The title of nurse practitioner is an entry level.
Title level:
Nurse practitioner is the junior title of nursing staff, equivalent to a resident, which can be obtained by examination after three or five years of work for nurses with college or secondary school education, or by examination for nursing undergraduates after one year of work after graduation.
Title level of nurses:
The title of nurses is divided into five levels, from low to high are: nurse, nurse practitioner, nurse practitioner in charge, deputy nurse practitioner and chief nurse practitioner. The title level of nurse practitioner is between nurse and charge nurse and is an intermediate title. Nurse practitioners need to be able to use the nursing process in their work, conduct systematic nursing assessments and develop nursing care plans, and be able to supervise the work of junior nurses.
Nurse Practitioner Duties:
A nurse practitioner is a healthcare professional who is responsible for providing nursing care including, but not limited to, disease prevention, rehabilitative care, pain relief, and psychological support. Unlike doctors and nurses, nurse practitioners focus more on comprehensive care and the overall health and recovery of the patient.
Difference between a nurse practitioner and a nurse:
1, the work content is different:
Nurses are responsible for observing the patient's body weight condition, understanding the patient's condition, cooperating with the doctor's treatment, dealing with medical disputes in a timely manner, and preventing medical errors. And from the physiological psychological, socio-cultural and spiritual aspects, responsible for the patient's life and living, daily activities, medication and safety issues.
The nurse practitioner works under the leadership of the head nurse of the ward and the guidance of the nurse in charge of this section. Participate in the nursing clinical practice in the ward, guide the nurses to correctly implement the medical advice and all nursing technical operation procedures, find problems and solve them in time.
2, the division of responsibilities are different:
Nurses need to implement the medical advice and nursing technical operation; pay attention to patrol, observe the condition and infusion, found abnormalities in time to report to the physician; to assist the new admission, surgery, emergency, the treatment of critically ill patients; is responsible for the preparation of blood, blood, escort critically ill patients out of the examination.
Some hospitals on the nature of the work of the nurse, the requirements are higher. Such as assisting the head nurse to manage the ward, guiding nurses to work, checking the quality of nursing care in this section, and analyzing and discussing any errors.