_Yokosuka.jpg) Family Nurse Practitioner Lt. Cmdr. Michael Service cares for a young girl at the U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka. | |
| Occupation | |
|---|---|
Occupation type | Profession |
Activity sectors | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Family Medicine |
| Description | |
Education required | Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) |
Related jobs | nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist |
A family nurse practitioner (FNP) provides continuing and comprehensive healthcare for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and body systems. Primary care emphasizes the holistic nature of health and it is based on knowledge of the patient in the context of the family and the community, emphasizing disease prevention and health promotion.[1]
This history of this role began in the 1960s when health care planners and legislators determined that primary health care was not meeting the immediate demands of the United States' citizens. Medical schools were given money to start family practice programs to meet this need, and the practice movement began to grow.[2]
- ^ Friedman, Marilyn M. (2003). Family Nursing: Research, Theory, and Practice. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. p. 42. ISBN 0-13-060824-6.
- ^ "Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Competencies in Specialty Areas" (PDF). US Department of Health and Human Services. April 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2014.