Nurse Practitioner Research Paper

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Nurse practitioners work very closely with physicians, which in fact there are lots of similarities between them. Being a nurse practitioner would require at least a Bachelor’s degree in registered nursing and a master’s degree in nurse practitioner. They would have to utilize knowledge of nursing and emergency treatment along with knowledge of specific area according to the department or office they work in.
Nurse practitioners discuss patients’ symptoms with attending physician to diagnose and manage patient of acute and chronic disease with treatment plan. They also prescribe medications according to diagnosed diseases to patients. Their jobs involved lots of communication, which they will have to consult with other specialty doctors to

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