
03/25/2022
I am a nurse practitioner board certified in family health who also has a doctorate in nursing practice.
Nurse practitioner
What is a nurse practitioner? A nurse practitioner is an advanced practice nurse. Advanced practice nurse (APN) has earned at minimum a masters degree in nursing. Can be MSN, MN, MA or Doctorate in Nursing Practice.
A nurse practitioner is trained in assessments, diagnosis and prescribe treatments for many common medical conditions. The nurse practitioner is trained in certain specialties such as family practice, adult, pediatric, acute care and psychiatric mental health.
Many states require national board certification for recognition and practice.
In many states there needs to be a collaboration with a physician. If you practice in a full authority state then there is no legal requirement per that states regulatory board for a physician collaboration .
You must first be a licensed registered professional nurse to become a nurse practitioner. Once you have graduated from a bachelors degree program and passed the NCLEX-RN exam, you may apply to a nurse practitioner program.
Accreditation counts. The board of nursing or your states certifying board always checks and reviews that you have graduated from an accredited program. Your program needs to be accredited for you to be eligible to sit for the NCLEX exam, apply for another state registered nurse license, apply to graduate nursing programs and/or apply for another state nurse practitioner certificate.
Nurse practitioners practice and can be found in a variety of settings such as hospital, clinic, school, nursing home and home care.
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