Life As An ICU Advanced Practice Nurse: Advising Doctors, Examining Patients Like A Boss

Not many people know this - as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Faith Hwang has a Masters degree and the training to diagnose conditions, order therapies and extra investigations, and perform more complex procedures like a bedside heart ultrasound. They have, in essence, the accreditation to perform as medical officers.

She is the first APN at the medical ICU of Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and part of her job involves coming up with patient care plans that she discusses with doctors.

00:00 Introduction
00:53 What an APN does: Examining patients
01:23 Discussing patient’s treatment with doctors
02:57 Why pursue a Master's in nursing?
05:07 Parents’ concerns about a nursing career
07:22 How Faith won over her parents
08:59 Public’s misconceptions about APNs
10:08 Teaching and inspiring junior nurses
11:26 Faith’s support system: husband & dogs
14:01 What working in healthcare means

Being an APN is one of 4 advanced career tracks for nurses in Singapore: Nursing management, education, clinical nursing, and nursing research. This video is produced in partnership with Care To Go Beyond (https://www.caretogobeyond.sg/)

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