I also referred her to a nutritionist who could provide additional assistance, as well as other local and community resources devoted to helping people eat more healthfully on a budget.
Different roles for the Advanced Practical Nurse (APN)
This is one example of how the program has influenced my development as an Advanced Practical Nurse (APN). I had to act as an educator, as well as merely a caregiver and dispenser of medical knowledge. As well as a practitioner who identifies areas of patient need, such as future health problems in need of correction along the lines of high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and poor lifestyle choices that could lead to heart disease, a nurse must teach the patient about lifestyle changes that the patient can use before more aggressive medical intervention is warranted. Health-promotion and patient empowerment is always an important goal for a nurse.
The nurse must also act as a researcher into new forms of treatment for illnesses, and the least invasive forms of medical treatment possible that will enable the patient to live a high-quality life. These might include talking with a patient about how aggressive a treatment course he or she might want to pursue against cancer (radiation vs. chemotherapy, or a combination of both) or managing high cholesterol with dietary changes vs. statin drugs or using both treatments. A nurse can act as a community or family leader, advocating change, such as the need to provide an elderly individual with regular professional assistance once he or she leaves the hospital setting, as well as act as a consultant to the family about the best course of treatment.
In the future, giving the financial limitations on healthcare, APNs are likely to play an even more vital role in all of these critical areas within the healthcare setting. I have gained a greater appreciation for the necessity of APNs to act as teachers to patients and to act as a liaison between patient, family, and other healthcare providers. Nursing is a combination of health promotion and wellness of the body and treating the human being psychologically and socially. Nursing is truly a holistic discipline, and acknowledges that the optimization of health affects a variety of...
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