Assignment 1

Research the role of the Nurse Practitioner.

1.
Select and describe an Advanced Nurse Practitioner role. 

-Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner

2.
Why are you becoming a Nurse Practitioner?

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Advance knowledge, specialty, opportunity for different work environment, wage

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Work closer with MD to form plan of care and diagnosis.

3.
Find one research article, expert opinion about the Nurse Practitioner role and summarize the article. 

4.
What does the Institute Of Medicine (IOM) say about the need of Nurse Practitioners?

5.
Identify and describe the effects that you will have as an advanced practice nurse in terms of healthcare industry and patient outcomes.

Submission Instructions:

· The paper is to be no shorter than 4 pages; nor longer than 5 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page.

· Incorporate a minimum of 5 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. Journal articles and books should be referenced according to current APA 7 style.

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Due March 27 @ 11:59pm

Module 3/ discussion 3

Reflect on your experiences as a member of a clinical team. What makes a team effective or ineffective in terms of achieving expected outcomes for the patients?

Submission Instructions:

· Your initial post should be no more than 600 words, formatted and cited in current 7 APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. 

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Due March 27 @ 11:59