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Post 1- Ellen
The four APRN role types are Nurse Practitioner (NP), Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). The increasing demand for easily accessible and reasonably priced basic healthcare services led to the development of the nurse practitioner position. The idea of nurse practitioners was first proposed in the 1960s, when medical professionals realized there was a dearth of primary care doctors, particularly in underprivileged and rural areas. Dr. Henry Silver, a physician, and Dr. Loretta Ford, a nurse, founded the University of Colorado’s first nurse practitioner program in 1965. This signaled the start of a novel strategy for providing healthcare. Originally, the position was intended to train nurses in a wider range of healthcare duties, such as common sickness diagnosis and treatment.
NPs are in charge of identifying and managing common ailments and wounds, writing prescriptions for drugs and treatments, supplying primary care as well as health instruction. Certified Midwifery Nurse assist women with their pregnancies, deliveries, and postpartum care. Specialist in Clinical Nursing (CNS) focus on a particular patient demographic or clinical environment. They give nurses and other medical professionals professional advice. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) administer anesthesia during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures. They monitor patient vital signs and adjust anesthesia as needed.
Post#2- Angelica
The 4 role types of an APRN are nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, and nurse midwives (Douglas, 2017). The NP role was created in the 1960s by Dr. Loretta Ford and Dr. Henry Silver in Colorado out of the need to increase patients’ access to health care. The introduction of the first Nurse Practitioner program was met with resistance. Ford, Silver, and their students faced opposition from nurses who worried that the title “Nurse Practitioner” was misleading and would be misinterpreted by both the medical and nursing community as well as the public. Healthcare professionals were concerned that NPs were not qualified to provide medical care that physicians usually delivered without the supervision of a physician (Judith, 2020).
Nurse Practitioners provide primary, acute, and specialty health care across the lifespan through assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of illnesses and injuries.
Certified Nurse-Midwives provide primary, gynecological, and reproductive health care.
Clinical Nurse Specialists provide diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of patients; provide expertise and support to nurses caring for patients; help drive practice changes throughout the organization; and ensure use of best practices and evidence-based care to achieve the best possible patient outcomes (Douglas, 2017).
