The document discusses the role of advanced practice nurses and family nurse practitioners. It explains that nurses pursue advanced degrees to provide better care for complex patients and coordinate medical teams. The role of family nurse practitioners in primary care is described, noting they can provide services previously only done by doctors and give insight into underlying health factors. It suggests family nurse practitioners would benefit from additional social skills and relationship-building training. Evidence-based practice is important for family nurse practitioners to properly assess patients and make informed care decisions. Key skills for successful nurse practitioners are described as communication, understanding patients' values and beliefs, building trust, and being able to multitask and communicate sensitively.

1. Instructions:
Describe your vision of your role as an AP
Please introduce yourself and tell me why you decided to pursue
and Advanced Practice major?
What is the role of the advanced practice nurse?
What is the evidence suggesting regarding the role of FNPs in
primary care?
What do you think Family Nurse Practitioners could do
differently to improve patient outcomes? Is EBP the answer?
Give specific examples.
What do you think are the Skills & Personality Traits to be a
Successful Nurse Practitioner?
Please respond to at least one peer!
Create an original posting with a minimum of 300 words. Back
up your arguments with reliable evidence. Use APA 6th
ALSO I NEED A RESPONSE FOR THE FOLLOWING PEER:
(
meaningful response to one of your classmates with a minimum
of 100 words)

2. My name is ___________, I’ve been a nurse since 2011, always
working in a hospital setting. My goals are to finish the FNP
program, open my own clinic and able to manage my own time.
Applying preventive medicine, one of the more important
milestones in the patient quality of life and wellbeing.
Why did nurses decide to pursue an Advanced Practice major?
What is the role of the advanced practice nurse?
Higher education in nursing practice is required due to the fact
that the profession itself is getting increasingly complex. A
master's degree in nursing allows an advanced practice nurse
(APN) to take such positions as clinical nurse leaders,
managers, educators, or administrators (DeNisco, 2019).
Moreover, their advanced knowledge enables APNs to serve as
clinical nurse specialists, and provide care to patients with
complex cases, including surgical, oncology, pediatric, and
critical care (DeNisco, 2019). Therefore, nurses pursue higher
education degrees to provide better care for their patients.
DeNisco (2019) states that “Opportunities for nurses to
coordinate care throughout the continuum of care are likely to
abound” (p. 16). Their role is to provide high-quality care and
coordinate medical personnel. APNs are required to be able to
recognize and make necessary changes in the nursing process of
each patient and serve as a link between nurses and doctors.
What is the evidence suggesting regarding the role of Family
Nurse Practitioners in primary care? What do you think Family
Nurse Practitioners could do differently to improve patient
outcomes? Is EBP the answer? Give specific examples.
Family nurse practitioners (FNPs) are allowed to provide many
services that were previously covered by physicians only,

3. lowering the strain on the healthcare system. The input of a
family nurse practitioner in primary care can give significant
insight into any underlying factors. In my opinion, a good
family nurse practitioner serves not only as a health care
provider but as a family friend. This approach allows a better
understanding of patients’ values, past, present, and future
health issues, as well as opens them up for a dialogue on their
health issues and negative habits. Therefore, additional training
in social skills should be emphasized during FNP’s education.
FNP is expected to take necessary actions based on the
evidence, evaluating the needs of a patient (DeNisco, 2019). For
example, if FNP discovers an abnormality in a patient’s status
during prenatal care, he/she should be able to assess the need to
transfer a patient to the nearest hospital based on the symptoms.
FNP should take the patient’s values and preferences into
consideration, as well as any underlying issues that could
suggest the severity of the problem.
What do you think are the Skills & Personality Traits to be a
Successful Nurse Practitioner?
I think it is crucial to take patients' values into the perspective
to ensure their satisfaction. A nurse practitioner obtains several
vital social skills during his/her education, which aim to
understand a patient: their personality, needs, and beliefs.
Ghahramanian et al. (2020) argue that "to provide good care,
communication is an important factor" (p. 24). The inclusion of
the patient and their family in clinical decisions, mutual trust,
and friendly relationships contribute to a positive outcome
(Ghahramanian et al., 2020). These skills should be
continuously kept in check by supportive education and staff
examinations, for example, through questionnaires. Regarding
personality traits, I believe that a nurse should be able to
multitask in order to keep both patient’s health and emotional

4. status in check. Moreover, a successful nurse practitioner must
have such traits as sensitivity and persuasiveness to be able to
communicate with patients and medical staff effectively.