A Look in the Eye of a Nurse Practitioner

A Look in the Eye of a Nurse Practitioner

“To do what nobody else will do, a way that nobody else can do, in spite of all we go through; is to be a nurse.”- Rawsi Williams “Nurses help individuals, families, and groups to achieve health and prevent disease, and they care for the sick and injured, using procedures based on knowledgeable, skill, and experience”. I am so fascinated about everything a nurse practitioner gets to experience. I know that through the journey I have to take to slowly become a nurse is going to be well worth my time and money. Becoming a nurse practitioner (NP) involves health benefits, many responsibilities, minimal education, and a nice-sized salary.

The history of nurses hadn’t developed until the nineteenth century. The first law was passed to require that nurses attain a license in 1938. After passing this law, the New York State began a movement to have certain programs to promise new standards in the field. Since the first schools were opened the training and criteria has changed tremendously. Education standards for nurses have improved in many different ways. Programs are an option throughout the country, and there are laws to back up the qualification and training standards for licensure. The nursing field is an important role as a part of the health care team, and can benefit one is so many ways. The history of nurses has changed from being a minor occupation to a major one. In today’s society people rely on nurses, doctors, and specialists more than ever. Nurses have brightened our future in the most beneficial way (Hopke 592).

According to the article Who Np’s Are and What They Do, more than ninety percent of nurse practitioner education programs at colleges and universities confer the ...

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...he reality of the real world and that there are tough situations a nurse has to face, like not being able to better a person who is in need. I found out things I never knew about a nurse. She really helped me understand that to be a nurse one really needs to be dedicated to the patients they are seeing. I realized on that day that a nurse is more than just a job. I want to study this occupation as I attend college and hopefully continue on to the next steps on fully becoming a nurse practitioner. I think it will benefit me in all the ways that I saw her benefit her patients. After researching and learning all new information about this occupation I now know that a NP is a worthy and much needed job in our country and I know that given the opportunity and time I can achieve all the goals I am going to set in my future in order to be a certified nurse practitioner.