nursing roles

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Observations (Similarities/Differences)

Ethics

Nurse Educator

Family Nurse Practitioner

Similarities -creativity, effective communication skills, and expertise are needed to perform each of the roles. Other needed skills are that of planning, decision making, conflict resolution, and critical thinking.

Differences -Family nurse practitioners lead and guide family members in family and primary care settings.

-They lay a lot of emphasis on the wellbeing of all family members and ensure that the policies that guide family nursing practice are strictly observed.

-Family Nurse Practitioners perform administration roles in planning and organizing families, They perform administering schedules, budgets, implement policies, and link families with relevant support programs (Harper & Maloney, 2017).

Education

Nurse Educator

Family Nurse Practitioner

Similarities

-Both roles require nurses to have a higher specialization level with relevant certification and accreditation.

-They both provide mentorship to upcoming nurses by imparting them with appropriate knowledge and skills required to perform various roles in actual practice.

Differences

-FNPs  have supervisory roles for learners in clinical placements

-Coordinate with  other clinicians  to ensure that learners  attain their education and clinical outcomes

-Have an obligation to teach upcoming FNPs in clinical settings and illustrate to them how various tasks can be done in family nursing practice (Barnes, 2015).

-Partly, FNPs take part in  evaluating activities and developing  the course programs  in preparing FNPs for future roles

Leadership

Nurse Educator

Family Nurse Practitioner

Similarities - Mandatory values that nurse educators and FNPs should possess include openness, honesty, and respect.

-They are role models for colleagues and clinical staff.

Differences -Nurse educators focus less on tasks and more in the setting of standards to transform nursing education and clinical nursing practice.

-Other roles are in policy setting, setting quality control measures and ensuring regulatory compliance (Rosenau et al., 2015).

-On the other hand, family nurse practitioners are actively engaged in planning for family care, setting goals and improving the quality of the provided services.

-FNPs also manage fellow staff, assign roles, make schedules and advocate for the growth of their profession through opportunities for career development (Barnes, (2015).

-FNPs are expected to ensure that all the roles and responsibilities assigned to them are correctly and adequately done.

Public Health

Nurse Educator

Family Nurse Practitioner

Similarities -Both roles work towards a common goal of improving public health and preventing disease

Differences -The major focus of family nurse practitioners is to address key health issues in families through collaboration and promoting access to education and disease prevention (Harper & Maloney, 2017).  

-FNPs monitor trends and data in health and note the most specific risk factors to particular populations before implementing interventions in clinical practice.

-FNPs organize, plan and prepare health-related interventions for families.

-Advocate at the local, state, and federal levels to enhance family health and ensure that underserved families receive the necessary services (Harper & Maloney, 2017).

Health Care Administration

Nurse Educator

Family Nurse Practitioner

Similarities

-A minimum of an MSN is, required for both a nurse educator and FNP to practice as a healthcare administrator.  

Differences

-A key role of an FNP is to solve challenges in family settings by directly providing care to families and collaboration with other caregivers (Barnes, 2015).  

-Since they work in highly collaborative settings, they can handle stress and maintain family progress thus perform administrative roles.

Informatics

Nurse Educator

Family Nurse Practitioner

Similarities -Performing both roles requires IT knowledge and skills to promote the delivery of quality care.

Differences -Family Nurse Practitioners are involved more in administration issues and integrating IT in the care of families.

-Other roles performed by FNPs are in creating and maintaining IT resources to promote communication between providers, safeguarding clinical data, and establishing security measures that may interfere with the flow of information.

-Nurse educators are a communication point between students in clinical settings and education settings. They thus provide feedback and educate upcoming nurses on how to use new IT systems and resources (Tiffany & Hoglund, 2014)

Business/Finance

Nurse Educator

Family Nurse Practitioner

  In both roles, they provide assistance 

to organizational leadership 

to ensure efficiency, timeliness

and effectiveness of operations

DIFFERENCES:

-Nurse Educators can work from various

settings including: schools, government and community settings.

-Educate communities and individuals

based on nursing knowledge.

-Advanced RN create policies and ensure that they are strictly followed.

Coordinate care and perform other

managerial duties in different settings and levels of care.

Specialty (e.g., Family, Acute Care)

Nurse Educator

Family Nurse Practitioner

Similarity A minimum of an MSN is required for practice in both roles.

Differences -Family nurse practitioners provide continuous integrated care for acute and chronic illnesses in the long term.

-They conduct family health assessments, health history evaluations, diagnose and manage a wide range of medical illnesses, educate and refer patients (Barnes, 2015).

-More often, FNPs are engaged in activities of health promotion and disease prevention.

Regulatory Bodies or Certification

Agencies That Provide Guidance or Parameters on How These Roles Incorporate Concepts Into Practice

American Nurses Association (ANA),

National League for Nursing(NLN)

American Association of Nurse Practitioners(AANP),

American Nurses Credentialing Center(ANCC), American Association of Family Nurse Practitioners(AAFNPs)

Similarities

Both are National Bodies that are authorize to make rules and Regulations to protect the interest of the public

Differences

The ANA is an association for Registered Nurses while AANP is an association for Nurse Practitioners

Similarities

Both have Certifications that are authorize to make rules and Regulations to protect the interest of the public

Differences

NLN is certification for Nurse Educators while AAFNP is an association for Family Nurse Practitioners