Registered nurses with graduate degrees in nursing who provide care to patients of all age levels, and who focus their efforts on the health care needs of the entire family.
The granting of a license to practice the profession of nursing.
Nurses who are specially trained to assume an expanded role in providing medical care under the supervision of a physician.
Professionals qualified by graduation from an accredited school of nursing and by passage of a national licensing examination to practice nursing. They provide services to patients requiring assistance in recovering or maintaining their physical or mental health.
Health professionals who practice medicine as members of a team with their supervising physicians. They deliver a broad range of medical and surgical services to diverse populations in rural and urban settings. Duties may include physical exams, diagnosis and treatment of disease, interpretation of tests, assist in surgery, and prescribe medications. (from http://www.aapa.orglabout-pas accessed 2114/2011)
The expected function of a member of the nursing profession.
The specialty or practice of nursing in the care of patients admitted to the emergency department.
Patterns of practice in nursing related to provision of services including diagnosis and treatment.
The nursing specialty that deals with the care of newborn infants during the first four weeks after birth.
The reciprocal interaction of physicians and nurses.
Interaction between the patient and nurse.
The primary responsibility of one nurse for the planning, evaluation, and care of a patient throughout the course of illness, convalescence, and recovery.
A medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing, comprehensive primary health care for the entire family.
A detailed review and evaluation of selected clinical records by qualified professional personnel for evaluating quality of nursing care.
Research carried out by nurses in the clinical setting and designed to provide information that will help improve patient care. Other professional staff may also participate in the research.
Educational programs designed to inform nurses of recent advances in their fields.
Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, toward the medical care system, etc.
Those physicians who have completed the education requirements specified by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Nurses professionally qualified in administration.
To entrust to the care or management of another, to transfer or to assign tasks within an organizational or administrative unit or structure
Physicians whose practice is not restricted to a specific field of MEDICINE.
Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)
Individuals licensed to practice medicine.
The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.
Professional nurses who have received postgraduate training in midwifery.
The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide.
Professional practice as an employee or contractee of a health care institution.
The sum total of nursing activities which includes assessment (identifying needs), intervention (ministering to needs), and evaluation (validating the effectiveness of the help given).