACN, 2010). |
| Professional Role | Competency is similar to primary care, but “interprofessionalrelationships ..assist with complex acute, critical and chronic illnesses” (AACN, 2012). | Competency in professional role, “commitment to the implementation and evolution and critical thinking” (AACN, 2010). |
| Managing and negotiating health care delivery system | Same as primary care nurse practitioner and in addition “addresses the development and implementation of system policies affecting services” (AACN, 2012). | Competency in Managing the health care system include achievement of, improved health outcomes for “individuals, communities and systems by overseeing an directing the delivery of clinical services” (AACN, 2010). |
| Monitoring and ensuring the quality of health care practice | Same as primary care nurse practitioner | Competencies for monitoring include, “quality of care through consultation, collaboration, continuing education, certification and evaluation” (AACN, 2010). |
| Cultural and Spiritual Competence | Same as primary care nurse practitioner | Competency in cultural and spiritual care includes “delivery of individual cultural and spiritual beliefs..for patients of diverse backgrounds. |
American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN] (2010) Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner competency, retrieved on 5/12/16 from http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/adult-geropccomps2010.pdf
American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN] (2012) Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner competency, retrieved on 5/12/16 from http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/adult-geroaccompsfinal2012.pdf
Arizona State Board of Nursing [ASBN] (2016) Advanced Practice Advisory Committee, retrieved on 5/12/16 from https://www.azbn.gov/media/1122/ap-committee-meeting-schedule-2016.pdf
Demonstrates full and deep knowledge of the subject. Develops and explains and informed position on the differences in education and training between the ACNPC-AG and FNPC-AG. Integrates the concepts of differing education and training into a solid, convincing thesis. Accurately interprets the position of the Arizona Board of Nursing regarding nurse practitioners in the acute care setting. Integrates table into paper.
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