Home What Is A Nurse Practitioner? by Delilah Newton | Jul 31, 2018 (?) (?) (?) Nurse practitioners (N.P.s) are clinicians who treat various health issues while focusing on disease prevention, health management, and patient education. Like physicians, they:• Evaluate patients• Order tests• Diagnose conditions• Create and manage treatment plans• Write prescriptionsWHAT IS THEIR TRAINING? It’s only after a master’s or doctoral degree program that a registered nurse can become an N.P. There is also advanced clinical training, national certification, and evaluations.WHERE DO THEY WORK? More than 80 percent focus on primary care practices, while others provide care in specialties like oncology or dermatology. ON THE RISEThe N.P. career field is booming. In 2025, an estimated 244,000 nurse practitioners will be practicing. Given a projected shortage of primary care physicians by 2020, adding N.P.s into a primary care role helps alleviate that shortage. Show oldest on top Show newest on top Leave a comment Load more comments Thank you for the comment! Your comment must be approved first You've already submitted a review for this item Thank you! Your review has been submitted successfully Login to be able to comment Leave a comment Comment cannot be empty Rating is required Click to add (?) Click to add (?) New code Please type the code above You typed the code incorrectly. Please try again Want more stories like this? Subscribe to our E-newsletter Share this blog post: Go to Healthy Tomorrow home