Post a brief introduction of yourself that includes an explanation of your strengths and challenges as they apply to pediatrics and the role of a Family Nurse Practitioner. Also explain your career goals and objectives, and how your work in this course can help to accomplish those goals and objectives as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Use your research to support your explanations by providing credible and scholarly sources.
About ME: I am 42 years old, ER nurse working with adult patients and prior to becoming a nurse I was a firefighter/EMT working with the DOD/DOS overseas in Iraq.
Note: FYI: I do not have any previous experiences with pediatrics, only Adults.
Resources
- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Professional Issues Committee. (2019). NAPNAP position statement on age parameters for pediatric nurse practitioner practice Links to an external site.. Journal of Pediatric Healthcare, 33(2), A9–A11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2018.10.007
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2020). Healthy people 2020 topics and objectives Links to an external site.. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives