Nursing questions and advice

[Danny180]

Hello new here so I hope this is in a good place,

so I should start by saying I have no nursing experiance of any kind nor have I been to nursing school...yet

so I have one or two questions to ask on a thing I found called ENP Meaning Emergency Nurse Practican or Band 7?

So from wiki I have found what it means and what ENP nurses do, and that line of work was what I want to do as a nurse.

So is that kind of duties what ENP nurses do? Or more Dr thing?

So here comes my question is that what I will be doing as a core duty?

If you don't know what EMP is then here is the meaning from wiki,

A specialist nurse who will independently assess, diagnose, investigate, and treat a wide range of common accidents and injuries working autonomously without reference to medical staff. They primarily treat a wide range of musculoskeletal problems, skin problems and minor illness, many are considered experts in wound management. They are trained in advanced nursing skills which though medical in nature - such as taking a full medical history and examination, x-ray interpretation, prescribing, suturing, & plastering, also encompass a holistic assessment of the patients needs, taking into account the need for health teaching and education,continuing care within the family and onging health support in the community. Under the National Health Service grading system, ENPs are typically graded 'F' or Band 7.

[XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN]

Danny, in the UK an ENP is an advanced practice nurse who will generally work within the emergency units in the NHS. They are usually very experienced A and E nurses who have undertaken additional university training at either degree or masters level focusing on being a nurse practitioner and learning advanced skills, such as the ones you mention.

Band 7 is a senior grade within the pay structure of the NHS, in nursing it is equivalent to a ward sister, specialist nurse or unit manager.

There are lots of advanced practitioners, and we now work across many different specialities. I am an advanced practitioner in a surgical unit. I work alongside the doctors, and will do many of the tasks that have been traditionally carried out by doctors. My day will start with a ward round of my patients with my consultant or registrar, we then work out management plans for the patients we see and it is my job to make sure these are carried out. Such as ordering investigations, taking and interpreting blood investigations, assessing patients changing conditions and changing treatment plans as needed (this can be with a doctor or autonomously if I need to) I have practitoners that I work with who will go to theatre and act as first assistants to the surgeons in the absence of another doctor as well

In the emergency unit, it will depend on which unit you work on as to the role of the ENP, there are some that work as unit co-ordinators and manage the unit and then some will deal with the minor injuries, treating and discharging patients without being seen by a doctor, ordering Xrays, investigations etc.

TO be an advanced practitioner in the UK you will need to go through nurse training and be an experienced nurse, my job description says that I need to have at least 5 years at a senior level (band 6) to work in my role

Is there anything else you want to know.

http://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/146478/003207.pdf

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=2&ved=0CBQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nursepractitioner.org.uk%2F&ei=C6N1S9nIK4nu0gSYhvCsCQ&usg=AFQjCNHoWVILKEyZwABANGmfK8GvQYjq5A&sig2=vepzn8DcMD9q0CqBkenPag

[Danny180]

Thank you very much!!

I will need to look into all aspecs before making my call I have been asked to look and consider med school

Thank very much I may have a few questions

soon thanks again!

[XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN]

Danny if medicine is what you want to do then set yourself on going to med school, you will find it very frustrating having to spend years and years as a ward / unit nurse before being able to apply to be a nurse practitioner and even then jobs are few and competition is tough.

I would advise that you look at nursing or medicine individually as career options, rather than look at nursing as a potential short cut to medicine, I apologise if that's not your intention but if the diagnostics is what appeals to you then medicine is the path you should look at.

[Danny180]

Thank you so much! ok I will look into med school

Thank you so much again! I knew a few things about nursing but not enought I guess hehe

thank you so much for putting it straight for me!