Nurse Practitioners practice in all 50 states. There are no states that do not recognize nurse practitioners.
The Journal for Nurse Practitioners was created in 2005.
Nurse practitioners, on average, work during business hours. Inpatient nurse practitioners may work nights.
MDs, DOs, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and chiropracters.
Yes, paid vacation is a common benefit for nurse practitioners.
Can CNA's give shots? no , cna's cannot give shots that is for the nurses to give only. Cna's wipe,dress,feed and accompany the resident in any way as long as its not giving meds or shots or something that only the nurse can do. If a cna gave you a shot, you might want to report that to someone!
Nurse practitioners generally hold a BS in nursing and MS in nursing.
An advanced practice nurse is an RN (registered nurse) who has completed an MSN (masters degree). There are different types of APRN's (dpending upon your focus of study during master's program). Clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners. So, all nurse practitioners are advanced practice nurses, but not all advanced practice nurses are nurse practitioners.
Nurse practitioners are allowed to perform abortions in California, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
I am German and the first time I heard about Physician's Assistant or Nurse Practitioners was in the USA.
Nurse Practitioners are considered "Mid-level Providers/Practitioners," along with Clinical Nurse Specialists, Certified Nurse Midwives, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and Physician Assistants. Thus, yes they are registered and licensed.
Osteopathic physicians and nurse practitioners may do may of the same types of work, but they are educated on different tracks.