Emergency 364SE0003X
Emergency: Is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, property, life or the environment. They need urgent intervention to keep the situation from getting worse. A natural disaster is an emergency that is self evident.
Taxonomy Code: 364SE0003X
Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Nursing Providers | Clinical Nurse Specialist | Emergency
Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Nursing Providers: A Physician Assistant refers to a healthcare professional that is trained and fully licensed to practice the art of medicine with minimal supervision of a fully licensed physician. Advanced Practice Nursing is inclusive of either a clinical nurse specialist or a nurse practitioner. Clinical nurses offer expert nursing care and help with the development of clinical structures, whereas a nurse practitioner gives direct care, focusing in on the treatment and care of patients.
Clinical Nurse Specialist: Is an advanced practice nurse, with a masters or doctorate. They work with other nurses to improve their nursing practices and offer clinical expertise to help implement system-wide changes for improvement. Examples of different specialties are pediatrics, critical care, diabetes, psychiatric and wounds.