Nurse practitioner

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Nurse practitioner
A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse who has completed specific advanced nursing education in a specialty (generally a master's degree) and training in the diagnosis and management of common medical conditions in a specialty. Nurse practitioners provide a broad range of health care services.Nurse Practitioners (NPs) provide much of the same basic, non-emergent care provided by physicians generally of the type seen in their specific practice areas like family practice offices, urgent care centers, and rural health clinics, and maintain collaborative working relationships with physicians. NPs are licensed by the state in which they practice, and have a board certification (often through ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center or for specialty practice such as the NCC: National Certification Corporation) in their area of practice. Rather than a generic focus of education, Nurse Practitioners are able to specialize in an area of study they desire (e.g. Pediatrics, Women's Health, Family Practice, Adult, Geriatric, etc.), and provide care within the scope of their expertise. As well, Nurse practitioners in certain states can be "psychiatric clinicians" and perform similar practice (though at a different level) as a psychiatrist would.
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nurse practitioner
Noun
1. a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician
(synonym) NP, nurse clinician
(hypernym) registered nurse, RN



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NURSE PRACTITIONER
A nurse who has 2 or more years of advanced training and has passed a special exam. A nurse practitioner often works with a doctor and can do some of the same things a doctor does.

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Nurse Practitioner (NP)
A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse who works in an expanded role and manages patients' medical conditions.
  
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nurse practitioner
n. พยาบาลฝึกให้ทำงานหลายอย่างที่เป็นงานของแพทย์

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