The nurse practitioner is prepared to take care for patient at any stage of life. The nurse practitioners are involved in the management of health an illness status. The nurse practitioners have the ability to obtain and advanced patient history and performed a thorough physical assessment. In addition, they have the skill recognize signs and symptoms of complex and unstable health problem that requires medical assistance and plan appropriate interventions. The nurse practitioner evaluates the effectiveness of the treatment and revise the treatment if needed.
Description of the APN leader
The APN leader selected is a female clinical nurse practitioner with 15 years of experience as an advance nurse. The APN leader provides comprehensive care in collaboration with a pulmonary physician. She sees patient both in the office and in the hospital on a rotating basis. She manages and provides high quality and cost-effective care to adult and geriatric patients. The advance nurse practitioner leader performs physical examination, diagnoses and treat health problems, orders tests, prescribes medications, counsels and teaches health promotion and disease prevention.
Analysis of the discussed APN competencies
Organizational and systems leadership
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Also, the nurse practitioner can use the competencies for data collection and analysis in nursing practice, to identify clinical problems, and to apply research outcomes through evidenced based within the practice setting in order to solve any practice problems (Allan, et Al, 2015). For instance, the advance nurse practitioner leader uses evidence-based practice to manage, plan, and evaluate patient care and health outcomes in the clinic and in the