A nurse with a master's degree in nursing who offers and organizes patient care in primary or specialty healthcare is known as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). Nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists are among the specialties available to APRNs. Learn more about the many kinds of Advanced Practice Nurses.
Demand In the Country
According to straitstimes.com, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung stated at the annual Nurses' Merit Award event on Wednesday that the goal is for Singapore to have up to 700 Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) licensed to administer medication for patients by 2030, a 12-fold increase from the current 57.
Salary
In Singapore, the average gross compensation for a nurse practitioner is $109,686, or $53 per hour. They also receive a $2,271 bonus on average. Wage projections are based on salary survey data obtained directly from Singapore firms and anonymous employees.
Advanced Practice Nurses’ Role
In Singapore, the APN's position is best described as a cross between a Clinical Nurse Specialist and a Nurse Practitioner. APNs are trained and educated to expand the registered nursing profession by adding diagnostic and management abilities to common disorders and chronic illnesses.
Advanced practice nurses are prepared to handle a variety of situations. Diabetes, for example, is a prevalent chronic stable illness. APNs coordinate care for hypertension and stroke the elderly population As a member of the medical staff, APNs assist in bridging the clinical environment.
Clinical Practice
APNs operate in many types of settings in Singapore, including primary, secondary, and tertiary care, as well as nurse education. Standardization and study of pharmaceutical prescribing and management are underway. While a prescription is usually considered a medical function, it is understood that denying prescribing powers would limit the role's effectiveness. As a result, APNs can now supply (furnish) drug prescription privileges in some acute care settings if they follow pre-established processes.
New Integrated APN Internship Program
According to the Ministry of Health, the new integrated APN internship program will serve to introduce Master of Nursing graduates to their particular fields of clinical practice early (MOH). The internship will begin next month with the graduating class.
The APNs-in-training will be trained to master important duties that they will be able to execute once they have demonstrated sufficient competence in the workplace under the new program. Workplace assessments will count toward their APN certification.
The APN job is still evolving; the country must continue to build creative roles, track role development and practice outcomes, and demonstrate the APNs' efficacy. Advanced practice nursing is expected to have bright future prospects in areas such as primary care, chronic disease management, home healthcare, and telemedicine care.
Respect and recognition from other healthcare providers, as well as respect and recognition as well as acceptance from patients, are required for the APN function to acquire traction. Increased autonomy and empowerment of patient care, as well as prescriptive authority, are also required. As a result, advanced practice nursing must be integrated into the local health system and modified to meet the population's changing healthcare demands.
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