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A nurse practitioner (NP) is a nurse with a graduate degree in advanced practice nursing.
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The NP is allowed to provide a broad range of health care services, which may include:
- Taking the patient's history, performing a physical exam, and ordering laboratory tests and procedures
- Diagnosing, treating, and managing diseases
- Providing prescriptions and coordinating referrals
- Promoting healthy activities together with the patient
- Performing certain procedures, such as a
bone marrow biopsy orlumbar puncture
Nurse practitioners work in a variety of settings, including:
- Cardiology
- Emergency
- Family practice
- Geriatrics
- Neonatology
- Nephrology
- Oncology
- Pediatrics
- Primary care
- School health
- Women's health
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Nurse practitioner (NP) Prevention
Review Date: 07/22/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
