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California Nursing SchoolsAdvanced Practice Nursing ProgramsNurse practitioners may engage in independent practice where state laws permit. In most States, advanced practice nurses can prescribe medications. Nurse practitioners (NP), also called primary care nurse practitioners, provide general medical care and treatment to patients in a medical facility such as a clinic, health center or public health agency, under the direction of a physician. Nurse practitioners perform physical examinations and preventive health measures within the prescribed guidelines and instructions of the physician. A nurse practitioner orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess clinical problems and health care needs. Nurse practitioners record physical findings, and formulate plans and prognosis, based on the patient condition. The NP also discusses the case with the physician and other health professionals and prepare a comprehensive patient care plan. Nurse practitioners submit health care plans and goals of individual patients for periodic review and evaluation by a physician. They prescribe or recommend drugs or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures. Nurse practitioners may refer patients to a physician for consultation or to specialized health resources for treatment. Azusa Pacific University - School of Nursing CSU-Bakersfield - Department of Nursing California State University - Dominguez Hills California State University - Fresno - Graduate Nursing Department CSU - Long Beach - Graduate Nursing Department CSU - Los Angeles - Department of Nursing Harbor / UC-Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute Holy Names University - Graduate School of Nursing Loma Linda University - Graduate School of Nursing Samuel Merritt College - Graduate Nursing Program San Diego State University San Francisco State University - Family Nurse Practitioner Program San Jose State University - Family Nurse Practitioner Program Sonoma State University - Department of Nursing Stanford Primary Care Association UC - Davis - Department of Family Practice & Community Medicine UC - Irvine - College of Medicine UC - Los Angeles - Graduate School of Nursing UC - San Francisco - Graduate School of Nursing University of Phoenix - Nurse Practitioner Graduate Program University of San Francisco - School of Nursing University of San Diego Western University of Health Sciences - College of Graduate Nursing Public health nurses plan, organize, and direct health programs for group and community needs. Public health nurses conduct community surveys and collaborate with other health specialists and civic groups to ascertain health needs, develop desirable health goals, and determine availability of professional health services. Public health nurses develop and maintain cooperation between public, civic, professional, and voluntary agencies and prepare and disseminate educational and informational materials. Public health nurses promotes health discussions in schools, industry, and community agencies and may plan for and provide educational opportunities for health personnel. The activities of public health nurses include providing health education, care management and primary care to individuals who are members of vulnerable and high risk groups, working with population groups within a community to develop public policy and disease prevention activities, evaluating health trends and risk factors of population groups and determining health care priorities. Public health nurses may also assess and evaluate health care services and keep the public informed of programs and services available. California State University - Dominguez Hills - Division of Nursing California State University - Northridge - Division of Nursing Dominican University of California - School of Nursing Holy Names University Humboldt State University San Jose State University - Department of Nursing |
Smoking by nurses creates workplace issuesSmoking by nurses can create workplace problems that must be addressed by health care systems to promote better interactions between nurses and their patients and reduce dissension among staff, according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center. Read more about this UCLA study. |