Nurse Practitioner Specializations
Barry University offers two Nurse Practitioner Specializations:
In addition to the standards set forth by the AACN Essentials of Master’s Education for Advanced Practice Nursing, the Nurse Practitioner Specialization tracks have adopted specialty standards appropriate to the unique set of skills, knowledge, and patient population with which they will engage. The acute care nurse practitioner curriculum has incorporated the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies (National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties [NONPF], 2004). The FNP curriculum has incorporated Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Competencies in Specialty Areas: Adult, Family, Gerontological, Pediatric, and Women’s Health (NONPF/AACN, 2002), using the section specific to family practice and the AACN (2002) Family Nurse Practitioner Competencies. Additionally, the programs are congruent with Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs (National Task Force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education, 2002). Graduates from the FNP track are eligible for the FNP national certification examination; graduates from the ACNP track are eligible for the ACNP national certification examination.
In addition to the MSN Expected Outcomes , students graduating from a nurse practitioner program demonstrate foundation knowledge and skills necessary to engage in an advanced practice role.
- Integrate evidence-based principles from advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology, advanced health assessment, and health promotion/disease prevention in clinical decision making related to management of patient health/illness status.
- Establish a caring partnership with patients and/or caregivers based on mutual trust.
- Incorporate teaching/learning principles to devise and implement an individualized plan of care to meet the needs of patients and families.
- Incorporate principles of leadership to develop and implement the nurse practitioner role in health care delivery.
- Advocate for equitable, quality, cost effective care by managing and negotiating a variety of health care delivery systems.
- Ensure and monitor the quality of health care practice through the use of professional/legal standards, collaboration, consultation, referral, and use of evidence-based interventions.
- Respect the rights of individuals to choose, participate and refuse care and to express cultural and spiritual beliefs regarding their care.
References: National Task force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education. (2002). Criteria for evaluation of nurse practitioner programs. Washington, DC: Author.; National Panel for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies. (2004). Acute care nurse practitioner competencies. Washington, DC: National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties.; National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties & The American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2002). Nurse practitioner primary care competencies in specialty areas: Adult, family, gerontological, pediatric, and women’s health. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services.
Clinical Site Policies
Students assume an active role in choosing a site for clinical performance. Clinical sites are to be confined to Miami-Dade county, Broward county, and no further south than Key Largo in Monroe county. Only hospitals which have a clinical agreement with Barry University can be utilized as a clinical site for the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner students.
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