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How Nurse Practitioners Are Filling Gaps in Primary Care

Post University

Additionally, nurse practitioners work with patients to promote wellness and prevent health problems with health education and preventive care. Although nurse practitioners receive fewer years of schooling and clinical-training hours than physicians, they still play a pivotal, patient-facing role.

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The Role of a Nurse Practitioner: What You Need to Know

Every Nurse

NP’s have a higher degree of autonomy and can work independently or collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare professionals to provide high-quality healthcare services to patients. In addition, NPs often specialize in various fields such as Family Health, Neonatal care, Oncology, or Psychiatry.

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Full Practice Authority: APRN Readiness, Barriers to Practice and Access in South Carolina

American Nurse

Additional data highlights 27 of 46 counties having none or fewer than three primary or specialty physicians in the areas of family, women’s health, pediatrics, and psychiatry per 10,000 people. Criteria for inclusion were currently licensed and actively practicing as a SC NP, CNM or CNS. 16 Kippenbrock, T., 17 Liu, C. Hebert, P.