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Nurse Practitioners...
Independent Nurse Practitioners are key to providing high-quality care, especially to the growing number of elderly people. They are responsible for a broad range of healthcare which includes:
- House calls
- Provide both nursing and physician services
- The promotion and maintenance of health
- Prevention of illness and disability
- Assessment of a patients needs
- Management of healthcare especially during acute and chronic phases of illness
- Counseling with patient and family members
- Consultation and referrals to other healthcare providers and community resources
- Diagnosis of health/illness status
- ADMINISTERING FLU SHOTS!
Among many other professional services.
Medicare's Guidelines:
Nurse Practitioner
Note: Effective January 1, 1998, coverage is available for NP services in all areas and payment is made on an assignment-related basis only.
In order to furnish covered NP services, the NP must meet the following requirements:
- Registered as a professional nurse who is authorized by the state in which the services are furnished to practice as an NP in accordance with state law, and
- Certified as a nurse practitioner by a recognized national certifying body that has established standards for NPs
The following organizations are recognized as national certifying bodies:
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- American Nurse Credentialing Center
- Critical Care Certification Corporation
- National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners & Nurses
- National Certification Corporation for Obstetrics, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties
- Oncology Nurses Certification Corporation
Nurse practitioners applying for a Medicare number on or after January 1, 2003, must additionally possess a master’s degree in nursing.