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nurse practitioner (NP)
An RN who has met advanced educational & clinical practice requirements. A nurse practitioner conducts physical examinations, takes medical histories, orders & interprets laboratory tests & x-rays, diagnoses & treats common illnesses; &, in 43 States, prescribes medications.
Notes:
- nurse practitioners & physician assistants provide non-inferior primary care vs physicians for patients with diabetes mellitus
Related
burnout; moral distress
physician assistant (PA)
General
registered nurse (RN)
health care provider
References
- Jackson GL, Smith VA, Edelman D et al
Intermediate Diabetes Outcomes in Patients Managed by Physicians,
Nurse Practitioners, or Physician Assistants: A Cohort Study
Ann Intern Med. 2018. Nov 20,
PMID: 30458506
http://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2716077/intermediate-diabetes-outcomes-patients-managed-physicians-nurse-practitioners-physician-assistants
- Peters AL
The Changing Definition of a Primary Care Provider.
Ann Intern Med. 2018. Nov 20,
PMID: 30458467
http://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2715822/changing-definition-primary-care-provider