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A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse (R.N.) with additional specialized education. The nurse practitioner provides some care previously offered only by physicians. Education for nurse practitioners includes advanced nursing and selected medical studies as well as intensive clinical experience specific to the nurse practitioner's area of practice.
Nurse practitioners practice under rules and regulations developed by state boards of nursing. In addition, nurse practitioners may be nationally certified. In most states, nurse practitioners have authority to prescribe medications.
Nurse practitioners care for basically healthy patients with typical health care needs. They focus on well-being and preventing health problems. Physicians are trained to treat complex health problems which may require complicated treatment or surgery. The high quality of care provided by nurse practitioners is well known. Consumer and government studies have shown that nurse practitioners are skilled clinicians and patient educators. Moreover, consumers value the nurse practitioner's sensitivity to patient's needs and their ability to decrease the mystery surrounding health care.
