Sharon Schaaf
University of New Mexico, USA
Title: The Nocturnal, Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner: Roles, Responsibilities, and Challenges
Biography
Biography: Sharon Schaaf
Abstract
The number of Acute Care nurse practitioners (ACNP) in the United States in increasing and approximately 20% have a clinical focus area of cardiology. The role and responsibilities of the ACNP in this arena differs with the various cardiovascular subspecialties. The cardiovascular ACNP providing nocturnal coverage has its own unique set of responsibilities that encompasses each subspecialty. The aim of this discussion is to address the role, responsibilities, and challenges of a private-practice, nocturnal cardiovascular nurse practitioner working in a frontier-designated state in the United States