Advanced Emergency Advanced Emergency Nursing Practice The Irish Nursing Practice The Irish

ExperienceExperience

Ms. Emily Lockwood,Registered Advanced Nurse

Practitioner, Waterford Regional Hospital

Ms. Karen Brennan,Registered Advanced Nurse

Practitioner, South Tipperary General Hospital

ORIENTATIONORIENTATION

EVERYTHING REMAINS EVERYTHING REMAINS DIFFERENTDIFFERENT

Advanced Nursing PracticeAdvanced Nursing PracticeOur InspirationOur Inspiration

Key factors involved in Key factors involved in establishing the ANP serviceestablishing the ANP service

ACCREDIATIONOF SITE

&ANP CANDIDATES

SITE DEVELOPMENT

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

WORKING GROUP

ESTABLISHSERVICE

NEED

NMPDUNATIONAL COUNCIL

FACETS OF ANP ROLEFACETS OF ANP ROLE

Expert Practitioner

Pioneering and professional leadership

Autonomy in clinical practice

Researcher

Patient Profile Paediatric & Patient Profile Paediatric & AdultsAdults

ANP EMERGENCY ANP EMERGENCY WATERFORD REGIONAL WATERFORD REGIONAL

HOSPITALHOSPITAL

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Adults

paeds<16

Head Facial InjuriesHead Facial Injuries

Musculoskeletal InjuriesMusculoskeletal Injuries

Fracture Management Fracture Management Initial and ED Fracture Initial and ED Fracture

ReviewsReviews

DislocationsDislocations

Hand Finger tip injuriesHand Finger tip injuries

Soft Tissue InjuriesSoft Tissue Injuries

Soft Tissue InfectionsSoft Tissue Infections

Minor/Partial Thickness Minor/Partial Thickness BurnsBurns

AmputationsAmputations

ConclusionConclusion

Role of the ANP in ED is changing Role of the ANP in ED is changing expanding and increasing in levels of expanding and increasing in levels of responsibilityresponsibility

‘‘Working harder and Working Working harder and Working Smarter’Smarter’

Irish Association of Advanced Irish Association of Advanced Nurse/Midwifery PractitionersNurse/Midwifery Practitioners

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