Advanced Practice Nursing
Our Mission
- Provide exceptional patient care using expert knowledge from both nursing and medical practice
- Educate a broad range of patients, families and health-care providers
- Research best practice, therapeutic, and system-wide approaches to patient care, and apply scientific findings to daily care
Advanced Practice Nurses
- Advanced practice nurses (APN) are registered nurses (RN) who have a Master’s degree or higher level of education in Nursing
- APNs have also completed specialized training and have experience beyond that which is required of RNs
- As a result of their advanced education and experience, APNs are certified through the California State Board of
Registered Nursing
- APNs provide a variety of expert services including consultation, direct patient care, formal and informal education
The Advanced Practice Nursing Council
- A group of Advanced Nurse Professionals empowered by EMC Professional Nursing to leverage positive change in our advanced practice within the dynamic and challenging health care system
- Provides a forum to facilitate and promote the involvement of Advanced Practitioners in advancing evidence-based practice, professional development and clinical growth, and research and education
- Promotes Advanced Practice role through organizational involvement, mentorship, collaboration, independent clinical decision-making, and enhancement of inter-professional communication
Students & New Graduates
- If you are student, currently a recent graduate, or an experienced NP looking to expand your knowledge base, Eisenhower Health offers opportunities for mentoring and collaboration
- Eisenhower Medical Center also offers preceptorships for NP students. All preceptorships are approved by the Center for Professional Development.
Frequently Asked Questions
What clinical services are represented by advanced practice nurses at Eisenhower Medical Center?
- Acute Care
- Cardiology
- Emergency Room
- Employee Health
- Family Practice
- General Surgery
- Gynecology
- Neurosurgery
- Psychology
- Oncology
- Orthopedics
- Stroke Center
- Urgent Care
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery
- Wound Care
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What are the professional opportunities of working as a nurse practitioner at Eisenhower Medical Center?
- Working at Eisenhower Health, you will enjoy a collaborative environment with the many Advanced Practice Providers and physicians throughout the campus
- You will have a voice on the Advanced Practice Council
- The Interdisciplinary Practice Committee (IDPC) meets to review and approve Standardized Procedures/Protocols and grant Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) privileges to provide care to patients at Eisenhower Health
What is the education of a Nurse Practitioner?
- A Master's degree is required to sit for a national certification examination, which is mandatory for practice in the state of California. The advanced education of the nurse practitioner includes both classroom education and over 500 hours of clinical training in the hospital or office setting.
- The Doctor of Nurse Practice is aligning with other health professions that offer practice doctorate: Advance Practice Nursing (DNP); Medicine (MD), Dentistry (DDS), Pharmacy (PharmD), Psychology (PsyD), Physical Therapy (DPT), and Audiology (AudD)
What is the nurse practitioners' relationship with physicians?
NPs practice in collaboration with a physician. This means that every patient cared for by a nurse practitioner has a team of providers considering the case and discussing treatment strategies. Acute care nurse practitioners work collaboratively with their physician colleagues in the hospital setting. Adult, family and geriatric NPs may treat patients in the outpatient setting or nursing home in conjunction with their collaborating physician. Psychiatric NPs manage patients with behavioral disorders in a variety of settings.
What are the common Advanced Practice Nurse Specialties?
- Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) are experts in the provision and evaluation of nursing care. The formal roles of a CNS include consultation, education, leadership and conducting and utilizing research. The CNS improves patient outcomes through implementation of evidenced-based protocols or guidelines and expert consultation with complex or specialized populations.
- Nurse Practitioners (NP) provide direct clinical care to patients. Through approved Standardized Procedures/Protocols, nurse practitioners diagnose and manage common acute and chronic illnesses, perform and interpret diagnostic tests, perform and prescribe therapeutic measures, prescribe medications and facilitate appropriate consultations and referrals.
- Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) provide care for women with pregnancies that are uncomplicated and not considered to be “high risk.” They can prescribe medications, medical devices and diagnose and treat conditions.
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) are APNs who have been board-certified in anesthesia. They are authorized to deliver comprehensive anesthesia care, including general, spinal, sedation, epidural or local.
For Whom Do Nurse Practitioners provide care?
- Nurse Practitioners (NP) may treat patients in the outpatient setting or nursing home in conjunction with their collaborating physician.
- People interested in being treated by a NP can ask their current health care provider if a NP works in that office and ask for an appointment to meet the NP.
