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advanced nurse practitioner

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Description

Advanced nurse practitioners are in charge of promoting and restoring patients` health, provide diagnosis and care in advanced settings, coordinating care within areas of chronic disease management, providing integrated care, and supervising assigned team members. Advanced nurse practitioners are general care nurses who have acquired an expert knowledge base, complex decision making skills and clinical competencies for expanded clinical practice on advanced level.

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Practical Skills

work in multidisciplinary health teamsdiagnose nursing carework with nursing staffperform diagnostic testing for allergiesimplement nursing careprovide nursing advice on healthcareinteract with healthcare usersimplement fundamentals of nursingaccept own accountabilitycarry out nurse-led dischargeprovide health educationprovide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditionsprescribe medicationsolve problems in healthcaremanage multiple patients simultaneouslycontribute to high level health strategic decisionsfollow clinical guidelinesconduct research in advanced nursing carediagnose advanced nursing careinform policy makers on health-related challengesprovide clinical advice to team membersperform health assessment autonomouslyensure safety of healthcare usersprescribe advanced nursing careapply organisational techniquesmake clinical decisionsrespond to changing situations in health careuse e-health and mobile health technologiesmanage hospital-acquired infectionsadvise on healthy lifestylesapply nursing care in long-term careprovide professional care in nursingplan nursing careimplement scientific decision making in healthcareuse electronic health records in nursingcommunicate with nursing staffcoordinate careapply context specific clinical competencesevaluate nursing careprovide anti-cancer medical treatmentlead healthcare services changesdeal with emergency care situationscarry out invasive cardiovascular procedurescomply with quality standards related to healthcare practicedelegate emergency careempathise with the healthcare usermanage information in health carelisten activelyparticipate in health personnel trainingwork in a multicultural environment in health carelead research activities in nursingapply person-centred careanalyse quality of nurse carementor other health professionalsclinical decision-making at advanced practicemanage personal professional developmentcoach individuals in specialised nursing caredevelop plans related to the transfer of careperform antepartum fetal monitoringconduct preoperative investigationsadvise patients on infectious diseases when travellingteach nursing principlessupervise medical residentsuse foreign languages in patient caremanage trauma through surgical meansperform venous cannulationcontribute to the advancements in specialised nursing careassess physical conditions of clientscommunicate in specialised nursing carescreen patients for disease risk factorsevaluation in specialised nursing careorganise homecare for patientssupport nursescontribute to continuity of health careimplement policy in healthcare practicesassist in kidney transplantsupervise nursing staffmanage communicable diseasemanage adverse reactions to drugshave computer literacyprovide nursing care in community settingsdevelop a collaborative therapeutic relationshipadminister immunotherapytreat medical conditions of elderly peopleadvise on healthcare users' informed consentperform bronchoscopy