Nurse Practitioner
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Advanced primary and speciality nursing care are delivered by nurse practitioners. Tasks include patient health reviews, the development of methods for optimising and maintaining the health of a patient, and the implementation of health promotion habits.
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JOSIE LANE
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Journalist, communist & editor for Hindustan Times, DNA & Nat Geo Traveler. She's covered stories from travel start-ups, communities, gentrification, gender issues, and human rights.
Career prospects & criteria
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Educational Qualifications
B.Sc. Nursing
General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM)/ Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery (ANM)
M.Sc. in Nursing
What you need to get started
Practitioners must obtain relevant information about a person’s health status from the patient’s verbal communication, clinical examination and diagnostic tests and use that data to independently make evidence-based decisions about when, why and how to address health care needs.
Soft Skills
Patient
Must have an eye for detail
Ability to multitask
Problem Solving
Organised and efficient
Interpersonal Skills
Empathetic
Comfortable and efficient while working in a group
Technical Skills
Performing comprehensive and focused physical examinations
Diagnosing and treating common acute illnesses and injuries
Providing immunizations
Prescribing medications and therapies
Performing procedures
X-rays and EKGs
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