Abnormal Mammograms

One more weakness encountered is that the nurse might have frightened the client by saying “that’s serious!” and the final outcome of the breast cancer when the client said she had discovered a hard substance on her left breast. The nurse may not be able to handle this situation as the client burst in to tears the moment that she heard the frightening statements. This would distract and confuse the client and therefore the pace of the interview would be disrupted (Hodgson, Martin, 2006).

Even after half a decade there remains a shortage in primary care providers with only a reported one forth of medical school graduates seeking residencies in family practice, pediatrics, and obstetrics/gynecology. The FNP is a qualified clinically competent healthcare member that can fill this void in primary care in this cost-sensitive society. Despite barriers like the lack of third-party reimbursement, prescriptive authority, and hospital admission privileges the projected employment

Over the past two decades, mammography has become the central tool used to detect cancerous regions within the breast. This evolution has been enabled by advancements in the technology itself and its implementation into healthcare regulations of numerous countries around the world (Pisano et al., 2004). In its beginning stages, breast cancer is a relatively treatable disease, and increased awareness for both mammograms and self-breast examinations have led to earlier diagnoses. Studies suggest that increases in mammography screenings have been one of the main reasons that breast

Challenges to overcome with this issue may be that physicians could feel as though the nurse practitioner (NP) is not adequately equipped as the doctor would be when dealing with patient care. According to the American Medical Association, “physicians have longer and more rigorous training than NPs, nurse practitioners are incapable of providing quality, safe care at the same level of physicians” (Hain & Fleck, 2014). This statement reflects negatively upon nurse practitioners but also coincides with the inability of a nurse practitioner to practice “to the fullest extent of their education and training” (Hain & Fleck, 2014). Only roughly “one-third of the nation has adopted full practice authority licensure and practice laws for NPs” (Hain & Fleck, 2014). This is another dilemma in and of itself within the health care setting and could be one of the reasons as to why NP are not reimbursed one-hundred percent for their

Nurse practitioners (NPs), or Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), play an essential role in the growing complexity of the healthcare system. Established in the early 1960s, nurse practitioners have served as skilled clinicians, meeting the healthcare needs of patients as the availability of primary care physicians continued to decrease. Much like a Primary Care Physician, Nurse Practitioners can serve as a primary health care providers or specialize in particular areas of health care like family medicine. Many Nurse Practitioners, for instance Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP), work in collaboration with physicians in hospitals or outpatient facilities, while others work autonomously in private practices. With their graduate-level education and clinical training, family nurse practitioners can diagnose illnesses, conduct exams, treat complex health conditions, and prescribe medications. Family nurse practitioners place a strong emphasis on wellness and prevention, but also provide treatment for everything from mild ailments to serious conditions affecting any member across the age span.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in women in the United States. A mammogram, is a simple test done with x-ray, to screen women for abnormalities of the breast. Over the past six years, the guidelines put out by various healthcare organizations have changed multiple times on when women should begin screening mammograms. Based on statistical data collected by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), 20 percent of women go without a screening mammogram for their own various reasons, of which may be lack of insurance, lack of time or lack of knowledge as to when they should be getting a screening mammogram done due to the recent changes in recommendations. The utilization of annual screening mammograms beginning at age 40 will continue to help reduce the incidence rate of women with breast cancer, or catch it early enough so that treatment can be sought.

As a FNP, it is expected that the evaluation and treatment of health care conditions be satisfied for each patient. Ordering diagnostic test, prescribing medications, and admitting patients are all part of the FNP responsibilities. FNPs are trained to use theoretical, scientific, and medical knowledge to provide care that will be in the best interest of the patient. The ability to practice advanced nursing is beneficial to addressing the health care demands of the communities, provide evidenced based applications, and address the physician shortages. With this, it is necessary to examine the APN scope of practice, personal assessment, and networking and marketing strategies for the benefit of patients, communities, and the health care

Molly O’neill’s article "A surgeon war on breast cancer" tell a story about a gay mother woman doctor who works as a director of the U.C.L.A. program and fighting the battle of cancer. Dr. Love is a clever surgeon. she makes the patients feel more comfortable with her, the kindness Doctor who try to make conversations with them. this article show us that she was loyal with her job and with her patients. one of her patient asked her before the surgery to make sure that she will be fine and take good care of her, she was very confident when she said " I will take good care of you." Furthermore, this confident woman have done what she can trying to find solutions to those who has suffered form this disease and how this disease grow between their

The Forrest report stated that there must be a clinical examiner, radiologist and a pathologist within a multidisciplinary team to ensure that there is expert knowledge available in each health profession. Breast Services should all have breast surgeons, nurses, radiographers, pathologists, radiologists, oncologists, breast care services manager and clerical staff, this is what is recommended by the NICE 2002 for the successful running of the unit. The use of mammography is the first line of diagnostic investigation for women in the NHSBSP, Forrest

They are professionals who manage the patient’s health status, conduct comprehensive health assessments, order and interpret diagnostic tests, perform and interpret procedures, and create differential diagnosis. They serve as patient advocates and educators, coordinating care throughout sometimes-complex health care systems. They make medical diagnoses, prescribe treatment, and evaluate outcomes of therapy. Both are licensed independent practitioners and may autonomously provide care depending on their states regulations. Both consult and collaborate with the patients, caregivers and other members of the interdisciplinary team including specialty practices as appropriate to provide holistic, culturally competent and best practice care. Both APCNPs and AGACNPs may be the first contact for a patient and collaborate with each other when caring for patients and upon discharge.

The specialty area selected by this author among the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) roles was that of the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). High among the list of reasons for choosing the FNP specialty track was the ability to care for patients who lack healthcare insurance, are of limited financial resources, or are stigmatized. The type of organization that would allow me to provide high-quality, patient-centered care in a manner consistent with my professional aspirations would be a Primary Care Organization (PCO). Being part of a PCO would allow me to implement clinical skills that are distinctive of the care provided by the FNP, such as to educate patients regarding management of chronic conditions as well as counseling on disease prevention and health promotion strategies. These skills would be provided in addition to the well-established responsibilities shared with other healthcare providers; such as performing examinations, making diagnoses, prescribing medications

Role development in advanced practice nursing is described as a process that evolves over time (Hamric, Hanson, Tracy, O’Grady, 2014, p. 86).The role of an advanced practice nurse can be very diverse. Specifically, the role of a nurse practitioner is not only diverse but is becoming one of the leading key players in the health care team whether it is in primary care or in specialized areas such as oncology. This paper will summarize two research articles and one expert opinion article about the role of nurse practitioners in general and as it pertains to cancer patients.

From the simplest illness to the most complex disease case, patients deserve access to specialty clinicians for the expertise needed to accurately treat and diagnose. 5. The right information, is information that is thoroughly discussed with the patient and clinician. This discussion should include all the appropriate services needed, proper costs associated, amenities needed, and the specifics ways that goals will be

Aside from that, wondering who gave her the credentials to question a doctors assessment of a patient that had no significant findings… or so he thought. Taylor can feel the judgement being so freely handed out by this doctor like it were compliments. It’s Boston, it’s just the Boston speaking. She shifts the judgement right back wondering who he thought he was to give judgement when he had already examined the patient and missed this crucial finding. “C’mon paramedic student, let’s determine your accuracy on your diagnosis with no prior experience,” barks the doctor. The doctor walks into the room and begins palpating the woman 's abdomen. Suddenly he stops and looks at Taylor in a state of disbelief. You could see the attitude wash from his face, and turn into nervousness. “Taylor you were right, call CT and tell them we have a patient being sent their way.” The doctor tries to speak as calmly as possible to the now panicked patient, “ma’am we have found what we believe may be a mass on your uterus and we want to get images to find out exactly what it is and what our best route of treatment will be.” Taylor gets her ego stroked because it is her first shift and she caught something the well experienced doctor missed. The patient is sent upstairs to CT to get the mass imaged to determine what is is, and to determine their next steps in

The role of a nurse practitioner has changed and progressed over the time since their inception. Nurse practitioners in today’s environments of hospitals and clinics in treating primary care has expanded. Their roles has expanded that in some states a nurse practitioner can work in a clinic stand-alone without an overseeing physician. Do all states offer these privileges to nurse practitioners some ask and the answer is no. Some states still have the requirement that nurse practitioners must be overseen by a physician. In today’s environment of physician shortages this leads to nurse practitioners being limited in the field of scope of primary care. Not a lot of physicians are going into primary care because of the lack of money that they may earn as a general physician over as a specialist. This problem has led to the shortage of physicians in the field of general medicine and what hospitals and clinics are trying to do to remedy the situation by using nurse practitioners and physician assistants. These organizations see nurse practitioners as a means of filling this void in primary care. Studies have shown that nurse practitioners deliver a higher quality of care or equal to that of a physician. Clinics in states that allow a nurse practitioner to practice freely from a physician are able to create openings in areas that physicians typically would not apply for. These states are seeing more nurse practitioners and physician assistants in rural areas by allowing