Nurse Practitioners Deliver Personalized Care with Poised Confidence
Released
on: October 29, 2008, 6:12 am
Press
Release Author: Lara Manchik
Industry:
Healthcare
Press
Release Summary: Honoring National Nurse Practitioner Week! Nurse
Practitioners make up a very large and vital part of the medical
care community and it is only fitting to have a national week
to honor their hard work and dedication.
Press
Release Body: San Clemente, CA October 28, 2008 - You’ve
been there before. Sitting in a doctor’s examining room,
holding together a wafer-thin way-too-revealing gown, paper crinkling
under you as you shift uncomfortably and wait for what you assume
will be a 10-minute exam (max) with a doctor juggling too many
patients and too little time.
Then
in she walks, wearing clinician scrubs, a lab coat, and a warm
smile. She proceeds to do something you least expect: sit down
and talk to you. More specifically, ask you — not just about
your symptoms, but about your concerns, your goals, your job,
your hobbies, your family, your life. Even more amazing: she actually
listens! And not just with a stethoscope, but with her undivided
attention.
Who
is this competent, highly professional and genuinely concerned
woman? You’re looking at a typical example of one of the
approximately 120,000 Nurse Practitioners (NPs) practicing their
unique approach to whole-person care in healthcare environments
across the U.S. Increasing numbers of patients are choosing to
receive their primary as well as specialty care from NPs, and
for very good reason.
NPs
are licensed advanced practice nurses who provide a wide scope
of healthcare services similar to those provided by a doctor,
in an equally wide range of clinical settings. And they’ve
definitely earned the lab coats they wear. With advanced, clinical
training and graduate education, on top of their training and
often extensive real-world experience as registered nurses, NPs
are exceptionally well qualified to diagnose and treat a spectrum
of health conditions. They are also well respected as leaders
in their medical fields, and as innovators in high-quality, cost-effective
patient care.
But
don’t expect to find them resting on their laurels. NPs
are busy practicing wherever doctors do — and don’t
— including hospitals, clinics, private practice, emergency
rooms, urgent care, schools, nursing homes, to name a few. Many
NPs hold master’s degrees and doctorates, as well as extensive
training in areas of specialization such as cardiovascular, oncology,
neurology, neonatal, pediatric, and an array of sub-specialties.
While
equipped with the skills, knowledge and experience to diagnose
and treat, NPs place equal emphasis on care and cure. This extends
not just to ordering the tests, developing the treatment plan,
and writing the prescriptions, but also to managing patients’
overall well-being. NPs collaborate with their patients in their
own health and wellness, through disease prevention, health education
and counseling. By treating the person as well as the patient,
NPs become a valuable source of information and guidance in making
healthy life choices.
This
unique whole-person approach to medical care has defined and distinguished
NPs dating back to 1965, the year the first NP program launched
at the University of Colorado. Forty-three years later, this core
philosophy remains intact even while the role of NPs has continued
to evolve with the changing needs of patients. Today, around 6,000
new NPs join the nation’s healthcare delivery system every
year — the vast majority of them women who have already
been practicing as nurses.
As
NPs continue to improve the quality of care, they’re also
lowering costs for the patients who come to rely on NPs as partners
in health. In fact, patients who see NPs for their primary care
often have fewer ER visits, shorter hospital stays and lower medication
costs.
In honor of their vital contributions to patient
care and health, the medical community recognizes November 9 -
15 as National Nurse Practitioner Week. Medelitatm, makers of
premium hand-sewn lab coats
and scrubs tailored for female clinicians, is pleased to draw
special attention to this extraordinary group of professionals
largely comprised of women.
"Nurse
Practitioners epitomize the competence and confidence of the women
who inspire our lab coats and scrubs," says Medelita
founder Lara Manchik, a Physician Assistant who has had
the pleasure of working alongside many NPs. "They deserve
to be recognized and rewarded for their exceptional level of personalized
care. We strive to do this by offering NPs a better alternative
in female clinician apparel and lab coats - one
that reflects the careful attention to detail they offer their
own patients."
Adds
Manchik, “NPs go out of their way to make people feel
comfortable and confident with the care they’re receiving.
We’re more than happy to return the favor.” To
Nurse Practitioners caring for patients with equal parts compassion
and knowledge, Medelita honors you. And thanks
you.
Medelita
clinician scrubs and lab coats, as well as an innovative line
of nursing scrubs, are currently available online
at http://www.medelita.com,
and can be ordered by phone at (877) 987-7979. Group sales and
custom embroidery are also available.
About
Medelita
Medelita has one purpose: to reinvent the way women of all healthcare
professions present themselves at work by offering the highest
quality, best fitting, and most comfortable scrubs and lab
coats available. Medelita caters to professional women who
want their uniforms to embody the poise and confidence already
displayed from within. After all, scrubs are square and women
are not. For more information, visit the Medelita Website or call
(877) 987-7979.
Web
Site: http://www.medelita.com
Contact
Details: 2753 Camino Capistrano
Suite A-200
San Clemente, CA 92672
877.987.7979
lara@medelita.com