ANP in Practice

Practice

As an AGNP in practice you will provide comprehensive primary health care to individuals from adolescence through old age as an independent practitioner, often as part of a multidisciplinary team. AGNPs work in a variety of health care settings including community clinics, private practice, and inpatient and outpatient hospital settings. Our program prepares you to:

• Perform comprehensive health assessments, including ordering and interpreting diagnostic procedures
• Generate differential diagnoses and manage acute and chronic health problems and distressing symptoms based on a strong biological science foundation
• Prescribe and evaluate therapies (pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic)
• Synthesize knowledge and skills to provide independent and collaborative care for adults from adolescence to old age, including multicultural and medically underserved individuals to promote health and treat those with serious illness
• Demonstrate competence in utilizing nursing research to inform an evidence-based practice
• Develop and implement health policies and evidence-based protocols
• Provide leadership in nursing,  care systems, and the community
• Utilize developmental, patient-and family centered approaches
• Evaluate cost-effectiveness and outcomes of care
• Analyze, articulate, and facilitate resolution of economic, societal, legislative, ethical, and legal issues related to patient care
• Utilize clinical informatics tools to evaluate and monitor outcomes of care as well as for quality improvement purposes
• Advocate for nursing and the role of the AGNP

Certification

You will have the educational preparation required to apply for the Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner: Primary Care certification exam.  Certification is available through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and is required to obtain nurse practitioner licensure in Washington State.