ANP in Practice

As an ANP you will provide comprehensive health care to adults and older adults working as an independent practitioner, often as part of a multidisciplinary team. ANPs 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 with serious illness
• Develop and implement health policies and evidence-based protocols
• Provide leadership in nursing, health care, and the community
• Utilize developmental and family centered approaches
• Evaluate and apply advanced nursing practice theories
• Evaluate cost-effectiveness and outcomes of care
• Analyze, articulate, and facilitate resolution of economic, societal, legislative, ethical, and legal issues related to patient care
• Demonstrate competence in utilizing nursing research to inform an evidence-based practice

Depending on your program of study, you will have the educational preparation required to apply for the Adult Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, or Gerontological Nurse Practitioner 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.