A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse with advanced academic and clinical experience, which enables you to diagnose and manage most common and many chronic illnesses. The NP works either independently or as part of a health care team.
A NP provides a wide range of professional nursing functions which include:
assessing and diagnosing
conducting physical examinations
monitoring patient status
education and counseling patients
consulting and collaborating with, and referring to, physicians
NPs are committed to seeking and sharing knowledge that will promote quality health care and improve clinical outcomes by conducting research or applying the research findings of others. NPs need leadership skills, self-confidence, and emotional stability.
NPs focus on health maintenance, disease prevention, counseling, and education in a wide variety of settings. With a strong emphasis on primary care, NP's are employed within several specialties, including neonatology, nurse midwifery, pediatrics; school health family and adult health, women's health, mental health, home care geriatrics, and acute care. | 
