The focus of a nurse practitioner practice is expert direct clinical care, managing healthcare needs of populations: Advanced Practice Nursing Assignment, RCSI, Ireland

Learning Outcomes:-

• Demonstrate accountability and responsibility for advanced physical assessment and provide a rationale for decisions made during assessment;
• Demonstrate the ability to articulate safe boundaries and engage in timely referral and collaboration for those areas outside his/her scope of practice, experience, and competence;
• Demonstrate accountability in considering access, cost, and clinical effectiveness when planning, delivering and evaluating care;
• Communicate effectively with the healthcare team through sharing information in accordance with legal, professional and regulatory requirements;
• Demonstrate clinical leadership in the design and evaluation of services;
• Demonstrate a vision for Advanced Practice nursing based on a competent expert knowledge base that is developed through research, critical thinking, and experiential learning;

Nurse Practitioner

The focus of a nurse practitioner practice is expert direct clinical care, managing healthcare needs of populations, individuals, and families, in primary healthcare or acute care settings with additional expertise in health promotion and disease prevention. As a licensed and credentialed clinician, the NP practices with a broader level of autonomy beyond that of a generalist nurse, advanced in-depth critical decision-making, and works in collaboration with other healthcare professionals.