This article gives a wonderful concise overview of the role of pediatric nurse practitioners. It hits the main points, and gives people a great point of reference for the key daily roles and responsibilities of PNPs.
This article talks about the evolving role of the PNP over recent history. It breaks down the role based on work activities, the top being medication prescription, reporting social concerns such as abuse, neglect and exploitation, and guidance on immunizations. Knowing the key components of the practice of a PNP will help drive competencies in education and understanding the role better.
This article provides a brief history of the APRN role and the advancement from a CRNA, to midwives, then to FNPs. The focus is the family nurse practitioner role. The author shows the connection with Erik Ericsson's stages of development and provides examples of how the role of the NP progressed through those stages. Examples are also provided from a world development perspective, as each country has also had to move through the same phases of development before moving on to the next. The author concludes that we (the U.S.) are still in the final stage of development (Integrity-older adult).
This resource provides a brief history of APRN and outlines the developmental steps in advanced practice roles that can be helpful know for countries where the role of APRN are being established or growing.
